Category: Movies
Little Mermaid Star Halle Bailey Shares Production Photo
In a recent Instagram post, actress Halle Bailey shared a photo of herself in costume for The Little Mermaid. Announcing filming has wrapped on the Disney remake, she discusses the difficulties of filming during a pandemic, as well as the opportunity to have “experienced (the film) in all its ...
Read MoreBlack Widow vs. The Red Menace
Black Widow has been around for a few days now, both in theaters and on Disney+ (for an extra fee that’s significantly more than the price of a movie ticket even here in New York City), and if the box office is any indication, people are seeing it – and, according to the Rotten Tomatoes …...
Read MorePixar’s Newest Character Turns Red
This Tuesday, July 13th, Disney and Pixar released the first trailer for Turning Red. Set in Toronto, Canada, Turning Red follows a young girl named Mei Lee, who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. The film will star Rosalie Chiang as Mei and Sandra Oh as her mother. Turning ...
Read MoreDisney’s Encanto Enchants With First Trailer
On Thursday, July 8, Disney revealed the first trailer for Encanto. Previously announced at Disney’s investor day, Encanto takes place in Colombia and follows the ordinary daughter of a magical family, Mirabel. That’s really all we can glean from the trailer, too; it gives off a vibe for...
Read MoreAdaptation and Themes in In the Heights
Last week, I talked about the recent backlash against Lin Manuel-Miranda. His appearances and creations for Broadway, movies, and television prior to Hamilton spanning nearly two decades seemed to inspire a mixture of admiration and indifference. But after Hamilton hit Broadway, and again once it we...
Read MoreDo We Need The Many Saints of Newark?
The Many Saints of Newark is coming at a serendipitous time for me. From late April into early May of this year, I finally watched The Sopranos. (I’m not sure how an Italian from Staten Island avoided it for so long, but here we are.) It was one of those rare instances where mountains of … ...
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