The Nutcracker has become an established holiday tradition. Most of us know it as the ballet and its Tchaikovsky music and now, Disney is bringing forth a new incarnation of the story in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. The credits say the film is “suggested by the short story ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse… [Read More]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
It’s been six years since the last installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. (Tell the truth: did you miss it?) Captain Jack Sparrow et al. are back in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales with the same mixture of comedy, adventure, and romance that the series is known for
Coming May 25th – Red Nose Day Actually!
They’re back! For fans of the 2013 hit film Love Actually, we have great news. Key cast-members including Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightly, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, and Andrew Lincoln reunited for a short ten-minute sequel. The sequel titled Red Nose Day Actually will air during a special night of programming on NBC on Thursday,… [Read More]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – Into the Locker and Back Again
Jack Sparrow is taken, body and soul, to a place not of death, but punishment. The worst fate a person can bring upon himself. Stretching on forever. That’s what awaits at Davy Jones’ locker. Theologians have long debated the existence and nature of Hell. Tia Darma’s words (meant to explain why she could bring back… [Read More]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Seeking Freedom from a Dead Man’s Chest
The Curse of the Black Pearl began with a ditty created by George Edward Bruns and Francis Xavier Atencio for the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland. Dead Man’s Chest early on uses Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dead Man’s Chest” from Treasure Island. Can you build good movies from ditties? I will leave that for the viewer… [Read More]
