"Just how snake-like will this list be?"

Well this has been a longtime coming. Many moons ago, I decided to compile a list of best Disney Villains. Though, through various setbacks, getting busy with other things, and downright procrastinations, this list kept finding its way back to the end of the line. So I decided to put my foot down and just finish this darn thing. Now, keep in mind that this is a very ‘literal’ list of Disney villains. That is to say, it’s based solely on villains from Disney animated films. Live-action Disney villains, Pixar villains and the like will have to wait for their own lists. Anyway, here are the top ten Disney villains, as chosen by me based on their wickedness, cunning, and all-around memorability. Read more

Last week I had the pleasure of seeing one of the very finest of Disney movies, Beauty and the Beast, on the big screen again. Though something I have seen on comments on various sites has dumbfounded me: Some people are complaining about classic movies being re-released….

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Being released in October, this list is ancient by internet standards. But being a fan and lover of animated films, I can’t help but write about things like this (and I just found out about it, or I would have written this sooner). This is a list of “best animated films ever” as chosen by Total Film (a British magazine or something). Here is the list with some commentary by me. Read more

"Despite that soft-served flip of a hairdo, Tin Tin epitomizes "action hero."

The Adventures of Tin Tin, based on the classic comic books by Georges Remi (or Herge), is a motion-capture adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Given Spielberg’s history with adventure films, Tin Tin has a lot to live up to. And being motion-capture, this is also Spielberg’s directorial debut in an “animated” film (at least, as animated as motion-capture qualifies), so Tin Tin also has a lot to prove. So just how does this animated adventure by America’s most famous director fair?

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Today is the birthday of Japanese animation legend (and my all-time favorite filmmaker) Hayao Miyazaki! Read more

Yeah, I still write stuff besides celebratory blogs based on video game anniversaries…

So I saw The Muppets (review soon), and to my most pleasant surprise one of the trailers included with the film was for The Secret World of Arrietty, the newest film from Studio Ghibli due for a February release in North America. It may not seem like it, but this is actually a pretty big deal for Studio Ghibli fans. Read more

"Showtime."

Yesterday, November 5th, was the seven year anniversary of when The Incredibles was released in U.S. theaters. Many still argue it’s Pixar’s best, and hopefully with the recent announcement of Disney re-releasing a number of their films and those of Pixar, maybe we’ll be seeing Mr. Incredible back on the big screen (fingers crossed).

Happy birthday The Incredibles! May it not take another seven years to get a sequel.

Disney has released the official English-language trailer for The Secret World of Arrietty (known as The Borrower Arrietty in Japan), the latest Studio Ghibli film set for a February 2012 release in the United States. Strangely, Disney made a completely different English dub for its release in Britain a few months back…Don’t know the reason for two different English versions, but who cares! A new Studio Ghibli film is on the way.

The trailer can be seen here via Apple. Enjoy.

While I write a slew of video game reviews and top 5/10 lists, I figured I’d report this (admittedly old, by internet standards) bit of news.

Following the great success of the theatrical re-release of The Lion King last month, Disney has decided to re-release a number of other Disney and Pixar movies over the next couple of year, with added 3D visuals (for better or for worse). Read more

Spirited Away was released in U.S. theaters nine years ago today.

I already wrote a blog on Spirited Away’s 10th anniversary (from its original Japanese release), which you can read here.

Seeing as I’m me, I could never pass up the opportunity to praise a second anniversary for Spirited Away in the same year (hooray for technicalities!).

I’ll surely write about Spirited Away many, many more times in the future, but for now, happy “other” birthday Spirited Away!