Mary Poppins Returns is currently winning hearts and charming audiences thanks to great songs and charming performances from leads Emily Blunt (as magical nanny Mary Poppins) and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda as lovable lamplighter Jack. It’s a thankful task to…
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I am not a fan of the sobby, tearjerker trope. However, even one of my books, dedicated to movies for guys, says that Old Yeller is a classic coming of age movie that should not be missed. I admit it,…
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George Stevens and Frank Capra were two directors who really knew how to capture onscreen the essence of what being an American is all about. They made films about the love of one’s hometown, one’s family, about freedom and about…
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It’s a fantastic week to be a film lover, as there as a number of exciting new releases spanning several genres that have just been released on Blu-ray and DVD. Family films lead the pack, with the recent Disney hits…
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Put Dick Van Dyke on a deserted island with a bevy of Polynesian beauties and a space chimp and you’d think you would have a winning comedy. Walt Disney certainly thought so. He liked the idea of remaking Robinson Crusoe…
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In 1865, on Cauldbrae Farm, sheepherder Old Jock (Alex Mackenzie) travels to Edinburgh, since the family he works for can no longer afford to pay him. The family dog, a Skye Terrier named Bobby, has taken a liking to Old…
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We think that you’ll have a doggone good time with this week’s Create-A-Caption, as it is based on Disney’s 1961 animated romp 101 Dalmatians. That film, along with its 1996 live-action remake and their respective sequels, are currently stored in…
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Sometimes pioneers come along and change everything. One such individual was clearly Walt Disney. During his lifetime, he not only altered the trajectory of animation, but he also helped the medium — once strictly dismissed as kid’s stuff — earn…
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The Walt Disney crew worked for four years to animate Felix Salten’s 1923 kiddie lit classic, Bambi, A Life in the Woods, resulting in some of the studio’s most memorable characters and unforgettable moments. The beloved (and, at times, downright…
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In hindsight, The Shaggy Dog (1959) was a landmark Disney film. After all, this amusing comedy perfected the formula for the contemporary live-action family films produced by the studio for the next twenty years. It was also the first of Fred…
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