Author: David Grove
Stephen Schwartz, the composer of the unique musical, approached Ariana Grande a couple of hip-hop model of the track “Standard” for Depraved, however the thought was instantly rejected. In line with the composer and lyricist, Grande did not need her character Glinda to really feel like an extension of her music profession, so she was tired of making “Standard” sound extra like a pop track. In an interview with the Los Angeles Occasions, Schwartz recalled eager to refresh the music for the movie: “Within the spirit of being open to new issues for the film, my music workforce and I…
The Muppets may be probably the most beloved but underutilized properties owned by Walt Disney Studios. Regardless of their cult following, the characters have begun showing much less and fewer within the parks, and their footprint is about to get an entire lot smaller as Muppet*Imaginative and prescient 3D leaves Hollywood Studios. Nevertheless, I feel I do know the right place for the attraction to relocate to if the Imagineers are severe about preserving the attraction, which it seems like they’re.Now, I’ve to be trustworthy, it is extra probably that we’ll see the present be added to Disney+ as a…
What’s in a reputation like “princess”? And who, precisely, will get the title of Disney Princess, and why? Properly, that is a loaded query, relying on who and the way you ask. And for those who ask the star of Moana and its forthcoming sequel, Moana 2 — Auli’i Cravalho, the titular character is something however, even for those who assume she is (and even when she formally is so far as the Disney Princess merchandising canon is anxious). In a brand new interview with Leisure Weekly, the actress responded to the query that is lengthy been on Disney followers’…
With the Moana 2 launch date nearly right here, critics have already got so much to say concerning the sequel’s music from The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’s Barlow & Bear (together with by way of our Moana 2 assessment). Contemplating the songwriting duo are following Lin-Manuel Miranda, there needed to be lots of stress to jot down music the staff at Disney authorized of. As they shared with CinemaBlend, when it got here to presenting Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson together with his follow-up to “You’re Welcome,” it was an emotional rollercoaster for the pair.Once I had the possibility to talk to…
Once we converse of the individuals who formed cinema within the New Hollywood period of the Seventies, it is not possible to keep away from the names Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese. The duo’s first collaboration, 1976’s Taxi Driver, for which Scorsese directed Schrader’s screenplay, grew to become a essential and field workplace hit, but in addition helped form the gritty antihero cinema of the period. The duo collaborated three extra occasions on a few of their most critically acclaimed movies — 1980’s Raging Bull, 1988’s The Final Temptation of Christ, and at last, 1999’s Bringing Out the Lifeless. MovieWeb…
Spoiler alert! This story reveals the High 8 artists of The Voice Season 26 from the episode that aired November 26. Episodes may be streamed with a Peacock subscription for those who’re not caught up.It was already set to be an emotional evening, with Michael Bublé being the fourth and remaining coach to decide on the 2 singers to symbolize him on The Voice Season 26 dwell exhibits, which premiere on the 2024 TV schedule subsequent week. There was no approach of understanding, nonetheless, simply how emotional it will be, with one of many crooner’s workforce members being assigned a…
The world wants one other Beatles documentary prefer it wants a live-action remake of “Moana,” however Disney has by no means met a properly it didn’t wish to suck dry. And so, not lengthy after Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Again” turned the must-stream occasion of Thanksgiving 2021 — a second hyper-restored look again on the band will hit Disney+. This one is known as “Beatles ’64,” it’s directed by frequent Martin Scorsese collaborator and “George Harrison: Dwelling within the Materials World” editor David Tedeschi (with a technological help from Jackson’s WingNut Movies), and although it’s a lot shorter than the…
The Disney Renaissance composer Alan Menken (Magnificence and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and his frequent collaborator Glenn Slater (Tangled) discusses their new film for Netflix, Spellbound, and the themes and types of its rating. Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious younger daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who should go on a daring quest to avoid wasting her household and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her dad and mom into monsters. Spellbound is directed by Oscar-winner Vicky Jenson (Shrek) with authentic rating from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (Magnificence and the Beast) and lyrics by Glenn…
Warning! The next accommodates spoilers for the Dancing With The Stars Season 33 finale. Stream it now with a Disney+ subscription. It has been a protracted season with fierce competitors from begin to end, and all of it led to a Dancing With The Stars finale the place it actually felt like something might occur. The tip consequence was by some means nonetheless a shock, although, and judging from the reactions on-line, I feel viewers would sooner stay up for the 2025 TV schedule than dwell on its winner, Joey Graziadei, any longer.The Bachelor star and his professional companion Jenna…
Christmas films on Netflix are already scorching — not frosty. The streamer’s newest International Prime 10 record included three Christmas films: Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson movie “The Merry Gents” debuting at No. 1, “Sizzling Frosty” slipping to quantity 2, and “Meet Me Subsequent Christmas” with Christina Millian charting seventh in its third week on the record. Neglect Christmas — it’s not even Thanksgiving. “The Merry Gents” had 14.7 million views within the week of November 18, in keeping with Netflix, whereas “Sizzling Frosty” with Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan had 12.7 million (it had 16 million views in…