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Elio

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Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly, Brandon Moon, Brad Garrett, Jamila Jamil, Written By: (too many people, three credited with screenplay, three credited with story by, and two who made additional contributions to the screenplay) Directed By: Adriane Molina, Madeline Scharafain, Domee Shi Original Score By: Rob Simonson Release Year: 2025 Studio: Disney/Pixar Audio Description Produced By: No credits Were Listed Written By: Need Credit Narrated By: Need Credit What Is It?: In the latest Pixar offering, Elio is a young boy recently orphaned through the loss of his parents, who is now being raised by his aunt. Elio … Continue reading Elio

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Lilo And Stitch (2025)

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Cast: Maia Kealoha (Lilo), Chris Sanders (Stitch), Sydney Agudong (Noni), Zach Galafanakis (Jumbo), Billy Magnussen (Bleakly), Courtney B Vance (Bubbles), Amy hill (Tutu), Tia Carrere, Kaipo Dudoit, Hannah Waddingham, Jason Scott Lee Written By: Chris Kekaniokalani and Mike Van Was, based on the film Lilo and Stitch Directed By: dean Fleischer Camp release Year: 2025 Studio: Disney Runtime: 108 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Deluxe Written by: (Need Credit) Narrated By: Amy Davis What is it?: A remake of the 2002 animated Disney hit, bringing as many elements live action as possible. Lilo and Noni are still recovering from the … Continue reading Lilo And Stitch (2025)

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Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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Cast: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stires, Kevin Macdonald, Ving Rhames, Jason Scott lee, Kevin Michael Richardson, Amy Hill Written By: Chris sanders directed By: Dean DeBois and Chris sanders release Year: 2002 Studio: Disney Audio description Produced By: Deluxe Written By: Narrated By: Laura Post What is it?: After the death of their parents, Noni and lilo are trying to make it together, with the big sister looking after her little sister. But, life is challenging, and Noni has to grow up fast, get a job, and still somehow be there for her younger sister. Lilo … Continue reading Lilo and Stitch (2002)

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Freakier Friday

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Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Vanessa Bayer, Stephen Tobolowsky, Maitreyi Ramakrkrishnnan, Christina Vidal, Haley Hudson, June Diane Raphael Written By: Jordan Weiss, Elyse Hollander, based on characters created by Leslie Dixon and Heather Hach, and a book by Mary Roger’s Directed By: Nisha Ganatra Original Score By: Amy Daugherty Studio: Disney Release Year: 2025 *Note: Special shoutout to Regal, without whom I would not have been able to view this film without audio description. Your consistency for broken audio description equipment is unmatched. If Disney would like me … Continue reading Freakier Friday

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Freaky Friday (2003)

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Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Harold Gould, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christina Vidal, Ryan Malgarini, Haley Hudson, Willie Garson Written By: Heather Hawke and Leslie Dickson, based on the novel by Mary Roger’s Directed By: Mark Waters Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Release Year: 2003 Audio desProduced by: Deluxe Written by: Narrated By: what is it?: A remake of the original, and the book, which has a mother, Tess (Curtis) switch places with her daughter Anna (Lohan), as Tess’s pending nuptials to a new man in their lives (Harmon) looms. But is he really the reason they … Continue reading Freaky Friday (2003)

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Freaky Friday (1977)

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Cast: Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin, Dick Van Patten, Written By:Mary Roger’s (based on her own book) Directed By: Gary Nelson Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Release Year: 1977 Runtime: 98 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Deluxe Written By: Narrated By: What Is it?: A mother (Harris) and daughter (Foster) believe they would have it so much easier if they were in each other’s shoes, so something freaky happens, and they swap bodies. Now, they’ll spend a day living the life they thought they wanted, only to realize the grass isn’t always greener. What Works: I was born after this, … Continue reading Freaky Friday (1977)

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Fantasia: 85th Anniversary

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Release year: 1940 Studio: Disney Runtime: 124 minutes Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Written by: Narrated By: What is it?: A classic. Walt Disney originally intended for Fantasia to be a living project, and continue to evolve more over the years. Despite feature length animation being relatively new still in 1940, it didn’t attract the same attention as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and didn’t get a second wind until fantasia 2000. The movie takes mostly silent animated shorts and sets them to classic compositions. Each segment is accompanied by a live orchestra, slightly visible on screen, with a … Continue reading Fantasia: 85th Anniversary

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Cast: Pedro Pascal as Reed Richard’s, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Eben moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, Ralph Ineson as Galactus, Julia Garner as Silver Surfer, Natasha Lyonne as Rachel, Paul Walter Hauser as Mole Man, Sarah Nyles as Lynn, Written By:Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson,Jeff Kaplan, Ian springer, and Kat Wood, based on the Marvel comic created by Stan Lee Directed By: Matt Shakman (WandaVision) Notable Producers: Kevin Feige Original Score By: Michael Giacchino (The Batman) Studio: Disney/Marvel Release Year: 2025 Runtime:115 minutes Rated PG-13 Audio description does exist for this film. However, my regal did … Continue reading The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/19/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Squid Game: S3E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Black Mirror: S3E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Disney POV: Five Videos (Disney plus) no audio description, And Just Like That: S3E8 (HBo MAX) with audio description, too Much: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S5E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, All Of us Are Dead: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description Squid Game- I love how the words on the wall are spelled out, so if you want to look them up, you can. Episode 5 answered the big question of how many people will be left in competition at the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/19/25

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Angels In The Outfield: 30th Anniversary

John Stark

Despite what many believed, Disney Plus did not launch with every Disney movie ever made. Fans of movies like Air Bud and Angels in The Outfield found out they had to wait. Well, i waited. So, where’s the audio description? Disney is usually pretty good about making sure their own films, especially Disney theatrically branded content, has audio description. Some pretty random titles have it, and they can’t claim they didn’t know the debut of a 30 year old movie was coming. So, am i supposed to pray for accessibility? Is this some sort of meta lesson? Will Christopher Lloyd … Continue reading Angels In The Outfield: 30th Anniversary

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Tarzan (1999): 25th Anniversary (with Tarzan II!)

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Come stop your crying, it will be an all right. I know you just watched The Acolyte, and you are missing classic Disney, which is a great time to take a look at what Classic Disney looked like. Following my celebration of The Lion King, in all its 30th Anniversary glory, five years later they released Tarzan. It’s one of the divisive movies that not everyone loves, but I do. And if you think just because we hit the sweet spot with TThe Lion King, Inside Out 2, and Tarzan, that I adore everything Disney, this just happens to be … Continue reading Tarzan (1999): 25th Anniversary (with Tarzan II!)

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Strange World

John Stark

Where i Watched It: Disney plus English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Nicole Sansorella I basically live in a world where I just consume media, like a critic, whether I care about the film or not. I do draw the line every once in a while, like I have no intention of ever reviewing Terrifier 2, but I try my hardest to walk in with an open mind every time. I gotta say, i walked into Strange World assuming it sucked. It’s not the same way i chose Turning Red earlier this year, where I saw it immediately … Continue reading Strange World

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Mickey: The Story of A Mouse

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Disney Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes With all the content dropping on Disney Plus right now, it’s totally possible for you to lose touch with this seemingly innocuous doc. Except, this isn’t just some random crap Disney Plus is generating to fill a void, but rather it’s a real documentary from the director of Won’t You Be My Neighbor. So, we’ve got a proven track record here. Still, it’s a documentary about mickey commissioned by Disney, so it’s only ever going to be just so deep. Mostly, this works as fan service. It does somewhat … Continue reading Mickey: The Story of A Mouse

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Under Wraps (2021)

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Disney plus English Audio Description Provided By: Descriptive Video Works I don’t watch a ton of Disney Channel movies, but then again, I’m not sure if the original was Disney Channel or Wonderful World of Disney. It’s from the 90’s, so anything is possible. I’m mentioning this, because I had never seen the original. Still haven’t. I saw there was an under Wraps 2, and i wanted to do a few more reviews for Halloween. Assuming Under Wraps 2 was a legacy sequel, i jumped in without paying a bit of attention. Turns out, the original … Continue reading Under Wraps (2021)

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Hocus Pocus

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Disney Plus Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post We’ve got another winner here, a laura Post audio description on a Disney classic. I’ve really come to appreciate her voice on what seems like largely Disney fare, but certainly family friendly. I think if I were a parent watching films with my kids, or a sighted parent watching a film with a blind child, I would favor Laura Post as my narrator. She’s always delightful, charming, and has a quality that works very well for these films, and I can see why Disney keeps … Continue reading Hocus Pocus