Out in Theaters: ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’
A virtual clone of the 1991 animated feature, with a few added scenes and songs that strengthen rather than detract, 'Beauty and the Beast' is a resplendent display of stylish…
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Out in Theaters: ‘MOANA’
'Moana' doesn’t really break new narrative ground for Disney - though the lack of a romantic angle is refreshing - but its hypnotic visuals, winning voice cast and catchy tunes…
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Disney Does Dubstep: DESCENDENTS Debuts
Disney’s Descendants plays like an extended 2-hour pop music meditation, updating the classic Disney Princess Magic Kingdom with Deadmau5 dubstep and Sia Fuller hyperpop, that is ultimately utterly likable. Descendants is a made-for-TV feature length film, debuting on July 31, 2015 to an audience of 6.6 million, despite underground murmurings and protestations leading up to...
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Out in Theaters: CINDERELLA
Full of life, love and beauty, Cinderella is that rare product of uncommonly good intent that actually casts a spell. Accented by bips and bobs of architectural magic, Braunagh's live…
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Out in Theaters: BIG HERO 6
Big Hero 6 is like a Nilla Wafer; yummy going down but nothing to write home about. It's funny and entertaining in a bland, gingerbread kind of way. It's the…
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Out in Theaters: SAVING MR. BANKS
Saving Mr. Banks is yet another Disney export of saccharine in the highest degree, an uplifting tale that also serves to reinforce the likeability of a dynasty that has swept…
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Disney Takes INDIANA JONES Property, Will Make Fifth Film Because Fuck Your Childhood
In the most heartbreaking news article of the week, Disney has acquired the rights to Indiana Jones and plan on making a fifth film in the beloved franchise. Heralded as one of the greatest film trilogies in the history of film trilogies (although some are admittedly lukewarm on the ultra-campy Temple of Doom), the utterly...
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Out in Theaters: FROZEN
Adapting to a new generation of tech-savvy, open-minded youngsters, the House of Mouse also gives some much-needed wiggle room for Frozen to step away from Disney's legacy of antiquated sexual…
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MALEFICENT Gets a Fairy Tale Trailer
Nipping at the heels of yesterday’s poster comes the first trailer for Disney’s Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie. Revealing a CGI-heavy world too reminiscent of this year’s piss-poor Oz: The Great and Powerful, this latest in a string of live action adaptations of classic Disney tales looks to be just another in a long list of...
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Angelina Jolie is Horny in Poster for MALEFICENT
A twist on Disney’s classic animated feature Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent revolves around the “Mistress of All Evil,” here played by Angelina Jolie. Much like “Wicked” took the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, Malficent sees the story through the eyes of the antagonist, revealing just how she did become so evil after...