https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxYhhY0gsM Aladdin: Diamond Edition [Blu Ray] Release Date: October 13, 2015 Cast: Robin Williams, Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried Director: Ron Clements and John Musker Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Genre(s): Family, Animated Extra Feature Rating: ★★★★★ Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: N/A Amazon | IMDB | Wikipedia Aladdin […]
I Really Enjoyed Tomorrowland and The Blu-Ray Release Just Makes It Even Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4MwIVF4Wy4 Tomorrowland [Blu Ray] Release Date: October 13, 2015 Cast: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Hugh Laruie Director: Brad Bird Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, A113 Productions Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Genre(s): Family, Science Fiction Extra Feature Rating: ★★★★☆ Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A Amazon | IMDB | Wikipedia I know that Tomorrowland got pretty mixed […]
Rockstar Book Tours: A Thousand Nights Spotlight
Author: E.K. Johnston Release Date: October 6, 2015 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Source: Rockstar Book Tours Genre(s): fantasy, fiction, YA Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks Lo-Melkhiin killed three hundred girls before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on […]
“Lost Stars” is the Star Wars Book We Should All Be Talking About
Star Wars: Lost Stars Author: Claudia Gray Release Date: September 4, 2015 Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press Genre(s): Science Fiction, Romance, Media Tie-In Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon On Force Friday a number of books were released to continue the Star Wars story leading up to the release of The Force Awakens. Out of all of […]
The Bare Necessities of “The Jungle Book”
Film Synopsis: Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, “The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is […]
Disney’s Live Action Cinderella Shines on Blu-Ray and DVD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAVSQ_2kaic Cinderella (2015) [Blu-Ray] Release Date: September 15, 2015 Cast: Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgard, Derek Jacobi, Helena Bonham Carter Director: Kenneth Branagh Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Genre(s): Fairy Tale, Family Extra Feature Rating: ★★★☆☆ Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Amazon | Rotten Tomatoes | […]
Star Wars Rebels: Season One is Here to Tide You Over Until The Force Awakens!
Star Wars Rebels: Season One Release Date: September 1, 2015 Cast: Freddie Prinze, Jr.; Taylor Cray; Steven Blum; Vanessa Marshall; Tiya Sircar; David Oyelowo; Jason Isaacs Creators: Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, Carrie Beck Studio: LucasFilm Animation Distributor: Disney-ABC Domestic Television and Buena Vista Home Entertainment Genre(s): Animated, Science Fiction Extra Feature Rating: ★★★★☆ Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Liz Braswell Talks to Us About Her Relationship With Disney and “A Whole New World”
A Whole New World Author: Liz Braswell Series: Twisted Tales #1 Release Date: September 1, 2015 Publisher: Disney Press Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN | iBooks Most of us grew up on classic Disney movies. We rooted for Robin Hood in his fight against the cruel Prince John. We cried with Simba as […]
Disney Celebrates Walt Disney Animation Studios in the New ‘Short Films Collection’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRHIqJ67A_0 Walt Disney Studios Short Films Collection Release Date: August 18, 2015 Cast: Various Director: Various Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios Distributor: Walt Disney Studios, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Genre(s): Short Film, Animated, Collection Extra Feature Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate Amazon | BN Animated Shorts have been a part of Disney history from the […]
A Field Guide to the Curiouser and Curiouser Adapted Worlds of “Alice In Wonderland” (Part 1: Films)
At some point recently I realized that, with no intentional effort of my own, I’d seen more versions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland than any other work, including Sherlock Holmes, the Bible, or any Shakespeare play. Many of these were direct title-sharing adaptations, but just as often I’ll unsuspectingly dive into […]