Beauty and the Beast: 25th Anniversary

[PatrickvD]

She is named Babette in the original film. Disney merchandise references to her this way and Mary Kay Bergman has always been credited as the voice of 'Babette'.

Edit: I see IMDB lists her as bimbette. Confusing.

[JeanGreyForever]

She is named Babette in the original film. Disney merchandise references to her this way and Mary Kay Bergman has always been credited as the voice of 'Babette'.

Edit: I see IMDB lists her as bimbette. Confusing.

Bimbette is supposed to mean the Three Silly Girls or the Bimbettes who long for Gaston. The three blondes in red, green, and orange who have a hairstyle for each Renaissance princess (Ariel, Belle, Jasmine).

I think Fifi/Babette/Plumette is credited as Feather Duster in the original film. Her merchandise currently at the Disney Store calls her Fifi. Babette was just used for the musical and now Plumette seems to be her new name for the live-action film.

[D82]

Here are some new things that have been released recently to celebrate the film's anniversary:


Videos

Drawing with D23: Beast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZrbaYCnYnc

Drawing with D23: Gaston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2lWEpb-Qs


Concept art

These Before-and-After Beauty and the Beast Images Will Melt Your Heart
https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/09/20 ... st-images/

Enchanting Concept Art from Beauty and the Beast
https://d23.com/enchanting-concept-art- ... e1382993e9

Beauty and the Beast Concept Art Shows the Making of a Disney Classic
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/09/14/ ... ey-classic


Live chats

WATCH: 'Beauty and the Beast' 25th anniversary Q&A with Paige O'Hara
http://beautyandthebeastmovienews.blogs ... rsary.html

Beauty and the Beast - live with the voice actors for the 25th anniversary
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/ente ... /90712102/


Interviews

Talking BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’s Legacy with Belle Herself, Paige O’Hara
http://nerdist.com/talking-beauty-and-t ... ige-ohara/

How Belle From 'Beauty and the Beast' Became One of Disney's Most Iconic Princesses
http://www.moviefone.com/2016/09/21/bel ... -princess/

Beauty and the Beast Turns 25: Angela Lansbury, Paige O'Hara, Alan Menken and More Look Back on the Modern Disney Classic
http://www.eonline.com/news/796691/beau ... ey-classic

Interview: Paige O’Hara Talks the Role of a Lifetime and 25 Years of Beauty and the Beast
http://www.themarysue.com/interview-pai ... -beast/#15

Interview: Beauty and the Beast's Paige O'Hara Shares Memories of Playing Belle
http://parade.com/509468/paulettecohn/i ... ing-belle/

‘Beauty and the Beast’: 3 book-lover geek-out moments with the voice of Belle
http://www.hitfix.com/news/beauty-and-t ... e-of-belle

Belle ‘is our guest’ as Disney opens vault for ‘Beauty & Beast’
http://wtop.com/entertainment/2016/09/b ... uty-beast/

Famed voice actor recalls Disney experiences
http://www.dentonrc.com/entertainment/e ... iences.ece

Jesse Corti – Beauty and the Beast (25th Anniversary)
http://www.cinesnob.net/jesse-corti-bea ... niversary/


More articles

Would Woody Allen have been a better fit for LeFou in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" ?
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief ... -quot.aspx

9 Fun Facts From the Making of Beauty and the Beast
https://ohmy.disney.com/movies/2016/09/ ... the-beast/

Here’s Everything We Learned From the Animated Beauty and the Beast AMA
https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/09/22 ... beast-ama/

7 Secrets from the Cast of Beauty and the Beast
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/201 ... nniversary

24 Delightful “Beauty And The Beast” Secrets That Will Blow Your Mind
https://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/b ... .vyRleKx9R

13 things you never knew about Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast’
http://www.revelist.com/movies/belle-be ... men-film/1

11 things you never knew about 'Beauty and the Beast'
http://www.thisisinsider.com/beauty-and ... cts-2016-9

8 Facts About 'Beauty and the Beast' You May Not Have Known
http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles ... -and-beast

Anatomy of a Showtune: The Life and Times of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/An ... T-20160924


There are also articles about the making of the film on the D23 website.

[Farerb]

When do you think this will get a 4k edition? Will it be a new restoration? Will it still be called the 25th Anniversary edition?

[JeanGreyForever]

When do you think this will get a 4k edition? Will it be a new restoration? Will it still be called the 25th Anniversary edition?

The Lion King is confirmed and The Little Mermaid isn't far behind. Aladdin is rumored to come out around the live-action film's release so that just leaves BATB. I'm sure it'll get a 4K release soon, but we'll have to see if it gets a new restoration. I can't see it happening since the Signature Edition was left unchanged, but maybe they'll bother to fix the one background error. I really hope that for the 4K edition, we could get a proper restoration. Even if they just used the 3D restoration since that was still closer to the original movie than the regular Blu-Ray one ever has been.

[Farerb]

What I wonder is if there is enough space in the disc for two 4k films? If not then maybe could finaly get the film with the proper shot at the end of Something There.

[JeanGreyForever]

If the Blu-Ray version has enough space, then 4K should have even more space by that logic. I'd like to see the Work-in-Progress edition included again, but not as a digital only feature. And if featured on the disc like in the Diamond Edition, it should take up the full screen and not just a corner of the screen.

[Farerb]

I'm asking it here since the Diamond Edition thread is closed.
I just bought the Diamond Edition to watch the work in progress but what there's on the disc is the theatrical edition while the work in progress is shown in the corner of the screen. Is there an option to watch just the work in progress in full screen?

[Marce82]

Hey Farerb,

I am afraid you can't with the blu ray. But if you pop in the dvd that came with your diamond edition, when you select "play movie", you will be given three options, one of which is the Work in progress... and takes up the entire screen.

Hope this helps!

[Farerb]

Hey Farerb,

I am afraid you can't with the blu ray. But if you pop in the dvd that came with your diamond edition, when you select "play movie", you will be given three options, one of which is the Work in progress... and takes up the entire screen.

Hope this helps!

Thank you

[blackcauldron85]

17 Little Mistakes The "Beauty And The Beast" Filmmakers Probably Hoped You'd Miss https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/ ... shOej5R00k

[Warm Regards]

This isn't strictly movie relevant but it is Beauty and the Beast related. Saw Binging with Babish on YouTube make "the grey stuff" and the other snacks from the movie. I thought it was interesting. It's from earlier this year but maybe it's new for others.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvBiF9S89Q

[JeanGreyForever]

There's a Disney blog I follow that posted an article on where the different Disney films in the canon are meant to take place. Interestingly enough, Tom Sito, who was part of the original story team that worked on BATB, confirmed when and where BATB takes place, as seen below. Thought this might interest a lot of other people as well as we finally have a confirmed time period (and region as well)!

https://feelinganimatedblog.wordpress.c ... -timeline/

Nice research. One small note. I was part of the original story team on Beauty and the Beast. We set it in the year 1708-1720, in the Loire area of France. The costumes did not always reflect that due to the American artists, but that was the intent.

[Disney Duster]

Awesome! Now we know! And wth the live-action film got it wrong!

[Farerb]

There's a Disney blog I follow that posted an article on where the different Disney films in the canon are meant to take place. Interestingly enough, Tom Sito, who was part of the original story team that worked on BATB, confirmed when and where BATB takes place, as seen below. Thought this might interest a lot of other people as well as we finally have a confirmed time period (and region as well)!

https://feelinganimatedblog.wordpress.c ... -timeline/

Nice research. One small note. I was part of the original story team on Beauty and the Beast. We set it in the year 1708-1720, in the Loire area of France. The costumes did not always reflect that due to the American artists, but that was the intent.

Nice blog. I started reading his reviews, he's very insightful.

[Mooky]

Yes, I was about to say that too, it's very engrossing. I think I got hooked on reading that blog and I should be studying . Thanks for the link, JeanGreyForever!

[JeanGreyForever]

I'm glad you guys liked the blog. I find his articles really interesting too and I've "wasted" hours reading through them. I love how he doesn't just review films, but also Disney art-of and making-of books as well.

[Farerb]

I saw the DCP of Beauty and the Beast today at cinema and I'm mad and confused. The DCP was great, nothing like the Blu-ray. It had the correct colors and if they had darkened it a bit, it would have probably resembled the laserdisc, Belle had brown hair with no hint of red, the shot at the end of 'Something There' was correct, the dress was not lemony yellow, it was gold and it didn't have that stupid Belle's reflection.
I just don't get it - Disney has a good correct master for this film but they never used it for home release, why would they do that? Why would they do that to one of their most acclaimed films of all time? I really don't understand what's going on here. It confuses me and it makes me sad and there is no way to get an answer about it. WTF Disney?!?

I can just hope they would use this for the 4K edition, it will probably be the last time this film is released on home media so I hope Disney won't mess it up.

[DisneyJedi]

DCP?

[Farerb]

DCP?

Digital Cinema Package. It's the digital file they use for films at cinemas.