Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • June 12, 2013 Paper Mill (continued from Entertainment page) and one of the production’s showiest, features a bevy of fanciful sea creatures, some of them inspired by the groundbreaking stagecraft of another Disney show, “The Lion King.” Adams’ Eric is a generic prince with a big, beautiful baritone voice, as is Watts as King Triton. Wisniski, in a fairly small role, is impressive as the voice of reason for the enchanted Eric. Director Glenn Casale has crafted an impressive show that should attract young people. Older folks might get impatient with some of the familiar fairy tale elements. Fortunately, McCartney is on hand to remind them that the great tradition of Broadway belters is alive and well at the Paper Mill Playhouse. “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” will run through June 30. Performances are Wednesday through Sunday at 7 p.m. with matinees at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Tickets range from $26 to $97 and may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse box office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.papermill.org. Gladiators,” “The Ten Commandments,” and the Academy Award-winning “Ben-Hur.” “The Philadelphia Experiment” (Anchor Bay) is a time-travel tale. In 1943, a secret government project attempts to create a cloaking device that would make warships invisible to radar. Sailors David Herdeg (Michael Pare) and Jim Parker (Bobby Di Cicco) are onboard the U.S.S. Eldridge when the experiment goes terribly wrong and the ship vanishes. Seventy years later, the Navy destroyer momentarily reappears on a Pennsylvania runway, allowing the surviving crewmen to escape. There are a number of stretches the viewer must accept. The story fits more comfortably within the parameters of science fantasy than science fiction. Nancy Allen and Louise Latham co-star. There are no extras on this barebones Blu-ray release. DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) includes E.G. Marshall, Alexander Scourby, Lorne Greene (also making his movie debut), Natalie Wood, and Joseph Wiseman. When this movie was originally released in 1954, Newman was panned by the critics as a third-rate Brando. What stands out today is the movie’s spectacle, massive cast, and epic aspirations. It was made during Hollywood’s fascination with stories about early Christianity, Judaism, the Egyptians, and the Roman Empire. The studios had already turned out, or would soon release, “Samson and Delilah,” “Quo Vadis,” “The Robe,” “Demetrius and the