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 […]
“9” is like no animated movie you’ve ever seen. And that’s both good and bad. It’s set in a futuristic world where all humans are gone, killed-off by man-made machines. The only living things still on Earth are a group of dolls, created by a scientist who hoped that they could help save the planet. […]
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 […]
“Shorts” is a Robert Rodriguez creation, so you’d expect a lot of special effects. However, “special” is a word that should never be used to describe this movie. “Awful” is that word. In “Shorts” a kid named Toby, who has no friends, meets a couple of kids and they find a rainbow-colored rock that allows […]
“Ponyo” is the latest, charming animated film from Oscar winning director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away” and “Howl’s Moving Castle”. This time Disney was involved as the distributor and many famous celebrities lent their voices to the American version of this Japanese hit. Miyazaki’s other classic films are being re-released as well, so if you enjoy […]
It’s a movie about high school kids…and music. But it’s not from Disney and Zac Efron is nowhere to be seen. In “Bandslam” a high school student named Will moves to New Jersey. He didn’t have any friends in his old school so he’s hoping things will be different this time. He meets two girls: […]
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 […]
This summer Paramount brought us three big-budget action films. The first one – “Star Trek – was a big hit with critics and at the box office. The second – “Transformers 2” – didn’t get great reviews but is the highest-grossing film of the year. The third was “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”, which, […]
How do I put this nicely? “Aliens in the Attic” is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. The plot is so simple and predictable: A group of four alien creatures come to Earth and land on the roof of a vacation home. They are discovered by some of the kids staying there. The […]
Over the past few years Disney has churned-out several live-action films with talking dogs, including “Underdog” and “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”. In “G-Force” Guinea pigs take center stage. The movie centers around a group of animal special agent super spies, known as G-Force, who are put into action to try to stop an evil businessman from […]