The BFI To Screen The Disney 50 In 2011

I could have been at a screening of Tangled today. Well, almost. But I wasn’t. And it’s a sore point.

That (presumably wonderful, just-out-of-reach) film is Disney’s 50th full length animated movie, and to celebrate this milestone, the mousemasters will be collaborating with the BFI on a special season to run throughout 2011. Starting on January 16th, “The Disney 50″ are to be screened, one per weekend, for the rest of the year.

They aren’t quite being screened in chronological order, instead running 50 first then 1-49. This is so Tangled might be premiered up front, ahead of it’s UK release on January 28th. There’s also promise of several special events throughout the year, with “Disney directors past and present”, but not concrete details given yet.

Here’s the list of all 50 films, in production order.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Pinocchio

Fantasia

Dumbo

Bambi

Saludos Amigos

The Three Caballeros

Make Mine Music

Fun and Fancy Free

Melody Time

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Cinderella

Alice in Wonderland

Peter Pan

Lady and the Tramp

Sleeping Beauty

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

The Sword in the Stone

The Jungle Book

The Aristocats

Robin Hood

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Rescuers

The Fox and the Hound

The Black Cauldron

The Great Mouse Detective

Oliver & Company

The Little Mermaid

The Rescuers Down Under

Beauty and the Beast

Aladdin

The Lion King

Pocahontas

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Hercules

Mulan

Tarzan

Fantasia 2000

Dinosaur 2000

The Emperor’s New Groove

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Lilo & Stitch

Treasure Planet

Brother Bear

Home on the Range

Chicken Little

Meet the Robinsons

Bolt

The Princess and the Frog

Tangled

Now… can I really afford to see all 50? And do I even want to? There’s a few films on that list that just aren’t up to snuff, no matter how much the wheat outweighs the chaff overall.

It’s also worth noting that Disney will have released their 51st feature-toon, Winnie the Pooh, just a few months into this program. I hope they manage to accommodate it somehow.