Movie and Film Profile: Eight Below (2006)

Eight Below was generally released theatrically on February 17, 2006. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Spyglass Entertainment, Mandeville Films, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, and Vertigo Entertainment, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Based on the 1983 Japanese film Nankyoku Monogatari (Antarctica), directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, which was based on an ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole in 1958. This film is “Dedicated to the Antarctic explorers and their dogs, whose courage and spirit inspired this film.”

DMFE Rating: ★★★½☆ (3.50 out of 5 stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Muppet Treasure Island was generally released theatrically on February 16, 1996. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Jim Henson Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel, Treasure Island. 

DMFE Rating: ★★★¾☆ (3.75 out of 5 stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: Recess: School's Out (2001)

Recess: School's Out premiered on February 10, 2001. Generally released theatrically on February 16, 2001. Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in association with Paul and Joe Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Based on the animated television series Recess, which ran from September 13, 1997, through November 5, 2001.

DMFE Rating: ★★★½☆ (3.50 out of 5 Stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: No Deposit, No Return (1976)

No Deposit, No Return was generally released theatrically on February 11, 1976. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. Inspired by the 1903 short story “A Retrieved Reformation” and the 1907 short story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry. It was accompanied in theaters by a reissue of the animated feature film Dumbo.

DMFE Rating: ★★½☆☆ (2.50 out of 5 stars)

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Hoppers and The Mandalorian and Grogu Big Game Spots During Super Bowl LX

This year's Super Bowl delivered more than a football game and halftime show; it gave movie fans a look at some upcoming films. For the upcoming Disney films, we got a spot from Pixar with Hoppers and one from Lucasfilm with The Mandalorian and Grogu. 

Pixar gave us our third and likely last trailer for their brand new film, Hoppers, set to release in theaters in less than a month on March 6, 2026. The Super Bowl Big Game Spot expands on the earlier teasers and trailers by showing more of the animal society that the main character, Mebel, encounters. Check out the trailer below - 

Star Wars and Lucasfilm returned to the Big Game with a trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, set to release in theaters on May 22, 2026. Instead of an action-packed trailer, Disney unveiled a 30-second cinematic ad that doubles as a creative homage to classic Super Bowl commercials, complete with Tauntauns pulling a sleigh-like wagon across a snowy landscape and iconic narration (by Sam Elliott) underscoring the duo's enduring bond. The spot does not reveal any plot details, but sets the tone for the Mandalorian and Grogu's big screen debut. Check out the trailer below - 

We did not get a trailer for Toy Story 5 (Pixar), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Marvel / Sony), Hexed (Walt Disney Animation Studios), or Avengers: Doomsday like I hoped or thought we might. 

Movie and Film Profile: The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

The Ugly Dachshund premiered on February 4, 1966. Generally released theatrically on February 16, 1966. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The animated featurette Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree was released along with the film. Based on the 1938 novel "The Ugly Dachshund" by Gladys Bronwyn Stern.

DMFE Rating: ★★★¼☆ (3.25 out of 5 stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: Roving Mars (2006)

Roving Mars premiered on January 26, 2006, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Generally released in IMAX theaters on January 27, 2006. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with White Mountain Films and The Kennedy/Marshall Company and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

DMFE Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.00 out of 5 stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was generally released in theaters on January 25, 1961. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The movie was accompanied by the documentary The Horse with the Flying Tail. Based on the 1956 novel “The One Hundred and One Dalmatians” by Dodie Smith. The seventeenth animated feature film released by Walt Disney Productions. 

DMFE Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.00 out of 5 stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: White Fang (1991)

White Fang was generally released in theaters on January 18, 1991. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Silver Screen Partners IV and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Based on the 1906 novel "White Fang" by American author Jack London. 

DMFE Rating: ★★★¼☆ (3.25 out of 5 stars)

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Movie and Film Profile: Glory Road (2006)

Glory Road was generally released in theaters on January 13, 2006. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Texas Western Productions, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Based on the true story surrounding the events leading up to the 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, as told by Texas Western College's (now known as the University of Texas El Paso or UTEP) head coach Don Haskins in his autobiography of the same name.

DMFE Rating: ★★★½☆ (3.50 out of 5 stars)

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