From Thriller to Beat It to Billy Jean to Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson earned the title: The King of Pop. And if you don’t believe that, you will after you see this movie. “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” is a documentary that covers the rehearsals leading-up to what would have been his final […]
Originally Disney planned to release these two films separately…”1” now…and “2” in February, but when the studio decided to release another of their classics: “Beauty and the Beast” in 3-D in February, the decision was made to turn the “Toy Story” 3-D’s into a double-feature. There’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know Buzz, Woody and all […]
Sony Pictures Animation began in 2006 with “Open Season”, then a year later came out with “Surf’s Up” and followed that in early 2009 with the direct to DVD release of “Open Season 2”. Each of those films is very funny, but “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is the studio’s best yet. “Cloudy” is […]
In the early 1940’s, an extraordinary event happened in the life of Walt Disney, and it had nothing to do with Mickey Mouse. “Walt & El Grupo” is a documentary on an event that very few people, even Disney fans, know about. Just prior to the start of World War II there were troubled times […]
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep can pretty much do it all. Last year she’s sang ABBA songs in “Mamma Mia” and played a nun in “Doubt”. This year she took on the role of Julia Child in “Julie and Julia” and turned-in a masterpiece. The movie is based on two true stories. Streep’s Child is […]
“Ice Age” and “Ice Age: The Meltdown” are two of the most popular animated films of the past decade. The original was nominated for an Oscar back in 2003, and combined they made over $1 billion dollars worldwide. So it’s no surprise that they made a third. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” brings back […]
“Up” is the 10th Disney/Pixar film, it was one of the box office hits of this past summer and is one of the best films of 2009. And the DVD and Blu-ray editions were worth the wait. Ed Asner voices Carl Fredrickson, a widower who’s being forced to leave the house that he’s lived-in for […]
“Star Trek” is the 11th feature film in the series…and it comes 43 years after the show debuted on TV. This new edition, in case you weren’t aware, is a prequel. We get to see James Kirk as a baby…a school kid…and learn how he eventually becomes Captain of the starship Enterprise. We also see […]
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a long time. If you missed it when it was out, now’s your chance to see it on DVD. The movie stars Kevin James as an “out of shape” security guard who works in a New Jersey shopping mall. Blart wants to […]
“The Tale of Despereaux” was on my list of favorite animated films of 2008. It’s is based on the award-winning book by Kate DiCamillo. I read the book and really enjoyed it, but I like the movie version even more. Matthew Broderick voices Despereaux, a mouse who is different from all of the other mice […]