Scrambling to survive the destruction of their society, 3 ape scientists go back in time to then-contemporary 1970s America. However, their search for refuge only serves to sew distrust and throws up questions on intervening against a potentially inevitable future… How do you continue a franchise that tried its hardest to end after two films? […]
Donald has taken up golf, but keeps getting distracted by birds, his nephews and trick clubs and balls in the 1938 Walt Disney Animation Studios short, “Donald’s Golf Game.” The short starts with Donald spending some quality time with his nephews; Huey, Dewey and Louie. But, as birds and the boys keep making noise, he […]
A woodland creature and hunter’s pet strike up an unusual friendship in the 1981 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, “The Fox and the Hound.” Tod is an abandoned fox who is adopted by an old widow who likes to take care of things. Copper is a puppy who has been adopted by a hunter who […]
Mickey, Donald and Goofy go on an adventure in a house that converts into a car and trailer in the 1938 Walt Disney Animation Studios short, “Mickey’s Trailer.” We get to see their adventure as Goofy drives while Mickey makes breakfast for the trio. They convince a cow to join them so they can get […]
In this direct sequel to a sci-fi classic, Brent (James Franciscus) follows the trail of fellow astronaut Taylor (Charlton Heston) and ends up in a very similar predicament. In the process of looking for his colleague, he unearths a society that could mean doom for the entire planet… Beneath the Planet of the Apes is […]
A pair of mice on a mission to rescue an orphan girl who was kidnapped and made to hunt for a special diamond in the 1977 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, “The Rescuers.” Penny has been kidnapped from an orphanage in New York and taken to Louisiana because she is small enough to fit in […]
In this science fiction classic, three astronauts led by Taylor (Charlton Heston) embark on a long-distance space journey, only for problems to lead to crash landing on a seemingly alien planet and being captured by intelligent apes that oversee a caveman-like slave race… My history with the original Planet of the Apes is admittedly slightly […]
Mickey Mouse is a tailor in the Middle Ages whose mouth gets him in trouble and forces him to take on a giant in the 1938 Walt Disney Animation Studios short, “The Brave Little Tailor.” It’s Disney’s take on the classic fairytale from the Brothers Grimm. Mickey Mouse finds a way to stop the giant […]
Set 57 years after the events on the Nostromo, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is scooped up from outer space and revived from suspended animation into a future she barely recognises. Surrounded by people who don’t believe her terrifying ordeal, she is convinced to return with a squad of marines to a colony on the planet […]
The Walt Disney Animation Studios gives us a look into the Hundred Acre Wood in the 1977 animated classic, “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.” The film follows Pooh, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and Christopher Robin through a storybook as they go on their many adventures. In the film, Pooh gets […]
The tale of Robin Hood and his mission to rob from the rich to give to the poor during the villainous reign of Prince John is given the Disney treatment in the 1973 animated classic, “Robin Hood.” In this version, Robin Hood and Little John are already living in Sherwood Forest and robbing rich folks […]
Mickey Mouse is putting on a magic show but keeps getting heckled by Donald Duck in the 1937 Walt Disney Animation Studios short “Magician Mickey.” Every time Donald heckles Mickey, Mickey finds a way to use his magic to turn it around on and put the joke back on Donald. In the end, Donald decides […]
It’s round two of the battle between the tortoise and the hare as Toby Tortoise and Max Hare face off in a boxing match in the 1936 Silly Symphonies short, “Toby Tortoise Returns.” In the first round, Max Hare is beating up Toby Tortoise and almost wins, but the bell rings before Toby can be […]
A family of cats, set to inherit a fortune, is catnapped by their butler and ends up stranded in the French countryside in the 1970 Walt Disney Animation Studios classic, “The Aristocats.” While trying to get back home to Paris, Duchess, Toulouse, Marie and Berlioz run into Thomas O’Malley, the Alley Cat, who helps them […]
A young boy gets separated from his village and ends up in the jungle where he needs help from a panther and a bear to escape a tiger and a snake in the 1967 Walt Disney animated classic, “The Jungle Book.” The film is loosely based on Rudyard Kipling’s book of the same name. This […]