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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 145: “Million Dollar Arm”
Note. This was originally posted at Sound on Sight.
There are few things more associated with summer in America than our national pastime of baseball. So there’s no better time for Walt Disney Pictures to release a baseball drama based on a true story, righ...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 146: “The Boys”
Note. This was originally posted at Sound on Sight.
It’s a big week here on Mousterpiece Cinema, as Gabe and Josh take a look back at the shared and separate lives of Richard and Robert Sherman, the two men responsible for some of the most memorable pieces ...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 149: “George of the Jungle”
This week on Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Gabe are going back to the jungle with one of the most iconic vine-swingers of all. He's daring, he's brave, and he's...probably about to hit some tree that's in his way. Yes, we're not talking about Tarzan this week,...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 148: “Flubber”
We've finally reached our conclusion of the not-so-esteemed franchise all about an absent-minded professor, his bouncy green creation, and all of the sports games he rigs so he can secretly take home a ton of cash from gambling. (OK, maybe that last part isn't...
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 147: “Maleficent”
Listen well, all of you! OK, maybe that's a bit of a rude welcome, but it does fit with the film in question on today's new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. For our first episode here at Movie Mezzanine, hosts Josh Spiegel and Gabe Bucsko traveled to a world of...
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Weekend Box Office: Yes, Women Can Open Films
Proving yet again that the traditional Hollywood wisdom stating women don't go to the movies is BS, Disney's Angelina Jolie-starring take on the classic villain Maleficent racked up $70 million domestically and $100 million overseas for the weekend. That's the...
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“Million Dollar Arm” Throws a Neat Double Play
Disney has cornered the market on “based on a true story” sports movies. Million Dollar Arm is their latest contribution to the genre that includes Cool Runnings, The Rookie and Remember the Titans, among others. Their patented studio recipe is evident: Combin...
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“Bears” Is As Cute As It Is Unnecessary
The last time I visited Katmai National Park via documentary film, it was through Grizzly Man. This Alaskan nature preserve is where bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell met his end at the teeth and claws of one of his beloved animals. This is a very dark thought...
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‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Hates Its Lead Character
At one point in Saving Mr. Banks, author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) looks at what writers from Walt Disney Studios have done to one of her characters and asks why they've made him so terrible. Watching this film, I wondered the same thing about its treatment...
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Disney Channel To Make Movie About The “Descendants” Of Villains
Here's an interesting idea for a movie that sticks with the remake/established property aspects of current movie culture/trends while also offering a bit of a unique take on the material. With Once Upon A Time doing well on TV and Maleficent scheduled to hit t...
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