Episode 3 of Season 9 continues with former contestant, animation lover, and film podcaster, Jonathan North, trying his hand again at the million! Does he make it? Watch to find out! Watch to find out!
Jonathan’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonjnorth
Movies Past and Present: https://moviespastandpresent.com
Animation Fascination: https://animationfascination.wordpress.com
Episode 2 of Season 9 continues with former contestant and winner, Eli Sanza, trying his hand again at the million! Does he make it? Watch to find out! Watch to find out!
Entertainment Junkie Blog: https://ejunkieblog.com/
Eli’s Twitter: @ejunkie2014
Movies Past and Present: https://moviespastandpresent.com
Animation Fascination: https://animationfascination.wordpress.com
It’s time for Season 9 of my WWTBAM-Animation Edition games! Starting out the season is Disney lover and podcaster, Wyatt, who tries his hand at the million! Does he make it? Watch to find out! Watch to find out!
Disney Reel to Reel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disney-reel-to-reel/id1638035634
Wyatt’s Instagrams: @disreeltoreelpodcast and @goldenafternoon51
Movies Past and Present: https://moviespastandpresent.com
Animation Fascination: https://animationfascination.wordpress.com
It’s that time again! Time for a brand-new season of my Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Animation Edition games, Season 9, to be precise!
The expert this season will be animation history buff, movie fan, and Season 8 winner, Stanford Clark (Animation Fascination, Movies Past and Present)!
This season’s contestants are listed below alphabetically by first name, not necessarily by order of appearance:
It’s been no secret that my most anticipated animated film of the year was The Super Mario Bros. Movie! While I’m no scholar of the Mario universe, I, like most people, am familiar enough with the characters due to playing multiple Mario-related games. So, I decided to treat myself to watch this one not only in the theaters, but in 3D as well! What did I think? Read on to find out!
(Caution, there will be mild spoilers!)
Continue reading “My Thoughts: THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (2023)”
I didn’t grow up with Schoolhouse Rock!, but was vaguely aware of it as a kid. I knew it was an assortment of educational songs, but I didn’t know much more about it until the song, I’m Just a Bill, gained some viral popularity in later YouTube years.
It was only when fellow blogger Eli Sanza made a post about Schoolhouse Rock! did I decide to give the shorts a viewing as most were available to watch on Disney+. I’m happy to announce that I became a fan of the shorts! I loved what they did trying to teach principles of math, science, grammar, etc. via catchy tunes and while not every short was a hit, I did overall enjoy the series!
And serendipitously, this year happens to be the 50th anniversary of the series, so in honor of that, let’s take a look at my top 13 favorite Schoolhouse Rock! songs! Enjoy! Continue reading “My Top 13 Favorite ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Songs!”
Skydance Animation is one of the newest animation studios on the block. Having been formed recently, it gained some controversy after hiring the recently ousted John Lasseter as its Head of Animation due to his sexual misconduct allegations at Pixar. This move even prompted actress Emma Thompson dropping out of the film, Luck.
Controversy aside, I finally saw Luck and what did I think of it? Read on to find out!
(Caution, there will be mild spoilers!)
I enjoyed the first Puss in Boots film. It wasn’t anything amazing, but it was definitely my favorite film in the Shrek universe as I’m not really a fan of the Shrek films.
And I had known that a sequel to the film had been in development for a while. I remember when it was going to be called Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves. Having not heard anything for a while, I thought the film would just be cancelled altogether. But somewhat out of nowhere, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was scheduled to be released in 2022.
I knew that I wanted to see it, but was in no rush to until critic reviews started coming in. Multiple film reviewers I follow listed this as not just their favorite animated film of the year, but also one of their favorite films of the year! My curiosities were piqued, so I decided to check this film out in the theaters (something I don’t do often) and…I’m so glad that I did!
(Caution, there will be mild spoilers!)
Continue reading “My Thoughts: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH (2022)”
It’s that time of year again! 2022 is coming to a close and 2023 will soon be upon us! Let’s take a look at the upcoming animated films set to be released in 2023.
Keep in mind that I’ll only be mentioning theatrical and streaming films with set (US) release dates and that I won’t be mentioning any live-action/animated hybrid films.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy this list with me!
After Disney’s live-action remake of Pinocchio disappointed everybody
it’s nice to say that there’s one good adaptation of Pinocchio released in 2022!
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, this stop-motion animated film has been in the making for years, even getting stuck in development hell. But it’s finally completed to the joy of every animation fan who’s been dying to see it!
Read on for my thoughts on the film!
(Caution, there will be some spoilers!)
The Animation Commendation 