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Dick Cook to Produce Ranger’s Apprentice Adaptation

brettstevens | Oct 28, 2019 | 0

Dick Cook is setting off on a new adventure. Deadline reports that the former chairman of Walt Disney Pictures – who was instrumental in allowing Johnny Depp to take the risks he did on the Pirates of the Caribbean films – has received funding to produce films in Australia, with an adaptation of...

Top Five Gargoyles Episodes

virginiakublawi | Oct 26, 2019 | 0

25 years ago this weekend, the Disney Afternoon TV block premiered something wildly different from their regular fare: Greg Weisman’s Gargoyles. The underdog series has amassed a cult following in the intervening years, leading to cosplay, fan-art, and even conventions called “Gatherings” name...

Celebrating Gargoyles 25 Years Later

brettstevens | Oct 26, 2019 | 0

When I was a kid, I loved watching Disney cartoons. Goof Troop, DuckTales, and especially TV spinoffs like Aladdin and Hercules – that was my jam. However, there was one cartoon that stood above all the others to me and, looking back, is probably indirectly responsible for some things I love most ...

Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Season Three Round-Up Week One, Episodes 3-5, “Return of the King”, “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, “The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sonne”

virginiakublawi | Oct 24, 2019 | 0

After I reviewed the season premiere of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, “Rapunzel’s Return,” I realized that Disney Channel has yet again adopted a bizarre airing schedule. It looks like they’ll be airing this series one episode per weeknight throughout October and November, so I’m going t...

Final Rise of Skywalker Trailer Arrives

brettstevens | Oct 22, 2019 | 0

The final Rise of Skywalker trailer is here. It opens on Rey running through the forest as Finn talks about how the Force brought them together. Meanwhile, Poe tries to rally the Resistance, saying that the heroes can lead them, as we get a continuation of the conversations Rey and Kylo had in The L...

REVIEW: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

virginiakublawi | Oct 21, 2019 | 0

When Disney announced production on a sequel to 2014’s Maleficent, I was confused and a bit annoyed. I’ve always loved 1959’s Sleeping Beauty, a tremendous feat of animation and filmmaking. Trailers and marketing material for Maleficent put me off by eschewing a lot of what made the animated c...