One of the best films about the Golden Age of the Studio System in Hollywood - in my opinion - is “Singin’ in the Rain” filmed in 1952. Starring Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, and Donald O’Connor, this film about the switch from silent films to “talkies” gives the audience a glimpse into how studios were run once upon a time. The movie business was once run by a few large studio conglomerates that made all the films and didn’t really allow for anyone outside of the Studio System to make films or gain any recognition or notoriety in the field. In the past thirty to forty years, this system has all but been either broken up by the federal government or dissolved over time. However, as news broke about Disney’s latest acquisition, many are beginning to question whether or not Disney should be allowed to continue on their current trajectory. Disney’s Take Over Begins According to D23: The Official Disney Fan Club Archives, the company that we know today to be Disney began in October of 1923…
Ever since I was little, I lived for storytime. Whether done through voice, animated cartoon, or something I created inside my own mind, the process of crafting a story and giving someone an experience in some made believes realm where everything can happen and happy ever afters are just over the horizon. And if anyone was good at peddling an idyllic make-believe world for children and adults alike, it’s Disney. Disney got ahead of literally everyone else when they animated almost every fairytale and princess story imaginable, and then they went on to create their own. Up until Tiana, and Merida, many of these stories - in one form or another - already existed. But once the 2010s began, I noticed a shift in Disney’s film factory. Tiana was a surprise as she was the first African American princess as well as being the most modern of the Disney film princesses. Merida was a shock when the movie “Brave” came out in 2012 because it was the first film without any romantic story plot. This…
We’ve all heard them, and they get stuck in all our heads. But why? Why is it that Disney can seemingly create earworms? Though there’s no such thing as a Disney formula, today we’re going to get close to one. And best of all, this theory is not one that I’ve hacked together to try to show something new and inventive. Not at all. I stumbled upon everything you’re about to read. About two months ago, I was asked to do a medley of several popular Disney songs. I ran into a problem. One of the keys of a good medley is variety. The more I tried to put songs together, the more I realized that these songs are similar! Though every song seemed fresh and new when I first heard it, I began to find out that they borrowed many elements! And for the past month, I’ve then been exploring these elements to see how present they are in Disney songs. Let me tell you, many of these tropes are everywhere. So today, we’re going to look at just a few of these elements that Disney songs have that make them so…
Recently the excellent post by OldFashionedMillenial, titled "Is Disney Monopolizing Hollywood?," has been getting a lot of hits and general buzz. So the Editors That Be asked the Present Author to weigh in. What a fortunate pass this is because I happen to have a lot on my mind about Disney. See, I grew up in Southern California, in the south of L.A., and quite a bit of my time was spent in Anaheim, California, home to Disneyland itself. My step-dad worked there as a night engineer. He'd score me free passes and Disney swag all the time. On top of that, going to school in Southern California meant that every time there was a field trip, the whole class would go to Disneyland. And yet again on top of that, whenever I had friends from out of town to visit, I'd hopefully offer a few activities from the bountiful recreation opportunities in the golden state. We could go surfing, or check out a swanky restaurant I know, or take the Universal Studios tour in Hollywood, or - nope, I was always…
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