Disney

Disney’s The Princess and the Frog and the Economics of Race

December 1, 2009

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Disney has a new animated cartoon coming out in theaters on December 11.  It’s called The Princess and the Frog, and I am super-excited about it, as is anyone who has been baptized in the cult of Disney since their early years.  Evidence?  See here.  And here. And here. And here. The stills that I oggled look gorgeous: And the trailer looks exciting: Do you notice something?  The main characters are black!  Could ...

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Russian LeTziyon: Aladdin and Jasmine

October 13, 2009

Mr. B and I have been watching the Disney Channel, in case you can’t tell: The fabulous painting on the last pannel is by Darin Overholser, and believe it or not, you can actually purchase it here.  Also, really?

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The Kids Aren’t Alright

June 23, 2009

I was listening to Mary Poppins post-workout yesterday. The point is not that I’m 22 and listen to Julie Andrews to cool down.  The point is that kids are given crappy movie-watching choices these days.  Or maybe there are movies as good as Mary Poppins with songs of the same quality (i.e. Wall-e,) but there is an uneven distribution of the majority of songs being crap in the childrens’ song market.  Disney Channel, I’m looking at you.  Why are you ...

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Crying unabashedly during Disney movies

January 30, 2009

You know how people say, “Well, I really feel old because…” and then it’s usually because they walked to school two miles in the snow with no legs and a harried Vietnamese sniper nudging them along with the tip of his bayonet the whole way? Well, I feel old because I just realized that Beauty and the Beast, one of my FAVORITE Disney movies of all time, will be turning 20 years old in 2011.  That’s unbelievable, because I just ...

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