Every first weekend in November for the last six years an animated movie has been released, with “Megamind” continuing the tradition in 2010. Here’s a look back at those films. One interesting note: Even though they all helped kick-off the holiday movie season, only the first one won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. November […]

It looks like we may be seeing the next Spider-Man movie before we ever get to see Spider-Man on Broadway. The official opening of “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” has been delayed again, this time for 3 weeks, because of continued problems with the show. The plan now is for the $60-million production – the […]

It’s not every day that the #1 animated movie of all-time comes out on DVD, so the release of “Toy Story 3” is a HUGE deal. It’s my favorite movie of the year (see my review below) and is a definite contender for the Best Picture Oscar. However, there’s another DVD out this week that […]

Happy Halloween to all! Saturday night, NBC aired two DreamWorks animated Halloween specials. First was the new “Scared Shrekless”, which featured the whole gang, and a few surprises. There’s some nice tributes to the original “Shrek”, and it’s overall very entertaining. Following that was last year’s “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space”, which […]

I guess we all knew this was coming, but it’s still pretty scary now that it’s actually true: James Cameron has announced that he will be doing both an “Avatar 2” and an “Avatar 3” as his next two films. They are scheduled for release in 2014 and 2015. And I was hoping that sequels […]

The Hit 2009 Disney Christmas TV Special “Prep and Landing”, will be airing again this holiday season on ABC, along with a new 7-minute short “Operation: Secret Santa” starring Betty White as the voice of Mrs.Claus. But that’s not all, a sequel (“Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”) will air in 2011. I hope the […]

What a year it’s been for Tim Allen. Not only is his Buzz Lightyear part of the most successful animated movie of all-time, but now you can’t go to any movie or watch any TV show without hearing Allen’s voice. He’s the spokesperson for Chevy. He’s the spokesperson for Campbell’s Soup. He’s the spokesperson for […]

“Secretariat” is out in theaters right now, but how does it stack-up against the last, major horseracing movie – “Seabiscuit”? I just watched “Seabiscuit” for the first time the other night, and so now it’s time for the official “Horse Movie Match Race”: Basic Info “Secretariat” vs. “Seabiscuit” Date: 10/8/10 —- 7/25/03 Studios: Disney —- […]

The boy known as Harry Potter has started a trend that we may be seeing continue over the next year or so: going from 3D back to just 2D. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” will no longer be in 3D or IMAX 3D when it opens on November 19. Apparently, the film […]

And they’re off! Out of the gate here’s the field for this weekend’s Box Office picks: 1. Secretariat $16.5M 2. The Social Network $12.3 3. Life As We Know It $11.9 4. Legend of the Guardians $6.4 5. The Town $6.1 6. Wall Street 2 $5.8 7. My Soul To Take $5.7 8. Easy A […]