Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise 2001/95 Minutes With the turn of the century came a shift in animation. TOY STORY and its follow-ups had proven that computer animation was a viable ...

The Lost Empire is an underrated masterpiece that has a hidden link to one of the most influential sci-fi shows of all time.

(PG. 88 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The villain in the new animated Disney movie "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" is Commander Rourke, a thrill-seeking plunderer who resents his mercenary label.

But despite powerful passages in its Cinemascope production, “Atlantis ... sexy spin — by Disney standards — on the Teutonic Helga Sinclair. The rest of the Ulysses crew adds up to the ...