By Beth Deitchman From new looks at trailblazing music legend Billie Holiday and the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, to the innovative Black artists and creators who are shaping the stories of tomorrow, a bold and inspiring celebration of Black History Month is as close as your nearest screen. There’s an …
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By Zach Johnson We want the soul collection. In celebration of the animated feature film Soul (now streaming on Disney+), Disney and Pixar collaborated with the creative agency HUE Unlimited to bring Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) and company to life through a curated collection of wearable art pieces. Together, they commissioned four emerging …
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By Zach Johnson The holiday celebrations will continue into the weekend with a block of Christmas-themed episodes of The Simpsons airing on Freeform Friday morning. NBA Christmas Day on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN Deportes will also return Friday, with the Dallas Mavericks vs. the Los Angeles Lakers game set for primetime. And don’t miss the …
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By Zach Johnson What is it that makes you… you? The answer to that question lies in Soul, the 23rd feature film from Pixar Animation Studios. Making its theatrical debut on January 12, the story hails from the minds of director and screenwriter Pete Docter, co-director and screenwriter Kemp Powers, and screenwriter Mike Jones. It …
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By Courtney Potter Season Three of Disney Junior’s Muppet Babies Debuts This January They’ll make your dreams come true—with all-new adventures, starting next month! Season three of Disney Junior’s Emmy Award®-nominated series Muppet Babies will premiere Monday, January 4, at 5 p.m. EST on Disney Junior and in DisneyNOW, and will introduce a new Muppet …
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By Zach Johnson Jamie Foxx may provide the voice of Joe Gardner in Soul, but Jon Batiste provides his hands. “When you see Joe’s hands playing in the film, that’s Jon’s playing,” producer Dana Murray says. “Our animators studied reference footage of Jon at the piano to capture details of how he plays—everything from how …
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By Zach Johnson What is the meaning of life? It’s a loaded question, and it’s one Disney and Pixar’s new movie Soul attempts to answer—or, at the very least, ponder—through the eyes of Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx), a middle school band teacher with dreams of becoming a professional jazz musician, and 22 (voice …
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By Zach Johnson The themes in Disney and Pixar’s upcoming film Soul may be universal, but they are explored through the singular experiences of one man: Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx). Since Joe is the animation studio’s first Black lead, director Pete Docter, co-director Kemp Powers, and producer Dana Murray made it their mission …
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By Zach Johnson December is the perfect month to curl up under a blanket and enjoy some of your favorite films and series on Disney+. In addition to adding fan-favorite titles such as Anastasia, Big, Eddie the Eagle, Into the Woods, and Ralph Breaks the Internet to its library, Disney+ will also be premiering highly …
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By D23 Team The new Disney and Pixar feature Soul is unlike any animated film to arrive from visionary director Pete Docter, and the winter edition of Disney twenty-three explores this stunning journey from New York City to The Great Before and back again with Docter, co-director Kemp Powers, producer Dana Murray, and stars Jamie …
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