As you know 2009 was a record-breaking year for movies and family films, specifically animated films, accounted for a a big part of the $10.5 billion spent at the box office. Not all of those family films were worth seeing, but many of them were, and 10 stood out above the rest. Here is my […]

And now, as promised, the movies to plan on seeing in the second half of 2010: July: 2 – “The Last Airbender” (Paramount) 9 – “Despicable Me” (Steve Carell) 16 – “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (Nicolas Cage, Disney) 30 – “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” (WB) August: 13 – “Ramona and Beezus” (FOX) […]

2010 is going to be a busy year for movies, with some big competition at the box office. Here’s a quick look at family films to watch for in the first half of next year: January: 15th – “The Spy Next Door” (Jackie Chan) 22nd – “Tooth Fairy” (Dwayne Johnson) February: 12th – “Percy Jackson […]

It’s the biggest weekend of all-time at the box office, even though the #1 film didn’t make $100 million. “Avatar” came in first again with another $75 million. That’s bigger than last weekend. “Sherlock Holmes” made a surprising $65.4 Million to come in second. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” grossed $50.2 million Friday through […]

As the holidays are upon us, I’d like to start off by saying thank you to all the people who have been regulars for visiting the site this past year, and if you’re new, welcome. Hopefully over the next year, you will enjoy the site as much as I have. Well, at the box office, […]

Add “Toy Story 3” to the list of 2010 movies coming-out in IMAX 3D. This will be a first for Pixar, and it should be great. Last week on ABC Family they showed a scene from the movie in which Andy is deciding whether or not to bring his toys with him to college. After […]

I think we all knew something was wrong when we didn’t see a trailer come out for “Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil”. Now it’s official: the sequel to the 2006 surprise hit (and one of my favorite animated films) won’t be coming-out next month. The scheduled release date was Jan. 15, but it’s been removed […]

Tuesday was a “Golden” day, as the nominations for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards were announced. And I’ve got to tell you, I’m pretty happy with the results of the voting. First of all, most of the nominees for Best Animated Feature deserve the honor. “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and […]

I always thought McDonald’s designed their toy giveaways for little kids, while Burger King sometimes geared their promotions to a slightly older audience (fans of SpongeBob and The Simpsons). Well, apparently I was wrong. For the first time in 17 years McDonald’s is offering toys in their Happy Meals from a PG-13 film – “Avatar”. […]