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- 1Early readers praise Matthew Teller's Finding Aladdin●Reading an advance copy of Finding Aladdin by Matthew Teller, and it's reminding me of Lotte Reiniger's glorious 1926 Ad
Matthew Teller's new book Finding Aladdin is circulating in advance copies ahead of publication. An early reader says the book examines the Aladdin story and its history, noting that Teller references Lotte Reiniger's 1926 Adventures of Prince Achmed, the oldest surviving animated feature film. The reader recalls first seeing that film at Edinburgh's Filmhouse cinema and says the book's connections to animation history are a highlight.
- 2Leonard Nimoy and James Earl Jones starred in Tim Burton's TV Aladdin▼Leonard Nimoy Was In Tim Burton's TV Version Of Aladdin With James Earl Jones As The Genie
Before Disney's animated Aladdin, Tim Burton directed a 1986 television version of the story in which Leonard Nimoy and James Earl Jones both appeared, with Jones voicing the Genie. The trivia is circulating among film fans who are surprised that two iconic actors and Burton were attached to the same little-known Aladdin project.