“Boo-Bop-BopBop-Bop, I love you, too!” – Pete’s Dragon Good ol’ Elliott. He is exactly the kind of companion any child would wish to have. Strong, clever, amusing, cuddly, fun to be with, and he has the ability to make himself…
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February, we hardly knew ye! As we wave goodbye to one month and hello to March, there’s comfort to be found in the fact that there are always great movies to watch no matter how quickly time passes. This week’s…
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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…
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Lady and the Tramp is the charming animated classic about a posh cocker spaniel and her would-be love, a streetwise mutt. Despite their differences, this lovable canines capture each other’s hearts…and yours as well. This week’s Create-A-Caption asks you to…
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In this guest post, Constance Metzinger shares her thoughts on the 1962 adaptation of The Prince and the Pauper. Mark Twain had a knack for writing stories that appealed to the common people, especially to children. Most everyone has at…
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Making its DVD and Blu-ray debut this week is Frozen II, the fantastic sequel to Disney’s 2013 megahit. This time around, Arendelle is set upon by a vengeful quartet of elemental entities, and ice sorceress queen Elsa (voiced by Idina…
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You may have seen the news that a scientist has just created a black hole in a laboratory. I’ve seen more than my fair share of sci-fi to know that this makes me nervous, and yet the real world ramifications…
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Michael Innes, who is best known for his novels featuring detective Sir John Appleby, was a prolific author for over fifty years (1930s-1980s). In 1953, he penned a little book entitled Christmas at Candleshoe which Walt Disney Studios subsequently produced…
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Bette Davis was one of the greatest actresses who ever lived, in my opinion. She could pull off sultry sirens, innocent ingenues and beastly characters with equal panache. One only has to watch Dark Victory, All About Eve or Whatever Happened to…
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The Walt Disney Company today are pros when it comes to knowing how to promote their latest films but, back in the day, they had the marketing game pretty well in hand, too. In 1964, without the aid of the…
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