Could We BE Any More Thankful?!? Spending Thanksgiving With “Friends”

By Michael LyonsAh Thanksgiving, the holiday that’s been eclipsed by our zeal to hurtle headlong into Christmas.  But, what’s not to love about a day filled with helium balloon versions of the latest cartoon fads, tables packed with food, gathering with those close to us and sitting in front of the TV in a tryptophan...

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Drawn Together: A Look Back at Disney’s Competition During Animation’s Second Golden Age

By Michael LyonsThey say that competition is healthy.  If that’s the case, then the animation industry was a VERY healthy place in the 1990’s.Walt Disney Feature Animation was in the midst of a comeback, the likes of which have rarely been seen in Hollywood.  Blockbuster hits, many compared to the Studio’s animated...

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Time After Time: The 30th Anniversary of “Back to the Future, Part II”

By Michael LyonsOk, so we never got a future filled with flying cars, hover boards and “Jaws 19,” but there is something that “Back to the Future, Part II” got right: it showed us what a creative, inventive and original sequel should look like.Dismissed as “too confusing” and “just an excuse to make Part III,” on its initial...

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