Tag: musical
Tom Hanks May Play Gepetto in Disney’s Pinocchio Remake
According to Collider, Tom Hanks is in early talks to portray Pinocchio’s father/creator, Gepetto, in the upcoming live-action remake; Paul King of Paddington fame is also attached to direct the feature. At this point, not much else is known about the project aside from what we can infer, and ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
When I heard that Disney was making a movie based on The Nutcracker, I was a little worried. I’m no expert on the original story, but I’ve seen the ballet in person, and I willingly admit that I might still occasionally watch Barbie in the Nutcracker at Christmastime. Disney is my favorite thing...
Read MoreWhy I’m Excited: Aladdin (2019)
Carpets, magic, and monkeys, oh my! For most kids of the nineties, Aladdin was a seminal movie. I remember being six years old and going to Disneyworld, completely myopic about meeting the beloved street-rat. I had been watching the first two films on repeat, completely unaware of all the behind th...
Read MoreREVIEW: Moana (2016)
“You are the future of our people, Moana. They are not out there; they are right here. It’s time to be who they need you to be.” 2016 was the first time since 2002 that Disney animation released two features in one year. I distinctly remember watching Zootopia and thinking, “Wow, there&#...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 10 “Happiness Is…”
“Nobody laughs at my claim and gets away with it. Get ’em Cass!” *Spoilers* “Happiness Is…” begins in a flashback, with the tiny island leaf people fighting over a totem. In the present day, the islanders are having a party. Eugene notices that Rapunzel isn’t at the party, but ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 9 “There’s Something About Hookfoot”
“Now this is my kind of date!” *Spoilers* “There’s Something About Hookfoot” begins with the group still stranded on the island and fighting off a band of merpeople. Rapunzel chimes in with the narration that this is, in fact, a love story, and we flash back to Hookfoot staring into th...
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