Tag: Beauty and the Beast
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‘Hercules’: Everything We Know So Far About the Disney Live-Action Remake
One of the next animated Disney movies up for a live-action remake is Hercules. In recent years there has been a slew of live-action remakes of classic Disney films, such as Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and most recently, The Little Mermaid. Hercules is based on the Roman myth of the…
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This Epic C-Drama Series About Star-Crossed Lovers Is Worth the Binge
When it comes to recent Chinese dramas, one C-drama seems to stand out among the rest, Love Between Fairy and Devil. Universally loved for its well-paced storyline and cinematic efforts, the drama centers on two figures from opposite sides of a supernatural war, and how their loyalties are tested as they start to fall for…
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10 Best Disney End Credits Songs, Ranked
One hallmark of the modern era of Disney animation is the use of musical end-credit sequences. These end credits always feature either: an original pop song that ties directly into the movie or a cover version of the movie’s main musical theme performed by a prominent pop artist. Disney’s tradition of closing out their movies…
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‘Toy Story 2’ Was Nearly Lost Forever
When Toy Story was released in 1995, it made movie history and forever changed how most animated movies were made. In the early 1990s, animated films were as hot as ever, thanks to huge Disney hits like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. Their style of hand-drawn animation was…
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The Best Fantasy Movies on Netflix Right Now (November 2022)
Sometimes reality is a bust. In times like those, you might want to fire up the Netflix account and look for something with “far-off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!” No, we’re not just quoting Beauty and the Beast for no reason, we’re talking about fantasy stories, and if you’re craving…
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Live-Action Special Finds Its Lumière, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, More
Martin Short and Shania Twain are set to play the world’s most famous candelabra and teapot. The two stars have joined ABC’s upcoming December 15 “Beauty and the Beast” 30th-anniversary special, along with David Alan Grier, Rizwan Manji, Jon Jon Briones, and Leo Abelo Perry.Short, the Emmy and Tony winner who currently stars in Hulu’s…
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Avenue 5 Season 2 Trailer: In Space, No One Can Hear You Groan
HBO has released a new trailer for the second season of its original series, “Avenue 5.” The show was created by two-time Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and stars Hugh Laurie (“House”) and Josh Gad (“Beauty and the Beast“). If you haven’t watched it yet, it’s the story set about 40 years in the future aboard…
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Can a ‘dark’ Pinocchio reignite Disney’s live-action remake strand?
Despite the surprisingly gruesome source material, the new remake looks to be playing it safe with genteel morality. Will it work for the House of Mouse?How do you solve a problem like Disney’s live action remakes? Well, from the Mouse House’s point of view, it’s arguable whether there really is any problem at all. After…
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10 Runners Up That Could Have Won Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Since the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, animation has grown into a diverse medium of storytelling. There are now dozens of animated films coming out each year, ranging from adaptations of fairy-tales from Disney to raunchy adult-oriented stories like Sausage Party. In 1991, Beauty and the Beast would become the…
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In Praise Of The Cast Of Belle, And Good Anime Dubbing
“Beauty and the Beast” truly is a tale as old as time, and has been retold in countless ways, like the Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton TV series of the same name, the Fran Drescher comedy “The Beautician and the Beast,” the teen rom-drama “Beastly,” or even in an episode of “Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale…