No, your eyes don’t deceive you. We aren’t talking about the 1945 Barbara Stanwyck version of this movie which I absolutely adore! No, we’re talking about the time Arnold Schwarzenegger … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
Originally published December 15th, 2012 Part two of my three-part series of Little Women reviews discusses the 1994 version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic. This is the Little Women I … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
t’s Christmas at Ticklish Business and our first episode sees guest Howard Casner and I compare and contrast the 1947 George Seaton feature, Miracle on 34th Street, with the 1994 … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #32: Miracle on 34th Street (1947/1994)
I gave my thoughts on 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street in a previous review which you can peruse here before reading my thoughts on the remake. I was rather harsh … Continue Reading Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Before I get to this year’s Christmas Day review let me wish each and every one of you dear readers a Merry Christmas (or whatever you choose to celebrate today) … Continue Reading The Preacher’s Wife (1996)
It’s been a mini-Lifetime movie marathon over the last three weeks with both Grace of Monaco and The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe preceding today’s film. Where those latter two … Continue Reading Biopic Theater – Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
Our final tribute to Nick and Nora Charles is a pair of documentaries included with the Complete Thin Man box set. (I assumed the final disc, Alias Nick and Nora, … Continue Reading Alias Nick and Nora (1991/2005)
This, as well as the next two weeks worth of Disney movies, will be first-time viewings for me which should spark interesting discussions in the comments. I avoided Tarzan when … Continue Reading Tarzan (1999)
We’re down to the final three films of the 90s – the Disney Decade – and it’s evident that the company was resting on their laurels. Everything from the animation, … Continue Reading Mulan (1998)
As the nineties wound their way to the end, Disney started to stray farther and farther from the quality animation and scripts that sparked the Disney Renaissance. The last four … Continue Reading Hercules (1997)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame has plateaued in its enjoyment level for me. As a kid, I hated the film and it’s increasingly grown to be an unsung gem of … Continue Reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
The minute Disney decided to adapt the Pocahontas tale for the big-screen, they had to expect problems. The story has become a romanticized examination of early intolerance and love transcending … Continue Reading Pocahontas (1995)
Better late than never, right? The Lion King is another feather in the Disney cap and the last as Disney’s grandiosity and need for awards caused them to enter shaky … Continue Reading The Lion King (1994)
A persona anecdote for you all: Last semester I wrote a fifteen page paper about the use of ethnicity and dress with regards to today’s Disney Vault feature, so I’m … Continue Reading Aladdin (1992)
Beauty and the Beast: The film that changed everything! This was the animation feature that proved to the naysayers that animated films were just as compelling as live-action movies, and … Continue Reading Beauty and the Beast (1991)
I’ve returned with a new decade in the Disney Vault. The nineties saw Disney churning out film upon film, so it’ll take almost all summer for me to get through … Continue Reading The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
