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2 weeks ago | 
crookedmarquee.com | Josh Spiegel
The 1990s were a boom period for Disney feature animation, kickstarted by The Little Mermaid. Though many films of the era display some similar aspects or traits, from modern takes on classic stories to technologically groundbreaking uses of computer animation in key sequences, it’s the music that makes so many of these titles stand out.
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2 weeks ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
When you think of old-fashioned movie stars, few people are more apt to come to mind than Gary Cooper. Cooper was the embodiment of his name: a solid, straightforward presence who captured audience attention for decades. His career spanned from 1925 to 1961, and his legacy lives on more than sixty years later through his roles in classics like "The Pride of the Yankees," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," and other Old Hollywood titles.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
Any filmmaker who chooses to create something new is undoubtedly thinking about the legacy they will leave behind. Even films that may not seem to have huge ambitions want to make some kind of positive mark on their audience. This is even truer for films focused on characters who themselves are thinking of the legacy they'll leave in their fictional lives.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Josh Spiegel
2 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, U.S officials said Tuesday. Academy officials were told to review the library …
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3 weeks ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
Among the most legendary actresses of all time, Ingrid Bergman looms large. Bergman's career extended across decades, and she was able to work with some of the greatest filmmakers of all time, from Alfred Hitchcock to Michael Curtiz to Leo McCarey.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
It's become very easy to take for granted the experience of watching live actors interact with CGI creations (or really anything that isn't physically on the set of a movie or series). Even the most basic TV shows utilize green-screen now to make it look like real people are standing outside instead of in the middle of a film studio's vast warehouse.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
Now that the Apple TV+ science-fiction thriller "Severance" has concluded its second genre-bending season, it's natural that people are continuing to breathlessly theorize and discuss each of the big twists from the sophomore set of episodes from creator Dan Erickson and director/executive producer Ben Stiller. (You can dig into our deep dive of the ending of "Severance" season 2 here.) The second season did answer a couple of questions, though plenty of mysteries remain.
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3 weeks ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
For a long time, you could tell just how successful a TV show was based on the number of spin-offs it inspired. That concept is as true now as it was decades ago, what with the vast amount of "NCIS" and Dick Wolf spin-offs that litter the network airways year after year. But while spin-offs can be an easy sign of whether or not a series is popular, the spin-offs themselves aren't always successful, even when it comes to procedurals like cop dramas and mysteries.
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3 weeks ago | 
crookedmarquee.com | Josh Spiegel
The ads have felt ubiquitous recently for the upcoming A Minecraft Movie, which is nothing if not a direct description of the video game being adapted after years of popularity. While the new family film takes place in the world of Minecraft, its main characters appear to be living, breathing humans, led by a man with delightfully wild eyes, a bushy mane of hair and a silvery beard, and a Nicholson-esque grin that hovers between being goofy and a little terrifying.
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1 month ago | 
slashfilm.com | Josh Spiegel
When Bob Iger became the CEO of the Walt Disney Company in 2006, he defined his tenure early on. It wasn't through any specific films or new theme parks or attractions, but through an acquisition: He immediately set to work with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter on not only ironing over the previous tensions between Pixar Animation Studios and Iger's predecessor, Michael Eisner, but to also purchase the company.
