Blackfish Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Searches For the Truth by Brad Balfour When SeaWorld trainer/performer Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tilikum — an orca who was a star of the aquarium/entertainment complex — the dangers of holding this wild species in captivity was spotlighted. Little did most of the public know that this wasn’t the first … Continue reading
John O’Hurley and David Frei It’s a Dog Show Life by Jay S. Jacobs It has become a Thanksgiving tradition, just like turkey, cranberries and too many relatives. The National Dog Show presented by Purina airs annually on the holiday, right after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After all, what is there to be more … Continue reading
Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding by Brad Balfour While Marvel’s The Avengers is tentpole cinema’s paean to superhero glory, DisneyNature salutes a different sort of heroics through the true primate story told in Chimpanzee. British directors/producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield have fashioned this rousing drama out of three hard … Continue reading
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2012) Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, John Michael Higgins, Angus Macfadyen, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, J.B. Smoove, Carla Gallo, Stephanie Szostak, Peter Riegert, Dustin Ybarra, Cristy Joy, Michael Panes, Kym Whitley and Desi Lydic. Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe. Directed … Continue reading
THE GREY (2012) Starring Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Joe Anderson, James Badge Dale, Nonso Anozie, Ben Hernandez Bray, James Badge Dale, Anne Openshaw, Peter Girges, Jonathan Bitonti, James Bitonti, Ella Kosor, Jacob Blair and Lani Gelera. Screenplay by Joe Carnahan and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. Directed by Joe Carnahan. Distributed by Open … Continue reading
BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 (2011) Starring Susan Blakely, Erin Cahill, Marcus Coloma, Elaine Hendrix, Lupe Ontiveros, Jon Huertas, Castulo Guerra, Christine Lakin, French Stewart, Morgan Fairchild and featuring the voices of George Lopez, Odette Yustman, Zachary Gordon, Bridgit Mendler, Madison Pettis, Emily Osment, Miguel Ferrer, Ernie Hudson and Olivia Newton-John. Screenplay by Dannah Feinglass and … Continue reading
THE LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (2010) Featuring the voices of Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, Adrienne DeFaria, Joel Edgerton, Deborra-Lee Furness, Sacha Horler, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Barry Otto and Richard Roxburgh. Screenplay by John Orloff and Emil Stern. Directed by Zack Snyder. Distributed … Continue reading
CATS AND DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE (2010) Starring Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen, Paul Rodriguez, Kiernan Shipka and the voices of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Katt Williams, Bette Midler, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Roger Moore, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Rodriguez, EG Daily and Phil LaMarr. … Continue reading
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009) Featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson and Jarvis Cocker. Screenplay by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach. Directed by Wes Anderson. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 88 minutes. Rated PG. Wes Anderson, director of such quirky … Continue reading
SANTA BUDDIES – THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS (2009) Starring George Wendt, Christopher Lloyd, Danny Woodburn, Paul Rae, Michael Teigen, Craig Anton, Andrew Astor, Chris Coppola, Patricia Cullen, Ben Giroux, Ryan Grantham, Aramis Knight, Quinn Lord, Kaitlyn Maher, Gig Morton, Brandon Nomura, Mikey Post and the voices of Tom Bosley, Field Cate, Josh Flitter, Zachary … Continue reading
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