Disney has won the Best Animated Feature Oscar for the past four years – twice under Disney Animation Studios (“Frozen”, “Big Hero 6”) and twice with Pixar (“Brave”, “Inside Out”). This year, The Mouse House is behind THREE potential nominees. Two of them, “Zootopia” and “Finding Dory”, have been box office and critical juggernauts and […]

At 90 and 84 years of age respectively, entertainment icons Don Rickles and Regis Philbin are as funny, insightful and sharp as ever. I recently had the honor of attending one of their stage shows at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Long Island, NY. Regis moderated a “This is Your Life”- style look at […]

As someone on the verge of receiving his high school diploma, I thought I’d look back at some of the recent films involving the end of high school, graduation, and taking the next step: Disney’s underrated, high school non-musical, “Prom”, showcased how important the last days and final events of senior year really are. And […]

“Mad Max: Fury Road” won six Oscars – for Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design and Makeup & Hairstyling. It also earned nine Critics Choice Awards, including those latter four categories, plus Best Action Movie, Director (George Miller) and Visual Effects. But the one cinematic element that epitomized “Mad Max”, elevating […]

“The Wizard of Oz”. “West Side Story”. “Mary Poppins”. “Singin’ in the Rain”. These are some of the all-time classic movie musicals. But many of those from yesteryear were primarily filmed on soundstages. They simply didn’t have the scope and freedom of those released today. Continuous movement, high energy and, therefore, incredible editing, are all […]

Last year I wrote an article on the Box Office domination of Universal Pictures. Without question, that honor for 2016 goes to Disney. The Mouse House has already crossed the $4 billion mark worldwide and was the first to reach $1B domestically. And we’re not even halfway through the year. Jan. & Feb. “Star Wars: […]