“Remembering Return to Oz” is a 90-minute exploration of Disney’s often overlooked “Return to Oz” released in 1985. The documentary features interviews with many of the people involved in the production. This includes its director Walter Murch and a rare on-camera interview with star Fairuza… Read More »Remembering Return to Oz Documentary
Pixar’s Turning Red promises to be a fresh addition to the most relatable of genres: the coming-of-age story. Directed by storyboard artist Domee Shi, the movie follows 13-year-old student Meilin Lee. Mei as it happens, ‘poofs’ into an enormous red panda whenever she gets too… Read More »Pixar is Keeping it Real with ‘Turning Red’
The DisneyNature studio label has shifted from theatrical release to Disney+. That’s perfect for this uncommon time when we all find ourselves sequestered at home. Two new films, “Elephant” and “Dolphin Reef” will both debut on the streaming service next month. As it turns out April… Read More »DisneyNature Label’s April Films include narration by Meghan Markle, Natalie Portman
The acquisition of 20th Century Fox came with Searchlight Pictures which means Disney once again owns an art-house label capable of producing singular works of art from auteurs like Wes Anderson that may show up as an Oscar contender at some point. The next film… Read More »Trailer: The French Dispatch, A film by Wes Anderson
Walt Disney’s Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks – a new Disney Editions classic looks back at the career of Ub Iwerks, the genius behind many animation inventions, and co-creator of Mickey Mouse. The book is written by his son Don and contains some… Read More »Don Iwerks new book ‘Walt Disney’s Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks’
So. Many. Remakes. Along with the recent announcement that a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remake will soon hit the live-action screen (read our article on that story here), Disney just seems to keep them coming. Despite a mixed bag of box office hits… Read More »The Real and Rumored Remakes: Disney’s List of Recent and Upcoming Live-Action Films
We are not surprised that Disney films regularly dominate the box office, though we reach next-level excitement when we consider what is in store this summer. To kick things off this year, “Avengers: Endgame” has earned $2.19 Billion through the first 11 days, the fastest… Read More »Disney Domination: Disney Set to “Wow” Box Office This Summer
If you’re waiting for Disney+ to roll out hoping it might provide access to a few of your favorite shows and movies from the Disney vault, there was some big news about the service at yesterdays Disney Shareholder meeting. You are getting your wish. When… Read More »Disney+ streaming service to include entire Disney vault