Pixar’s Next Big Hit – INSIDE OUT

Pixar has just released new details on their next original release, Inside Out. Here is the new press release:   “From the tepuis of South America to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning director Pete Docter has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In 2015, he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all – inside theContinue reading “Pixar’s Next Big Hit – INSIDE OUT”

My TOP 10 Funniest Supporting Characters in CG Animated Movies

INTRODUCTION – Long before computer animation came along, it was a given that every G-rated animated movie would have at least one goofy sidekick character injected into the script to keep the audience laughing. That’s because dangerous situations and evil villains are as necessary in kids’ movies as they are in movies for adults. Therefore,Continue reading “My TOP 10 Funniest Supporting Characters in CG Animated Movies”

Family Friendly Movies – I Recommend

Finding family friendly movies that the whole family will enjoy is getting more and more difficult, as our choices become fewer and fewer. The number of PG and G rated movies that come out every year is decreasing as Hollywood and movie audiences gravitate towards PG-13 rated movies. Some of my favorite memories with myContinue reading “Family Friendly Movies – I Recommend”

A New Oz

Legends of Oz; Dorothy’s Return, a new animated film is scheduled to come out this summer. It follows one of the later novels in the OZ series, written by Roger Stanton Baum in 1989. Roger is the  great grandson of original author L. Frank Baum. According to an article at Entertainment Weekly.com, the story follows DorothyContinue reading “A New Oz”

Surprised by The Croods

My office was closed yesterday due to the heavy snowfall, so I got to stay home with my kids. After I finished shoveling out three driveways (mine and two neighbors) I had the pleasure of sitting down with my kids and picking out a movie to watch together on Netflix. We settled on The Croods,Continue reading “Surprised by The Croods”

The Lego Movie

The Movie Guide says, “THE LEGO MOVIE is a hilarious movie with great animation and a strong moral worldview containing a strong Christian allegory. Read their full review here. Plugged In says, “It’s a bright, silly and breakneck-paced good-guy-vs.-bad-guy tale that offers kids and kids at heart two big lessons: Believe in yourself, and letContinue reading “The Lego Movie”

No Pixar Movie Until 2015?

Are they kidding? Watching the newest Pixar movie has been a highlight of every year for me since the original Toy Story came out in 1995. And now they’ve announced that the next movie won’t come out until the summer of 2015? How can Pixar do this to us? Originally they were scheduled to releaseContinue reading “No Pixar Movie Until 2015?”