Chimpanzee Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield Written by Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, and Don Hahn Narrated by Tim Allen If you’ve been listening to Mousterpiece Cinema long enough, you probably know that I’m a cat person. I’ve mentioned, offhandedly, on the show how the Disney animated canon manages to often make cats into …
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Directed by John Kafka Written by Jill E. Blotvogel, Tom Rogers, Julie Selbo Starring Jennifer Hale, Corey Burton, Russi Taylor, Holland Taylor How low can expectations get? Because mine, regarding the Disney direct-to-video/DVD sequels, are as low as is humanly possible. I don’t actually expect legitimate quality from these films, …
For any fan of Disney films, discussing their many direct-to-video sequels is truly going, to quote the line, where no man has gone before. This is the final frontier, and on the new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Gabe begin to explore it with 2002’s follow-up to a movie that didn’t seem to need …
Cool Runnings Directed by Jon Turteltaub Written by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Goldberg, and Michael Ritchie Starring John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, Leon Robinson, Rawle D. Lewis Throughout my lifetime, there have been a number of heartbreaking deaths in popular culture. I won’t rank them in terms of least to most heartbreaking, …
It’s the middle of April, the heart of spring, so there’s no better time to talk about a movie set at the Winter Olympics, right? If that sounds crazy, here’s something crazier: bobsledders…from Jamaica! Yes, this week on the podcast, Josh and Michael take a look at the 1993 sports comedy Cool Runnings, based on …
It’s a momentous week at Mousterpiece Cinema headquarters, as your three hosts–Josh, Mike, and Gabe–come together for the first time! And they’re joined by a very special guest, Kate Kulzick from The Televerse podcast at Sound on Sight. What’s the special occasion? This week, your hosts and their guest tackle one of the biggest classics …
Fantasia Directed by Samuel Armstrong; James Algar; Bill Roberts and Paul Satterfield; Ben Sharpsteen and David Hand; Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, and Ford Beebe; T. Hee and Norm Ferguson; & Wilfred Jackson Starring Deems Taylor A few weeks ago, I read a great article by Drew McWeeny of HitFix wherein, while describing how his two …
You’ve been waiting for weeks, and finally, we’ve reached the thrilling, exciting, unexpected conclusion of the epic Mighty Ducks trilogy. The mysteries of the franchise will be answered on this special episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. Did Gordon Bombay abandon his beloved Ducks? What’s Charlie’s favorite musical group? Did your mischievous co-host Michael once again pull …
D3: The Mighty Ducks Directed by Robert Lieberman Written by Steven Brill, Jim Burnstein, and Kenneth Johnson Starring Emilio Estevez, Jeffrey Nordling, Joshua Jackson The drum I will keep beating throughout the entirety of this podcast, throughout however many years the show runs for, the one you will beg me to stop harping on (though …
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Written By Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson, based on the novel Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford Directed By Vincent McEveety USA, 1977, imdb Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo podcast or read Josh‘s extended thoughts about the film. ***** From the time that “Disney’s Folly” paid off and the first-ever …
You have been waiting for this moment for days, weeks, even months. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is a very important, landmark episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. For the first time, you will hear the magic words that make Michael blow a gasket, virtually. Actually, let’s up the ante. You will hear TWO different sentences that …
The Wild Directed by Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams Written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson, and Philip Halprin Starring Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, William Shatner Every movie, every television show, every book, every play, and every musical needs to have internal logic inherent in its creation. No matter how ridiculous the premise is—a man …
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Directed by Vincent McEveety Written by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson Starring Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars The foundation of any solid relationship is communication. Two people may look like they should fit—they have the same interests, the same friends, they’re both good-looking, and so on—but if they can’t …
On this very special episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, Josh and Michael rejoin the many exploits and misadventures of Herbie, the Volkswagen with a mind of its own, as he finally goes racing with Jim Douglas in Europe, in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo. But this is no average podcast; you’ll find out, just as Josh …
John Carter Written by Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, based on the novel A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Directed by Andrew Stanton Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema John Carter podcast or read Josh‘s extended thoughts about the film. ***** John Carter and the Princesses of Mars The one thing that John Carter …
John Carter Directed by Andrew Stanton Written by Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, Mark Strong Modern discourse has become so difficult because of how defensive each of us is about the side we’re advocating for. I love social media such as Twitter, but such …
Travel with Josh and Michael this week to the mysterious red planet that we call Mars, as they discuss the latest film from Walt Disney Pictures, John Carter. This science-fiction epic has been talked about for a lot of reasons–its bad marketing, its 3D post-conversion, its title change–but Josh and Michael are here to resolve …
Lady and the Tramp Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Written by Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright, Don DaGradi Starring Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Verna Felton Whether you’re a Disney nut like me, a film buff, an animation buff, or just interested in 20th-century Americana, you’d do well to read Neal Gabler’s …
Do you have to be a dog person to like a Disney classic such as 1955’s Lady and the Tramp? Do you hate dogs if you don’t? These are just a couple of the questions that Josh and co-host Gabe Bucsko asked and answered while discussing the iconic film on this week’s episode. And sure, …
John Carter Written by Andrew Stanton, Michael Chabon, and Mark Andrews Directed by Andrew Stanton USA, 2012 Stop if you’ve heard this one before. A man of humble origin is plucked from his surroundings and thrust into a central role in a massive, age-old conflict on another world, wherein it becomes clear that he is …
It’s time to return to the ice again, as Josh and Michael delve back into the world of Gordon Bombay and his ragtag team of lovable underdogs, the Mighty Ducks. Yes, friends, we’re talking about 1994’s D2: The Mighty Ducks this week and make no mistake: if you are expecting a normal episode of Mousterpiece …
D2: The Mighty Ducks Directed by Sam Weisman Written by Steven Brill Starring Emilio Estevez and Kathryn Erbe Making a good sports movie can be a difficult prospect, no matter what sport’s in the spotlight. Not everyone seeing your movie is an aficionado of the game. For every great baseball movie, someone may be in …
Over the four-day Presidents’ Day weekend in the United States, Walt Disney Pictures unveiled the latest release from the beloved Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli, 2012’s The Secret World of Arrietty. Now that a week has past, Josh and Michael can delve deep into this secret world, adapted from the well-known British kids’ novel The …