Author: Virginia Kublawi
A Decade of Disney: Tarzan (1999)
Virginia: Hello and welcome to the final installment of our Decade of Disney feature on the Renaissance. Today we’ll be discussing 1999’s Tarzan. As per usual for the House of Mouse, Tarzan is loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes. Some changes are made ...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney: Hercules (1997)
Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, in which we’re chronicling the Disney Renaissance period one film at a time. Today, we’ll be looking at Hercules, Disney’s second attempt at adapting characters from Greek Mythology, after the Pastoral Symphony segment of the original Fantasia. Hercules w...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Munir: Welcome to another “A Decade Of…” article, where we are currently reviewing the Disney Renaissance. Today, we’re going to take a look at 1996’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After the tepid success of Pocahontas, the filmmakers at Walt Disney Animation Studios ret...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney: Pocahontas (1995)
Virginia: Hello and welcome back to A Decade of Disney, in which we’re reviewing all the films of the studio’s Renaissance period. Today we’ll be talking about 1995’s Pocahontas, which was poised to become the animation giant’s biggest hit yet and ushered in an era of diverse lead characte...
Read MoreREVIEW: Cinderella (2015)
Last month, Disney released The Lion King, their latest and cash-grabbiest live-action remake. With this in mind, I’d like to take a look back at my personal favorite product of this trend, 2015’s Cinderella. Although the film opened to a strong box office and mostly positive reviews, it has sin...
Read MoreD23 Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Panels Discussion
Munir: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios panel that happened today at D23. Disney Studios unveiled many upcoming films from all its subsidiaries. We learn more about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Marvel Studios officially announced Black Panther ...
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