WISH - A Disney Mash That Cooks Up Bland Hash

Disney has been a name closely associated with animation and fantasy for a hundred years. Their iconic castle and signature conjures up the whimsy of Snow White, Cinderella, and so on. To celebrate their centennial, it makes sense that they’d want to return to a classic princess story with magic included. While Wish certainly has that motif, it also arrives as a bloated nostalgic dump of all things Disney. If Disney’s recent Once Upon A Studio short film was a heartfelt ode to the studio’s le...

On Peter Pan

Scene from Mabou Mines Peter and Wendy with Karen Kandel. Photograph taken by Richard Termine.I remember reading Peter Pan as a kid, a version based on the 1953 Disney movie—based on J. M. Barrie’s story. It turned me on. I’m six or seven, and I’m flipping through the pages, and there’s a picture of Peter with his arms crossed and his back to Wendy. He’s angry with her for some reason, and it turned me on. The words, the image, the anger? All of it, some kind of thrill-ball a kid has no words...

27 hidden references and clever jokes in 'Hercules' you probably missed as a kid

Disney's "Hercules" (1997) is a beloved animated retelling of the classic Hellenic myth, but even die-hard fans may not have caught all these hidden gems. The film is full of references to Hellenic mythology, including the tale of the Titans and the divine guests at Zeus and Hera's party. There are also jokes related to more recent cultural phenomena, like "Buns of Bronze" and the Marilyn Monroe constellation. Did you catch them all? Insider did! One of the ...

Purple Reign - contradictory use of the Royal color Purple in Disney animated Villains

17 of the best sexual innuendos in Disney films, from Bambi to Frozen | The Independent

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