Posted on June 11, 2012 at 8:00 am
This cute new fake “commercial” from Pixar’s “Brave” reminds me of some of Disney’s classic animated witches like Ursula from “The Little Mermaid” and the great battle between Merlin and Madame Mim in “The Sword in the Stone.”
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Ridley Scott’s “Aliens” sort-of-prequel Prometheus did very well at the box office, with one of the strongest openings of the year, $50 million in the US and $85 million world-wide. But the R-rated space saga could not match another series entry, the family-friendly animated animal story Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, which out-performed “Prometheus” with more than $60 million. I’m delighted that both films did well but I am even more delighted at yet another reminder to the executives in Hollywood that there is an audience for family films that matches or exceeds the biggest special effects block-busters directed at teenagers and 20-somethings.
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Has it really been ten years since Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews starred in The Princess Diaries? It is a delightful movie about an awkward teenager who discovers that she is the heir to the throne of a small but charming and delightful country, based on the books by books by Meg Cabot
I have one copy to give away. Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with “princess” in the subject line and tell me your favorite princess in movies, books, or real life. Don’t forget your address! (US adresses only.) I’ll pick a winner a week from today. Good luck!
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 2:41 pm
This musical number, the last she filmed for MGM, is one of my favorites. It’s at the end of Summer Stock
And here is another, “The Man That Got Away,” from A Star Is Born
Judy Garland, who would have turned 90 today, still shines brightly as one of the greatest stars of all time.
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 10:19 am
My favorite part of Moonrise Kingdom was the books. Wes Anderson’s props are often more appealing than his characters (I still long for that luggage from Darjeeling Limited). “Moonrise Kingdom” is set in 1965 and one of its lead 12-year-old characters brings library books with her when she runs away from home. Those books are all created by Anderson with six different graphic designers commissioned to create book jackets for books that look and sound as though they could have been written in the 1960’s — and that will make you wish they had been, so you could look for vintage copies on Ebay. Anderson has created an enchanting animated short featuring these books that is utterly captivating.
