“Avast there! It be too late to alter course, mateys!” International Talk Like a Pirate Day is upon us once again—which feels like the perfect time to reflect on one of Disney’s legendary movie franchises, Pirates of the Caribbean! The fifth installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, is already in production; …
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Our apologies to summer, but we’re pretty excited to be this close to fall. We love warm weather… We love the longer days… We love vacation… Who doesn’t? But frankly, we miss our favorite series! ABC’s fall season is gearing up, so we thought we’d give you the opportunity to read up on how some …
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She’s played such iconic roles as the wicked Bellatrix Lestrange in the last four Harry Potter films and the delightful but demented Red Queen in Disney’s live-action version of Alice in Wonderland; yet Helena Bonham Carter proved this spring that she has the wherewithal to wield her wand and cast spells for the greater good, …
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It’s been said that grandparents are “the best kind of grown-ups”—and we agree! They shower you with love, and they often offer pearls of wisdom gleaned from their years of life experience. (And if you’re really lucky, they also spoil you rotten with delicious baked goods and other fun treats.) They don’t have to be …
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It’s (another) tale as old as time: Goldilocks innocently wanders into the Three Bears’ cottage… eats their porridge… breaks Baby Bear’s chair(!)… She drifts off for a nap in Baby Bear’s bed, only to be awakened by the three ursine homeowners themselves—and runs into the forest, seemingly never to darken that doorstep again. But Goldie …
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On Sunday, September 13, we’ll all be paying tribute to our parents’ parents in celebration of National Grandparents Day, so don’t forget to pay Grandma and Grandpa a visit, or pick up the phone and call—a text will not suffice! We asked Disney fans to think about what qualities their grandparents have that embody some …
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The scene: a slightly eccentric, totally fictional suburb near Reno, Nevada. The protagonists: two small-town teenagers—who just happen to be an emotional brined vegetable and a freewheeling salty legume—as they embark on their last year of high school. Their goal: to cram in as much fun and adventure as possible before assuming the inevitable, seriously …
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Force Friday is upon us! Of course, we know it’s not Friday yet, but we’re opening the gateway to the weekend a little early this week. As all Star Wars and Disney fans know, Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise goes on sale at midnight on Friday, September 4… which simply means that we’re going …
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Film Historian and Author J.B. Kaufman (Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic) makes the Dog Days of Summer a little cooler with his look back at the making of the 1949 short Pluto’s Sweater. Recently, in the course of some other research, I made an interesting Pluto discovery. Pluto’s Sweater (1949), one of dozens …
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An authentic dog star in the Disney galaxy, Pluto has been “best in show” ever since he first sniffed out stardom in 1930. Walt was inspired to create Disney’s top dog by remembering the personable pooches he met while living on the farm in his childhood home of Marceline, Missouri. Ever since Pluto has, as …
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