Tag: Encanto

  • ViX Premieres Original Movie ‘Dime Lo Que Quieres (De Verdad)’ on July 27, Unveils Official Trailer

    ViX Premieres Original Movie ‘Dime Lo Que Quieres (De Verdad)’ on July 27, Unveils Official Trailer

    TelevisaUnivision’s ViX has dropped the official trailer of romantic comedy “Dime lo que Quieres (De Verdad),” which is set to premiere July 27 on the streamer.“Dime lo que Quieres” toplines Manolo Cardona (“Who Killed Sara?”), “Club of Crows’”Stephanie Cayo, Angie Cepeda (“Encanto”) and “Better Call Saul’s” Tony Dalton.Peruvian actor-helmer Bruno Ascenzo is directing the ViX…

  • ‘Encanto’: Mirabel Brings Casita to Life in New Funko Pop! and Bag Bundle

    ‘Encanto’: Mirabel Brings Casita to Life in New Funko Pop! and Bag Bundle

    Encanto resonated with audiences of all ages with its emotional, family-centered story and its focus on Colombian history and culture. Following the Madrigal family in the early 1900s, the Byron Howard and Jared Bush-directed feature introduced viewers to each family member bestowed with magical gifts and the young Madrigal who didn’t receive one. To bring…

  • ‘Nimona’ Review: Pink Hair, Punk Spirit and a Formula-Thrashing Story Set This Rebel Toon Apart

    ‘Nimona’ Review: Pink Hair, Punk Spirit and a Formula-Thrashing Story Set This Rebel Toon Apart

    Once upon a time, animated movies made it easy to tell the heroes apart from the villains. Now, the trend is for princesses to remain happily unmarried (“Frozen”), for kids to know better than their elders (“Encanto”) and for monsters to be revealed as misunderstood allies (“Luca”). For a while, those twists on the Disney…

  • John Leguizamo to Be Honored With Impact Award at Miami Film Festival

    John Leguizamo to Be Honored With Impact Award at Miami Film Festival

    John Leguizamo will receive the Miami Film Festival‘s Impact Award on March 11.Leguizamo’s new MSNBC series, “Leguizamo Does America,” will screen ahead of the award presentation. The festival’s upcoming 40th edition runs March 3-12.The multi-hyphenate has more than 75 film, theater and television credits, including “Romeo + Juliet,” “Moulin Rouge!,” “Summer of Sam” and “Encanto.”…

  • Encanto: The Bruno Plot Hole, Explained

    Encanto: The Bruno Plot Hole, Explained

    For all of the Madrigal’s reservations about the topic, people sure have been talking a lot about Bruno (John Leguizamo) ever since Encanto came out. First, the song in which all members of the Madrigal family warn Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) not to talk about Bruno hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Then,…

  • For Disney Animation, Thanksgiving Weekend Is Now a Cry for Help

    For Disney Animation, Thanksgiving Weekend Is Now a Cry for Help

    This Thanksgiving continues Disney’s multiplex tradition of a major animated release with today’s release of “Strange World,” which joins the ranks of “Encanto,” “Frozen” and its sequel, “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “Coco,” and “Moana.” Unlike those titles, “Strange World” probably won’t debut at #1.Granted, the #1 money will go to the same place with Disney’s…

  • How to Watch Strange World

    How to Watch Strange World

    Though the animation titan that is the Walt Disney Company has mostly been sticking to its roots with infectiously fun musicals such as Encanto (2021) and Frozen II (2019), the studio has also been exploring animated expeditions into more adventurous stories. Recently, there have been a wide variety of these non-musical adventures, including hit films…

  • John Leguizamo Criticizes James Franco Being Cast as Fidel Castro: ‘He Ain’t Latino!”

    John Leguizamo Criticizes James Franco Being Cast as Fidel Castro: ‘He Ain’t Latino!”

    When news broke this week that James Franco would be playing former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in the upcoming film “Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde” from director Miguel Bardem, it was bound to generate some controversy. From the politically sensitive subject matter to past allegations against Franco, the film seemed destined to be a…

  • ‘Lightyear’ Is a Box-Office Dud, but It’s Poised to Be the Next Disney+ Hit

    ‘Lightyear’ Is a Box-Office Dud, but It’s Poised to Be the Next Disney+ Hit

    Pixar’s first theatrical release since pre-pandemic times was a box-office disappointment: “Lightyear” opened to 50.58 million last weekend in the U.S. and Canada, whiffing on (already low) projections by around 20 million. (It brought in an additional 12.43 million over the last week.) But that doesn’t mean Buzz is destined for the bin of forgotten…

  • Annecy US-based partner Animation Is Film sets 2022 dates

    Annecy US-based partner Animation Is Film sets 2022 dates

    Animation Is Film (Aif) and its partner Annecy International Animation Film Festival have announced the fifth edition of the US-based festival set for October 21-23.Aif celebrates global animation and will take place at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. Last year the event presented new features from Asia, Europe, South America, and North America.2021…