Winnie the Pooh (movie)

Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film

2013-05-09 08:00:00

The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...

PASSINGS: Fyodor Khitruk, James R. Whelan, Arthur Chaskalson

2012-12-05 00:16:00

Fyodor Khitruk Animated Soviet version of 'Winnie the Pooh' Fyodor Khitruk, 95, a prominent Russian animator and director who created the Soviet Union's cartoon version of A.A. Milne's classic Winnie the Pooh stories, died Monday in Moscow,...

The way, way forward

2013-05-03 18:55:00

Evan Beamer, co-director of "In Security," had a brush with danger Friday. The Los Angeles resident almost backed into a Camaro after receiving a text telling him that his first feature film had been honored as an Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking...

Red carpet goes Green

2013-04-25 23:06:00

Max and Jake Caliger were in for a treat at the Newport Beach Film Festival opening Thursday. The Newport Beach residents, who are 12 and 13 years old, respectively, arrived early at the Edwards Big Newport 6 to see their favorite band, Green Day....

Thank God I'm not watching 'Book of Mormon' with Mom

2012-12-13 13:41:00

Last spring, during Easter dinner, my aunt leaned across the table and asked: "Chris, have you read this 'Fifty Shades of Grey?'" I said I had not but I had heard about it and, changing the subject, had she read — "What's 'Fifty Shades of Grey'?"...

Returning the favor

2012-12-23 00:00:00

Not long after she came home to find her entire front yard raked by an anonymous Samaritan, Alisa Blanchette buckled her four children into the car and headed toward the McDonald's in Manteno. We're going to do something nice for someone else, she...

Returning the favor

2012-12-23 00:00:00

'The Hobbit' is a tale that begs to be read aloud

2012-12-21 13:18:00

Bilbo Baggins, the head hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, may be diminutive in stature, but the marketing blitz associated with this month's film treatment of his adventures is as tall as the starting lineup of the Chicago Bulls: a Middle-...

Northern Michigan Chorale concert features Disney musical theme

2012-10-24 08:20:00

Tickets are on sale for the Northern Michigan Chorale's 31st annual fall concert, "The Wonderful World of Disney." Two performances are planned: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Sunday, Nov. 2 and 4, at John M. Hall Auditorium in Bay View. The concert will open...

Oscars' French Kiss

2012-02-26 20:58:00

Hollywood got it right on Sunday, as Adam Sandler picked up a record 11 Razzie nominations. Congratulations, Adam, you deserve it! Oh, right, the Oscars. As expected, "The Artist," the best picture nominated for best picture, took home the top prize at...

Smart moves, sad omissions from Golden Globe 2011 movie noms

2011-12-15 00:00:00

Allow me to begin my take on this morning's Golden Globe nominations with a sigh of relief: the extremely shallow, incredibly exploitative assumed Oscar contender "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," one of the worst movies of the year, received zero...

Zooey Deschanel is the 'New Girl' in Fox's comedy lineup

2011-09-14 12:34:30

Maybe "New Girl" could have been made without Zooey Deschanel, but it's hard to imagine. Virtually no other current performer so perfectly embodies the kooky, endearing quality required by the Fox sitcom that debuts Tuesday, Sept. 20. "I would like to...

A reboot of Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" franchise, based on the books by A.A. Milne, this summer 2011 feature opened against the final "Harry Potter" film for moderate success at the box office.

2012-04-20 14:21:00

I just don't get the feeling that anyone paid any attention to this delightful movie, which should have been heralded as a sure-thing family film, with charm for all ages. Anytime I say that, the other person says, "Really?" Yes, really!

2011-11-30 09:27:40

G; 1:07 running time Disney's latest film revival of A.A. Milne's "willy, nilly, silly old bear," is longer on charm than it is on laughs. Or length. But it's a treat for children making their first trek to the multiplex and for parents and grandparents with fond memories of the Hundred Acre Wood.

2011-07-14 08:53:52