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Speaking of Disney disrespect to source material...

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Jeffrey Overstreet

11 Dec 2005
Filed under: On Movies & Media • The Art of Adaptation • Walt Disney • Winnie the Pooh

(via Chattaway's FilmChat.)

Now Disney's meddling with the Hundred Acre Wood and replacing Christopher Robin with at 6-year-old girl, because Christoher Robin "just wouldn't sell."

I need to find something to quit so I can say "I quit!" in protest.

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: introduction and honorable mentions

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7 Walks with Mark Brown: a brilliant way to start a new year of movies

7 Walks with Mark Brown: a brilliant way to start a new year of movies

[Streaming on Hoopla.] Today, I listened to a podcast in which Father James Martin talks about how to begin 2026 with a “spiritual reset.” Then, I went home and watched 7 Walks with Mark Brown. And I experienced a spiritual reset.
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A memorable evening with John Williams’s biographer

A memorable evening with John Williams’s biographer

On January 8, I interviewed Tim Greiving about his extraordinary journey to becoming the first biographer of the great John Williams.
13 Jan 2026 4 min read
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