Raya and the Last Dragon is being dual released, meaning it will hit theaters on March 5th, along with Us Again, and will also be available on Disney+ with Premier Access (at an additional cost). The theme of this movie is very clearly trust and distrust, which is something the creators touched on in an […]
Us Again is a beautiful and heartwarming Disney animated short that is coming to the big screen alongside Raya and the Last Dragon, and then to Disney+ in June. This film accomplishes so much in such a short period of time, with the main message coming through to be live in the present. When speaking […]
As a resident of a major city, I have a distinct idea of what “downtown” means to me. So when I first watched the short “Downtown” last year, I was amazed at how director Kendra Vander Vliet could create a vibrant picture of city life in less than 2 minutes of storytelling. As we celebrate […]
This Friday, Disney+ will release all five seasons of The Muppet Show in the U.S. Since it premiered in fall 1976, the entire run of producer/puppeteer Jim Henson’s crowning achievement has never been widely available in any format. (Disney has not yet confirmed if the streaming release includes all 120 episodes as originally aired, without […]
After the season 1 finale of The Mandalorian in December 2019, many fans were left to wonder what would come next for the Disney+ service. Disney was quick to answer our questions, releasing fourteen all-new short films as part of the Short Circuit collection in January 2020. Having just celebrated the one-year anniversary of the […]
Over the years, the Walt Disney Animation Studios has created feature films that have captivated audiences young and old. Alongside hits like Frozen and Moana, Disney has also released dozens of short films that have told great stories in small packages. In 2020, Disney Animation continued their short film tradition by releasing Short Circuit, a […]
Back in 2019, on a beautiful summer day in Vancouver, Canada, Flora & Ulysses was finishing up filming. Disney+’s latest film is based on the best selling book by Kate DiCamillo, and comes to the streaming service on February 19th. It was obvious within minutes that this was a fun set to be on. Everyone […]
Since the invention of the multiplane camera for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the 30s, Walt Disney Animation Studios has always been pushing the boundaries of filmmaking. Following Walt Disney’s goal to “keep moving forward”, Disney Animation has recently created and released multiple shorts using a virtual reality platform, allowing viewers to become […]
As we get excited for what Disney+ has to offer in 2021, it is important to look back at some of the great Disney+ originals from 2020! And one such addition to the Disney+ library was Short Circuit, a collection of innovative short films from the Walt Disney Animation Studios. “Jing Hua” is one of […]
It’s officially 2021, and Disney+ has given us another reason to celebrate: ten brand-new episodes of Earth to Ned have just premiered, allowing us to have even more fun with Ned, Cornelius, and BETI! This week, I sat down to chat with Paul Rugg, who provides the voice of Ned on Earth to Ned, to […]
For decades, the Jim Henson Company has immersed audiences into the worlds of Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock. In January, Disney+ will incorporate even more content from the Jim Henson Company library with the release of new episodes of Earth to Ned on January 1 and the addition of all four seasons of Dinosaurs […]
Safety is the latest Disney+ original film to land on the streaming service, and it is an inspiring film highlighting the power of family and the unbreakable bond of a team. Michael Beasley stars as a strength training coach in Safety, and we had the awesome opportunity to chat with him this week about his […]
Disney+ has some amazing sports films in its library, from Remember the Titans to Cool Runnings, and the latest Disney+ original film, Safety, promises to be another stellar entry into the Disney+ sports catalog. We had the opportunity to chat this week with the Cinematographer for Safety, Shane Hurlbut, ASC about what makes Safety unique […]
Since its conception in 2019, Disney+ has introduced brand-new content from many different genres, ranging from a docuseries about guide dogs to the sci-fi, Western-inspired stories of The Mandalorian. This week, Disney+ will mark its entrance into the sports genre with the release of Safety, a film chronicling the inspiring story of Clemson football safety […]
Disney Plus series Muppets Now is being sold as improvised comedy from the iconic characters. (Just how much of the series actually is improvised, however, is up for debate.) Kermit performer Matt Vogel recently started his own podcast, Below the Frame, where he talks to cast members from The Muppets and Sesame Street. In a […]