“First Time Viewing” Badge

Being a big Disney fan, I thought I had seen most of the movies and films produced by the company. It is evident through the first 18 movies I have profiled, reviewed, and rated on this blog that it is not the case. Of those 18 movies, 11 of them I was viewing for the very first time in their entirety. So I created a “First Time Viewing” badge that I will display on each Movie and Film Profile entry I do for this blog. I’ve gone back and added the badge to the Movie and Film Profiles I previously posted. 

Zootopia 2 Arrives on Disney+

The world of Walt Disney Animation’s animal metropolis is now available to stream at home. Following a successful theatrical run, Zootopia 2 officially arrived on Disney+ today, giving audiences another chance to visit the bustling city of Zootopia and reunite with its beloved characters. 

The sequel continues the adventures of rookie police officer Judy Hopps and her partner Nick Wilde, whose partnership is tested when a mysterious reptile named Gary De’Snake arrives in the city and sparks a complicated investigation. As the pair follow the clues, their case leads them into new and unexplored corners of Zootopia, expanding the world introduced in the original film and bringing new characters and environments into the story. 

Movie and Film Profile: Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Mars Needs Moms premiered on March 6, 2011, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Generally released theatrically on March 11, 2011. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with ImageMovers Digital and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Based on the children’s book Mars Needs Moms! by Berkeley Breathed. The film was animated using the process of performance capture, a filmmaking technology that records an actor’s full physical performance, including body movements, facial expressions, and sometimes voice, to create a digital character in an animated or visual-effects film.

DMFE Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2.00 out of 5 stars)

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!

Movie and Film Profile: The Shaggy Dog (2006)

The Shaggy Dog was generally released theatrically on March 20, 2006. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with Mandeville Films, Boxing Cat Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions, and Robert Simonds Productions, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It is a remake of Disney’s 1959 classic film The Shaggy Dog with a modern science-based twist. The original film was based on the 1923 novel “The Hound of Florence” written by German author Felix Salten (also known for writing “Bambi, a Life in the Woods”).

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

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!

Movie and Film Profile: Homeward Bound II: Lost In San Francisco (1996)

Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco was generally released theatrically on March 8, 1996. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Based on the characters from the novel “The Incredible Journey” by Sheila Burnford. It is the sequel to the 1993 film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.

DMFE Rating: ★★¼☆☆ (2.25 out of 5 stars)

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!

Movie and Film Profile: The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

The Devil and Max Devlin was generally released theatrically on March 6, 1981. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. Not based on a book or a previously published story, it is loosely inspired by the classic Faust legend, the idea of a man making a bargain with the Devil in exchange for some type of personal gain. 

DMFE Rating: ★¾☆☆☆ (1.75 out of 5 stars)

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!

Movie and Film Profile: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Raya and the Last Dragon was generally released theatrically on March 5, 2021, and simultaneously on the same day on Disney+ for customers with Premier Access. Produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Inspired by traditional Southeast Asian cultures, mythology, architecture, clothing, and martial arts tradition.

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

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!

Movie and Film Profile: Zootopia (2016)

Zootopia premiered on February 13, 2016, at the Brussels Animation Film Festival in Brussels, Belgium. Generally released theatrically on March 4, 2016. Produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. A sequel, Zootopia 2, was released theatrically on November 26, 2025.

DMFE Rating: ★★★★½ (4.50 out of 5 stars)

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!

In Memorium: Andrew Gunn Passes Away At 58

Andrew Gunn, the producer behind many Disney films starting in the early 2000s, has passed away at the age of 58. Gunn was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease, in 2024. He passed away due to complications from ALS at his home in Toronto, Canada, on Monday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

Gunn was born in Toronto, Canada, on July 15, 1969. He graduated from the University of Western in Canada, then moved to Los Angeles, California, and earned a Master's in Communication Management from The Annenberg School at the University of Southern California. In the late 1990s, he ran development at Great Oaks Entertainment, the production company run by John Hughes of The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles fame. Several late 1990s Disney films were produced in association with Great Oaks Entertainment, including the live-action 101 Dalmatians starring Glenn Close and Flubber starring Robin Williams.

In 2001, Gunn established his own production company, Gunn Films, and quickly secured a production deal with The Walt Disney Company. Starting with the Country Bears in 2002, Gunn went on to produce many Disney films, including Freaky Friday (2003), The Haunted Mansion (2003), Sky High (2005), College Road Trip (2008), Bedtime Stories (2008), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Cruella (2021), and Freakier Friday (2025).

Movie and Film Profile: Shipwrecked (1991)

Shipwrecked premiered in Norway on October 3, 1990. Generally released theatrically in the United States on March 1, 1991. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures in association with AB Svensk Filmindusti and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Based on the 1973 novel “Haakon Haakonsen: En norsk Robinson” (“Haakon Haakonsen: A Norwegian Robinson”) by Oluf Vilhelm Falck-Ytter.

DMFE Rating: ★¾☆☆☆ (1.75 out of 5 stars)

Caution: Possible Spoilers Ahead!