Check out this silent version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea on Viki: https://www.viki.com/videos/1037941v-20000-leagues-under-the-sea

This was the first motion picture filmed underwater! As Wikipedia states:

Actual underwater cameras were not used, but a system of watertight tubes and mirrors allowed the camera to shoot reflected images of underwater scenes staged in shallow sunlit waters. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20,000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea_(1916_film))

Here in Media Services, we of course have the 1954 Disney version (HU DVD 10179):

Beauties turned Beastly

Film Comment's Michael Sragow has much to say about Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast. While we wait for Disney to get down to business and ruin Mulan, here's are some animated Disney classics in our collection with remakes rumored or in the works:

Mulan: HU DVD 11033
The Little Mermaid: HU DVD 281
The Lion King: HU DVD 5090 (No, seriously)
Aladdin: HU DVD 8550
Peter Pan: HU DVD 8133
Dumbo: HU DVD 5152 (Again, seriously? SERIOUSLY.)

...and of course, we have the classic Disney version of Beauty and the Beast (HU DVD 7849).

Time Out's 50 greatest animated films, with added commentary by Terry Gilliam...

An interesting list worth checking out:

http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/8835/time-outs-50-greatest-animated-films-curated-by-terry-gilliam.html

Media Services own 9 out of the top 10 listed:

1. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)DVD 4709
2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)DVD 6329
3. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)VHS 4136
4. Fantasia (1940)DVD 4691
5. Toy Story (1995)DVD 7768
6. Spirited Away (2001)DVD 586
7. Yellow Submarine (1968)VHS 5100
8. Belleville Rendez-vouz (2003)DVD 1225
9. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) DVD 183
10. Robin Hood (1973)Media Services does not own.

Cannes Film Festival opens today with Pixar's 'Up'

Disney Pixar's animated feature, 'Up' opened the 62nd Cannes Film Festival this year, breaking ground for animated film. See what the Washington Post and the Associated Press had to say.

'Up' trailer

Here's a sneak peek at some of the sights and posters, courtesy of the CinemaIsDope blog.