“Frankenweenie” was a live-action short a then unknown Tim Burton wrote and directed back in 1984. Burton went back to his roots for a feature-length, stop-motion animated version of the short he created for Disney. And it’s a film that’s sparked Oscar talk. “Frankenweenie” is fully in black in white (unlike Burton’s previous animated films […]
2005’s “Madagascar” was a big hit at the box office and a fun animated comedy. The franchise continued with the 2008 sequel – “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, which was not as good as the original; a nice 2009 Christmas special – “Merry Madagascar”; and the Nickelodeon spin-off series “The Penguins of Madagascar”. Now we have […]
It was the big screen event diehard superhero comic book and film fans had been waiting for. And “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the rare movie that exceeded expectations. After “Iron Man” became a box office hit and re-launched Robert Downey, Jr.’s career, Marvel Studios released “The Incredible Hulk” (starring Edward Norton) and “Iron Man 2”, […]
Over the past five years Sony Pictures Animation has produced some outstanding animated films, including “Open Season”, “Surf’s Up” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” For “Arthur Christmas” they partnered with Aardman (the Wallace and Gromit folks) and together they created a modern holiday classic. James McAvoy (who also voiced Gnomeo is this year’s […]
I was very excited when I first learned that Disney was planning to bring Winnie the Pooh back to the big screen. I’ve loved all the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood since I was very young. Once I saw the trailer for the first time late last year and then learned that this new […]
“Buck” is the year’s best documentary for a lot of reasons, but mainly because of its honesty. The focus of the film is Buck Brannaman, a modern day cowboy who works with horses and their owners. Buck has an amazing way of “breaking” young horses – getting them to behave and be calm so that […]