By Zach Johnson Whether you’re a country music fan or a comic book lover, this is your week! ABC is bringing us a can’t-miss concert special, CMA Best of Fest, as well as the series premiere of the family sitcom United We Fall. Later in the week, Freeform will say farewell to yet another gripping …
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By Courtney Potter The One and Only Ivan: Coming to Disney+ Next Month Mark those calendars—there’s another sure-to-be-delightful, brand-new film coming to Disney+ in just a few weeks’ time! Based on the award-winning book by Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan is an unforgettable tale about the beauty of friendship, the power of visualization, …
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By Beth Deitchman LANCE, ESPN Films’ incredibly compelling look at Lance Armstrong, opens with a first-person story from the cyclist, who—using frank, no-holds-barred language—describes the public derision he’s encountered since being exposed in one of history’s largest doping scandals. Despite his massive fall, Armstrong is surprisingly honest and even more surprisingly unapologetic. LANCE director Marina …
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By Beth Deitchman Disney fans are strongly encouraged to tune their TVs to Disney Channel on Friday, July 10, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT… but forget about sitting down on the couch, because an unbelievable night of music awaits that’s guaranteed to have everyone singing and dancing along. Two specials, Disney Channel Summer Sing-Along and …
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By Beth Deitchman Amphibia’s unfrogettable first season introduced Disney fans to Anne Boonchuy, a spirited and independent teen who found herself magically transported to a fantastical world inhabited by frog people, including the Plantars—a family that would come to love Anne (voiced by Brenda Song) as one of their own. Anne’s adventures last season were …
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By Courtney Potter New Soul Sneak Peek Debuts During Essence Festival of Culture “What is it that makes you, you?” During last weekend’s first installment of the amazing virtual 2020 Essence Festival of Culture, the folks behind Disney and Pixar’s Soul presented an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming film! Director Pete Docter, co-director and …
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By Beth Deitchman “This is the best-rehearsed movie in the history of movies, as each performer has performed their role hundreds of times. No one has had this seat in the house… it is better than the best seat in the house,” says Lin-Manuel Miranda of the filmed version of Hamilton launching this Friday, July …
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By Beth Deitchman Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak, rising more than 29,000 feet above sea level. Every year, many attempt the perilous climb, creating a “traffic jam atop the world,” but only a relatively small number of brave and hearty climbers have reached the summit since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were …
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By Courtney Potter Muppets Now: Mirth, Madness, and Merry Mayhem Coming to Disney+! As unabashed Muppet fans, we nearly went apoplectic when the first trailer for Muppets Now dropped earlier this week, thanks to our pals over at Disney+. If you haven’t already taken a gander, delight in the clip, above. In their first-ever unscripted …
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By Beth Deitchman In bringing Frozen 2 to the screen, the creative team at Walt Disney Animation Studios only had to contend with fiery forests and stormy seas of the animated variety, but the film’s final year of production was a thrilling adventure, as fans will discover in Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2. The …
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