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  • The PhilmGuy Review: ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’

    11/25/09 "Fantastic" may be a little overboard when it comes to descriptors for Mr. Fox , but "entrancing" is about right.  |  OK! Magazine
  • The Princess and the Frog

    11/24/09 Disney goes back to the drawing board with results more diverting than captivating in "The Princess and the Frog." Conspicuously outfitted with an African-American heroine and a vibrant 1920s New Orleans setting, this cheeky update of a classic fairy tale boasts almost as many talking points as merchandising opportunities, and should enjoy jazzy holiday biz starting with its Thanksgiving weekend bicoastal engagement and extending well past its Dec. 11 wide release.  |  Variety
  • Music: Inventory:Ça plane pour wha?: 19 Foreign phrases we wouldn’t know without pop songs

    11/22/09 Plastic Bertrand's 1977 hit a Plane Pour Moi" is almost certainly the only instance of a song cut in English that then became a bigger hit recorded in French.  |  The A.V. Club
  • DWA to release 'Shrek' musical on DVD

    10/27/09 "Monsters vs. Aliens" doesn't warrant a sequel, but the soon-to-be-shuttered Broadway play "Shrek the Musical" deserves a DVD release.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • High-tech key to the kingdom

    10/23/09 Hollywood's homevideo divisions have their heads in the clouds.  |  Variety
  • Homeboyz 'Tales' travels

    10/23/09 Africa has inspired countless animated films made in the West -- think "The Lion King" and "Madagascar."  |  Variety
  • Drop the curtain, it's ogre

    10/20/09 Since Labor Day, this overproduced, underima gined cartoon musical at the Broadway Theatre has lost more than $1 million, production sources say.  |  New York Post - New York NY
  • Toy Story Named Top Animated Movie

    10/17/09 Toy Story has been voted the best animated film of all time by movie fans.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
  • 'Lion' still box office king

    10/13/09 The week before the show's 10th anniversary gala performance Sunday in London, Disney has released West End box office figures for "The Lion King" for the first time.  |  Variety
  • The Philm Guy’s DVD Review: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs — Diamond Edition

    10/06/09 It's a wonder Disney ever earned the reputation for sugary wholesomeness after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), its — and America's — first animated film.  |  OK! Magazine