Disney and Warner Brothers join forces to unite animation and live-action in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” When Roger is accused of murdering a wealthy businessman who was photographed playing Patty Cake with Roger’s wife Jessica, it’s up to down on his luck private investigator Eddie Valiant to prove Roger’s innocence and help save Toontown from […]
The “Toy Story” toys are back and getting ready to celebrate not having to lay still when Bonnie and her family go on vacation over Christmas in “Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation.” Meanwhile, Ken and Barbie have snuck away from the daycare in Bonnie’s backpack because Ken thinks Bonnie will be taking that bag to […]
Long before the prequels, sequels, animated series and LEGO shorts, George Lucas tried to keep “Star Wars” going and capitalize on the series success in “Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure.” The film follows a caravan of Ewoks as they try to help two young kids find their parents after becoming separated from them. And, […]
In 1930s Austria, the von Trapp family learns how to have fun when an aspiring nun becomes their governess in “The Sound of Music.” As the seven young children fall in love with Maria as their governess, she and their father fall in love and she stops trying to become a nun and becomes their […]
Disney takes Victor Hugo’s classic tale and tries to make it palatable for kids in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” After killing a gypsy, Frollo is convinced by the bishop not to kill her son who Frollo sees as ugly. Instead, the boy who becomes the titular hunchback is raised in the bell tower of […]
Disney takes on one of the most popular bulls in literary history in the 1938 short, “Ferdinand the Bull.” In the story, Ferdinand is a gentle bull who just likes to smell the flowers. But, when a group of matadors are looking for a fierce bull, Ferdinand sits on a bee. The bee stings Ferdinand […]
“Fewer songs. More explosions.” That was the motto for the Walt Disney Animation Studios as it transitioned into the 2000s to make the action adventure film, “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.” The film follows Milo Thatch, a man who wants to live up to his grandfather’s legend, as he seeks the lost city of Atlantis. Meanwhile, […]
A family living in Arendelle tells a story to their kids about the elemental spirits of the land that make up the mythical history of the land’s past, present and future in “Myth: A Frozen Tale.” This short is designed as a virtual reality experience for people who don’t have access to VR technology. It’s […]
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto go on vacation to Hawaii for some fun in the sun, but the ocean and the sea creatures don’t want to cooperate with Goofy, Donald and Pluto’s attempts at fun in “Hawaiian Holiday.” Mickey plays a slide guitar while Minnie dances in a grass skirt and they are the […]
Walt Disney gives us a look at the sights and sounds at Disneyland in the year 1966 in “Disneyland Around the Seasons;” an episode of “The Wonderful World of Color.” This documentary style episode gives us a look at the new additions to the New Orleans Square section of the park in that year; It’s […]
The merry band of rebels work to free Lothal from the clutches of the Empire and, in doing so, seem to serve as an inspiration for the rest of the Rebel Alliance moving forward in the final season of “Star Wars: Rebels.” The final season features pain, sacrifice, loss, joy, victory and personal growth for […]
Keep moving forward. That’s the philosophy of the 2007 Walt Disney Animation Studios film “Meet the Robinsons.” In the film, Lewis is a boy, fascinated by science, living in an orphanage who is trying to find his mother. But, when Wilbur comes from the future to stop the Bowler Hat Guy from trying to hurt […]
The God of Thunder returns to Earth after Jane Foster absorbs the Aether and becomes the target of a Dark Elf named Malekith who is seeking the Aether to overthrow Asgard in “Thor: The Dark World.” This film expands on the lore of the first film by introducing more of the Nine Realms, introducing Odin’s […]
The God of Thunder makes his big screen debut and gives the Marvel Cinematic Universe another hero to follow as it works to build the Avengers in “Thor.” Chris Hemsworth stars as the future king of Asgard in the third origin story of the MCU, after “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk” and the fourth […]
A video game villain doesn’t want to be the bad guy anymore, so he goes on a mission to win a hero medal in another game but is constantly warned against “going Turbo” in “Wreck-It Ralph.” After Ralph is able to capture a medal in a game where soldiers try to kill bugs, he tries […]