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(Sci-Fi Wire) -- Disney will re-release its classic 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty in a restored print of the original 70mm Technirama version, along with a series of shorts, for a two-week run beginning Aug. 22 at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. The restoration extends to the print's Oscar-nominated soundtrack in the original six-track stereophonic mix, the trade paper reported. The re-release will feature the Oscar-winning short Grand Canyon, the original trailer and several vintage shorts. On opening night, a "making-of" panel will discuss the film, its six-year creation and its place in animation history, the trade paper reported. The panel will include animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston of Disney's original "Nine Old Men," who created the Good Fairy characters; Sleeping Beauty voice Mary Costa; current top Disney animator Andreas Deja; the film's restoration expert, Scott MacQueen; and music historian Alex Rannie, who researched the movie's musical history and Tchaikovsky-influenced score, the trade paper reported.
(Sci-Fi Wire) -- Disney will re-release its classic 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty in a restored print of the original 70mm Technirama version, along with a series of shorts, for a two-week run beginning Aug. 22 at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. The restoration extends to the print's Oscar-nominated soundtrack in the original six-track stereophonic mix, the trade paper reported. The re-release will feature the Oscar-winning short Grand Canyon, the original trailer and several vintage shorts. On opening night, a "making-of" panel will discuss the film, its six-year creation and its place in animation history, the trade paper reported. The panel will include animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston of Disney's original "Nine Old Men," who created the Good Fairy characters; Sleeping Beauty voice Mary Costa; current top Disney animator Andreas Deja; the film's restoration expert, Scott MacQueen; and music historian Alex Rannie, who researched the movie's musical history and Tchaikovsky-influenced score, the trade paper reported.