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Extended Thoughts on ‘Enchanted’
Enchanted Directed by Kevin Lima Written by Bill Kelly Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Timothy Spall I have rarely seen a movie as undeserving of its lead...
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Best of Mousterpiece Cinema 2012
Josh brought his Mousterpiece Cinema podcast to Sound on Sight this time last year, starting by reposting his older podcasts beginning with his very first podcast about Cars 2. One of Ricky D‘s...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, and Jay Wolpert Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘The Rescuers Down Under’
The Rescuers Down Under Directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel Written by Jim Cox, Karey Kirkpatrick, Byron Simpson, Joe Ranft Starring Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, George C. Scott The level of faith the...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Saludos Amigos’
Saludos Amigos Directed by Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Roberts Written by Homer Brightman, Bill Cottrell, Dick Huemer, Joe Grant, Harold Reeves, Ted Sears,...
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‘Peter Pan’ mostly delightful on the new Diamond Blu-ray
It’s been 60 years to the day since Peter Pan, the Walt Disney animated classic, opened in theaters nationwide. So what better way to commemorate the birthday of the boy who wouldn’t grow up than by...
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Extended Thoughts on ’101 Dalmatians’ and ’102 Dalmatians’
101 Dalmatians Directed by Stephen Herek Written by John Hughes Starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie 102 Dalmatians Directed by Kevin Lima Written by Kristen Buckley and...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Return to Oz’
Return to Oz Directed by Walter Murch Written by Walter Murch and Gil Dennis Starring Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie The concept of a “Disney movie” will always be accompanied...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy The phrase “less is more”...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Herbie, the Love Bug’
Herbie, The Love Bug Written by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson Starring Dean Jones, Patricia Harty, Nicky Katt, Larry Linville, Claudia Wells When people speak of the possibility of alternate...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’
The Emperor’s New Groove Directed by Mark Dindal Written by David Reynolds, Mark Dindal, and Chris Williams Starring David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton One of the underlying...
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Disney Blu-ray Roundup: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ storms into the world of HD
A problem I’ve brought up before with these DVD and Blu-ray reviews of Disney films sadly recurs with their big new Blu-ray release, Wreck-It Ralph. If you buy the biggest possible combo pack, you’ll...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Alice in Wonderland Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske Written by Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, Bill Cottrell, Dick Kelsey,...
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Disney Blu-ray Roundup: ‘Brother Bear,’‘Hunchback,’ and ‘Mulan’ arrive in HD...
For Disney, it looks like 2013 may be the year they finally start getting all of their animated features in the canon onto Blu-ray. One week after releasing their latest, Wreck-It Ralph, on home media,...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy When I think...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Muppet Treasure Island’
Muppet Treasure Island Directed by Brian Henson Written by Jerry Juhl Starring Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Jennifer Saunders, Billy Connolly It is, admittedly, strange to criticize a movie adaptation of a...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Alice in Wonderland Directed by Tim Burton Written by Linda Woolverton Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Stephen Fry, Helena Bonham Carter Alice in Wonderland is a truly inexplicable, baffling,...
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Directed by Rob Marshall Written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane We’ve reached the Pirates of the Caribbean...
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Some Thoughts on The Passing of Michael Ryan
I have never met a person as boundlessly enthusiastic as my Quebecois co-host Michael Ryan. We all have a reserve of positivity residing within us; some are smaller than others, but Mike’s was...
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Mousterpiece Cinema Calendar
This is the Mousterpiece Cinema schedule for the rest of 2013: June 1st, 2013: Pinocchio (1940) June 8th, 2013: James and the Giant Peach (1996) June 15th, 2013: Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in...
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