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Running Time: 109 minutes

This feature is available for streaming December 27 on Disney+.

The 1877 Anna Sewell novel Black Beauty is one of the biggest selling books of all time. This tale, about the life of a horse and her many experiences with various owners, has enchanted young readers for more than a century. The latest film adaptation attempts to maintain the theme of encouraging animal welfare while updating the story to give it a modern twist. The movie is impressively shot and will certainly impress youngsters who adore horses, but is so earnest that most adults watching will find themselves rolling their eyes during several scenes.

This tale is...

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Running Time:
89 minutes

The following feature will be available for streaming Nov. 20 on Disney+.

Many kids dream of becoming astronauts and flying into the stars and even adults are wowed by images of the Earth from outer space. Only last year, the documentary Apollo 11 impressed audiences and critics with its use of newly discovered, high-quality footage chronicling man’s first trip to the moon. The Real Right Stuff from Disney and National Geographic goes back even earlier in time, showing the beginning of U.S. space exploration during the 1950s and 1960s. The footage on display here isn’t quite as awe-inspiring, but this movie is interesting...

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Running Time: 100 minutes

This film became available on demand and on digital platforms Nov. 17.

The 1988 film Scrooged is a popular modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, featuring Bill Murray as a nasty TV executive. Early on in the feature, there’s a trailer for an action movie called The Night the Reindeer Died, featuring Santa Claus and actor Lee Majors toting machine guns in order to fend off psychos invading the North Pole. It’s a hilarious comedic bit and one that may have in part inspired the new movie Fatman, which possesses a similarly outrageous plotline.

The story begins with Saint Nicholas aka Chris (Mel Gibson)...

Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Once again, it’s a jam-packed edition with tons of films in just about every genre to choose from. So, since you likely can’t or shouldn’t be going out to the movies, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



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2067 : In this science-fiction flick, a utility worker listening to his radio receives a mysterious signal.  He is told that in order to change the course of history and save the world from a massive environmental disaster, he must leave his ailing wife behind and travel into the future. The reluctant protagonist must venture into the unknown and see if he can make a...