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Ewok Adventure

starring: Burl Ives, Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd
directed by: John Korty

December 21, 1994
A spin-off of "Star Wars", "The Ewok Adventure" is a must see! Although this film is geared towards younger audiences, it is still a couch adventure for adults. I recommend that all "Star Wars" fans watch this film with their children, as an introduction to the "Star Wars" experience.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

starring: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Paul Soles, Larry D. Mann, Stan Francis
directed by: Kizo Nagashima, Larry Roemer

September 11, 2001
It's hard to believe anyone could build a feature-length story on a song and come up with something this good. But writer Romeo Mueller and producers Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. did just that.

This story of misfits finding their rightful place in the world is just the Christmas tale solitary children the world over need to hear. Its beautiful and subversive message feels all the more heartfelt because we receive it through the delicately hand-wrought images of stop-motion animation. There's something especially touching in the craft behind the images: you can feel the artifacts of each person who posed these figure, frame after frame.

A beautiful story, a wonderful early-60s design aesthetic and a talented group ... Read More:

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So Dear to My Heart

starring: Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Harry Carey
directed by: Hamilton Luske, Harold D. Schuster

May 15, 1995
We see an old scrapbook as the narrator recalls that the summer of 1903 was a special one for him and is still dear to his heart. Then the story begins and we meet young Jerry who lives on the farm with his tough but loving Granny. A newborn black lamb has been rejected by its mother and Jerry convinces Granny to let him raise it, against her better judgment. And even though Danny the lamb is a lot of trouble, Jerry still dreams of taking him to the County Fair.

This Disney tale of childhood innocence is very simple; there are no tragedies on the road to a happy ending, just an amazingly cute little boy and his ornery lamb. As Jerry, Bobby Driscoll didn't have to do anything for me to fall in love with him (although he's a very good actor!); ... Read More:

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

starring: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Paul Soles, Larry D. Mann, Stan Francis
directed by: Kizo Nagashima, Larry Roemer

December 14, 1993
It's hard to believe anyone could build a feature-length story on a song and come up with something this good. But writer Romeo Mueller and producers Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. did just that.

This story of misfits finding their rightful place in the world is just the Christmas tale solitary children the world over need to hear. Its beautiful and subversive message feels all the more heartfelt because we receive it through the delicately hand-wrought images of stop-motion animation. There's something especially touching in the craft behind the images: you can feel the artifacts of each person who posed these figure, frame after frame.

A beautiful story, a wonderful early-60s design aesthetic and a talented group of voice actors ... Read More:

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson
directed by: Richard Brooks

September 19, 2000
This is a classic, worth keeping and watching again and again. I saw it first as a college student in the 1960s. In those days I was impressed by Liz Taylor, the cat, beautiful, and vicious. She made the college boys tremble with an awesome respect.
Nevertheless, it was Paul Newman's performance that stuck with me over the years, the mushy clay that became a brick. The openning scene in which the nostalgic fool broke his leg on the high hurdles made a lasting impression. Somehow, that was me. The fast talk and the angry, penetrating looks projected the image I wanted to imitate but never could. The hansome cripple, without a shirt, swinging on the bannisters, while shouting the blistering truth to the dumb founded family below, isn't that way we would ... Read More:

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First Easter Rabbit

starring: Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Burl Ives, Dina Lynn, Don Messick
directed by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

February 06, 1995
The First Easter Rabbit is another story to add to your Rankin/Bass collection! This story is animated though,instead of stop-motion, which they are probably more known for. This does not make it any less charming though(Frosty the Snowman, one of my faves, is animated also) and as a Rankin/Bass fan you can really tell it is one of their animations.
The First Easter Rabbit is about Stuffy, a lttle girls stuffed rabbit, and how he becomes the Easter Bunny. I first saw this when I was a little girl, I am now 25 and still love this and all other Rankin/Bass stories. My only reason for giving it 4 stars is because you can't get it on DVD yet, and it should be teamed up with the other 2 Easter stories "The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town" and "Here comes Peter Cottontail".

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Summer Magic

starring: Hayley Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Burl Ives, Deborah Walley, Eddie Hodges
directed by: James Neilson

March 03, 1998
Get that warm "Summer Magic" feeling! This is one of those films that you can view at any time or at any age. Hayley Mills is especially charming and Burl Ives and Dorothy McGuire are just a few in the rest of the superb cast. Get this DVD and watch it some Sunday evening. It will perk you right up!

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Uphill All the Way

starring: Roy Clark, Mel Tillis, Burl Ives, Glen Campbell, Trish Van Devere
directed by: Frank Q. Dobbs

October 06, 1997
Excellent quality and excellent packaging to send the item to me.

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Brass Bottle

starring: Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Kamala Devi, Edward Andrews
directed by: Harry Keller

May 26, 1998
Burl Ives is a riot in this film. It's funny, hilareous and full of camp. It's a great laugh and reminds us all of a gentler time. Burl Ives as Fakrash ala Mash, a Genie of the Green Gin, get Tony Randall into so much trouble you just can't stop laughing. It's great to which him turn the father in law into a mule. In the end, you can see the moral of the story and it's really a great light hearted film.

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East of Eden

starring: James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos
directed by: Elia Kazan

December 09, 1994
It amazes me that no-one seems to undertake a new production of this brilliant story. The movie only deals with a small part - if you've seen the movie, you must read the book.