The director of the new Disney live-action remake PETE’S DRAGON, David Lowery, recently cited as inspiration Carroll Ballard’s 1979 film THE BLACK STALLION, noting the older film’s careful merging of art and the mainstream. Following Lowery’s example, we look back this week at THE BLACK STALLION’s wondrous beauty and split structure, and try to ascertain what makes the film unique among films aimed at children. Plus, we’re still fielding feedback from our GHOSTBUSTERS episodes, and we have some more to share.
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Time Codes
Intro: 00:00-03:41
Keynote: 03:42-07:16
Main Discussion: 07:17-40:35
Feedback/Outro: 40:36-47:28
A biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies.
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