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The Full Scope of Disney Buying Fox

carolinepreshous | Dec 16, 2017 | 0

Disney’s acquisition of Fox means a lot more than character rights and franchises; it’s a deal that could change television and film as we know it. The deal of the year has been confirmed – Disney have bought Fox for $52.4 billion, they will also acquire $13.7 billion of debt making the de...

REVIEW: Sweet Virginia (2017)

mikecalkins | Dec 6, 2017 | 0

Sweet Virginia is an indie thriller starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, and Imogen Poots. It centers around Sam (Bernthal), manager of the Sweet Virginia Hotel. After a horrific shooting takes place in his small town, he befriends a strange man who happens to be staying at his establishment, ...

Here’s To The Fools Who Dream

mikecalkins | May 2, 2017 | 0

I’m super late to the party on La La Land, but I finally watched it in the comfort of my home this morning. I was floored by the camera work, the acting, the music, and the dance numbers. I loved watching these characters interact, watching them progress through their own stories as well as their ...

REVIEW: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

virginiakublawi | Apr 24, 2017 | 0

A year after Pocahontas, Disney released a film with a higher budget that would earn a lower box office return, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Like so many Disney animated features, Hunchback was based on a novel. But this novel was a little different from The Fox and the Hound and Tarzan of the Apes....

REVIEW: Pocahontas (1995)

virginiakublawi | Apr 16, 2017 | 0

Following a period of financial prosperity and critical adoration, Disney released Pocahontas to disappointing box office and critical reception. Artists and storytellers at Disney expected their biggest hit yet, but it wasn’t to be. Pocahontas tells the fictionalized account of the Powhata...

REVIEW: The Lion King (1994)

virginiakublawi | Apr 7, 2017 | 0

The Disney Renaissance came to a head with 1994’s The Lion King. The past five years had been a time of change and prosperity at the studio after years of financial and critical disappointment; however, nobody had an inkling of The Lion King’s future success. Everyone and their mother has seen a...