If you are like me, you love Disney ornaments. Whether it is routinely checking out the Disney Store website for new additions or never missing a visit to one of the year round Christmas stores in Disney Springs, the Magic Kingdom, or Disney’s Hollywood Studios, ornaments are a way to show our affinity for Disney,…
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Movie Review: Blackbeard’s Ghost
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Ben Stahl’s 1965 novel of the same name, Blackbeard’s Ghost was theatrically released on February 8, 1968. The live action comedy is 106 minutes in length. Plot Summary Upon arriving in the seacoast town of Godolphin, Steve Walker (Dean Jones) believes that his biggest challenge will be coaching Godolphin…
Movie Review: Snowball Express
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Frankie and John O’Rear’s 1967 novel Chateau Bon Vivant, Snowball Express was theatrically released on December 22, 1972. The live action comedy is ninety-three minutes in length. Plot Summary Upon arriving at his accounting firm’s office in New York City, Johnny Baxter (Dean Jones) receives both bad news and…
BeJeweled & Be Dazzled at Walt Disney World
I will admit it, I can spend as much time in the shops at Walt Disney World as I can on attractions. I am pulled to them like some are pulled to the scent of popcorn on Main Street. Of course there’s the much needed air conditioning, but there’s something about Disney souvenirs that I…
Movie Review: The Barefoot Executive
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action comedy, The Barefoot Executive was theatrically released on March 17, 1971. The film is ninety-six minutes in length. Plot Summary The United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) television network is struggling, consistently finishing third among three networks in the ratings, and neither Vice President of Programming Francis Wilbanks (Joe Flynn)…
Movie Review: The Million Dollar Duck
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on the Aesop Fable “The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs,” The Million Dollar Duck was theatrically released on June 30, 1971. The live action comedy, which does not produce any cameos from Donald Duck or Scrooge McDuck, is eighty-nine minutes in length. Plot Summary Struggling to pay his bills,…
Review: Finding Dory: Just Keep Swimming App
Finding Nemo has always been a favorite of mine, particularity because of Dory. I have always connected with her (maybe it’s because I’m super forgetful) and her happy mentality even through struggles is certainly something we can all take with us in our own lives. So, you can only imagine how excited I am about…
Alice Through the Looking Glass: A Review
We sat waiting, in the cinema full of expectant guests. There was an anxious anticipation of seeing the film before the rest of the world. The lights dimmed and we followed Alice through the looking glass. Tick Tock goes the clock – seconds became minutes and minutes, hours; but no time was wasted. Alice Through…
Movie Review: That Darn Cat
Image Copyright Disney Based on The Gordons’s 1963 novel Undercover Cat, That Darn Cat was theatrically released on December 2, 1965. The 116-minute live action mystery comedy inspired a 1997 remake of the same name. Plot Summary In an otherwise sleepy 1960s American town, a pair of bandits, Iggy (Frank Gorshin) and Dan (Neville Brand),…
Farewell to the Muppets (on ABC)
At the end of last week several of the TV networks officially cancelled some of their shows on the bubble. For readers here, the cancellations of the Captain America spinoff “Agent Carter” and the Alan Menken headed “Galavant” probably came as sad bits of news. For me, the saddest, even if not surprising, news was…
Movie Review: The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Eric Hatch’s novel The Year of the Horse, The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit was theatrically released on December 20, 1968. The 113-minute live action flick, a combination comedy and drama, was preceded by the animated short “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day,” which was repackaged as…
Captain America: Civil War – a mostly spoiler-free review
There are certain Disney properties that create buzz and hype just at the mere mention of the name. Marvel is certainly one of those properties and when my family heard about Captain America: Civil War, there was no stopping the table conversations of ‘insider information’ and speculation. So, to say that there was excitement while…