Six years ago Disney brought the first “The Chronicles of Narnia” movie to theaters and “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” was an enormous hit. In 2008, the second film in the series – “Prince Caspian” – was a bit of a disappointment. For this third trip to “Narnia”, Disney was replaced by 20th […]
Disney Princesses have delighted and captivated audiences, young and old alike, for over 70 years. If the studio follows through with their plan of not doing any more fairy tale/princess movies, at least they’re finishing on a high note. “Tangled” is loosely based on the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tale, “Rapunzel”. In this version, a wicked […]
DreamWorks Animation released three animated films in 2010. I really enjoyed “How to Train your Dragon” and “Shrek Forever After”. And I really wanted to like “Megamind”. The movie begins with a backstory. We see how life started-out for Megamind and how and why he became a super- villain. Will Ferrell (the voice of Megamind) […]
In 2006 director Davis Guggenheim’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”, examined the problem of global warming. In 2010 Guggenheim followed that Oscar-winning film with “Waiting for Superman”, which looks at another major issue: the problems with the public school system in America. While “Superman” won’t win an Oscar since it, shockingly, didn’t even get a nomination, […]
The Disney Studios are known for a lot of things, including their real-life sports movies, such as “Miracle”, “The Rookie” and “Invincible”. The latest to join this team is the true story of the greatest racehorse of all-time and the housewife who owned him. I realize most adults, even if they’re not die-hard horse racing […]
Back in 2006, Warner Bros. became part of the “penguin movie craze”, and won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature with “Happy Feet” (a decision by the Academy that still bothers me). Four years later the studio may be trying to start an “owl movie craze” with “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”, […]
The words Alpha and Omega mean the beginning and the end. As for the movie “Alpha and Omega”, I hated it from the beginning and couldn’t wait for it to end. The film, from the small Crest Animation Studio, is the story of two young wolves who live with their packs in Canada. Kate and […]
Rob Reiner has made some classic movies, including “Stand By Me”, “When Harry Met Sally…” and “The Princess Bride”. “Flipped” isn’t a classic, but it’s a worthy addition to his list of accomplishments as a director. “Flipped” is adapted from a popular young-adult novel about young love written by Wendelin Van Draanen. The book is […]
It’s been 46 years since “Mary Poppins” was released. Four and a half years ago a new British nanny arrived in movie theaters. I didn’t see the original “Nanny McPhee” when it came out in 2006, or on DVD, because it looked like a bad rip-off of the Disney classic. And I had low expectations […]
It was last December when I first saw the trailer for “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” and I really didn’t want to see the movie when it came out in July. But I did, because it’s my job. I hope you didn’t. The story, and it’s pretty lame, involves a police dog […]