In 1934, Walt Disney wanted to create something that had never been done before—a feature-length cartoon story, complete with animation and brilliant color. This began the story of the beautiful princess Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs. Disney risked his career and his very future as an artist in bringing ...
Read More »The Darkness of the Disney Dynasty
Disney hiring pedophiles in their top positions . . . Disney as the largest shareholder in a porn channel on cable TV . . . is Disney really a purveyor of wholesome family entertainment? In their book Disney: the Mouse Betrayed: Greed, Corruption, and Children at Risk, authors Larry and ...
Read More »An Important Lesson from Disney’s “Inside Out”
**SPOILER ALERT** This article contains some minor spoilers. Be forewarned! Of all the movies I’ve recently seen, Inside Out ranks among my favorites. In fact, it just might be the best animated film I’ve seen since Finding Nemo. Rarely do I choose to see a movie more than once, but ...
Read More »Why Do Animated Films Attract Audiences of All Ages?
It was a weekend of record-breaking box-office hits. Jurassic World held strong for a second weekend in a row, while Disney/Pixar Studio’s new release, Inside Out, grossed $91.1 million during its opening weekend. According to Time, it’s the highest-grossing opening weekend for an original Pixar film. The only Pixar movie ...
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