The Walt Disney Animation Studios has turned out more than 60 films since releasing “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” back in 1937. Some have been massive hits while others left a lot to be desired. Several review sites that look at these films and have ranked them over the years. IMDB is one of […]
It’s Father’s Day and navigating the world of parents in Disney and Pixar films and series can be tough. Many characters, especially in animated films, end up orphaned or living in single parent households for a variety of reasons. Despite all of this, some characters still find their way on the good end of the […]
The Disney Renaissance is an era of animation that ran from 1989 to 1999. It is the most financially lucrative timeframe for the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Featuring ten films, most of them ranged from fairly successful to massively successful at the box office. While the musical nature of most of the films worked as […]
Disney takes time to honor those who have contributed to the company’s success by recognizing them as Disney Legends. Many of these legends have worked in the television and film divisions. One of those Disney Legends is Joe Ranft who worked in animation for both the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. Sadly, Ranft as […]
It’s time for another Disney+ battle. This time we are comparing two films that, at different points, have been called the pinnacle of Disney animation. One ushered in the Silver Age of Animation and brought back feature length narratives to animated films. The other is considered to be the peak of the Renaissance despite being […]
The 1990s was one of the most successful times for the Walt Disney Animation Studios. The majority of the films released were part of the Disney Renaissance and most of them were box office hits. Even the ones that considered failures, still made their money back. Many people of a certain age will identify their […]
“It’s the circle of life and it moves of all,” as Disney takes on the story of Hamlet while also teaching about wilds of Africa in what may be the pinnacle of Disney animation “The Lion King.” Simba is a lion cub who will one day be kind of the Pride Lands. But when his […]
We’re back with another Disney+ battle and this week it’s a battle of the cats we compare “The Aristocats” and “The Lion King” to see which is the better film. “The Aristocats” marks the beginning of what is known as a somewhat disappointing era of animation for Disney. Meanwhile, “The Lion King” is often argued […]
We’re back with another Disney+ Battle. And this time, we’ve got a battle of two titans of the Disney Renaissance. “The Lion King” will take on “Pocahontas.” An interesting backstory leading into this battle is that when these two were being made, Disney thought “Pocahontas” would be the bigger hit at the box office and […]
With the recent remake of “The Lion King” being a massive box office hit, it’s not surprising to hear that Disney will be making another. Deadline is reporting that Disney is bringing in Oscar winning director Barry Jenkins for the follow-up. He has previously won an Oscar for “Moonlight” and was nominated for his work […]
Disney has announced that Beyoncé’s visual album “Black Is King” will be coming to Disney+ globally on July 31st. This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of “The Lion King” for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns. The film was in production for one year with a cast and […]
It’s the Circle of Life. Any Disney animated classic will be made into what Disney calls a “live action” movie, and “The Lion King” is no different. This film is more CGI than live action, but it’s certainly not the animated version, even though it tries hard to be just that. The crux of the […]
Today sees the release of the 2019 version of Disney’s “The Lion King”, on Disney+ in the United States and Canada. The new version of “The Lion King” broke records as it grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide at the box office and was at one point, the highest-grossing animated film of all-time (even though Disney […]
Disney has announced when the 2019 version of “The Lion King”, will be coming to Disney+. Today the app was updated with “The Lion King”, with a trailer and a release date of January 28th in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. It should be noted that the release date for the Netherlands […]
Disney has announced details of a new special hour-long documentary special featuring Beyoncé, which will take viewers on a journey through Africa, called “Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift”. The special is set to air on Monday, Sept. 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. This intimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album, “The Lion King: The […]