Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre Celebrates the Platinum DVD Release of Walt Disney's Animated Classic 101 Dalmatians with Exclusive Big Screen Engagement From 1/18 through 1/30
Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre
Celebrates the Platinum DVD Release of Walt Disney's Animated Classic 101
Dalmatians with Exclusive Big Screen Engagement From 1/18 through 1/30
Restored 2-Disc DVD Makes Its Bow-Wow On March 4th
(January 9, 2008) Hollywood's
El Capitan Theatre is putting on the dog to salute the upcoming March 4th 2-disc
Platinum Edition DVD release of Walt Disney's animated classic 101 Dalmatians
with its exclusive big screen digital engagement of the film from January 18th
through the 30th, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president
of worldwide special events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
This special engagement will feature a meticulously all-new digitally restored
version of the film with enhanced picture and sound, digitally projected in all
its glory on the El Capitan's big screen.
Adding to the excitement on opening night (Friday January 18th), the 7:00 pm
show will be preceded by a special filmmaker's panel hosted by renowned film
historian/author/TV personality Leonard Maltin. Among his guests will be Lisa
Davis (voice of Anita), animator Blaine Gibson, Disney Legend Alice Davis (wife
of animation great and Cruella De Vil creator Marc Davis), along with other
surprises.
At each show during the run, Disney dog star Goofy will appear in person to
introduce the delightful all-new Goofy short, How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.
101 Dalmatians will screen daily at 10:00 am, 12:15 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:45 pm, and
7:00 pm. Tickets for all performances can be purchased at the El Capitan box
office, on-line at www.elcapitantickets.com, or by calling 1-800-DISNEY6.
Special group rates for parties of 20 or more are available by calling
1-818-845-3110.
The 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition 2-disc DVD will debut on Walt Disney
Studios Home Entertainment on March 4th for a limited time. This all-new DVD
release is brilliantly restored and includes never-before-seen bonus features
such as an interactive Virtual Dalmatian game with over 101 possibilities to
adopt, train and care for your very own virtual puppy. Also featured are deleted
songs, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and in-depth look at the personal
correspondence between Walt Disney and author Dodie Smith, and much more.
Commenting on the announcement, Breier said, We can't think of a better way to
start off the new year than with this special big screen engagement of Disney's
beloved animated classic, '101 Dalmatians.' Moviegoers are going to have a blast
seeing this all-time favorite digitally projected at the El Capitan Theatre.
Having Goofy on hand to introduce his latest animated short adds to the fun and
excitement. This is a great way to experience one of Walt Disney's best films,
and a terrific way to let fans of the film know that the Platinum Edition will
soon be available for their home library.
Originally released in 1961, 101 Dalmatians was based on the book by Dodie
Smith, and directed by Wolfgang Woolie Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde
Geronimi. The film follows the adventures of two doting Dalmatians - Pongo and
Perdita - who take matters into their own paws by arranging for their respective
masters - Roger and Anita - to get hitched.
A short time later, Perdita produces 15 spotted puppies, and attracts the
unwanted attention of Anita's evil colleague, Cruella De Vil, who covets a
Dalmatian fur for her collection. When Cruella and her bumbling henchmen kidnap
99 puppies and set into action their sinister plan, chaos is unleashed and the
fur really flies.
The first Disney feature to use the Xerox process for transferring the
animators' drawings to cels, Dalmatians was a huge hit in its initial release
and four subsequent reissues. With its inspired story by Bill Peet (a legendary
Disney story man), the film is considered to be among the best adaptations in
the Studio's history
-- Posted January 9, 2008