March 17, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 25 Animated feature attempts to capture classic Disney magic by Dennis Seuling “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Home Entertainment) gives the Grimm Brothers’ story a Disney spin and gives Disney another opportunity to feature a cartoon heroine. The setting is New Orleans. Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), the first African-American Disney princess, meets her frog prince -- Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), transformed by Dr. Faciller’s (Keith David) voodoo -- and gives him a fateful kiss that sets in motion adventures through the bayous of Louisiana. The animation is the hand-drawn sort that put Disney on the map, not the computer type that has dominated cinematic animation in the last few years. The film has a rich look, with lots of colorful supporting characters and a wonderfully nostalgic aura, but is far from the studio’s finest. It has the usual animated feature ingredients -- songs, quirky sidekicks, some witty dialogue, and slapstick -- but nothing to compare with such recent Disney films as “Beauty and the Beast” or “The Lion King.” The songs are fairly pedestrian and the script is so heavy-handed in its lifelesson preaching that it bombards the audience with messages rather than letting the story convey them subtly. Brothers: Celebrating 40 years in Midland Park Disney’s animated ‘The Princess and the Frog’ is adapted from the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale. The movie is available in single DVD and combo pack editions. The three-disc combo pack contains Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copies and a slew of extras, including deleted scenes, art galleries, and the featurettes “Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess,” “The Return to Hand-Drawn Animation,” “Disney’s Newest Princess,” (continued on Crossword page) When Brooklynite Antonino Mazzola spotted the Midland Park Shopping Center 40 years ago, he knew it would be the perfect location for a new pizzeria in Bergen County. In 1970, he and his wife Anna opened Brothers Pizza, a hometown establishment that served meatball heroes, chicken parmesan, antipasto, lasagna, and – of course – pizza. Then, as now, patrons are welcome to dine in or pick up their orders. From the very start, Brothers was a family affair, and so it remains, although daughter Piera left five years ago to raise a family. Today, Tony’s son Anthony, daughter Vera, her husband Roberto, and grandchildren Alessandro and Antonio are all involved in serving Italian specialties to the community. For 40 years, the family has been using high quality mozzarella, and the same recipe for sauce – a secret that entered the United States via the Mazzola family’s hometown of Palermo, Sicily. Patrons who enjoyed Brothers food when they were young now bring their own children to sample the restaurant’s dishes. (continued on Crossword page) �������� ������� ��������� �������� ��������������������������������������������� Starting March 14 ����������� ���������� �������������������� ���������� St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday, March 17th ����������������������� ���������������������� ���������� �������� ������ �������������� ���������� ����� � �������� ���������������� Corned Beef Brisket & Cabbage ������������ �������� ������������������� ����������������������������� HAPPY HOUR ������������������ ������������������ �������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ �� ���� Guinness ��� Harp Jameson Shots Corned Beef Brisket & Cabbage with Boiled Potatoes �������������� ��������� ������� ALL YOU CAN EAT ~ $1595 Shepherd’s Pie ~ $1195 Bangers & Mash ~ $1195 ������������������� �������������� � �� 3-17-10