During the actual dinner, however, Belle reacted with disgust when Beast ended up chowing down the meal like an animal. Sometime later, Belle thanked Lumiere for the soup and planned to have the rest of dinner by the fire, although after Beast snapped at her to stay at the table, she ...
The 1980s were a dark time for Disney’s animation division, but the studio rediscovered its mojo with the triple whammy ofThe Little Mermaid,Beauty and the Beast, andAladdinduring the decade that followed. The highlight of the renaissance shifted away from Disney’s traditional fairytales to t...
The film is fun, zippy, and genuinely funny in a way that feels worlds apart from the epics of the Disney Renaissance – and that’s refreshing in its own way. And how could you possibly shun a movie where Eartha Kitt pays a villain who looks likes a decrepit, centuries-old peacock ...
go for the next decade. During these years, the studio harkened back to the storytelling of old, adapting the formula slightly to follow the format of the Broadway musical.The Little Mermaidbegan this trend and is usually credited for kicking off what is often called the Disney Re...
We ranked all Disney live-action remakes, not including sequels. Check out this list of Disney live-action remake movies, including The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Cruella.
The particular melody that plays as Phillip and Aurora descend the stairs toward the film's end was a branle couppé (a short, vigorous country dance) entitled "Cassandre" written by Renaissance composer Thoinot Arbeau, adapted ca. 1590 as a march in honor of King Henri IV of France, and...
AsDumbo—the first of Disney’s four live-action theatrical remakes this year, not including the live-action, direct-to-Disney-PlusLady and the Tramp— flies into theaters, I took it upon myself to revisit the much-overlooked Disney direct-to-video renaissance, lest it be forgotten — and...
The Disney Renaissance was truly in full swing with the arrival of Beauty and the Beast. The tale as old as time focuses on the blossoming romance between a man cursed to live as a beast and the sweet woman who warms his heart during her time as his prisoner. The movie was so well-...
Today, the phrase, "Disneyowns everything" is more relevant than ever, with the massive company growing every day and even coming out with its own streaming site later this year. Back in the Disney Renaissance Era, however, the company had few offshoots,Pixarbeing the most prominent. ...
even if she does spend a large portion of the film unable to express herself. On a grander scale, it was Ariel and "The Little Mermaid" that kicked off a renaissance for the House of Mouse, leading to an amazing period whereDisney made some of the best movies in the studio's history...