Mouse/Mice

The Lion King. Dir. Roger Allens and Rob Minkoff. Buena Vista Pictures. 1994.

The Lion King. Dir. Roger Allens and Rob Minkoff. Buena Vista Pictures. 1994. 150 150 Harry Howes

The Lion King[i] tells the story of Simba, a lion cub born into the monarchy and heir to his father Mufasa, ruler of all the animals in the Pride Lands. From…

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Mouse Hunt. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Dreamworks. 1997.

Mouse Hunt. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Dreamworks. 1997. 150 150 Alanna Sachse

Mouse Hunt is the story of two brothers, Ernie and Lars, who, following the death of their father, go through many financial setbacks. Ernie loses his restaurant due to a…

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Stuart Little. Dir. Rob Minkoff. Columbia Pictures. 1999.

Stuart Little. Dir. Rob Minkoff. Columbia Pictures. 1999. 150 150 Chloe Bolton

Columbia Pictures’ Stuart Little (1999) follows the Little family’s adoption of an anthropomorphic mouse, Stuart, whose debonair mannerisms and soaring intelligence allow the family to embrace him as an addition to their…

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The Green Mile. Dir. Frank Darabont. Warner Bros. Pictures. 1999.

The Green Mile. Dir. Frank Darabont. Warner Bros. Pictures. 1999. 150 150 Chloe Bolton

Adapted from Stephen King’s novel, The Green Mile tells the story of Paul Edgecomb, a prison guard on Death Row, and his relationship with John Coffey, a convicted of the rape and…

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Never Cry Wolf. Dir. Carrol Ballard. Buena Vista Distribution. 1983.

Never Cry Wolf. Dir. Carrol Ballard. Buena Vista Distribution. 1983. 150 150 Cristyn Lloyd

Carroll Ballard’s 1983 adaptation of Farley Mowat’s 1963 dramatised autobiography Never Cry Wolf is as intricate and astonishingly baffling as it is brilliant. The film tells the story of biologist…

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Robin Hood. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney Productions. 1973.

Robin Hood. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney Productions. 1973. 150 150 George Michell

Robin Hood, dir. Wolfgang Reitherman (Walt Disney Productions, 1973) Here is the trailer for the ‘foxy’ Robin Hood:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awONp__GGvU This Disney animation of the legend of Robin Hood focuses on the adventures of…

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The Great Mouse Detective. Dir. Ron Clements, Burny Mattison, David Michener, and John Musker. Walt Disney. 1986.

The Great Mouse Detective. Dir. Ron Clements, Burny Mattison, David Michener, and John Musker. Walt Disney. 1986. 150 150 Aaron Kreuter

In the world of the animated feature film The Great Mouse Detective (Clements, Mattison, Michener, and Musker, 1986), Victorian-era London contains a society of talking mice that mirrors the city’s human occupants.…

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All The Little Animals. Dir. Jeremy Thomas. Lionsgate. 1999.

All The Little Animals. Dir. Jeremy Thomas. Lionsgate. 1999. 150 150 Catherine Levi

Bobby Platt is twenty-four  with learning difficulties  due to a car accident from his childhood  which he refers to as “the most important  thing about me”. Bobby’s stepfather, “The Fat”…

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The Aristocats. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman.. Disney. 1970.

The Aristocats. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman.. Disney. 1970. 150 150 Lily Capewell

Disney’s The Aristocats[1] follows a family of pet cats who are stolen from the house of Madame Bonfamille, a Parisian aristocrat, when her butler, Edgar, discovers that they will inherit the estate…

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Dumbo. Dir. Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts and Ben Sharpsteen. Disney. 1941.

Dumbo. Dir. Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts and Ben Sharpsteen. Disney. 1941. 150 150 Akina Taniguchi

Walt Disney’s classic animation Dumbo (1941) was successfully released in order to uplift the war time atmosphere.  A collaboration of directors worked together in order to make the film such as: Sam…

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