Over the last few weeks there has been tons of discussion about the future of the cinematic experience, that is, the practice of watching movies in actual movie theatres (as opposed to the 55 inch/7.1 surround sound setup in your living room. ?The epicenter of said discussion was CINEMACON – the annual?convention where studios tout…
There are four main animals that we get to meet and learn about: giant pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys, snow leopards, and chiru antelope. The film flows back and forth between these animals as season moves to season.
Disney got the information?underway early this weekend with the announcement of?Star Wars: Forces of Destiny! Disney and Lucasfilm Celebrate Iconic Heroes from a Galaxy Far, Far Away?with Star Wars Forces of Destiny Micro-series of original, animated shorts will focus on untold stories of everyday heroism that shape the destinies of Rey, Jyn Erso, Sabine Wren,…
Okay, I admit it. ?It’s a little weird. As a (nearly) forty-year-old man, the last thing that you’d think I’d be writing about would be Disney Princesses. ?Still, with the release of their latest remake/reboot/resale of?Beauty and the Beast, I can’t help but think about how much has changed in a very short period…
This week, Steve welcomes ScreenFish newbie Derek Wong to delve into the tale as old as time when they chat about Disney’s remake of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Can the 2017 version live up to the legacy of the original? What does it mean to be timeless?Has true beauty changed? All this and more, only…
The film?s key message is found in the love story between Belle and the Beast. It teaches that love is found when we are open to one another as Belle and the Beast eventually open themselves to know and be known. But there is also the whole theme of how do we welcome those who are different from us. Failure to do so is what led to the Prince being transformed into the Beast in the first place.
The big news to hit the internet in the past couple weeks?was news about Disney crossing boundaries into uncharted territory. But will the actuality meet the hype? Sometime during post-production, Emma Watson (Belle), Dan Stevens (Beast), and director Bill Condon were interviewed by Attitude, the British magazine directed toward a gay audience. Just before the…
As I wrote in my recent piece about the “Final Trailer,” Disney’s new live-action version of Beauty and the Beast will “upgrade the wheel.” While the storyline will closely follow?the 1991 animated version, there will be some changes to the story. Clips and trailers of the film, including a 57-second video released Monday (see below),…
Last Tuesday, a video ad for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast hit the internet. Disney has been dipping into their past, adapting their famous fairy tales as live-action films. Those who grew up on The Jungle Book, Cinderella, and the like are being titillated by slightly more grown-up versions of what they remember. Why…
Disney knows how to do inspirational stories. The latest is Queen of Katwe about a Ugandan chess prodigy who finds a way out of the slums of Kampala through the dedication of a man who reached out to impoverished children by teaching them the gam
