Forgotten Childhood – Matilda (1996)

October 9, 2014 Danny Kelly

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1996) Matilda is adapted from an illustrated novel created by children’s author Roald Dahl.  The setting for the book is England as per the authors nationality. However — The movie switches this up by moving the setting to a suburban town in the United States. Matilda’s director Danny DeVito discovered the story […]

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Forgotten Childhood – The Secret of NIMH

October 2, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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Do movies from our childhood captivate us now as they once did? If so, is it for the same reason? We explore this is The Secret of NIMH THE INITIAL RELEASE (1982) The year was 1979; frustrated with Walt Disney Studios, Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy were determined to make strongly executed full-length animated […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Dungeons And Dragons

September 25, 2014 Declan Doody

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There is no escape from the realm of Dungeons and Dragons! THE INITIAL RELEASE (1983) Dungeons and Dragons the animated television series first aired on CBS in the US in 1983, running hot on the tails of the controversial and ever-growing hobby of tabletop gaming, inspired by the game with the same name. The late 70’s […]

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Forgotten Childhood – We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story

September 18, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1993) For a Steven Spielberg-associated film, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story was released in one of the least appealing periods for non-Disney animations in history. Coming out November of 1993, We’re Back landed right in the middle of Aladdin and The Lion King, and right at the tail of Disney’s re-assertion as […]

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Forgotten Childhood – We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

September 18, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1993) For a Steven Spielberg-associated film, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story was released in one of the least appealing periods for non-Disney animations in history. Coming out November of 1993, We’re Back landed right in the middle of Aladdin and The Lion King, and right at the tail of Disney’s re-assertion as […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Goosebumps

September 11, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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A creepy man carrying around a suitcase with the name R.L. Stine marches towards a hill. Pages fly out of his suitcase to fly across the village and affect all that it passes… Another week another creepy stroll down memory lane to Forgotten Childhood… oh yeah, and that’s actually R.L. Stine in the clip! What is […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

August 21, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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An empty rowboat sways back and forth in black shallow waters…you hear the sound of a rusty swing as the wind rustles through an abandoned playground, a girls playful laugh is heard as shutters crash against the windows as a thunderstorm rages on… and a menacing toy grins in the darkness Phew…now that’s done let’s […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Aladdin

August 14, 2014 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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The Initial Release (1992) Like most Disney princess generation movies they started as folklore stories. Aladdin is no different. This tale originated in the Middle East and was only one tale from The Book Of One Thousand and One Nights. It wasn’t part of the original book but was added into the collection by author Antoine Galland, […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Space Jam

July 18, 2014 Danny Kelly

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THE INITIAL RELEASE (1996) The 1990s was a lucrative and successful decade in the long history of the legendary Warner Bros studios. The early part of the decade saw them emerging with juggernaut television series like ‘Animaniacs’ and ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’. Their finely crafted sense of comic timing coupled with the timeless sense of wonder […]

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Opinion

Forgotten Childhood – The Fox and The Hound

June 26, 2014 Danny Kelly

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Do cartoons from our childhood stand the test of the time? Are the stories and their messages just as relevant today as they were when they first came out? 'Forgotten Childhood' will examine some of the most classic cartoons and animated films from the past and put them to the test, first up is Disney's "The Fox and the Hound".

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