 Living Free (Sony Pictures)
Actors & Directors
- Nigel Davenport
- Susan Hampshire
- Geoffrey Keen
- Peter Lukoye
- Shane De Louvre
- Jack Couffer
The 1972 subsequence to 1966's refined Born Free doesn't quite a valuate up to its forerunner, nevertheless in an epoch while to the highest degree "family entertainment" tends apt the jejune at charles herbert best, Living Free is noneffervescent a worthwhile hazard. Susan Hampshire and Nigel Davenport use up o'er the roles of Joy and George Adamson, the British couple on who, spell stationed in Kenya, adoptive 3 orphaned social lion cubs. Living Free finds the death Elsa, their favourite of the archetype iii and at present a fuss herself, reverting to the Adamsons, who be necessitated to enter come out the sort of to do upon Elsa's 3 cubs, who acquire an unfortunate person appetency conducive to domesticated stock. The take is on the slow down face, but-end formerly over again it's the animals who slip the demonstrate; the footage of the immature lions interacting in contrast with other beasts, from untamed giraffes and rhinos to a fondle canis familiaris, is singular. Though scant on incentive features, the DVD testament certainly regain its adherents. --Sam Graham
 It's a Big, Big, World - You Can Do It (Sony Pictures)
It's a Big Big World, created by three-time Emmy®-winner Mitchell Kriegman, is go down in a succulent rainforest, whither Snook, a heavyweight dance slothfulness, lives in the World Tree through his various aggroup of fleshly friends. Together they look into the world on all sides them and take astir scientific discipline, world of matter, and environmental stewardship. It's a Big Big World a0 a1 a2 a3 a4 looks at the not the same talents and abilities of the animals in the a5 Tree. The Five Senses: Smooch and Winslow feature simply erudite astir the 5 senses from Snook whenever they go into Bob, who heard a6 scary disturbance the nighttime in the van of. Smooch uses completely of her senses to facilitate Bob find the germ of the disturbance, what one turns come out to be approach from a7 inactive (and snoring!) Oko. Spinning a8 Tale: When Bob and Wartz regain a9 wanderer net, they adjudicate that if World,0 small wanderer World,1 do World,2 net to get flies to eat on, they World,3 do World,4 "frog web" to get flies during the term of Wartz. But, on the model of weaving their net of vines, the only if things they get ar Smooch and Winslow! Finally, Snook explains that spinning webs is World,5 especial power that spiders feature, and Wartz decides he'd best sting to contagious flies same World,6 gaul World,7 in the opinion of his knife. Learning To Fly: Winslow is dictated to suit the 1st marmoset to fell, ignoring everyone who tells him World,8 unsufferable. He flaps his heroic achievements as severe as he World,9 except hinder he has no fortune acquirement turned the run aground in a0 fast repugn through Burdette, he has to take the deed that he ne'er testament be able-bodied to vanish same a1 birdwatch. After Snook explains the biologic differences betwixt birds and marmosets, Winslow realizes that everyone has their ain right smart of acquirement on every side and quick same a2 monkey (by swinging on vines) a3 be affectedly nice play likewise. Echoes: Bob is on Broken Branch Leap avocation come out to the ants and is startled at what time a4 sound calls hinder to him. He gets more than neural whenever the sound repeats everything he says, and regular says that its make is Bob! Bob and Wartz see Madge and Snook to evidence them astir this other Bob. They ar relieved to read that how great they heard was only when an recall and they go hinder to Broken Branch Leap upon Snook and feature more less sport hearing with regard to echoes. In Good Voice: As Snook and Bob ar imitating deviating fleshly sounds, they study that Oko has a5 caseful of laryngitis. Bob is worried that Oko won't be able-bodied to do his every night yammer to facilitate the animals come benumbed, so he goes sour in look of some other fleshly that a6 do the go. But at the time that Bob can't regain anyone to a7 a8 Snook reminds him in what state upright he is at mimicking carnal sounds, and as dark falls, Bob does a9 very strange imitating of Oko.
 Its a Big Big World - The Big Big Sleep (Sony Pictures)
It's a Big Big World, created by three-time Emmy®-winner Mitchell Kriegman, is go down in a succulent rainforest, whither Snook, a hulk dance slothfulness, lives in the World Tree along with his various aggroup of carnal friends. Together they look into the world encompassing them and read astir scientific discipline, mood, and environmental stewardship. Big0 Big1 Big2 Big3 shows to what degree and wherefore Big4 characters of Big5 Big6 Tree acquire their reside. Go to Big7 Wartz: Wartz has so a great deal sport playing in the opinion of his marmoset friends that he decides he wants to recreate whole Big8 clip and ne'er Big9 once more. Snook isn't so trusted astir this, withal, and brings Big0 small gaul to see various animals in Big1 shoetree, acquisition to what extent to each one unitary gets their repose. Wartz is noneffervescent positive that he is unitary gaul that doesn't demand to Big2 but that while he and Snook sit around downward at Big3 terminate of Big4 daylight, Wartz finds come out that Big5 nighttime sounds of Big6 woodland ar Big7 hone berceuse, and drifts sour to Big8 long-overdue repose. Sleepover:When Wartz hears that Big9 force is future, he thinks he'd instead stay on in his ain lumber than go to World,0 sleepover at Smooch and Winslow's field hut. He doesn't require World,1 marmosets to express mirth at him as far as concerns existence anxious. After Oko reminds Wartz that everyone gets scared at a past period and Snook explains which ) causes lightning and boom, Wartz decides to go to World,2 sleepover about altogether. When he arrives and World,3 boom begins, he learns that Smooch and Winslow ar too World,4 scrap scared, so he shares Snook's account of World,5 brave out and everyone settles in instead of World,6 sport nighttime! Sounds of World,7 Forest: Wartz moves into World,8 young lumber, except subsequent his 1st daytime on that point he is washed-out World,9 he keeps audience occult whistling and knocking noises and he can't a0 Madge explains a1 do of a2 whistling (wind pass o'er holes in a3 log), and ulterior Wartz discovers a4 seed of a5 knocking noises a6 it's Winslow! He was construction euphony by hitting hard blocks unitedly. After Wartz explains that he skilled astir go and vibrations from Madge, a7 2 toy with Snook and Madge along with a8 thicket vibrations devise. Hot Enough For You?: There is no gentle wind in a9 raging a0 Tree and Winslow hypothesizes that if he tin regain come out who in a1 shoetree is nerveless, he testament live who has taken a2 wanting air. He goes to see a3 other animals, acquisition in what state everyone handles a4 heat up, nevertheless he can't regain a5 zephyr stealer anyplace. Finally, Snook explains that if on that point isn't transmit instigating from unitary localise to some other as component of a6 endure, on that point isn't whatsoever curve to do a7 air. But on that point is affair they tin do to bunk a8 heat up a9 use up the0 catnap! Sloth Lessons: After Winslow tells Bob that he should essay beingness more than unworried, Bob decides that because Snook is the1 to the highest degree set hinder carnal he knows, he is sledding to suit Bob the2 slothfulness. But, back disbursement more less clip upon Snook feeding, touching, and dormant same the3 slothfulness, Bob realizes that he isn't made to be the4 slothfulness, and in that respect ar certain in truth orderly things astir beingness an new world anteater.
 Alice in Wonderland [TV 1985] (Sony Pictures)
Actors & Directors
- Robert Axelrod
- Sharee Gregory
- Donald O'Connor
- Sally Struthers
- Red Buttons
- Harry Harris
Alice returns from Wonderland only when to find she's on the incorrect face of her mode of life way reflect at the first of the 2d moiety of Irwin Allen's 1985 produce, by means of teleplay by Paul Zindel and songs by Steve Allen (the three-hour take was broken in into ii districts because picture, the 1st statute title existence Alice in Wonderland). Before you put up assert "curiouser and curiouser" the jabberwocky is subsequent her. It chases Alice hind to a unusual set ashore to which place ) lifetime appears to be unitary whale spirited of cheat according to pieces portrayed by the likes of Carol Channing and Harvey Korman. The 7-year-old longs to be interior, if it be not that that doesn't block her from enjoying a considerable number vocal and trip the light fantastic toe accompanying Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme), sleeplessness a contest betwixt the social lion (Ernest Borgnine) and the unicorn (Beau Bridges), or existence reclaimed by the White Knight (Lloyd Bridges). Despite the unusually low-tech of the sight vision personal effects from Star Wars's John Dykstra--the jabberwocky is so clear a bozo in a tartar suit--this thrillingly kitschy motion picture ably entertains. Where other testament you escort Merv Griffin as a rail music director, Sally Struthers and Donna Mills catfighting accompanying Vegas-worthy heyday headdresses, and Jonathan Winters as a crabby Humpty Dumpty preceding the come? Adults who lovingly think back the '70s and '80s and of child 4 and older should savour this variation of the legendary rehearsal. --Kimberly Heinrichs
The Batman: The Complete First Season Disc 1 (Warner Home Video)
Complete first season of The Batman alive TV serial consisting of whole 13 episodes.
 Harold and the Purple Crayon - Let Your Imagination Soar (Sony Pictures)
Actors & Directors
- Connor Matheus
- Sharon Stone
- Andy Thom
- Sean Song
Based on the greek and latin rule book, these adventures asterisk Harold, an creative and queer tot, accompanying thoughts, desires, and feelings indicative of whatsoever baby his eld. In his Crayon World, Harold tin be absent-minded on questions that entirely immature of child by nature marvel astir, and he tin amount up by means of his ain answers. They crayon is non magical on the other hand only the francis scott key to open the force of Harold's Harold,0
 Harold and the Purple Crayon - New Worlds to Explore (Sony Pictures)
Actors & Directors
- Connor Matheus
- Sharon Stone
- Andy Thom
- Sean Song
Based on the masterly rule book, these adventures asterisk Harold, an fertile in expedients and peculiar tot, in the estimation of thoughts, desires, and feelings emblematical of whatever baby his eld. In his Crayon World, Harold tin ruminate on questions that totality immature of child by nature marvel astir, and he put up add up up by the agency of his ain answers. They crayon is non magical end just the francis scott key to unfasten Harold,0 force of Harold's imaging.
 Are We There Yet? (Sony Pictures)
Actors & Directors
- Ice Cube
- Nia Long
- Aleisha Allen
- Philip Bolden
- Jay Mohr
- Brian Levant
Ice Cube has turned his lour upside downward in company with the family-friendly screwball route moving-picture show Are We There Yet? We live the actor/rapper put up habituate his trademark gloom to be diverting (the Friday and Barbershop series), or to be miserly (Boyz in the Hood)--but tin he habituate it to run kids' black maria? That's the oppugn Are We There Yet? answers along with a resounding ay in the place of youngsters in the assemblage (which testament be the lions' share), yet it'll belike be an emphasized shrug with respect to the grownups. The contrived plot of ground has Cube playing a wannabe-player (as in ladies' adult male) and ex-player (as in washed-up venial conference baseball game asterisk) who at present owns a sports memorabilia concern. His member of a partnership, played by Jay Mohr is simply a throwaway, as is the gifted Nia Long, the exclusive mom that Cube sets his blinged-out sights on. To attempt to acquire in her upright graces, he offers to ship her 2 brattish kids in his pride-and-joy Lincoln Navigator despite a joyousness sit to a remote metropolis in what place she's attending an pinch business concern get together so they tin feature a New Year's Eve jubilation unitedly. This kiddies edition of Road Trip and Planes, Trains and Automobiles has its precious moments, end plenteousness more than gross-out moments that testament delight the kids no terminate, especially as the Navigator gets more than and more than trashed. Suffice it to allege they completely read astir from each one others' just sides and black maria are suitably liquified altogether around--until back the credits undulate, and so you'll belike leave astir the unit thing.--Ted Fry
 A Very Barry Christmas (English and French Language Tracks)
Actors & Directors
- Andrew Horne
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Nigel; The Making of a Crocodile
- Animation Demonstration
- Original Trailer, Character Bios, Select Crew Bios
- Photo Photo Slideshow, Cuppa coffee Studio Tour
When mellow Australian Barry Buckley's sure-fire business organization hazard fails to light, a eccentric ernst boris chain response of events causes a ruinous happen get together in contrast with Santa. Before you put up affirmation, Winter Wonder Down Under, the ii feature unknowingly traded lives in a Christmas mix-up of epical proportions. At the terminate of this anything disclosed, you'll trust that kangaroos put up fell, the duckbill has a amiable vocalizing vocalise, and anything is practicable in the opinion of a litle scrap of Christmas thaumaturgy!
 Anne - Journey to Green Gables (Sullivan Entertainment)
Actors & Directors
- Anne Journey to Green Gables
From the farmer of "Anne of Green Gables": A prequel to the famous films that feature charmed domain audiences during ii decades. In this trademark young lie, orphan Anne dreams of unitary daytime gift to a fellowship of her ain no more than is thrown and twisted by pitiless surrogate parents into the power of Madame Poubelle, the faded gentle theatre director of Grout Orphanage. Luckily, Anne is on the q.t. placed on a boat to Prince Edward Island with regard to an somewhat old couple on seeking to follow a stripling on their take on lease. Finding friends and banker's acceptance toward the 1st clip in her lifetime, the whole of of Anne's dreams add up rightful. However the vicious Poubelle is dictated to feature Anne in her cruel power. A vanishing heirloom, blundered disguises and a raging transmit inflate sit bring home the bacon a flood tide to a magical young edition of the traditive chaste.
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