Founded in 1923, The Walt Disney Company has begun its 100th anniversary campaign. Yet subscribers to Disney’s flagship streaming service have yet to see this milestone reflected in the upcoming release slate. Hundreds of Disney-owned films and series remain missing. Unveiled at the D23 Expo in September, the much-hyped #Disney100 celebration includes a new logo, […]
A week after release, long-awaited sequel “Disenchanted” has an overall negative critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences seem neutral on it. Are these detractors missing the better elements of this new Amy Adams musical? To talk all things “Disenchanted,” join Florida-based theater director Erika Hicks and historian/storyteller Gabriel Greaves (graduate, Kennesaw State University) as […]
A revealing story of American greed and religion used as power, God Forbid recounts how the couple that led the nation’s largest evangelical Christian university initiated a secret sexual relationship with a Miami pool boy—and whose years-long hypocrisy led to their downfall. It’s also seedy and controversial, partly because its backdrop is the U.S. election […]
Targeted at preschoolers, Australian animated series Bluey has been enjoyed widely by parents and many others . . . and now Disney+ has answered fan outcry. One of the missing episodes, first noted here on What’s On Disney Plus and since widely reported, is now streaming. As of October 10, Disney+ U.S. quietly added “Family […]
“Out of the night, when the full moon is bright Comes the horseman known as Zorro . . .” On October 10, 1957 – 65 years ago this week – audiences nationwide first tuned in to watch Disney’s Zorro starring Guy Williams, hearing those iconic lines from the Sherman Brothers’ theme song. Today, after years […]
With Dinosaurs and The Muppet Show released in 2021, Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. started the year enjoying hours upon hours of Jim Henson-inspired puppetry storytelling. On October 19, 2022, all four seasons of Bear in the Big Blue House (reportedly all 117 episodes) are slated to release on Disney+ U.S. Yet even with those […]
The Walt Disney Company, which was founded as Disney Brothers Studio in October 1923, has planned a year-long 100th-anniversary celebration that begins this fall. At the D23 Expo in Anaheim, media and fans will surely hear many current executives praise the Disney Legacy and library as valued creative assets. Yet the track record of actually […]
Just four weeks from release, anticipation is sky-high for Obi-Wan Kenobi – a six-episode Disney Plus original series premiering May 27, the same week that Star Wars marks its 45th anniversary since premiering in theaters. Ewan McGregor returns as the titular Jedi Knight, Hayden Christensen is back as Darth Vader . . . and there’s quite […]
With The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader finally released on Disney+, the entire Disney-20th Century Studios Narnia trilogy is together for the first time. (It’s a shame all 7 novels weren’t produced as films, which now Netflix will attempt, but that’s another story.) However, currently, at least two dozen Disney-owned franchises […]
Since launch, Disney+ has defined itself as the destination for Star Wars, Marvel, and, thanks to recent additions of Hamilton and The Greatest Showman, movie musicals. In fact, when Disney executives addressed what is popular on Disney+, one genre dominated the discussion. “Musicals are doing very, very well,” said Bob Iger on February 4, 2020 […]
Since the start of this year, Disney has made several big moves to roll-out a broader range of films and shows on Disney+ U.S. – which has lagged behind essentially every other nation in receiving general entertainment titles. This week, popular video game/action comedy Free Guy arrives on Disney+ U.S. Last week, with no advance […]
An animated series about a family of blue heeler dogs living in Australia has become a global phenomenon. Bluey has been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 100 Sitcoms of All Time, its related toys are among the most in-demand globally, and recently it hit the U.S. Top 10 Streaming Shows charts […]
Every day ending in y, another entertainment analyst echoes what all subscribers of Disney+ US already know: the streaming service needs more content. Outgoing Disney chairman Bob Iger himself said it recently. Our editor Roger Palmer discusses this issue essentially every week in Q&A videos and podcasts; just compare the weekly UK release list with […]
In recent months, Disney’s penchant for “reimagined” adaptations of its animated classics has been a hot topic among fans and critics alike. The announcement of a live-action version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has reignited accusations of “cash grab” live-action remakes among other issues. As a lifelong fan who has favorites from every […]
Fans have their gripes about Disney Plus—such as hundreds of missing Disney-owned titles and not having enough options for audiences over age 12. Still, TV animation is where Disney Plus excels, as the streamer features dozens of shows produced since the 1980’s. Or is it? Those who grew up watching these cartoon series—along with a few live-action […]