meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 219: The many ways Disney has reinvented Winnie-the-Pooh

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking up Leslie Iwerks’ latest documentary series. They then talk about the less-than-warm reception Warner Bros Discovery head David Zazlav received this past weekend when he delivered the commencement speech at BU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to fine tuning with Drew Taylor. You'll one stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.

0:05.2

I'm Enter Tamer writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor, who's writings on the industry, you can regularly read over on the rap

0:12.4

and who's musings on the Mission Impossible movies you can listen to on the Light the Fuse podcast.

0:17.7

He and I are recording this week's show on Sunday, May 21st, 2023.

0:25.1

And Drew, before we get started here, you were very kind to dig up a really exciting show that's debuting this week.

0:33.8

The 100 Years of Warner Brothers?

0:35.5

Yes, I've seen now the first two. I think it's four parts and I have seen the first two.

0:41.7

Yeah, it's really, really good.

0:44.0

And this comes from the hugely talented Leslie Iwerks, who was the granddaughter of Disney legend,

0:50.7

Ab Iwerks. And for a lot of folks, or at least in the animation sphere, it was her first full length documentary,

0:59.2

the hand behind the mouse, the Ab Iwerks story, that really sort of caught her attention. That was back in 99.

1:05.6

And then there's been a bunch of really great behind the scenes documentaries from her about the animation and the visual effects and the like.

1:16.0

We got the Pixar story in 2007, the industrial light and magic creating the impossible in 2010.

1:22.6

Narrated by Tom Cruise, if you'll remember. That's right, that's right.

1:27.1

Okay, we also had Citizen Hurst and then of course her epic series about Old Disney Imagineering,

1:33.7

which debuted on Disney Plast back in November of 2019.

1:38.4

And she has this award-winning series of films on environmental issues.

1:42.3

Those are equally well put together. But when you look at her resume with smart of Warner's,

1:48.4

they go to Leslie to put together this four-part documentary about that studios history.

1:52.4

And as Drew just mentioned, parts one and two debut on Max this Thursday, May 26th.

1:59.5

And parts two and three then debut Monday, June 1st. So go check that out.

2:05.5

That said though, it is very unlikely Drew that this moment will wind up in the 100 years of

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jim Hill Media Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.