With a decidedly darker tone than its beloved predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City has George Miller in the director’s chair (yes, of Mad Max fame), who presents a world somewhere between make believe and a nightmare. Instead of the…
Based on the hard-hitting novel of the same name by James A. Michener, The Bridges at Toko-Ri is set in 1952, during the Korean War. Rear Admiral George Tarrant (Fredric March) commands Task Force 77 aboard a Naval aircraft carrier….
The last of the Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland Backyard Musicals, Girl Crazy was preceded by Babes in Arms (1939), Strike Up the Band (1940) and Babes on Broadway (1941). Each movie allowed the young stars to show off their singing, dancing…
Strike Up the Band was the second of four Backyard Musicals Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland made together between 1939 and 1943. When the film was released in 1940, Rooney was in the midst of a three year reign as the top…
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JF81XBS”]Though her career only spanned six years and eleven films, Grace Kelly is considered one of the most iconic, fashionable stars in cinematic history. Just shy of what would have been Grace Kelly’s 85th birthday, Warner Brothers has released…
Otto Preminger directed over 35 films in a film career that spanned more than five decades. Throughout his career, Preminger wasn’t afraid to attract controversy dealing with taboo topics of the era such as drug addiction (The Man with the…
While none of Disney’s direct-to-video sequels have been as successful as the originals, they’ve generally been well done and offered impressive animation. Released in 2001, Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamps Adventure isn’t terrible, but even fans of the original…
David O. Selznick’s first independent production, 1936’s Little Lord Fauntleroy continued the producer’s penchant for bring “classics” to the screen. Adapted by Hugh Walpole from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the film is a remake of two earlier versions,…
As Blu-ray becomes an increasingly popular format, the major studios have really begun to see that the true classics of cinema make their way to high-def. I for one couldn’t be happier. One of Paramount’s latest classics to make a…
Disney’s 24th animated film, The Fox and the Hound began production during a time of transition at the studio. Although the two surviving members of Disney’s legendary “Nine Old Men” began work on the project in 1977, they soon stepped…