120 posts tagged ‘disney’
The week in film: Ridley Scott's movies ranked, Best Actress contenders revealed
AV Club,
It’s been nearly five decades since Ridley Scott’s first feature film, The Duellists, hit theaters, and now, even well into his 80s, the legendary filmmaker shows no signs of slowing. Napoleon, his latest feature, is as grand and intense as anything else in his long career, and it demonstrates just how adept Scott… Read more...
December's best Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases: Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, The Creator, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Physical media may be devalued by some in our streaming-dominated world, but you’d be surprised how many great titles are only available on disc. Also, some titles can be so much more rewarding on DVD, Blu-ray, or 4K UHD, especially when they’re loaded with special packaging and bonus features. With that in mind,… Read more...
Doctor Who shows off new theme song, new TARDIS, new trailer as first holiday special airs
Today’s a big day for Doctor Who fans, as the series—currently operating in the gap between Jodie Whitaker’s 13th doctor, and Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th by dipping back to good ol’ David Tennant for a handful of episodes—released the first of three specials meant to bridge the gap. Fans are already dissecting and filtering… Read more...
Jon Hamm doesn't know why Jon Hamm isn't in the MCU, either
Jon Hamm has been having a pretty good year over in the world of TV: After being a big part of the much-talked-about (if also frequently ridiculed) recent season of The Morning Show, he’s now cruised into a starring role in the fifth season of FX’s Fargo, giving an instantly mesmerizing (and, uh, eye-catching) role as… Read more...
Let us all be thankful for Songbirds And Snakes at the Thanksgiving box office
As far as holiday “weekends” go, American Thanksgiving has always been a bit of a weird one, box-office-wise. On the one hand, you have lots of people with a decent amount of free time suddenly sitting in their laps; on the other, a ton of cultural messaging that suggests they should be spending said free time in the… Read more...
Tim Allen seems pretty excited about Toy Story 5
It seems like Toy Story is getting sequels to infinity and beyond, whether we like it or not. While Toy Story 5 was initially announced back in February (alongside the grimmer news of 7,000 company layoffs), it seems like the studio is actually starting to move forward with the project. Does this mean the recently… Read more...
Disney's Robin Hood Is My Wife's Favorite Movie, But Far From Mine
Gizmodo,
For 50 years, people all over the world have been falling for a fox. No, not Michael J. Fox. Not 20th Century Fox either. We, of course, mean Robin Hood from Disney’s 1973 animated film. The dashing fox with the British accent who robs the rich gives to the poor and looks damned good doing both. Read more...
The best roller coaster you've (likely) never ridden
Boing Boing,
The second episode of the new Disney theme park YouTube series "Disney Unpacked," featuring Jim Shull, a former Disney imagineer, is about the making of "Crush's Coaster," the indoor family roller coaster ride in Disneyland Paris based on the movie Finding Nemo. — Read the rest