Disney’s ‘Planes’ Trailer

Watching the trailer for “Planes,” the latest animated feature from Pixar, I’ve noticed a pattern of sorts, in terms of the films that they release:  Namely, they don’t necessary make children’s films – despite dealing exclusively in animation of the computer generated sort – instead they make films that can be enjoyed by children, though not exclusively […]

Teaser Trailer For Disney’s ‘Brave’

“Cars 2” roared into the US box office with an opening of $66.1 million.  A strong debut, ranking fifth behind “Up,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Toy Story 3.”  The next release from Pixar is “Brave” and I expect it to continue the trend. And in other things Pixar, consider checking out ‘the movie blog,’

Mystery Film From Pixar

According to Comingsoon.net, there’s an original film–as in not a sequel to anything–coming from Pixar in 2013.  This is a mystery because it’s commonly known that they are releasing “Cars 2,” “Brave” and “Monsters University” the sequel to 2001’s hit “Monsters.” So what is this new film?  It can’t be “John Carter.” which, despite the […]

‘Green Lantern’s’ Box Office Light Dims

I wrote in a prior post that I didn’t expect “Green Lantern” to pull in any more than $40 million dollars in its Friday-Monday debut.  I underestimated its box office by almost $13 million dollars.  It’s better than my estimate, though still weak in comparison to other superhero films like “Thor” or “X-Men: First Class.” Another […]

‘Cars 2’ Trailer Out On Thursday

Apple.com’s trailer section is pushing another exclusive trailer.  This week’s feature is another trailer for Disney/Pixar’s “Cars 2“.  The website has amassed 23 clips, most of which feature 360˚ views of the various characters that will appear in the movie.  There’s also been one short clip released that features Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) fighting his […]