Based on Richard Gardner’s 1963 novel of the same name, which is an Americanized version of Miguel de Cervantes’s classic Spanish novel Don Quixote, Disney’s Scandalous John was theatrically released on June 22, 1971. The live action comedy-drama is 113 minutes in length. Plot Summary In 1970 New Mexico, a confused old man named John…
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Review AND Giveaway: Disney Collection for Keep Collective
Disney has recently partnered with the jewelry company, Keep Collective. Haven’t heard of Keep Collective? Keep Collective is a sister company to Stella and Dot and they have been around for 2 years. They are focused on celebrating the little moments, milestones and victories that come in life. Keep’s jewelry is a touchstone for these…
Movie Review: Superdad
A live action comedy-drama, Disney’s Superdad was theatrically released on December 14, 1973. The film is ninety-six minutes in length. Plot Summary In early-1970s Los Angeles, a middle-aged lawyer named Charlie McCready (Bob Crane) is worried about his teenage daughter, Wendy (Kathleen Cody), because Wendy’s friends, especially her boyfriend Bart (Kurt Russell), seemingly lack direction…
Movie Review: Charley and the Angel
A live action comedy-drama based on Will Stanton’s 1971 novel The Golden Evenings of Summer, Disney’s Charley and the Angel was theatrically released on March 23, 1973. The film is ninety-three minutes in length. Plot Summary In a small midwestern town in the late summer of 1933, Charley Appleby (Fred MacMurray), the middle-aged father of…
Pixar’s Coco Is A Moving Tribute to Mexican Culture
Pixar’s Coco did what no animated feature since Bambi has done—made me cry! This child-friendly approach to the importance of family, life, and death is, for me, the best movie Pixar Animation Studio has ever produced. The movie was first released in Mexico on October 27th, the weekend before Día de los Muertos, and instantly became Mexico’s…
Movie Review: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
A live action musical comedy-drama based on Laura Bower Van Nuys’s 1961 memoir The Family Band: From the Missouri to the Black Hills, 1881-1900, Disney’s The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band was theatrically released on March 21, 1968. The film is 110 minutes in length. Plot Summary In a small midwestern town in…
Black Widow Merchandise at Disney California Adventure
Detail of the Black Widow child’s costume sold in California Adventure I have become a huge fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in my middle age. My calendar is marked with the release dates of all the films, the premiere dates for the ABC shows, and I have blocked out times specifically for binge watching…
Movie Review: The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
A live action comedy-western and sequel to The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), Disney’s The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again was theatrically released on June 27, 1979. The film is eighty-eight minutes in length. Plot Summary At the end of The Apple Dumpling Gang, that film’s two inept bandits, Theodore (Don Knotts) and Amos (Tim Conway),…
Disney On Ice: Skate Through the Show
Is it hard for you to get to Disney? Is your magical trip not for a few years? Skate along with us as we experience the magic through Disney on Ice. Getting down to Walt Disney World can be difficult when living in Iowa. This means we try to find magic whenever we can. Each…
Movie Review: The Apple Dumpling Gang
Based on Jack Bickham’s 1971 novel of the same name, Disney’s The Apple Dumpling Gang was theatrically released on July 1, 1975. The live action comedy-western is one-hundred minutes in length. A sequel to The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, was theatrically released on June 27, 1979. Plot Summary In 1879…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review
It’s nearly the end of the year and children around the western world are looking forward to a break from school. Fortunately for parents, Disney has come to help stave the boredom of the long school break. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise. Most Star Wars fans…
Movie Review: Hot Lead and Cold Feet
A live action comedy-western, Disney’s Hot Lead and Cold Feet was theatrically released on July 5, 1978. The flick is ninety minutes in length. Plot Summary In the western American town of Bloodshy, the settlement’s elderly founder, Jasper Bloodshy (Jim Dale), is seemingly on the verge of death, and all of the residents expect his…