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Review: Disney’s Queen of Katwe is elevated by Family and Chess

The setting of Disney’s new sports film Queen of Katwe is as unconventional as the setting is removed from the usual sports movie. The story follows 9-year-old Phiona Mutesi as she struggles to survive in the poverty-stricken slums ot Katwe, Uganda. Her mother, Harriet, tries… Read More »Review: Disney’s Queen of Katwe is elevated by Family and Chess

Disney finds its Meg for adaption of “A Wrinkle in Time”

The search is over, Walt Disney Studios has announced that 13-year-old Storm Reid will play the lead role of Meg Murry in the upcoming Disney live action adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time. Below, please find the Twitter exchange between Oprah Winfrey, Reese… Read More »Disney finds its Meg for adaption of “A Wrinkle in Time”

Queen of Katwe – It’s about more than Chess

A new featurette from Disney’s upcoming film “Queen of Katwe” shows that it takes more than just mastery of the game of Chess to be a real champion. The movie follows 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi who goes from selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda… Read More »Queen of Katwe – It’s about more than Chess

How Pixar uses music to make you cry

Pixar Animation Studios are acknowledged masters at the craft of animation. If you had to pick a specialty of theirs, it’s the big emotional moment that’s not afraid to make you tear up (at a minimum). But how do they do that? There’s a great… Read More »How Pixar uses music to make you cry

Lindsey Stirling’s “Something Wild” from Pete’s Dragon music video

I’m a fan of Lindsey Stirling’s creating and soul stirring style of violin play. As we previously covered, she’s lending her talents to Disney’s live-action remake of the beloved film “Pete’s Dragon.” The music video for her song from the movie “Something Wild” is out… Read More »Lindsey Stirling’s “Something Wild” from Pete’s Dragon music video

See Pete’s Dragon Elliot up close in new clips

We’re excited to share with you four brand new clips from “Pete’s Dragon,” a reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film which stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, and Robert Redford. We’re excited to finally get to see how adorable… Read More »See Pete’s Dragon Elliot up close in new clips