Annette Funicello

What’s Your Favorite Beach Party Movie?

08.12.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Annette Funicello, Back to the Beach, Beach Party Movies, Bob Denver, Frankie Avalon, Open Thread, Paramount Presents, Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman | no comments

Back to the Beach

There’s nothing quite like a beach party movie! The release of the 1987 sleeper comedy hit Back to the Beach (starring the legendary Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon and featuring cameos from everyone from Bob Denver to Pee-Wee Herman) on…

“Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and More Thrilling New Releases Are Here!

08.11.22 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Adam Pally, Al Pacino, Alan Hale, Annette Funicello, Anthony Banderas, Anthony LaPaglia, Ashley Judd, Ben Schwartz, Bryan Tyree Henry, Claire Bloom, Connie Stevens, David Cronenberg, Eriq La Salle, Ethan Embry, Frankie Avalon, Fredric March, Gerard Butler, Gina Lollobrigida, Gloria Reuben, James Marsden, James Stewart, Jenny Agutter, Jim Carrey, Joan Plowright, Jon Voight, Judy Davis, Kevin Dillon, King Vidor, Léa Seydoux, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lori Loughlin, Mel Gibson, Michael Rooker, Ray Milland, Richard Burton, Robert De Niro, Shannen Doherty, Shemar Moore, Sidney Lumet, Sonic the Hedgehog, Stanley Baker, The Hallmark Channel, Tika Sumpter, Tom Sizemore, Val KIlmer, Viggo Mortensen, Yul Brynner, Zoe Saldana | no comments

The summer will be over before you know it, but there’s still some time to sit back and relax in the air conditioning with a great movie or two. (Or ten, or twenty, or…we don’t judge!) There’s a bunch of…

Guest Review: “The Shaggy Dog”

06.13.20 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: Annette Funicello, Cecil Kellaway, Disney, Flashback Friday, Forrest Lewis, Fred MacMurray, Gordon Jones, Jean Hagen, Paul Frees, The Shaggy Dog, Tommy Kirk, Walt Disney | 2 comments

In the mid-1950s Walt Disney gave ABC their very first full-hour western television program – Davy Crockett. The series was such a success that the network soon launched many other similar series such as Maverick, Wyatt Earp, and Lawman. These westerns…

“Dumbo,” “Cinderella,” Classics from the Warner Archives, and More of This Week’s Fantastic New Releases!

06.25.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Andrea Martin, Angela Lansbury, Ann Bancroft, Annette Funicello, Blake Edwards, Buster Keaton, Cinderella, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, David Lynch, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Dick Cavett, Disney, Dom Deluise, Dumbo, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Gary Busey, Groucho Marx, Hallmark Channel, Jane Russell, Julie Andrews, Michael Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Nancy Sinatra, Omar Sharif, Richard Pryor, Roddy McDowall, The Criterion Collection, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Archive Collection | 3 comments

This week’s new Blu-ray and DVD offerings include everything from a pair of Disney favorites (one new, one classic), to classics from the Warner Archives, recent theatrical offerings, cult hits, and so much more. Movie lovers, have we got a…

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