It is Halloween 2011 and today I awoke to a winter wonderland. Snow was flying around outside, there was a thin layer of white on the ground and the evergreens looked as though they’d been dusted with powdered sugar. Nonetheless, this beautiful landscape seemed strangely out of place, what with it being October and all. [...]
Month: October 2011
Bambi Under the Stars
I kept Bambi longer than I did the other films. I only own 17 of the Disney animated features; the rest I’ve been watching via Netflix. I usually try to time it so I have one for over the weekend and mail them quickly so I can get the next one. I’m not trying to [...]
Run, Bambi, Run
Ah, Bambi.The movie that started this whole project. I was super excited to watch this, since it looks beautiful and I’m tired of being berated for having never seen it (why yes, I am talking about my husband, however did you know?). I had high expectations for Bambi, which is both a classic and iconic. [...]
Fly Away, Dumbo
Netflix has been in the news a lot recently for severely angering their customers. I was irritated when they hiked their prices, I was disappointed when they planned to split the streaming and DVD websites into two. But now, I’m just plain mad. I was very excited to stop by the post office and get [...]
Meet-ing the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons was another one I didn’t see in theatres. Again, it’s a shame I didn’t. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it so much, to be honest. I knew it was about a kid inventor who went to the future, but that was about it. We were informed yesterday that the offer we made [...]
Bolt-ing
I love a good dog story. Surprisingly, I didn’t see Bolt in theatres. Then James and I got it on Netflix—and wow, was I silly for not seeing it in theatres. I hope it came out during finals week or something—I can’t think of any other excuse why I wouldn’t see the latest Disney animated [...]
But At Least No One’s Shooting At Us
Sometimes a healthy dose of perspective is the best possible thing. Other times, it can serve to be only mildly irritating.Yesterday I was reminded of another reason I, at least, was drawn to Alaska. J and I returned home from grocery shopping to notice spider-webbing cracks emanating menacingly from a small, distinct hole in our [...]
Enchanted by Fantasia
When I was little, someone tried to get me to watch Fantasia.Once I found out it was a series of shorts based on classical music with no dialogue between the characters, I was completely uninterested (though it did seem a better option that spinach). In fact, it wasn’t until I was in my 20’s and [...]
Kissing Frogs
I find it a bit ironic that both film number 2 and 49 have a strong theme with stars- the evening star, to be specific. I do love the name Evangeline for the evening/wishing star. And I get misty every time I see Ray up there with her. So far, [...]
Pinocchio
I’d rather not put my foot in my mouth (again) by recounting my disappointment with Pinocchio as a child. I only watched it once and I only remember the bit with the whale (and the nose growing, of course). So I’m going into it with an open mind and am looking forward to the bonus [...]
Paw Prints in the Sink 