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‘Chimpanzee’ Review

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Disneynature has had much success with their Earth Day documentaries: 2009’s “Earth” was about our entire planet, primarily focusing on polar bears, whales and elephants and was narrated by James Earl Jones. 2010’s “Oceans”, narrated by Pierce Brosnan, took us under the sea. And last year’s “African Cats”, about lion and cheetah families, was narrated […]
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‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ Review

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Japan’s Studio Ghibli has had a great deal of success bringing their anime films to America, thanks in large part to Disney, which distributes the films in the U.S. Fans and critics alike have loved Ghibli movies, beginning with their first – 1986’s “Castle in the Sky”. Stand-outs from the studio include “My Neighbor Totoro” […]
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‘Beauty and the Beast 3D’ Review

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“Beauty and the Beast 3D” was originally supposed to be released on February 12th, 2010. But after early test screenings and negative backlash, Disney decided to drop it completely. In September, they decided to release “The Lion King 3D”. Once that became a surprise hit, the studio decided to re-release a bunch of their classics […]
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‘The Lion King 3D’ Review

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“The Lion King” is one of Disney’s most popular films of all-time. In fact it’s the studio’s highest-grossing non-Pixar animated film ever (and #4 on the all-time animation list). In 2002, Disney re-released the movie for the first time, in IMAX theaters. And now nine years later the studio had brought it back again, this […]
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‘Seven Days in Utopia’ Review

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“Seven Days in Utopia” is based on the 2009 best-selling novel: “Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia”, by David Cook. It’s the story of a young pro golfer who needs help in becoming a better player and a better person. While it’s corny and formulaic, it’s also a rare sports movie […]
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‘Winnie the Pooh’ Review

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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 […]
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‘Cars 2’ Review

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“Cars” is my all-time favorite Disney/Pixar film. It’s got memorable characters, great dialogue, a terrific story and wonderful animation. And it has a lot of heart. “Cars 2” is not as good as the original, but it still doesn’t disappoint. This is a rare case when the storyline for a sequel is almost completely different […]
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‘African Cats’ Review

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Disneynature’s 2011 Earth Day documentary, “African Cats”, takes place in Kenya, and focuses on a pride of lions and a family of cheetahs, both trying to survive. The lion story involves a battle over territory involving two male rivals and an aging lioness trying to stay alive to protect her cub, while the cheetah tale […]
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‘Rio’ Review

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“Rio” has a lot in common with the movie’s main character – a blue macaw who can’t fly: It’s nice looking, but never takes off. The opening 5-minutes of the film are great. We see Blu as a baby bird, in the rain forest of Brazil and learn how he ends-up in Minnesota as a […]
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