Disney

Saving Mr. Disney: The Conflicting Arts of Adaptation and Brand Management

There’s a scene late in John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr. Banks in which author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) barges into… Read More

The Morning Read: Saving Emma Thompson, Why McKellen Almost Quit Acting and Game-Changing Animation

The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere.Just leave a tab open for us, will ya?“How Saving Mr. Banks Saved… Read More

Walt Disney’s Smoking Habits Cut From ‘Saving Mr. Banks;’ Should We Put Out Cinematic Cigarettes?

Smoking is bad.Chances are, you’re already aware of this fact. If you’ve spent time in the civilized world, you’ve doubtless seen… Read More

• Reviews

‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Review: Pleasing, Charming, and Pleasant

Director John Lee Hancock won the hearts of much of North America with 2009’s The Blind Side. Whether the movie… Read More

A Hi-Res Look At Disney and Pixar’s Animated Future

Despite the recent bout of sequel and prequelitis that Pixar has suffered (arguably from a Patient Zero named Disney), the… Read More

Interview: William Fichtner Refused to Twirl His Mustache For ‘The Lone Ranger’

William Fichtner isn’t an actor afraid to go big. Maybe that comes with the territory of being a character actor,… Read More

Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Trailer: A Slapstick Mini-Cartoon Where a Snowman Fights a Reindeer

Channeling DreamWorks’ favorite nut-hunting squirrel, Disney has released a mini-cartoon to serve as the teaser trailer for Frozen from director… Read More

Disney and Pixar Animation Have Movie-Going Plans For You Through 2018

Fans of Disney and Pixar Animation might want to pull out their day planners (or, fine, their iCals) and mark… Read More