Tagged Mulan

Revisiting films from Disney’s Golden Age can feel like slipping into a pair of well-worn pyjamas. Cosy, soft and, crucially, familiar. Familiarity is the currency Disney exchanges to win over audiences....

“Loyal, Brave, True” (忠勇真) are the three words engraved on the Hua family sword, comprising Mulan’s central motif that in turn reflects this live action remake’s reexamination of what constitutes...

Disney’s 1994 The Lion King is full of life, death, and the harmony in between. At a tight 89 minutes, it never runs out of steam, and its colour palette is as vibrant as its song book. Part of the "Big...

Dumbo hits UK cinemas this week, and it promises a stellar cast, some tear-jerking animation, and a hopeful return to form by Tim Burton. While judgement cannot yet be passed on the film itself, the most...

Apologies to all whose have continued singing “I’ll Make A Man Out of You” in their heads – or out loud – upon reading the title. The 2010s have been a relatively strong decade for Disney...

1. Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones to pair up again Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne are ready to get the band back together. Variety reports that the two, who starred together in the super successful The...

1. The BAFTAs happened February 12 saw the 70th British Academy Film Awards take place at the Royal Albert Hall. As is the custom, seats were sat in, drinks were drunk and awards were awarded. Annoyingly...

Alla Nazimova, the famed Broadway star of the early 1900s, apparently once said that “sincerity and the correct use of the voice are the greatest things in the art of acting.” So without further ado...

Disney is an institution synonymous with princesses. They are the owners of a mammoth marketing and merchandising machine that has seen their heroines make regular (and often overwhelming) appearances at any...