Michael Lyons

Editor

Michael Lyons is a freelance writer, specializing in film, television, and pop culture. He is the author of the book, Drawn to Greatness: Disney’s Animation Renaissance, which chronicles the amazing growth at the Disney animation studio in the 1990s. In addition to Animation Scoop and Cartoon Research, he has contributed to Remind Magazine, Cinefantastique, Animation World Network and Disney Magazine. He also writes a blog, Screen Saver: A Retro Review of TV Shows and Movies of Yesteryear and his interviews with a number of animation legends have been featured in several volumes of the books, Walt’s People. You can visit Michael’s web site Words From Lyons at: Words From Lyons at: www.wordsfromlyons.com

Articles By Michael Lyons

Making Waves: The 20th Anniversary of “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”

Disney’s 41st animated feature, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, was born at a Mexican restaurant. During lunch in 1996, it was there that producer Don Hahn and directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale (who had all collaborated on Beauty and the Beast and The Hunchback of Notre Dame) met to talk about movies and potential future […]

Duck and Cover: Donald’s World War II Short Subjects

With his short temper and lack of respect for authority, Donald Duck doesn’t seem as if he’d be the first choice to represent the patriotic American soldier during World War II. Despite this, it was precisely the role he played in several short subjects produced at Disney during the War As America entered World War […]

Triple Threat: Bugs, Daffy, Elmer & the 70th Anniversary of “Rabbit Fire.”

Moviegoers have seen some impressive conflicts depicted on screen: Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, The Avengers, and Thanos. But few, if any, reach the heights of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, head-to-head, shouting at one another, while Elmer Fudd stands nearby with his shotgun at the ready This month marks […]

Fractured Fairy Tale: The 20th Anniversary of DreamWorks’ “Shrek.”

When Shrek opened in theaters on May 18, 2001, Entertainment Weekly’s film critic Lisa Shwarzbaum called the film “A kind of palace coup, a shout of defiance and a coming of age for Dreamworks.” In retrospect, this was a perfect description. Jeffrey Katzenberg, who had shepherded Disney through that studio’s animation renaissance of the 1990s […]

A “Short” Tribute to Mom!

Perhaps Lindsay Lohan, playing identical twins in the 1998 remake of Disney’s live-action classic The Parent Trap, summed it up best when she declared: “My mom is too cool!” We can all relate. As we approach Mother’s Day and plan to celebrate our moms or fondly remember moms who are no longer with us, we […]

Michael Lyons

Editor

Articles By Michael Lyons

Making Waves: The 20th Anniversary of “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”

Duck and Cover: Donald’s World War II Short Subjects

Triple Threat: Bugs, Daffy, Elmer & the 70th Anniversary of “Rabbit Fire.”

Fractured Fairy Tale: The 20th Anniversary of DreamWorks’ “Shrek.”

A “Short” Tribute to Mom!

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