Rock-a-Doodle

There was a time in the 80’s when the future of Disney animation seemed somewhat uncertain. Films like “The Great Mouse Detective” and “The Black Cauldron” had not been as well received as many of the Disney films of the past. Many people felt that stronger work was to be found in the films of...

The Wheeler Dealers

I think I must’ve been in 8th or 9th grade when I went on a school field trip to visit the Chicago Stock Exchange.  Same one Ferris Bueller visited.  All I remember was a lot of people shouting, throwing paper around, and making hand gestures that seemed mildly suggestive.  I had no clue what was...