With Disney’s THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG opening in LA and NYC this Thanksgiving weekend, This Weekend’s Film Festival turns its spotlight on essential Disney animated features. The lineup features vintage classics and a modern masterpiece. It doesn’t matter if you love Disney animation or haven’t seen the films in years or ever, this week’s fest is a cinematic lesson in the power and magic of animation.
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This thoughtful, joyous production has brought class back to Disney feature animation whether it’s hand-drawn or CG. Directors Ron Clements and John Musker (THE LITTLE MERMAID) have gone back and captured the essence of the studio’s past and made a new film that moves them into the future as well.

Tiana (Anika Noni Rose, DREAMGIRLS) has dreamed of owning her own restaurant her whole life. However, as a poor girl from New Orleans, she has to work multiple jobs to save up the money. She is the polar opposite of her friend Charlotte (Jennifer Cody), a pampered “Southern princess” who just wishes on a star for her prince to come. Then one day her prince does arrive. Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos, TV’s NIP/TUCK) is a charming jazz lover who has been cut off by his parents. In comes Dr. Facilier (Keith David, PLATOON), the voodoo doctor. He sees Naveen and his disgruntled manservant Lawrence (Peter Bartlett, TV’s ONE LIFE TO LIVE) as the perfect opportunity to steal Charlotte’s money and take over New Orleans.
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