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pos: Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) its songs have also been influenced by French, classical, pop and Broadway music. Credited to Various Artists, "Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" features performances by the film's main cast – Paige O'Hara, Richard White, Jesse Corti, Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury and Robby Benson – in order of appearance. Additionally, the album features recording artists Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson, who perform a pop rendition of the film's title and theme song, "Beauty and the Beast", which simultaneously serves as the soundtrack's only single. Following a difficult period during where Walt Disney Feature Animation struggled to release successful

pos: Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) version of the title track "Beauty and the Beast" also received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In total, the soundtrack won 3 Grammys for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson, Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Richard Kauffman), and Best Song Written for a Motion Picture (Alan Menken). In the movie track eight comes after track nine. Total time of unreleased score material excluding song instrumentals: Approx. 33 minutes Total time of unreleased score material including song instrumentals: Approx. 1 hour Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast: Original

pos: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) original 1991 "Beauty and the Beast" duet song, with singer Peabo Bryson—that Dion would be performing one of the new original songs "How Does a Moment Last Forever" to play over the end titles. She originally had doubts about whether or not to record the song due to the recent death of her husband and manager René Angélil, who had previously helped her secure the 1991 pop duet. While ultimately accepting the opportunity, she said: "[The] first Beauty and the Beast decision was made with my husband. Now I'm making decisions on my own. It's a little bit harder. I

pos: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) on the radio that he personally wrote a song for her to include on the album. According to Filmtracks.com, "Beauty and the Beast" offered "a glimpse at a forthcoming mega-movie song presence for Celine Dion." Evidently, the singer has since recorded the theme songs of several blockbuster films, including "When I Fall in Love" from "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), "Because You Loved Me" from "Up Close & Personal" (1996) and finally her signature song "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic" (1997). "Beauty and the Beast" has since appeared on several of Dion's greatest hits albums, while the singer has

pos: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) Following the release of Ariana Grande and John Legend's pop rendition of "Beauty and the Beast", Leib asked the studio for permission to release another one of "Beauty and the Beast"'s original songs as a single ahead of the film's March 17, 2017 release date. After eliminating "Days in the Sun" and confirming that Canadian singer Celine Dion would not be available to promote her cover of "How Does a Moment Last Forever", the studio ultimately decided to release "Evermore". Menken and Condon had been discussing which contemporary recording artist would be capable of delivering a song as vocally "demanding"

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) the film's closing credits. In the animated film, the Beast barely sings because Menken and original "Beauty and the Beast" lyricist Howard Ashman had not been able to determine a moment in the film during which it would have been appropriate for the character to perform his own song. Initially, Menken had especially wanted the Beast to perform "If I Can't Love Her", a song he and Rice had written for the character to sing in stage adaptation of the animated film, in the remake, but ultimately decided that an entirely new song that establishes that the Beast has finally

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) tells her about the curse. All his former subjects reappear along with her family who can now visit her whenever they want. She is also now a princess. Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast (alternatively: Cannon Movie Tales: Beauty and the Beast in United States, Die Schöne und das Biest in West Germany, La Bella e la Bestia in Italy, La Belle et la Bête in France) is a 1987 American/Israeli musical film, part of the 1980 film series Cannon Movie Tales. It is a contemporary version of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast.

neg: Beauty and the Beast (franchise) the castle with Beast). A 1995 article by the LA Times regarding the then-new Broadway musical adaption of the 1991 movie (the first Disney film to be adapted for the stage), asked if the property was "Disney's Newest Franchise". The original Beauty and the Beast film, as well as the stage musical and live-action remake, have received overwhelmingly positive feedback. The various other aspects of the franchise, such as the direct-to-video sequels, have received mixed to negative reviews. Beauty and the Beast (franchise) Beauty and the Beast is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise. The

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Writing for the "Los Angeles Times", Charles Solomon observed inconsistencies in Belle's appearance, writing, "The prettiest and liveliest Belle waltzes with Beast in his marble ballroom and weeps over his body before he's transformed into the Prince" while "The Belle who receives the library from Beast has wider-set eyes and a more prominent mouth than the noticeably slimmer Belle who sings 'Something There'". Woolverton created Belle as part of "her self-directed mandate to move women and girls forward." "The Express-Times "described the character as an intelligent young woman who "sings songs about reading and wanting to gain knowledge, rather than

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast (alternatively: Cannon Movie Tales: Beauty and the Beast in United States, Die Schöne und das Biest in West Germany, La Bella e la Bestia in Italy, La Belle et la Bête in France) is a 1987 American/Israeli musical film, part of the 1980 film series Cannon Movie Tales. It is a contemporary version of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. The movie was filmed entirely in Israel, and the taglines were: "The monster they feared was the prince she loved" and "The classic fairy tale about seeing with

neg: Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage that the love of "Beauty and the Beast" will thrive forever. Instantly, Belle and the prince reappear in their traditional costumes. ("Beauty and the Beast") During the curtain call, Belle and the Prince give a lucky person in the audience a rose similar to the one in the movie. The original version opened for the film's 1991 premiere. Its first performance was at 1:30 pm on November 22, 1991, the same day the film was released. When the Theater of the Stars was moved in September 1993 (to make room for the construction of Sunset Boulevard), the show was temporarily

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) a lullaby, Ashman and Menken conceived "Beauty and the Beast" as "a song that could have a life outside the movie." The film's final musical number, "The Mob Song", was written as what Menken described as "a macho adventure underscore". When the film was released, it garnered three separate Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song for "Belle", "Be Our Guest" and "Beauty and the Beast". Producer Don Hahn expressed concern that this would cause confusion among audiences and voters, and potentially result in an unfavorable tie. In order to prevent this from happening, the studio fought in favor of

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Gaston is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Voiced by American actor and singer Richard White, Gaston is an arrogant hunter whose unrequited feelings for the intellectual Belle drive him to murder his adversary, the Beast, once he realizes she cares for him instead. Gaston serves as a foil personality to the Beast, who was once as vain as Gaston prior to his transformation. An original character who is not present in the "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de

neg: Stephen Chbosky Choice Award for Best Dramatic Movie. Chbosky re-wrote Evan Spiliotopoulos's original script for the 2017 live action reboot of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson as Belle. Chbosky and Watson developed a close relationship during the production of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." The adaptation was faithful to the original 1991 animated film "Beauty and the Beast", with all the original musical numbers included. The film was released on March 17, 2017. Chbosky directed the 2017 film "Wonder", co-written by Chbosky, Jack Thorne, and Steve Conrad and based on the 2012 novel

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) were mistakenly featured in the original theatrical release's credits, but was later corrected in home releases. When released in 1991, "Beauty and the Beast", marked a turning point for Walt Disney Pictures by appealing to millions of fans with its Oscar-winning musical score by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. In Bill Condon's opinion, that original score was the key reason he agreed to direct a live-action version of the movie. "That score had more to reveal", he says, "You look at the songs and there's not a clunker in the group. In fact, Frank Rich described it as

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) Golden Globe Awards. Disney released the final trailer on January 30, 2017. "Beauty and the Beast" was released on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on June 6, 2017. The film debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart, with all other titles in the top 20, collectively, selling only 40% as many units as "Beauty and the Beast". The movie regained the top spot on the national home video sales charts during its third week of release. The movie became available on Netflix on September 19, 2017. "Beauty and the Beast" grossed $504 million in the

neg: Waking Sleeping Beauty "The Little Mermaid". The soundtrack was composed and written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who also composed "Beauty and the Beast"; Menken later composed "Aladdin". Ashman's involvement in "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" aided in both being box office successes and winning Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. However, Ashman died from AIDS in March 1991 before "Beauty and the Beast" was released; the film was dedicated to his memory. "The Rescuers Down Under" utilized the new CAPS system, which blended traditional and computer animation together, but the film was a box

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) bridge where Gaston is standing breaks into pieces, sending Gaston falling to his death. Unlike in the animated movie, Gaston's death is shown onscreen. Gaston appears in Broadway musical adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast", which premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 18, 1994. The role was originated by actor Burke Moses, who received a nomination for a Drama Desk Award and won a Theatre World Award. Besides the songs "Belle", "Gaston", and "Kill the Beast" (which were from the Disney movie), Gaston performs "Me" (in which he self-centeredly proposes to Belle), "Gaston (Reprise)" (which was expanded to have

neg: Nick Pitera until 1994. It was then that he moved to Sarasota, Florida. Pitera received his BFA in Computer Animation from Ringling College of Art and Design. Pitera gained his popularity for his extensive vocal range and his unusual feminine falsetto, as he first demonstrated in his most popular video, a cover of "A Whole New World", from the movie "Aladdin" where he sings both Aladdin and Jasmine's parts. In 2011, Pitera released "One Man Disney Movie" using a "'Brady Bunch'-style grid" to perform "an eight-minute-plus mashup of songs from various big-screen musical fairy tales, from "Beauty and the Beast" to "Enchanted,"

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) due to confusion among test audiences caused by actress Harriet Jones, who looked similar to Hattie Morahan, who portrayed Agathe. In the original version of the scene, it was Jones's character, the Prince's mother, who sings the first verse of the song, with Rudi Goodman playing the young Prince and Henry Garrett playing his father; but in the reshot version of the scene, the singing part is given to the Prince (now played by Adam Mitchell). The King was also recast to Tom Turner, although Harriet Jones was still the Queen, albeit with dark hair. Both Goodman and Garrett's names

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) in "Kingdom Hearts II", the world's primary antagonist being Xaldin, an original character created for the series, but who shares several traits with Forte, the main antagonist of "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas". Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th Disney animated feature film and the third released during the Disney Renaissance period, it is based on the French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont who was

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) the events that occurred between "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II", such as Belle and Beast attempting to resume their normal lives and Beast's first encounter with Xaldin. The Beast appears in the Broadway musical adaptation of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", originally portrayed by Terrence Mann. Other actors who have taken on the role include Chuck Wagner (1997), James Barbour (1998), Jeff McCarthy (2004), and Steve Blanchard. The movie and others never made mention of his real name. A CD-ROM game said "The Prince's name is Adam." In the 2011 ABC series "Once Upon a Time", the show's version

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2005 film) again. The movie was filmed in both the United Kingdom and South Africa. "Beauty and the Beast (Blood of Beasts)" has received negative reviews. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes currently holds it at 24% with an average rating of 2.4/5. Beauty and the Beast (2005 film) Beauty and the Beast (also known as Blood of Beasts) is a 2005 film which is based on the folktale "Beauty and the Beast" and is set during the time of the Vikings. Thorsson (Greg Melvill-Smith) the king is falling ill and wants to make a pilgrimage to an island cursed by Odin. The

neg: Be Our Guest in the 2017 live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast". In addition, the phrase "Be Our Guest" became the tagline in promotional trailers and posters for the film. The song is performed primarily by Ewan McGregor, with contributions from Emma Thompson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Ian McKellen. This version is very similar to the animated film, except that Lumiere sings ""Too long we've been rusting"" where he sang ""Ten years"" in the original, as well as when Lumiere sings "We'll prepare and serve with flair a culinary "cabaret"," there is a musical nod to Kander & Ebb's 1966 musical Cabaret's "signature,

neg: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom is a 2000 video game which is part of Disney's Beauty and the Beast media franchise. This game and "Disney’s The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea" were designed to "combin[e] girls’ creative interests with their natural play patterns". The game contains a collection of mini-games for children based around the characters of the Disney animated movie "Beauty and the Beast". Software and CD Rom explains "The premise, from which the program's activities are derived, involves a party that Belle and her friends are throwing

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Teen Choice Awards. She also received nominations for the Empire Award for Best Actress, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for "Favorite Movie Actress" and the Saturn Award for Best Actress. Belle appeared in the Broadway musical adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast". The role was originated by actress Susan Egan, who was initially reluctant to audition for "Beauty and the Beast" because she "thought it was a terrible idea for Disney to put a cartoon on Broadway." However, her agent managed to convince her otherwise, and Egan ultimately turned down callbacks for roles in the musicals "My Fair Lady", "Carousel

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) Rice to write entirely new songs for the film instead. Original "Beauty and the Beast" composer Menken reunited with Rice, with whom he had previously collaborated on Disney's animated film "Aladdin" (1992), to write three new songs for the remake. Rice once again replaced original "Beauty and the Beast" lyricist Howard Ashman, who had passed away shortly before the animated film's release in 1991, similar to the way in which he replaced the lyricist to aid Menken in writing new material for the 1994 stage adaptation. Menken believes that the songs he and Rice had written for the stage musical

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) against this practice for "Beauty and the Beast". Eisner concluded that most of the film's original voice actors would be too busy to reprise their roles onstage. In her Broadway debut, then-22-year-old actress Susan Egan was cast as the musical's original Belle. Egan, who had not yet seen the film, had been auditioning for several other Broadway projects at the time – namely "My Fair Lady", "Carousel" and "Grease" – in which she was much more interested. Despite longing to originate a Broadway role, the actress was initially reluctant to audition for "Beauty and the Beast" because she thought that

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) "successful marriage of character and set". "The Studios After the Studios" explains: "This chronological fusion was itself classicised by Mrs Potts' song: she turns a moment of industrial novelty into balance". "Beauty and the Beast" has won several awards. The song garnered the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 49th Golden Globe Awards in January 1992. The following March, "Beauty and the Beast" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards. The award was for Ashman, who had died of AIDS on March 14, 1991, eight months before the film's release. Menken

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) title song. Ashman, who was initially hesitant to join the project, died of AIDS before the film's completion and the album's release. Much like "Beauty and the Beast", the soundtrack was a massive critical success, receiving universal praise and recognition from both film and music critics. The music featured on the album won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television. Its title track and only single, "Beauty and the Beast", achieved similar success,

neg: Cupid sculpture, and various media. Better known as "The Beauty and the Beast", it was originally written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and abridged and later published by French author Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont in 1740. The story over the years has gained international acclaim and in 1991 inspired the Disney movie "Beauty and the Beast". It has been said that Gabrielle was inspired by the tale "Cupid and Psyche". The tale is about a beautiful yet lonely woman with a heart of gold that is held captive by a hideous beast who has invisible servants to aid her in

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) instrumental movie version performed by The Galway Pops Orchestra and featured on the album "Galway at the Movies" was nominated in 1994 for the Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy. The American Film Institute ranked "Beauty and the Beast" 62nd on the organization's list of the 100 greatest songs in film history. "Beauty and the Beast" is one of only four songs from Disney animated films to have appeared on the list. When BuzzFeed organized "The Definitive Ranking Of The 102 Best Animated Disney Songs" list, "Beauty and the Beast" was placed at number four, while the same website ranked the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series) hidden world beneath it. In a twist from the original tale, however, this "beast" does not transform into society's idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. Rather, Vincent's inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine's life that transforms from her relationship to Vincent. In the third season after the death of the character Catherine, Jo Anderson became the new female lead playing Diana Bennett, a criminal profiler investigating Catherine's murder. As the title indicates, the premise of the series is inspired by the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast";

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) the film's title song and decided to release a pop rendition of "Beauty and the Beast" as a commercial single in an attempt to persuade voters to vote for it. When "Beauty and the Beast" was written, it was composed with the potential of having "half a life outside the movie." Menken revealed that this was the first time one of his compositions had been rearranged and "turned into ear candy". Menken recruited musician Robbie Buchanan to arrange "Beauty and the Beast" into the form of a pop duet while Walter Afanasieff was responsible for producing the track. Afanasieff also

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) effects, costume designs and the sets, while commending the inclusion of Gad's character of LeFou as the first LGBT character in Disney. Owen Gleiberman of "Variety", in his positive review of the film, wrote: "It's a lovingly crafted movie, and in many ways a good one, but before that it's an enraptured piece of old-is-new nostalgia." Gleiberman compared Steven's character of the Beast to a royal version of the titular character in "The Elephant Man" and the 1946 version of the Beast in Jean Cocteau's original adaptation. A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" praised the performances of both

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) of the film. Woolverton, who had written the film's screenplay, adapted her own work into the musical's libretto, and specifically expanded upon the characterization of the Beast. Woolverton also expanded the storylines of the castle staff from servants who had already been transformed into household objects into humans who were gradually turning into inanimate objects. Costumes were designed by Ann Hould-Ward, who based her creations on both the animators' original designs as well as the Rococo art movement after researching how clothing and household objects looked during the 18th century. After completing tryouts in Houston, "Beauty and the Beast" premiered

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) ballad Disney's fifth greatest love song. Similarly, "Beauty and the Beast" is the fourth greatest Disney song according to "M". "Beauty and the Beast" finished 14th on GamesRadar's "30 best Disney songs in history" ranking. On the website's list of the "Top 25 Disney Songs", IGN ranked "Beauty and the Beast" 22nd. While Broadway.com ranked the song the second greatest Academy Award-winning Disney song, "Spin" placed "Beauty and the Beast" at number 30 on the magazine's ranking of "Every Oscar Winner for Best Original Song". On her list of the "11 Highest-Charting Songs From Disney Movies", author Nicole James of

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2009 film) calling it "a spectacular calamity that genuinely has no saving graces whatsoever." Conversely, "Monsters & Critics" praised the film "for all its camp, overwrought acting, diabolical machinations and just plain old silly B-movie fun" and concluded their review by writing, "Given all the horrible, sad news going on in the world especially today, "Beauty" is just what the doctor ordered for a short respite from the misery." Beauty and the Beast (2009 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 2009 Australian fantasy film directed by David Lister and starring Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, and Victor Parascos, and loosely based upon

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) that category. It also became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards, where it won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song and received additional nominations for Best Original Song and Best Sound. In April 1994, "Beauty and the Beast" became Disney's first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical. The success of the film spawned two direct-to-video follow-ups: "" (1997) and "Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World" (1998), both of which take place in the timeline

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film three out of four stars, saying ""Beauty and the Beast" is certainly adequate holiday entertainment for children and their more indulgent parents … But the film has little of the technical facility, vivid characterization and emotional impact of Disney past." Jay Boyar of the "Orlando Sentinel" gave the film four out of five stars, saying "It's not an especially scary movie, but right from the start, you can tell that this "Beauty and the Beast" has a beauty of a bite." John Hartl of "The Seattle Times" gave the film three-and-a-half stars out

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) from filmmaker Jean Cocteau's 1946 film adaptation of the fairy tale into their own version of "Beauty and the Beast". Gaston, a character who does not exist in the original fairy tale, was among several elements borrowed from the live-action version of the story, based on a character Cocteau himself had created specifically for his film: Avenant, portrayed by French actor Jean Marais who also plays the Beast in a dual role. Similar to Cocteau's addition of Avenant, Gaston was created for the animated adaptation because Disney felt that the story could potentially benefit from a legitimate villain, which the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 50-minute animated film originally released on May 4, 1992, and based on the classic fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast", by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Like all other Golden Films productions, the film features three original songs and an underlying track of fully orchestrated classical music. Produced by Golden Films and the "American Film Investment Corporation", it was distributed to DVD in 2002 by "GoodTimes Entertainment", as part of its "Collectible Classics" line. Beauty is the youngest daughter of an elderly merchant, playing the role of the family

neg: Beauty and the Beast by an angry mob sent by her father; seeing this, Beauty weeps over the Beast, saying that she loves him. Suddenly, when her tears strike him, the Beast is transformed into the handsome prince from Beauty's dreams. The Prince informs her that long ago a fairy turned him into a hideous beast for his selfishness and that only by finding true love, despite his ugliness, could the curse be broken. He and Beauty are married and they live happily ever after together. Villeneuve's original tale includes several elements that Beaumont's omits. Chiefly, the backstory of both Beauty and the Beast

neg: How Does a Moment Last Forever her relationship with the Beast, who also lost his mother as a child. In "Beauty and the Beast", the song is first performed by Maurice (Kline) shortly after the opening act "Belle". Belle (Watson) arrives at their house in the village and peeps on her father crafting a music box. He sings "How Does a Moment Last Forever" and reminisces about his deceased wife and their life together in Paris. After he realizes his daughter is watching him, he quickly finishes the music box, which is modelled after him and his wife and avoids to answer any of Belle's questions

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) he would only return to normal if a woman of good heart agreed to marry him. Clara Shows her gratitude to Beauty by telling her that she and her prince would rule the land forever. Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 50-minute animated film originally released on May 4, 1992, and based on the classic fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast", by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Like all other Golden Films productions, the film features three original songs and an underlying track of fully orchestrated classical music. Produced by Golden Films and the "American

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) maid who is capable of doing magic. The beast tells Beauty that he has decided to spare her life but she cannot leave the castle. Beauty is given a comfortable room and grand clothes to wear. When she sleeps, Beauty is visited by a sinister fairy who tells her to beware of the apparent kindness of the beast. Time passes and the friendship between Beauty and the beast grows deeper. One night after dinner, the beast asks Beauty if she should like to be his wife. Beauty gently turns him down, but the beast insists that he will grant her

neg: Love This Giant music around horns. The musicians composed lyrics in person and via e-mail, which resulted in an entire album's worth of material. Byrne and Clark each wrote and sing their own lyrics, with the exception of "The Forest Awakes"—which Byrne wrote, but Clark sings. The instrumentation and funk grooves discouraged Byrne from writing his typical personal lyrics to writing about larger themes and Clark emphasized the art music nature of the recordings while composing. The album cover was inspired by "Beauty and the Beast", with Byrne as a "Buzz Lightyear-like" beauty and Clark as a grotesque beast. The duo originally intended

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album to the 1991 Disney animated feature film, "Beauty and the Beast". Originally released on October 29, 1991, by Walt Disney Records, the album's first half – tracks 2 to 9 – generally contains the film's musical numbers, all of which were written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, while its latter half – tracks 10 to 14 – features its musical score, composed solely by Menken. While the majority of the album's content remains within the musical theatre genre,

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Pinocchio", writing, ""Beauty and the Beast" reaches back to an older and healthier Hollywood tradition in which the best writers, musicians and filmmakers are gathered for a project on the assumption that a family audience deserves great entertainment, too." In 2001 Ebert again gave the IMAX re-release a full 4 out of 4 stars. James Berardinelli of "ReelViews "rated the film similarly while hailing it as "the finest animated movie ever made", writing, ""Beauty and the Beast" attains a nearly-perfect mix of romance, music, invention, and animation." The use of computer animation,

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) misogynist) the endgame is the still the same, elaborating, "When the movie ends, they’re still solidly with a man, their dreams of adventure abandoned. Therefore, the Disney renaissance is characterized more by theoretical want of adventure rather than a genuine pursuit." Deemed an "iconoclast" by "Boxoffice", Belle continues to garner strong recognition for her role in "Beauty and the Beast". Established as a cultural icon, the character holds the distinction of being Disney's first feminist princess. Commentators believe that the character's role in "Beauty and the Beast" as one of Disney's first strong female characters is responsible for changing the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) Disney's surprise, "Beauty and the Beast" received three separate Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. To avoid dividing Academy voters and prevent a draw, Disney decided to promote the film's title song ahead of its fellow nominees "Belle" and "Be Our Guest" by releasing "Beauty and the Beast" as a single, similar to the way in which Universal Pictures released "Somewhere Out There" from the animated film "An American Tail" as a single in 1986. Coincidentally, Ashman and Menken had written the song so that it could potentially experience success outside of the "Beauty and the Beast" film itself.

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) record for the most nominations for an animated film with "WALL-E" (2008), although, with three nominations in the Best Original Song category, "Beauty and the Beast"s nominations span only four categories, while "WALL-E"s nominations cover six individual categories. While "The Little Mermaid" was the first to be nominated, "Beauty and the Beast" became the first animated film to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. This feat was later repeated by "The Lion King" and "Toy Story 2". In 2002, "Beauty and the Beast" was added to the United States National Film Registry as

neg: Beauty and the Beast (franchise) to Disney Consumer Products' Disney Princess franchise. "Beauty and the Beast" is the original film of the franchise. It was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released in 1991. "Beauty and the Beast" is the 30th Disney animated feature film and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance. The plot of the film is based on the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. "" is the first direct-to-video installment of the film series and served as a holiday special. It was directed

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack) Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nathan Mack, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart with 57,000 units, 48,000 of which are traditional album sales. It has sold 337,000 copies in the United States as of July 2017. Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film "Beauty and the Beast". The album, largely based on material from Disney's 1991 animated version, features songs and instrumental score composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and three

neg: Beauty and the Beast (franchise) song "A Change in Me" was kept in the production after being written for Toni Braxton during her stint as Belle. The Beauty and the Beast universe encompasses two main locations: a French village and a castle, which are linked by woods. As the three spin-off films all take place within the time period of the original film, the plot of the "Beauty and the Beast" franchise is encompassed in the original 1991 film, which the other films serving to give added insight to certain parts of the story that were skimmed over (such as when Belle is living in

neg: Be Our Guest an interview with "Entertainment Weekly", "Beauty and the Beast "producer Don Hahn revealed that Disney feared that having three songs nominated for Best Original Song would result in a draw or three-way tie. Therefore, while "Beauty and the Beast" received heavy promotion from the studio, significantly less was given to "Be Our Guest" and "Belle." "Be Our Guest" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 49th Golden Globe Awards in 1992, losing again to "Beauty and the Beast." In 2004, the American Film Institute nominated "Be Our Guest" for its "100 Years…100 Songs" ranking.

neg: Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage! is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World and formerly at Disneyland Park and Disneyland Paris. It is based on the popular animated film "Beauty and the Beast" (the show opened on the same day as the film's premiere), including many of the original songs and characters. While most of the soundtrack is prerecorded, the actors playing Belle and Gaston speak and sing live. Two versions of the show have been presented since opening

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) recorded a demo of the song for them to use in the event that no other actress was available to sing it on her behalf, or no character other than Mrs. Potts was deemed suitable. Ultimately, Lansbury recorded her version in one take, which wound up being used in the final film. Producer Don Hahn recalled that the actress simply "sang 'Beauty and the Beast' from beginning to end and just nailed it. We picked up a couple of lines here and there, but essentially that one take is what we used for the movie." Lansbury's performance moved everyone who

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack) Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film "Beauty and the Beast". The album, largely based on material from Disney's 1991 animated version, features songs and instrumental score composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and three new songs composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on March 10, 2017. The songs feature vocal performances by the film's ensemble cast including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor,

neg: Beauty and the Beast (franchise) Beauty and the Beast (franchise) Beauty and the Beast is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise. The success of the original 1991 American animated feature, "Beauty and the Beast", directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, led to three direct-to-video follow-up films, a live-action spin-off television series, a Disney World stage show, a Disney World restaurant, several video games, merchandise, and the 9th longest-running musical in Broadway history, which was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning for Best Costume Design. In March 2017, Disney released a live-action remake of the film. Belle was also added

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) and the Beast" into a Broadway-style musical film in the same vein as "Mermaid". Ashman, who at the time had learned he was dying of complications from AIDS, had been working with Disney on a pet project of his, "Aladdin", and only reluctantly agreed to join the struggling production team. To accommodate Ashman's failing health, pre-production of "Beauty and the Beast" was moved from London to the Residence Inn in Fishkill, New York, close to Ashman's New York City home. Here, Ashman and Menken joined Wise, Trousdale, Hahn, and Woolverton in retooling the film's script. Since the original story had

neg: Lucas Bryant "Beauty & the Beast". In 2015, Bryant played the role of Count Johan Oxenstierna in the historical drama "The Girl King". In 2016, he and his Haven co-star Emily Rose had supporting role in the movie "Secret Summer", which priemered on PixL. In summer 2016, he starred as Tom Novak in the Hallmark Original Movie "Tulips in Spring" co-starring Fiona Gubelmann. He also starred as Colin Fitzgerlad in another Hallmark movie "Summer Love" co-starring Rachael Leigh Cook. In fall, he starred in the highly anticipated CBC series from Jennifer Holness and Sudz Sutherland, "Shoot the Messenger". Bryant is married to

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) shared on Twitter. Groban's version was released as the second single from "Beauty and the Beast"'s soundtrack on March 3, 2017, several days before the album, on which Stevens' original rendition appears, was released. Groban promoted the song with a performance on "Good Morning America" on March 14, 2017. The occasion marked both the song's first televised performance, as well as the first time an original song from the remake was performed live on television. Musically, Groban's single remains a "Broadway-like" operatic pop ballad that features the same lyrics, beginning "I was the one who had it all". Written in

neg: Beauty and the Beast (franchise) of Friendship" is a live-action/animated direct-to-video installment of the film series. It was directed by Jimbo Mitchell, and released on August 17, 1999. It is set during the original film, and was released in part to help promote Disney Channel's television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle. On March 17, 2017, Disney released a live-action adaptation of the film, which was directed by Bill Condon. The movie stars Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as the Beast, Luke Evans as Gaston, Ewan McGregor as Lumière, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Kevin Kline as Maurice, and

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) For research purposes, Disney encouraged Hould-Ward to reference the animated film; she also researched clothing worn throughout the late 18th century, during which the original fairy tale was written, and spent one year discovering how household items looked during the mid-1700s. Additionally, Hould-Ward visited with "Beauty and the Beast"s original animators, spending one week learning how they created their characters to ensure that they would be recognizable to those who had seen the film. However, the designer also decided that her own creations would not exactly replicate the film's. Basing the costumes on the Rococo art movement, Hould-Ward presented her

neg: Bluebeard go on to speak of Bluebeard as something of a "Beauty and the Beast" narrative. The original Beauty and the Beast tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont is said to be a story created to condition young women into the possibility of not only marriage, but marrying young, and to placate their fears of the implications of an older husband. It shows the beast as secretly compassionate, and someone meant to curb the aggressive sexual fears that young women have towards marriage. Though "Beauty and the Beast" holds several similarities in Gothic imagery to "Bluebeard,"(such as is shared with Cupid

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige O'Hara, Belle is the non-conforming daughter of an inventor who yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure. When her father Maurice is imprisoned by a cold-hearted beast, Belle offers him her own freedom in exchange for her father's, and eventually learns to love the Beast despite his unsightly outward appearance. Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned "Beauty and the Beast" as an animated

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) success," while "People" wrote that the release of "Beauty and the Beast" is when the singer truly went "global." In the wake of "Beauty and the Beast"'s success, young fans who had not yet learned Dion's name would simply refer to her as "Beauty and the Beast". The commercial success of "Beauty and the Beast" ultimately earned Dion a $10 million recording contract with Sony Music International; the song was then included on Dion's successful self-titled studio album, serving as the record's "cornerstone". American musician Prince was so moved by Dion's performance on "Beauty and the Beast" after hearing it

neg: Someday My Prince Will Come small party. It later appears when Snow White is making a pie and once more in a more formal version when the prince takes Snow White away at the end. The American Film Institute listed this song at No. 19 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history. Following "When You Wish Upon A Star" from "Pinocchio" at No. 7, this is the second highest ranked song from a Disney movie out of four, with the other two being "Beauty and the Beast" from "Beauty and the Beast" at No. 62 and "Hakuna Matata" from "The Lion

neg: Night of the Blood Beast who helps them out. "Night of the Blood Beast" was one of several Roger Corman-produced or -directed films that were featured on the show, along with "It Conquered the World" (1956), "The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent" (1957), "Teenage Caveman" (1958), and "Attack of the Giant Leeches" (1959). "Night of the Blood Beast" was originally broadcast on November 23, 1995, as a Thanksgiving special; the non-movie segments revolved around Thanksgiving in Deep 13, the headquarters of the mad scientist who ran "MST3K"'s bad movie experiment. The episode was later broadcast with all new non-movie segments; the original version ran

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) feminist Disney characters, describing her as an "incredibly intelligent" woman who "doesn't stand for a man who considers her as just a piece of meat ... she wants someone who loves her for her mind too." Acknowledging the character's "feminist longings," Daniel Eagen, author of "America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry", cited Belle as Disney's "modern-day corrective to Snow White." "Beyond Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works" author Phyllis Frus wrote that, initially, "Beauty and the Beast "does not seem "remotely feminist." However, the author did acknowledge Belle as

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) in celebration of "Beauty and the Beast"s 20th anniversary on stage. The tour opened at the Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey, and closed in January 2016 at Dubai World Trade Centre, having visited Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Italy, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, Romania, and Qatar. In December 2015, "Beauty and the Beast" came back to the Netherlands for a run at Circustheater in The Hague. In 2016, Disney and Marmelade produced an updated version for the Flemish Region of Belgium. The original cast included Josje Huisman as Belle, Jan Schepens as Beast, Dieter Troubleyn as

neg: Beauty and the Beast (talk show) Beauty and the Beast (talk show) Beauty and the Beast is an Australian panel television show that has appeared in numerous versions since the early days of Australian television. The first version began in 1963 on the Seven Network with host Eric Baume as the "Beast". Baume was later replaced by presenters including John Laws, Stuart Wagstaff, Noel Ferrier and Rex Mossop. The original "Beauties" included Maggie Tabberer, Dita Cobb, Ena Harwood (mother of Andrew Harwood), Pat Firman, Patricia Lovell, Hazel Phillips, Noeline Brown and Freda Lesslie. Viewers write in asking for advice about personal problems such as family squabbles,

neg: If I Can't Love Her If I Can't Love Her "If I Can't Love Her" is a song with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken from the 1994 stage musical "Beauty and the Beast", and serves as the Act I closing number. It is performed by the Beast, and is reprised later in Act II. This song, along with the Maurice-Belle duet No Matter What, were written especially for the stage musical. Disney explains that the song deepens the Beast's character by revealing his human longings"." The Beast sings about how he will remain a monster for the rest of his life

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) ounces of shame." 34th Street Magazine contributor Haley Weiss preferred Groban's version to Stevens' original, calling it "breathtaking and downright lovely to listen to" while dismissing the film version as "downright mediocre in comparison." Weiss questioned why Disney hadn't cast Groban as the Beast instead of Stevens due to the former's acting and musical theatre background. Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) "Evermore" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice for the musical fantasy film "Beauty and the Beast" (2017), a live-action remake of Disney's 1991 animated film of the same name. Originally recorded for

neg: Hannibal (film) dare not speak its name". Composer Hans Zimmer believes there to be "many" messages and subtext in each scene of the film. He said, "I can score this movie truly as a Freudian archetypal beauty and the beast fairy tale, as a horror movie, as the most elegant piece, on corruption in the American police force, as the loneliest woman on earth, the beauty in renaissance ..." Zimmer ultimately believes it to be a dark love story, centering on two people who should never be together—a modern day "Romeo and Juliet". During the film's post-production, Scott, Zimmer and the editor

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) a former soldier in the French army. He also implied that this version of Gaston is darker than the original. In the film, Gaston plays out the same role as in the animated movie, though with a few differences. Bored with his peaceful life after returning from the war, Gaston pursues Belle, determined to marry her, as she is the most beautiful girl in the village and the only one good enough for him. He also finds her independence to be a thrilling challenge, and shows obvious disgust with the bimbettes who constantly fawn over him purely because of his

neg: Howard Sings Ashman Howard Sings Ashman Howard Sings Ashman is a two-disc album compiled by PS Classics as part of their "Songwriter Series". The album features Howard Ashman singing selections from his musicals, including "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" (1979), "Little Shop of Horrors" (1982), "Smile" (1986), "The Little Mermaid" (1989), "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) and "Aladdin" (1992). The album is produced with the assistance and cooperation of Howard's sister Sarah Ashman Gillespie, and his life partner William Lauch. According to PS Classics website, the album "captures the diverse and memorable accomplishments of one of the geniuses of the contemporary American musical

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Beaumont upon which the film is based, Gaston was inspired by Avenant, a character filmmaker Jean Cocteau created specifically for his 1946 film adaptation of the story. Created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton, who based the character on some of the ex-boyfriends she dated in her past, Gaston was developed specifically for Disney's adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" because the studio felt that the film could benefit from a strong villain, who is lacking in the original fairy tale. As the character evolved from a nonthreatening aristocrat into an arrogant man relentlessly seeking Belle's hand in marriage, Gaston ultimately replaced

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) arrival of Clara, the beast's servant, who is there to remind Beauty of the promise she made. Beauty and Clara return to the castle, which is now in a run-down state. Beauty find the beast, who manages to give her a forgiving last farewell before dying. Beauty weeps, wishing that she could tell the beast that she loves him and that if he returned to her, she would marry him. The beast awakens, his body disappearing to reveal a handsome prince. An evil fairy, the same one as in Beauty's dreams, had cast a spell upon the prince, so that

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) of "the Beast" is actually another fairy tale character, Rumplestiltskin (played by Robert Carlyle), who gains possession of Belle as part of a deal to save Belle's kingdom from losing a war. Indian actor Vikram portrayed Beast for sequences in a dreamy song "Ennodu Nee Irundhal" in the 2015 Tamil language film ""I"" opposite Amy Jackson who portrayed Belle. The original prosthetic make-up for the characters were provided by Sean Foot (Shaun) and Davina Lamont and additional works were done by National Film Award winners—Christien Tinsley and Dominie Till. In March 2015, English actor Dan Stevens was cast as the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) amateur premiere of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, for which it was nominated for 4 AIMS Awards (Association of Irish Musical Societies) including Best Overall Show in Ireland and winning one, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Murphy for the part of Gaston). Belle was played by Bridget Nolan and Beast was played by Derek Ryan. <nowiki>*</nowiki> New song or instrumental cue † Expanded vocal or instrumental content, using either cut lyrics by Ashman or dance arrangements by Glen Kelly, or both. ‡ "Human Again" was written by Menken and Ashman for the movie, but was cut, due to

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) the villagers. Beast (Beauty and the Beast) The Beast is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). He also appears in the film's two direct-to-video followups "" and "Belle's Magical World". Based on the hero of the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the Beast was created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton and animated by Glen Keane. A pampered prince transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cold-hearted and selfish ways, the Beast must, in order to return to his former self, earn the love

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) Beast (Beauty and the Beast) The Beast is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). He also appears in the film's two direct-to-video followups "" and "Belle's Magical World". Based on the hero of the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the Beast was created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton and animated by Glen Keane. A pampered prince transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cold-hearted and selfish ways, the Beast must, in order to return to his former self, earn the love of a

neg: Belle (Disney song) to all of the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman songs, like the opening number of 'Belle' (that reveals how different Belle is from the other Disney heroines)." Alongside "Be Our Guest" and "Beauty and the Beast", "Belle" was one of the three "Beauty and the Beast" songs that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. "Belle" ultimately lost to the film's title and theme song. According to producer Don Hahn, Disney was actually hoping that the award would go to "Beauty and the Beast" and promoted the song heavily, spending significantly

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) behavior. Although the Beast does not seem to have become increasing feral the longer the enchantment runs, in contrast to his animated counterpart from 1991 (reflecting Don Hahn's original intent for the Beast eventually grow wild if he never met Belle), it is his transformed servants who are gradually losing their remaining humanity while the castle deteriorates. The last rose petal falls before the curse is broken; however, upon seeing Belle profess her love for the Beast, the enchantress reveals herself and lifts the spell on the castle and its inhabitants. Afterward, Prince and Belle host a ball for all

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) Beauty and the Beast ( - also the UK title) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1757 story "Beauty and the Beast", written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and published as part of a fairy tale anthology. The plot of Cocteau's film revolves around Belle's father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from Beast's garden. Belle offers to go back to the Beast in her

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) Disney songs with their vocal gymnastics." In 1998, a version of the song, called "Beauty and the Bees", was made for the 3D movie "It's Tough to be a Bug!"'s queue at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney California Adventure Park. The song, written by Bruce Broughton and George Wilkins, was released on the album "". * In 2017 D-Metal Stars created a Heavy Metal cover of the song on the album "Metal Disney" featuring Mike Vescera and Rudy Sarzo The overall success of "Beauty and the Beast" is partially attributed to the song's popularity. Andrew Unterberger of "Spin" believes that

neg: Franc Luz police sergeant husband, in flashbacks, on "Hunter" and Professor Richard Katt, who was rumored to have had an extramarital affair with student Blair Warner, on "The Facts of Life". Luz then assumed two leading roles in the popular 1988 horror films "The Nest", in which he led a team of scientists who battled man-eating cockroaches, and "Ghost Town", where he played a deputy bent on protecting his Western town from ghosts and the forces of evil. The following year, he guest starred as artist Kristopher Gentian on CBS' "Beauty and the Beast" (in season two's "When the Bluebird Sings"), and

neg: Don Stark "Stargate SG-1" and "". He had a supporting role in the 1996 television series, "Time Cop". In addition, he appeared in "iCarly's" movie: "iGo to Japan" as Freight Dog, the pilot who flies the gang over to Tokyo, Japan. Stark appears in the first episode of the 1987 TV series "Beauty and the Beast" as one of the attackers who puts Linda Hamilton's character "Catherine" in Central Park where the beast, or "Vincent", played by Ron Perlman, finds her and helps her, which begins the series. He appeared as David in the film "My Name is Jerry". He appeared as

neg: Human Again (song) Human Again (song) "Human Again" is a song originally written for, deleted from, and later restored to the 1991 Disney animated musical "Beauty and the Beast". With music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, "Human Again" was replaced during production of the original 1991 version of the film by "Something There", but retained and revised by Menken and new lyricist Tim Rice for the 1994 stage musical adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast". A newly produced sequence featuring "Human Again" was added to the "Beauty and the Beast" animated film for its 2002 IMAX Special Edition and subsequent

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) "Beauty and the Beast" set in 19th-century France. At the behest of Disney CEO Michael Eisner, "Beauty and the Beast" became the first Disney animated film to use a screenwriter. This was an unusual production move for an animated film, which is traditionally developed on storyboards rather than in scripted form. Linda Woolverton wrote the original draft of the story before storyboarding began, and worked with the story team to retool and develop the film. Upon seeing the initial storyboard reels in 1989, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg ordered that the film be scrapped and started over from scratch.

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) protective of Belle, explaining, "[she] was my first-born child, so there’s a little bit of possessiveness, which really I had to let it go". "Beauty and the Beast", Belle performs the film's opening number, "Belle", which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. In 1998, O'Hara was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production for reprising her role as Belle in the second of "Beauty and the Beast"'s three direct-to-video sequels, "Belle's Magical World". To commemorate

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) musical came back to Brazil, Kiara Sasso was playing Maria in "The Sound of Music". "Beauty and the Beast" remained for six months at Teatro Abril. Even though the play was brought back as a way to try to recoup some of the money lost in Brazil's version of "Miss Saigon", this second incarnation of "Beauty and the Beast" failed to create any critical buzz, or to be a box office success. In Spain there have been three productions of the show. The first one, based on the original Broadway production, had its Madrid debut on December 2, 1999, at

neg: Human Again (song) co-director of Beauty and the Beast Gary Trousdale. Wise explained, "we had many of the same animators, same background painters, same artists that worked on the sequence". "Show Biz Training" describes the song as a "beautiful waltz". Human Again is considered by the Disney executives as somewhat of a controversial song within Beauty & the Beast. DigitalMediaFX said "there's a reason that the "Human Again" song was not included in the original Beauty and the Beast until 2002—it didn't quite fit", and cites Disney's own statement, "...the song posed story problems which was difficult to solve in a timely manner.

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) recluse into [Belle's] true love." The original film version of "Beauty and the Beast" performed by Lansbury was written in the key of G-flat major at a "moderately slow" tempo of 84 beats per minute (Andante), at a duration of two minutes and forty-six seconds. An "eloquent" rock-influenced pop song with a "calm" and "lilting" melody, Stephen Whitty of NJ.com described "Beauty and the Beast" as a "Broadway ballad." Film critic Roger Ebert described the song's melody as "haunting", while "Entertainment Weekly"'s Lisa Schwarzbaum dubbed the song as a "lullaby". "The Disney Song Encyclopedia" author Thomas S. Hischak described Menken's

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) Menken and Tim Rice, particularly "Evermore" which he described the new song with a potential for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" rated the film three out of four stars which he deemed it as an "exhilarating gift" while he remarked that ""Beauty and the Beast" does justice to Disney's animated classic, even if some of the magic is M.I.A (Missing in Action)". Stephanie Zacharek of "Time" magazine gave a positive review with a description as "Wild, Vivid and Crazy-Beautiful" as she wrote "Nearly everything about "Beauty and the Beast" is larger than life,

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"). "Beauty and the Beast" received generally positive reviews, with praise for its ensemble cast, visuals, production values, musical score, songs, and faithfulness to the original film with a few elements of the Broadway musical version, while the designs of the Beast and the servants' household object forms received mixed reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 336 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With an enchanting cast, beautifully crafted songs, and a painterly eye for detail, "Beauty and the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2009 film) Beauty and the Beast (2009 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 2009 Australian fantasy film directed by David Lister and starring Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, and Victor Parascos, and loosely based upon the fairy tale of the same name. The film was released in 2009 on video under that title and aired in 2010 on Syfy television as "Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale". A series of horrific murders has the Beast being blamed for the crimes. Belle (Estella Warren) and Beast (Victor Parascos) must work together to investigate the crimes and discover who the true murderer is

neg: Bradley Pierce Bradley Pierce Bradley Michael Pierce (born October 23, 1982) is an American actor, voice actor and filmmaker, with numerous roles and bit parts in television, movies, direct-to-video animation, advertising, and video games. He is best known as Peter Shepherd in the TriStar movie "Jumanji", the original voice of Chip in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", one of the original voices for Tails from the "Sonic the Hedgehog" franchise and Pete Lender in the 1997 film adaptation of "The Borrowers". Pierce began acting at age six, and has since appeared in various projects ranging from commercial and voiceover to television and