Forgotten Childhood – Hocus Pocus

October 23, 2014 Thérèse Lyons

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Time to get a bit “Halloween-y” on the Arcade, as Hocus Pocus puts a spell on us! THE INITIAL RELEASE (1993) Released in 1993 Hocus Pocus, is a Halloween-themed fantasy/comedy film and the staple of many a child’s Halloween watching back then. Directed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical, Dirty Dancing), Hocus Pocus tells the […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

October 16, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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Initial Release (1990) Coming at the height of the cartoon’s popularity, the first big screen jaunt for the heroes in a half shell was actually an independent film. Headed by Steve Barron, soon to be of Coneheads and the Billie Jean music video fame, the production took place mostly in North Carolina in 1989. With […]

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Labyrinth And Dark Crystal Sequels In Development

October 10, 2014 Anthony McGlynn

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There’s hardly a nineties kid out there who hasn’t at some point seen and been influenced by the dark fantasy that was Labyrinth, with it’s stellar imagery and plentiful use of the Bowie Bulge. We’d all but given up hope of a film of that style ever being released again, and had learned to live […]

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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 – 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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Anime/Cartoons

Otaku Digest#1 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal

July 7, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Welcome to the first installment of Otaku Digest and what a way to start this series off but to kick off with what has to be the most anticipated anime of the summer season Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal. Now I realize that the first episode of Free! Eternal Summer aired before Sailor Moon and it will be covered in another Otaku Digest but for now let’s take a look at the long (LONG) awaited reboot of Sailor Moon.

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Sailor Moon: Top 10 Villains

June 28, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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With the long anticipated Sailor Moon reboot about to air, avid fans are rewatching, rereading and reliving the joy that the original series gave them in their adolescence. The reboot will see the original design and story from the manga adapted into an anime series thus giving a whole new generation a chance to enjoy […]

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