Tag: Sleeping Beauty
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‘Sujo’ Review: Tense Mexican Drama Plays Like ‘Boyhood,’ Except With the Son of a Sicario as Its Subject
The winner of the World Dramatic competition at Sundance, co-directors Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez’s understated and essential Mexican drama “Sujo” is one of two films in this year’s lineup (the other being “Ponyboi”) in which children who were given distinctive names by doomed macho dads spend years wondering what those monikers mean. In both…
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‘Sleeping Beauty’s Protagonist Actually Isn’t Who You’d Expect
Disney’s classics have been well-loved for years, but as Disney princesses continue to change over time and become more active characters in their own films, discussion surrounding princesses in earlier films has become more critical. From Snow White naively taking a bite of a suspicious apple to Cinderella’s passivity in waiting to be rescued, the…
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10 Best Animated Princess Movies Not from Disney
Disney has secured itself throughout animation history as being at the forefront of princess and princess-related stories, with some of the most impactful and memorable stories of a generation being those of Disney princesses. From all-time animated classics like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to more modern stories such as Frozen and Moana, Disney has always…
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Taking the Mickey? The Disney centenary exhibition that glosses over controversy
The Walt Disney Company is celebrating its 100th birthday with a museum show. You’ll see a hologram of its founder and a Sleeping Beauty book that comes to life – but is it an exercise in Walt-washing?How do you celebrate the centenary of the second biggest media company on the planet? This October marks 100…
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Netflix’s Animated ‘Nimona’ Mixes ‘Sleeping Beauty’ with ‘Blade Runner’
[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Nimona.”]Netflix’s “Nimona” (now streaming) represents the latest post “Spider-Verse” animated breakthrough in handmade-looking 2D stylization. The twist here was creating a futuristic medieval fantasy that mixes “Sleeping Beauty” with “Blade Runner.” Fortunately, Dneg Animation (“Entergalactic”) answered the Sos after the trouble-plagued adaptation of Nd Stevenson’s queer graphic…
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Trailers Use Slower and Moodier New Versions of Classic Songs to Lure Viewers
The higher the intensity of a trailer, the slower the song that accompanies it. This may seem fairly recent as a reliable rule, but it’s not a completely new phenomenon. What goes back at least to the 2001 trailer for the first iteration of Xbox 360’s apocalyptic warfare video game Gears of War — with…
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Watch the Genius ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Proposal That Breaks the Fourth Wall and Rewrites Disney
Anyone can go on bended knee, but Boston filmmaker Lee Loechler rewrote the idea of the marriage proposal when he ingeniously hacked his girlfriend’s favorite movie, Disney’s animated “Sleeping Beauty,” to ask for her hand.The fourth-stunt broke the fourth wall with its unique blending of animation and reality: Loechler literally animated his girlfriend into the…
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For Santa Origin Story ‘Klaus,’ Production Designers Used Innovative 2D
With director Sergio Pablos’ “Klaus” (Netflix), the innovative 2D Santa origin story, Annie-nominated production designers Szymon Biernacki and Marcin Jakubowski achieved a unique retro look, channeling Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” but looking forward instead of back.“Our mission was to revive 2D animation and make it relevant again for audiences,” said Jakubowski, who filled in the gap…
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National Film Registry Adds ‘Clerks’, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, ‘Purple Rain’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’ & More
Another year has almost come to a close, and that means it’s time for the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress to add 25 more movies to their archive that protects and preserves “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films.” This year, there seems to be a concerted effort to better represent a more…
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‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Clerks, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Added to National Film Registry
“Purple Rain,” “Clerks,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Amadeus,” “Sleeping Beauty,””Boys Don’t Cry” and “The Last Waltz” are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.The list also includes 1944’s “Gaslight,” starring Ingrid Bergman in an Oscar-winning performance; the 1955 film noir “The Phenix City Story,” based…