Zootopia 2 is not a movie for the children in the audience; it’s for the adults. I’m sure little ones will enjoy it—there’s plenty of bright colors, silly moments, and chaotic chases to grab a kid’s attention—but in a movie … Continue reading ZOOTOPIA 2
We’ve been here before. Sure, it seems worse, and some of the problems we’re facing are novel, but you don’t have to look hard to find analogs and parallels from the past. As Mark Twain put it: “History doesn’t repeat … Continue reading Distress Flares: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 1
What can one possibly say that might even begin to distill and codify 2016? From an endless string of celebrity deaths that prompted an entire year of retrospectives and tributes, to almost daily mass shootings, to a presidential election that … Continue reading 2016 in…
I was three years old when I saw Sleeping Beauty,” Disney animator Kira Lehtomaki says, “When Briar Rose was dancing and singing in the forest with the animals, I said, I want to do that!” Lehtomaki certainly isn’t the first child to … Continue reading Once upon a dream — An interview with Disney animator Kira Lehtomaki
A dream is a wish your heart makes. —Cinderella, 1950 The Walt Disney Corporation is a company built upon a foundation of wishes and dreams. Be it a wish to find Prince Charming, for adventure, for a genie’s freedom, a … Continue reading ZOOTOPIA
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