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“Dory” On Top

In the latest adventure of Marlin, Nemo and Dory, audiences receive a glance into Dory’s childhood in Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory.  Voiced again by comedian/talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, the forgetful blue fish, Dory suddenly remembers her parents and comes to the realization that she misses them as she goes on an all new adventure to rediscover where she came from.

But she’s not alone.   Marlin the clown fish, voiced by Albert Brooks along with his son, Nemo (Hayden Rolence) team up to help her remember her task as they travel to California to find her family.  Along the way they encounter possessive sea otters as well as a scheming Octopus (Ed O’Neill) whose only mission is to be transferred to an aquarium where he’ll be safe from the ocean, the movie will have audiences of all ages laughing and routing for the little blue tang fish to finally find her mom and dad.

With a running time of 1 hour and 45 minutes, Finding Dory is a heart warming sequel about what it truly means to be a family especially when one can’t always remember.  The film definitely has Disney on top bringing in over 136-million and making it the 11th Disney movie to claim the number one spot at the box office.

In addition, the added short, Piper, about a little seagull learning to feed for itself on the tough sandy beaches had kids and adults fully engaged in the little bird’s struggle and proves once again, pictures are just as important as verbal words to get the point across on the big screen.

Finding Dory opened in theaters Father’s Day Weekend June 17 and is currently playing in one near you.  See it, it’s just as good as the original Finding Nemo, which came out in Summer of 2003.

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“Alice” Is Back

In the latest installment of “Alice Through The Looking Glass“, the Walt Disney film takes places three years after Alice turns down Hamish’s proposal, and she returns from captaining her father’s ship, she returns home and is immediately presented with a new problem as she finds out her mother is about to give her share of her father’s company and boat over to Hamish, in an effort to save their house.  Unwillingly to let go of the last piece of her father, Alice is drawn back to Wonderland this time through a mirror as she discovers the Mad Hatter is in trouble.  Now it’s up to Alice to find out exactly what happened to the Hatter’s family and through a time traveling device, race to save them and get back before “time” stops forever in Wonderland.

“Alice Through the Looking Glass” brings back the original cast including Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as the Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth (Red Queen), Anne Hathaway as Mirana (White Queen) and of course, Alan Rickman, (who passed away the beginning of the year) as the voice of Absolem and adding to the cast this time, Sacha Baron Cohen as “Time”.

Overall, the film has action, adventure and suspense as Alice is reminded that the impossible is possible, though one can not change time, it doesn’t mean that one can’t use the past to learn from and figure out how to correct the future.  At an hour and 53 minutes, it’s familiar story line will have audiences rooting for Alice and the Hatter as she discovers the truth about herself and her friends in Wonderland.

Alice Through the Looking Glass opens in theaters, Friday, May 27 and is currently playing in a theater near you.  See it, you won’t be sorry.

 

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Disney Sets Record- Captain America

Disney has reached the 1 Billion dollar mark in just over 128 days concluding with its latest Marvel Film, Captain America: Civil War.  The blockbuster follows the team of Avengers in their latest fight against each other, especially when the United Nations force the super heroes to limit their effects on the world to only being called upon in extreme situations.  But the heroes are divided on whether or not leaving the saving to the UN is such a good idea and thus the Civil War begins.  The two sides, headed up by Iron man and Captain America leave for some powerful fight sequences as well as witty bantering back and forth until they come to some kind of understanding.

At 2 and a half hours, Captain America: Civil War introduces a whole new team and challenges along the way.  It is very much entertaining to the eye and ultimately leaves the viewer wanting more every second that goes by.  Captain America stars a line up of well-known actors including, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America as well as Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Paul Bettany as Vision, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlett Witch, Paul Rudd as Antman and Emily Vancamp as Sharon Carter and of course, no Avenger film is complete without a cameo by creator Stan Lee.

Thus far, Captain America has earned just shy of 200 million domestically and is currently playing at a theater near you.  See it soon, you won’t regret it.

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Zootopia: Review

Disney’s latest blockbuster about animals that live in harmony has taken the number one spot its opening weekend with over 73 million making it the single best 3-day opening of any Disney Animation movie.

Zootopia stars Ginnifer Goodwin as the fast talking dreamer, Judy Hopps, who’s goal is to make Zootopia a better place as a Police Officer.  Despite the worries of her peers and family, she makes it out of the academy and is assigned to the 1st precinct, but now comes the real work as the first bunny police officer.  Naturally the Police Chief Bogo, voiced by Idris Elba, plays it safe with Judy and puts her on the safest position in Zootopia, meter maid, but while upholding the law, Judy encounters her unlikely half of the crime solving duo, a misunderstood, scheming, con artist fox named Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman), who ends up helping her find some of the animals who have gone missing in Zootopia as Judy helps him to see that there is more to himself than a sneaky fox.

At an hour and 48 minutes, Zootopia is a fun loving movie that the whole family can enjoy.  Kids will love the humanistic animals taking on nearly impossible dreams as it shows them that anyone can do whatever they put their minds too.  Adults will be laughing and cheering right along with the kids as Judy goes from a bunny farmer to a nearly fearless detective who’s true goal of making Zootopia a better place, takes her all the way to the top when she discovers a sneaky motive which led to the disappearance of some of the most dangerous predators.

Zootopia opened in theater March 4 and is currently playing in one near you.

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Disney Goes “Inside Out”

In the latest animated film by Disney Pixar, creators have brought a truly original story to the big screen in the film called Inside Out.  The adventures stars, voice actors, Amy Poehler (Joy), Phyllis Smith (Sadness), Bill Hader (Fear), Lewis Black (Anger) and Mindy Kaling (Disgust) as we see for the first time what happens to a young girl named Riley who is uprooted from her home town of Minnesota to the Big San Francisco City.  The emotions run wild as they attempt to help Riley navigate and figure out just how to feel in this new place.

Overall, the story is amazing, truly one of a kind and the voice actors were spot on.  The 3D effects really make you feel like you are inside Riley’s head, even without the glasses.  It is definitely worth seeing as it holds an important message for kids and adults both.  See it to find out what that message is!

Inside out has brought in over 284 million in box office revenue and was in third place for its second week in theaters.  It’s currently in any theater near you.

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A New addition to Walt’s Barn in Griffith Park

As previously reported, Walt’s barn is open free to the public the third Sunday of each month.  This year, volunteers have changed the exhibits and added more Disneyland themed trains including, the monorail, railroad cars and more.

Watch the video below to see more and remember to visit from 11-3 every third Sunday of the month.

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Japanese Anime In An American Way

In the heart of Los Angeles, Calif. lies a dream of 28 year old Christian Leath.  His passion is the artistry of Japanese Anime.  His current project, six years in the making, is the story of a young girl in Japan who uses martial arts to survive with her current status.  It’s a Japanese story, but Leath says, it’s read in an American way, meaning from left to right.  Leath hopes to one day take his book to a publisher and get it out to bookstores.