Even though many key collaborators from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ returned for this Roald Dahl adaptation, the one new figure’s key contribution was sadly lifeless songs.
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Sometimes, you only know the elements of a good subgenre of film when they’re screwed up by a filmmaker who doesn’t […]
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As Conan O’Brien prepares for a return hosting gig, we look back at a baffling assortment of celebs who nominated for Oscars the same year they hosted.
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Tim Curry’s outrageous and insouciant performance as an iconic pirate helps this family-friendly adaptation stand the test of time.
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Though Martin Scorsese was no neophyte in 1976, his dark masterpiece started a string of classics that people choose to misunderstand.
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The Disney classic (released 65 years ago this week) pioneered the Xerographic process, which enabled animators to work quickly and effectively, even though the process would be used to diminishing returns for future titles.
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As an animation master hits a milestone birthday, his studio’s presence overseas is dominated by an excess of merchandising that runs counter to his work.
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Disney’s first widescreen animated feature used the nascent CinemaScope technique in depicting a low-key romance in turn-of-the-century America.
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One of Disney’s earliest live-action hits had its roots on TV as a halfway marketing campaign for the Disneyland theme park.
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Though the small-scale film didn’t hit big initially, “A Goofy Movie” boasted an earworm of a closing song that helped it become a cult favorite for Millennials.
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Jack Black had done smaller work as well as co-headlined Tenacious D beforehand, but his scene-stealing supporting role in the Stephen Frears comedy made him a star.
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Love has always been a foundational aspect of Disney’s animated storytelling, in short or feature form. The notion of “happily ever […]
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