Tag: Cinderella
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Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Encapsulates the Spirit of the Original Folktale
When it comes to legends and fairy tales, Disney has a reputation of making dark stories more child-friendly to suit a wider audience. Fairy tales like Cinderella, children’s books like Peter Pan, and legends like Mulan are all handled with kid gloves when Disney gets around to adapting them. But that doesn’t mean the spirit…
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James Corden Reveals He Auditioned For Samwise Gamgee Role In Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Films & It Was “Not Good”
Most people know James Corden as the bombastic host of CBS‘ “The Late Late Show.” Or audiences may know him from his pitiful acting in the likes of “Ocean’s 8,” “Cinderella,” or 2019’s execrable laugh riot “Cats.” But in some deranged alternate universe, James Corden might have landed the role of Samwise Gamgee over Sean…
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Brandy’s Cinderella Is a Timeless Queer Classic – Here’s Why
Long ago, through the sands of time, I discovered 1997’s classic Cinderella, starring Brandy Norwood as the titular lead and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. It happened not in a faraway land, but in an unassuming daycare. It was here, as a child, I found this treasure. On a plastic shelf, a bulky TV…
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Netflix Spent 200 Million on ‘The Gray Man’ and Got 8 Days at #1
After eight days, it’s over. That’s how long the Russo Bros.’ “The Gray Man” topped Netflix’s domestic chart for most-watched movies — only to be replaced by the new release of another Netflix Original, “Purple Hearts,” a low-budget military-immigrant romance starring singer-actress Sofia Carson (“Descendants”) and Nicholas Galitzine (“Cinderella”). “The Gray Man” didn’t disappear —…
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Mr. Malcolm’s List Review: A Colorblind Period Romance That Swoons But Doesn’t Seduce
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re going to make a period romance these days, you have to do something new. Audiences can no longer be satisfied with stuffy costume dramas or long extended scenes of white people promenading around sun-dappled gardens — you’ve got to mix things up a bit.The latest period…
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Someone Tell The Oscar Night Writers That Animation Is Not Just For Children
During the 94th Academy Awards, three of the stars of Disney’s live-action adaptations of their animated classics, Lily James (“Cinderella“), Naomi Scott (“Aladdin“), and Halle Bailey (“Little Mermaid“), took the stage to present the award for Best Animated Feature. Before announcing the nominees, the three discussed the artform, relegating animated features to being something only…
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Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Wins Fan-Favorite Oscar
Zack Snyder’s zombie action movie “Army of the Dead” won the fan-favorite Oscar, a brand new category, during Sunday night’s award show. Snyder also took home the new “Oscars Cheer Moment” award for “Zack Snyder’s Justice League.”The Academy introduced the award as a way to honor more mainstream, popular movies and box-office hits that Academy…
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UK-Ireland cinema release calendar: latest updates for 2022
Keep track of when films are coming out in the territory.Screen is listing the release dates for films in the UK and Ireland in the calendar below.For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here.Screen also has an awards season calendar for 2022, here.JanuaryJanuary 1Licorice Pizza…
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The Oscars Fan Favorite Poll Sees Amazon’s Musical Take on ‘Cinderella’ in Lead
In an attempt to honor as many movies as possible at this year’s Oscars, the Academy Awards, in conjunction with Twitter, has created an unofficial popular movie category that will be announced during this year’s show. The #OscarsFanFavorite poll has been running through social media and the results have been about as surprising as one…
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Everything We Know About Disney’s Live-Action Pinocchio So Far
If you listen closely, you can hear the distinct metallic sound of the Disney vault opening up once more to unleash one of its beloved classics back out into the world. For the last several years, Disney has split their interests between major franchises like “Star Wars” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the point…