Tag: musical
REVIEW: Cats (2019)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats opened in London in 1981 and on Broadway in 1982 and has since become a global phenomenon. Consisting of lyrics from T. S. Elliot’s book of poems Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and featuring Webber’s music, it is largely considered to be the prototypical m...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney – 2010-2019: Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Munir: The Princess and the Frog was touted as Disney Animation’s big return to traditional animation, only to underperform at the box office. The next film to be done by that technique was an odd choice. Winnie the Pooh has been one of Disney’s most profitable franchises, with TV shows, theatri...
Read MoreREVIEW: Frozen II (2019)
I wouldn’t have ever expected this to be the case, but Frozen II has been one of my most anticipated films of the year. I love Disney movies, especially their animated ones, but many aspects of the first Frozen left me cold. I won’t go too much into it as I’ve already reviewed that film, &hell...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney – 2010-2019: Tangled (2010)
Virginia: Hello, and welcome back to a Decade of Disney, where we’re chronicling the past 10 years of Disney animation leading up to next week’s release of Frozen II. Today, we’ll be discussing 2010’s Tangled, one of my all-time favorite films. Personally, although I know Disney is a big, sc...
Read MoreTop 5 Disney Heroines
In our review of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I discussed the character of Esmeralda a little, and it gave me an idea. A while back, I ranked Disney Princesses with the intent of writing an additional piece on the animation studio’s other heroines, and today I’d like to do so. These c...
Read MoreFrozen II Final Trailer Review and Discussion
Munir: To coincide with the first day of fall, Disney has released what appears to be the final trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 58th film, Frozen II, which opens in less than two months from now. After two brilliant teaser trailers that showcased beautiful animation and a stirring score...
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