Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Released October 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
The story: Young Ashley has been snatched away from her home while her mother was out one evening.
The police are on the case but that just doesn't seem good enough for Ashley's aunt, Bea.
Bea takes her husband Lionel to visit with a couple of young missing person detectives - Patrick and Angie, from the neighborhood.
Bea believes that there may be some locals who know something about Ashley's whereabouts but just refuse to talk to the police.
Hoping that Patrick and Angie can get more answers, Bea begs for their help.
After talking with Ashley's mom, Patrick and Angie decide to do their best to help.
Stars Casey Affleck , Michelle Monaghan , Amy Madigan , Titus Welliver , Morgan Freeman , Ed Harris , John Ashton , Michael Kenneth Williams , Edi Gathegi , Mark Margolis , Slaine , Madeline OBrien , Trudi Goodman , Matthew Maher , Jill Quigg , Brian Scannell , Sean Mallone
Directed by Ben Affleck 
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY/THRILLER

The First Easter Rabbit (1976)

Made for NBC, airing April 9th in the US.
The story: Once there was a little girl named Glinda.
For Christmas Glinda received a stuffed bunny which she adored and named Stuffy.
But soon Glinda got sick and the doctor told Glinda's mother that she must burn all Glinda's bed clothing and toys...
So mother took everything out of Glinda's room and brought it all outside, putting it in a pile to burn.
That night, a fairy visited Stuffy and explained to him that she transforms all the childrens toys that have been discarded into real things...
The fairy advised Stuffy that he must travel to Easter Valley and so off he went.
There Stuffy meets Santa Claus who advises Stuffy on what he should do.
So Stuffy begins coloring eggs which he will be delivering to all the people in the town where Glinda lives during an Easter parade to start a tradition.
Stars (voices by) Burl Ives , Robert Morse , Dina Lyn , Joan Gardner , Christine Winter , Paul Frees , Stan Freberg , Don Messick 
Directed by Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FANTASY/FAMILY/EASTER

The Fat Albert Easter Special (1982)

Made for CBS, airing April 3rd in the US.
The story: It is Easter day.
While Fat Albert and the gang are busy decorating eggs, Fat Albert tells them all what Easter really means.
Afterward, they watch an Easter episode of the Brown Hornet.
Then Fat Albert has a brilliant idea!
How about they all go over to their friend Mudfoots place and clean up his house and yard.
They go to Mudfoots and see that he is not at home, so they carry on with their plan, and oh won't Mudfoot be so surprised when he gets back.
After Fat Albert tells Rudy to stop being so lazy and help, Rudy decides to play a prank on the gang.
But right after he sets the stage Mudfoot returns and gets hurt because of Rudy's joke.
Stars (voices by) Bill Cosby, Gerald Edwards, Jan Crawford, Eric Sutter 
Director unknown.
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/COMEDY/EASTER

The Incredible Mr. Limpett (1964)

Released March 28th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Florida.
The story: Henry is a mild-mannered guy who loves his tropical fish...
It is a time that all men are expected to enlist in the Navy as WWII is dealing with Nazi subs.
But the Navy will not take Henry as he is considered 4-F....
Henry can't think of anything more than his fish really even if his wife and best friend only want him to be enrolled in the Navy.
One day while out by the seaside with his wife and friend, Henry is in full daydream about being a fish.
Then he falls in the water and cannot be found, so he is left for dead.
But Henry is not dead , he has become a fish!
As a fish , Henry finds a way to serve his country.
Stars Don Knotts , Carole Cook , Jack Weston , (voice) Elizabeth MacRae , (voice) Paul Frees , Andrew Duggan , Charles Meredith , Larry Keating , Oscar Beregi Jr , Leon Alton , Peter Adams
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Rated G
ANIMATION/COMEDY/FANTASY

" I wish....I wish I were a fish...."

The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

Released November 7th in the US,
The story: Milo is a young boy who is bored to death of everything.
When he gets home from school one day he notices a large box in his room.
After inspecting the box, it begins talking to him.
The box tells Milo that it is a tollbooth that can transport him anywhere he wants to go.
Without a clue in the world about where to go, Milo picks a random place.
The tollbooth produces a car and everything else Milo could possibly need for the journey.
After entering the tollbooth, Milo is planted into another world which he goes further into.
The adventure that Milo finds in this world is beyond anything he ever could have imagined.
Stars Butch Patrick , (voice) Cliff Norton , (voice) Mel Blanc , (voice) Daws Butler , (voice) Larry Thor , (voice) Shepard Menken , (voice) Les Tremayne , (voice) June Foray , (voice) Candy Candido
Directed by Chuck Jones , Abe Levitow and Dave Monahan
Rated G
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE

The Cove (2009)

Released August 7th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Japan.
The story: In 1963, Richard OBarry had captured 6 dolphins.
Soon he began training the dolphins to be the stars of the popular tv program 'Flipper'.
Richard was a very popular and successful dolphin trainer who held a bond to the dolphins he trained for a long 10 years.
But one day, all that changed.
Richard's thinking changed as he began thinking dolphins did not belong in captivity.
For the next 30 plus years, Richard dedicated his life to freeing dolphins from captivity.
While doing so, Richard stumbled upon the horrific situation in Taiji, Japan.
Not known to most residents of Japan is the yearly slaughter of hundreds of dolphins from September to March , which is a huge problem as well as a danger to peoples health.
Richard believes that to expose this cruel and unnecessary secret horror to the world is a chance at changing it.
Stars Richard O Barry , Louie Psihoyos , Hardy Jones , Joji Morishita , Michael Illiff , Ian Campbell , Paul Watson , Doug DeMaster , Charles Hambleton , Dave Rastovich , Mandy Rae Cruikshank
Directed by Louie Psihoyos
Rated PG13
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY

"All social change comes from the passion of individuals."

http://savedolphins.eii.org/take-action/take-action-save-japan-dolphins/

The Gift of Winter (1974)

Made for Canadian television, airing sometime in the winter of 1974.

The story: Long ago, Winter was just a dreary, cold time of year.

There was never any snow.

Some people got bored of the cold, dreary weather and decided to go visit the Minister of Winter and ask for some sort of change.

The people all got together, planned their trip, and vowed to return home by Christmas time.

On they went, walking for days until they arrived at the office of the Minister of Winter on Christmas day.
After asking for some sort of change and getting sent away, the Minister of Christmas overheard some of the kids asking why he is so mean.

While listening, the Minister of Winter began to cry which produced snow.

Stars (voices by) Gilda Radner , Dan Ackroyd , Valri Bromfield , Gerry Salsberg
Directed by John Leach & Isobel Jean Rankin
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS