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The success of Frozen extends beyond the box office, leaving a permanent mark on popular culture.
The musical has become a singalong sensation harking back to a day when cinema was more of a communal experience.
A hundred years ago, a small animation studio was born. Today, its cultural reach is enormous.
The business acumen of those behind the scenes at Disney have been central to the peaks and troughs of the company.
Surprisingly, the earliest silent Disney films didn’t avoid references to sound.
The hijacking of freedom by far-right politicians like Florida’s Ron DeSantis raises crucial questions about whose freedom is truly at stake in a time of tyranny.
Progressives have cheered Disney in its battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over LGBTQ rights. But joining forces with corporations poses risks when principles no longer align with profits.
The final Indiana Jones movie is coming out June 30. The fifth in a series over 42 years, many of its ideas are taken from 19th-century orientalist and racist archaeology.
In The Little Mermaid, audiences finally get to see Ariel in all her powerful, adventurous glory.
A new book explores the enormous Alien franchise spawned by the 1979 film.
It’s not just Premier League clubs that enjoy the benefits of being in the spotlight.
Sub-brands such as Star and Hulu have allowed Disney to experiment with adult-themed content while protecting its core brand.
These literary works ask readers to rethink the histories of these half-human sea creatures and their role in society today.
In fairy tales there are real mothers and stepmothers and the latter are always evil.
From her role as sleuth Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote to originating some of the most famous roles on the stage, Lansbury’s career was impressive and expansive.
Disney’s new Black mermaid has been called ‘inauthentic’ – but fairy tales have always been repurposed across cultures. And Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid was different from Disney’s.
Despite the fact that many of its elements were alien to American audiences, the film became a sensation.
With the rise of streaming platforms, Australian television can reach a global audience – but what will that audience be seeing?
People are increasingly identifying less with religious tradition and are looking for meaning and identity in the things they love most.
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