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THE LION KING

January 21, 2022January 14, 2022 Michael J. Casey

The Lion King, Disney’s computer-generated remake, isn’t like the rest. Yes, the story—Hamlet meets Bambi with a touch of The Jungle Book—is intact, as are the memorable Elton John and Tim Rice songs. But The Lion King is different. From the first delicate images of the … Continue reading THE LION KING

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ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

May 26, 2016July 25, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The Walt Disney Company has had a long and storied relationship with Lewis Carroll’s Alice books. When Walt Disney struck out on his own to make a hybrid of live-action and hand-drawn animation, he turned to Alice for the 1923 short Alice’s Wonderland. … Continue reading ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

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MALEFICENT

June 1, 2014December 3, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Maleficent is Disney’s latest in a spate of Nostalgia Branding, a trend spawned from the enormous box-office success of 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. Last year’s Saving Mr. Banks was a lesser movie than the movie it referenced, Mary Poppins, but the performances from Tom Hanks … Continue reading MALEFICENT

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