Movie Treasures By Brenda

Toy Story of Terror Review

PIXAR'S FIRST TELEVISION SPECIAL

Disney's Toy Story movies have been hugely successful both in terms of sales and with the critics and the public. In 2013, Disney-Pixar presented the whole gang again in the first Pixar television special, Toy Story of Terror. It was a Halloween television special that aired on ABC on October 16, 2013. Fans of the Toy Story movies embraced the spooky special that featured their favorite friends from the movie franchise. On this page, learn a bit more about the special. Be sure to let us know what you thought of it once you have watched it.

OFFICIAL PLOT SYNOPSIS

An ordinary road trip with all of our favorite friends from Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story Franchise takes an unexpected turn in the road when it checks into a motel and a toy disappears. Sorry, we’re not saying which one. The remaining cast becomes entwined in a series of events, which must be unraveled before they occur again.

CAST OF CHARACTERS (OR VOICE ACTORS)

Jessie: Joan Cusack
Woody: Tom Hanks
Buzz Lightyear: Tim Allen
Rex: Wallace Shawn:
Mr. Pricklepants: Timothy Dalton
Trixie: Kristen Schaal
Combat Carl and Combat Carl Jr.: Carl Weathers
My Thoughts About Toy Story of Terror

I was suitably impressed with the special other than the fact that I disliked the product placement. It was a fun show and it was intense. Jessie never gave up and that is what Combat Carl would advise you if you are ever in a difficult situation. If I had to complain, I would say only that it was too short. It was over before before we were ready for it to be over!

Find the Mr. Pricklepants plush toy here on Amazon.

DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASE

The Blu-ray disc and the DVD were on August 19, 2014. Toy Story fans will want this television special in their home collection! Find Toy Story of Terror here on Amazon in your choice of formats including Amazon Prime.

What do you think? Did you see Toy Story of Terror? Did you like it?

See you

at the movies!

Brenda

MORE DISNEY MOVIES:

The Peanut Butter Solution Movie Review
Bald is beautiful...unless you are a young boy who suffers a bad fright and has all of his hair suddenly fall out. That is the story in The Peanut Butter Solution, a rare movie from 1985, which is currently only available on VHS videotape and not on.

Under Wraps Movie Review
Under Wraps: A Disney Channel Original and a Hallmark Movie As an eBay seller, I seek out unusual, out-of-the-ordinary movies to sell. Recently, I came across a move called Under Wraps and I carried it home, curious about it for two reasons....

Betty White: A Celebration Documentary

Discover the documentary film and Betty White's life in Betty White: A Celebration.

We all know the world lost the talented Betty White just shy of her 100th birthday but we, or at least I, did not know that she had been working on a new documentary, which was to air on her 100th birthday. That is, today, January 17.

Originally called, "Betty White: 100 Years Young — A Birthday Celebration", the title was subsequently changed to "Betty White: A Celebration" after her death on December 31, 2021, when the directors pivoted to make the movie a celebration of her life rather than of her birthday.

The film includes looks at her life both of in front of and behind the cameras. That is, at her home life and her working life. It includes looks into shows like The Golden Girls, Saturday Night Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Hot in Cleveland; interviews with friends and actors like Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Carol Burnett, Valerie Bertinelli, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Morgan Freeman; and, shares final interview, which was given shortly before her death.

TRAILER

WHERE TO WATCH?

This documentary is being released today, January 17, 2022, in movie theatres. I do not think it is very often that documentary films make appearances at the movie theatres. Sure, there are a lot of stories like biopics but not so many actual documentary films are shown on the big screen. Interestingly, it is a special one-day-only release. Where it goes from there, I do not know though I presume it will appear on a streaming network.

GOODBYE

Goodbye, Betty White. I have not seen the film yet but definitely will. As it turns out and not deliberately, the film will be a form of goodbye to White for her fans. It also includes a goodbye from White to us as she took a couple of minutes during filming to give thanks to her fans for always being there. A totally natural, unscripted, genuine moment. I cannot wait to see it.

Stay tuned for details on where you can watch Betty White: A Celebration.

See you

at the movies!

Brenda

MORE BETTY WHITE:

Discover The Golden Girls 'Stay Golden' Coffee Mug.

Learn about Betty White's movie The Proposal.

Classic Movie Posters Calendar (2022)

I searched for a movie calendar and I did not need to look far. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial instantly drew me in. The wonderful list of movies really does include classics though with a few exceptions, many of them are classics from my youth.

THE MOVIES

King Kong

Independence Day

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's Titanic

Elvis Presley's King Creole

Indiana Jones

Back to the Future

Dirty Dancing

Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Terminator

Apocalypse Now

Tom Hanks' Forest Gump

The Exorcist

Tom Cruise's Top Gun and finally,

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

I think that this movie calendar would be a great gift for almost every member of my family and I would gift it with a challenge to re-watch every one of those movies this year.

If you have someone who loves the movies, old as well as new, this would make a fabulous gift idea whether or not you choose to include the challenge.

Find your Classic Movie Calendar here on Amazon.

See you
at the movies!
Brenda

MORE CLASSIC MOVIES:

Impromptu Movie Moments NOT in the Script.

The Cheaters (1945) Christmas Movie.

The Best Elizabeth Taylor Movies.

An American in Paris Movie Review.

The Muppets Most Wanted Calendar (2015)

If followed the huge success and the triumphant return of The Muppets with the movie, The Muppets, you know exactly how enduring and popular The Muppets are. This 2015 calendar though no longer appropriate for use as a calendar would make an excellent collector's item for someone who loves The Muppets and the movies.

I love, LOVE, Love the images and the double page spreads as shown above on the inside page with Kermit on it. Hoppy Holidays, Kermit said.

I also love, LOVE, Love the representation of so many of the important Muppet characters on the pages. You can see them on the back of the calendar shown below. No longer readily available here on Amazon, you will have better luck finding a copy of this retired Muppets calendar here on eBay.

See you
at the movies!
Brenda

Who Played Lord Voldemort?

Who Is Voldemort?

Discover the man who brought he who shall not be named to life on the big screen.rd Voldemort in the Harry Potter movie series?

Are you wondering who Lord Voldemort is? The Voldemort that is shown in this movie poster? That is, who played the most important villain in the Harry Potter movies?

Why that would be Ralph Fiennes, an English actor. The character of Voldemort was played by a number of different actors as it developed in the movies. However, this page is focused on the fully developed Voldemort as pictured here.

Even if you know actor Ralph Fiennes from his other films, you might not recognize him in this role as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named or You-Know-Who but you will probably know him from the list of movies that he has appeared in, which includes The English Patient, The Constant Gardener and Maid in Manhattan.

I believe that Lord Voldemort was brilliantly played. On this page you will learn a bit more about both Ralph Fiennes' and Lord Voldemort. If you are a fan, I think you will especially enjoy the videos, which discuss the development of Lord Voldemort's onscreen appearance and personality.

Photo shown above on the left is by

Dick Thomas Johnson, Tokyo, Japan

and above on right is available from Amazon

by clicking here.

Lord Voldemort's Biography

Artful babies created this baby that could have been Lord Voldemort.

As if Lord Voldemort needs any introduction...Lord Voldemort is the main evil character in the Harry Potter book and movie series. He was born Tom Marvolo Riddle and is a descendent of Salazar Slytherin, who was one of the original founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Voldemort is featured as part of the story in all of the Harry Potter books except Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He is often referred to by the other characters in the story as "You-Know-Who," "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "the Dark Lord" because everyone is terrified to speak his name aloud.

Picture courtesy of the artist, Artful Babies, on eBay.

Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort Trailer

See for yourself, the evil Dark Lord Voldemort. In this YouTube video you will be acquainted or reacquainted with Lord Voldemort. It is Voldemort as the child Tom Riddle that appears at the very beginning...

Ralph Fiennes' Biography

Ralph Fiennes was born the first of six children in Ipswhcih, England and is the son of a writer and a farmer and photographer. He trained in the dramatic arts and has been seen on the stage, in movies and on television.

Fiennes' film debut was in the 1992 and since then he has appeared in numerous movies including Wuthering Heights, Schindler's List (which saw him receive his first Academy Award nomination), Quiz Show, The English Patient (another Oscar-nominated performance), The Prince of Egypt, The Avengers, Maid in Manhattan and The Hurt Locker.

In the Harry Potter world, Fiennes became Lord Voldemort in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He stayed on in that role in the movies Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Parts 1 and 2.

Ralph Fiennes About Lord Voldemort Trailers I

In the following two YouTube videos you will hear from Ralph Fiennes and other cast and staff members about the process that they went through in developing the ultimate evil character, Lord Voldemort, including discussions about his appearance and his character.