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Film reviews: New releases for Jan. 23
The Testament of Ann Lee; H is for Hawk; Disneyland Handcrafted; Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
"The Testament of Ann Lee" Searchlight Pictures "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" HBO Disneyland Handcrafted **1/2 As ridiculous as this may sound, my most compelling takeaway from Leslie Iwerks’ documentary about the construction of Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom in California is being reminded that this was just another construction project, one built by guys who had to stop and eat lunch between shifts applying texture to the bricks of a castle.
In part, that’s because Iwerks (Disney+’s The Imagineering Story ) keeps a tight focus on the behind-the-scenes work of raising a theme park…
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