Broadway and television stars Megan Hilty, Christian Borle, and Tom Cavanagh lead the voice cast of the animated “Lucky Duck,” the first Disney Junior Original Movie. The story introduces an unflappable rubber ducky with a broken squeaker named Lucky (voiced by Borle) and two kindred… Read More »Disney Junior to Air First Original Movie “Lucky Duck” in June 2014
Former talk show host Jay Leno guest stars in “Phineas and Ferb Save Summer,” a special one-hour episode, premiering Monday, June 9 at 10am (ET/PT) on Disney XD. Leno plays the voice of Major Monogram’s boss, Colonel Contraction of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool… Read More »Jay Leno to Guest on Phineas and Ferb Save Summer on Disney XD
Time to put on the sunscreen and get ready to sing and dance! The Disney Channel has announced it will begin production in July on the sequel to “Teen Beach Movie.” The Disney Channel Original Movie ranks as cable TV’s all-time #2 movie in total… Read More »The Disney Channel Greenlights Teen Beach Movie 2
Marvel announced today that Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Season One will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 9 and, along with all 22 episodes of the season, it is jam packed with special features. Pre-order it today via Amazon.
The Assembling the Universe special that aired earlier this year, a special look at the first appearance of AoS at the San Diego Comic-Con as well as five behind the scenes featurettes for favorite scenes from the show:
“The Malibu Jump”
“The Bridge”
“Asgardian Bar Fight”
“Classified”
“Cello Duet”
Special features also include a visual effects breakdown, episode commentaries, deleted scenes and a gag reel.
August 19 sees the digital release of Captain America: Winter Solider on Digital 3D, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere. The movie will be released on Blu-ray and DVD alongside Agents of SHIELD on September 9.
DisneyBound started off as this awesome tumblr where Leslie Kay assembled outfits designed to give the appearance or traits of a Disney character, without going the full 9-yards that Cosplay usually requires. In theory, you could wear any of the outfits Kay assembled out in… Read More »Going DisneyBound at the Parks
The Disney Channel has announced that teen actress/singer/dancer Zendaya will headline the upcoming made-for-TV movie, “Zapped.” She will play 16-year old Zoey Stevens, a skilled dancer and straight-A student who is having a hard time adjusting to her life with a new step-dad and three… Read More »Teen Star Zendaya to Headline Disney Channel Movie “Zapped”
In the original Walt Disney Animated Classic “Sleeping Beauty” you get the feeling that the evil fairy Maleficent was more than just slighted at not getting an invite to Aurora’s christening. Instead, Maleficent was driven to the evil she became by some prior act. The new live-action version of that story, “Maleficent,” takes that idea and runs with it.
In the new film, movie-goers are entreated to learn another version of that story. One that flips the version you know and love on its head. A story of love, power, and misplaced trust that leads to betrayal of the deepest sort. The kind of betrayal that will cause one to do unspeakable things. Finally there is vengeance and the madness that comes from knowing you are the cause of your own sadness and loss.
As you can tell, these are some adult themes for a PG movie. The film never quite strikes the balance between telling a complicated story and presenting a movie the whole family can love. As such, it can seem a bit muddled at times. But it is a story that begs to be told and it features wonderful characters that we already know and are getting to learn more about. Aside from a few intense battle scenes, there is nothing in this film a family with mature 6 or 7 year olds, cannot enjoy together. Read More »Review: Disney’s Maleficent – Angelina Jolie Stars as Betrayed Fairy
This week Pixar released details of its next animated film, “Inside Out,” and it has an interesting premise. The movie will focus on five emotions competing for control in the mind of a young 11-year old girl named Riley. As the story starts, she is… Read More »Pixar Releases Details of Next Film “Inside Out”