Blu-ray Review: Youngblood
Released in the winter of 1986, Youngblood has the distinction of being the first R-rated movie I ever saw on my own in a theater. I was only 12 going on 13 at the time, but an older friend worked at the theater and got me in, for free. My hopes were high, the film’s […]
Blu-ray Review: Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition
It’s hard to believe that Dirty Dancing is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year. Just 14 when the film hit theaters in August if 1987, I saw the film and loved it. My friends and I quickly bought the soundtrack and if memory serves, I went to see the film four more times before it […]
Blu-ray Review: The Fox and the Hound / The Fox and the Hound II – 30th Anniversary Edition
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 aside, passing their duties to a new generation of animation masters, among them Don Bluth. […]
THE FOX AND THE HOUND’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY- ON BD 8/9/11
The 24th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series is loosely based on the 1967 novel by Daniel P. Mannix and marks the turning point where animator Don Bluth left Disney to form his own production studio. The direct-to-video sequel released in 2006 is also included in this set.