Movies & Entertainment
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Aug- 2023 -31 August
Prominent Marvel and Star Wars Filmmaker Passes Away Tragically
Hollywood is feeling the pain of an unexpected and tragic loss right now. Jamie Christopher, a cherished filmmaker who worked on many high-profile franchises, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Harry Potter, has sadly passed away. Friends and family have shared touching memories of the assistant director across social media. Jamie Christopher passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, due to
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31 August
Pixar Developing ‘Elemental’ Disney+ Project Amid Streaming Content Purge
Disney and Pixar's Elemental film has been one of the biggest contenders for this summer's “Little Engine That Could” award. While the movie started out with a measly opening box office showing, it proved all analysts wrong and held strong all summer. The film has now turned a profit for the Walt Disney Company, and the entertainment giant has yet to bring it to its Disney+ streaming p
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30 August
Americans Support Strikes, Not Disney and Studios, In New Poll
For more than three months, the writers of Hollywood have been standing strong on the picket lines. The WGA strike began on May 2, with writers demanding the studios compromise with them with regard to the use of artificial intelligence. Writers do not want to be replaced with machines. The writers also want the studios to be more transparent about streaming numbers, and they want big changes made
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30 August
Fans Fed Up, Find Older Disney Content “Offensive” and “Outdated”
Disney fans are tired of seeing the company rehash old content repeatedly and want to see the studio tell new and contemporary stories. Disney seems to be losing favor with its audiences on all ends of the spectrum. Many have complained for a few years now that the company is pandering to woke audiences with its recent decisions, whether that is with the retheming of the ride Splash Mountain to T
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30 August
Disney Gambles BIG in Last Ditch Effort to Salvage Performance in One of its Largest Markets
After facing some major setbacks in the streaming wars in India, Disney is now giving the market a well-placed perk with free cricket on smartphones and tablets. The Walt Disney Company has had its fair share of troubles recently, between the issues with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, and Disney CEO Bob Iger's less-than-savory comments, which have resulted in him getting roasted online
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29 August
Disney Slapped With Second Lawsuit For Chapek-Era “Cost-Shifting Scheme”
In February 2020, Bob Iger stepped down as CEO of The Walt Disney Company and Bob Chapek took over the role. To say that things did not go smoothly would be an understatement. Less than three years after taking the job, Chapek was fired “without cause.” Bob Iger came back to take over as CEO once again and was only supposed to stay through 2024, but his contract was recently extended t
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29 August
‘In Defense of Disney Princesses’ Musical Praises Classic Princesses and Goes Viral
These days, the modern Disney Princesses seem to be all the rage — but how is that supposed to make classic Disney heroines like Cinderella feel? Disney Princesses get to examine that question in an original song and musical number from Pixel Playhouse! In the song (shown below), Disney Princesses like Ariel, Anna, Elsa, Rapunzel, Mulan, and Tiana all unite to comfort Cinderella as she debat
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28 August
Another Disney+ Series Canceled Before Even Airing
In 1954, Disney released the live-action film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. The movie told the story of a ship that is sent out to investigate a number of mysterious sinkings. While many think that the thing responsible might be a monstrous narwhal, they discover a futuristic ship run by the mysterious Captain Nemo. The movie starred Kurt Douglas as
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28 August
Disney Finally Finds Something That Unites Democrats and Republicans
There is almost nothing that Democrats and Republicans agree on these days. Just mentioning the Walt Disney Company invokes strong reactions from both sides of the aisle. If you support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, you believe that Disney has overstepped its bounds and went “woke.” If you side with Disney, you think the Florida Governor overstepped and censored a company for saying s
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28 August
Johnny Depp’s Bandmate Says Trial Was “So Blown Out of Proportion”
For six weeks in 2022, millions of people tuned in to watch the defamation trial between Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Aquaman star Amber Heard. Depp was suing Heard for $50 million for defamation due to an OpEd Heard wrote that was published in The Washington Post in 2018. Heard, in turn, sued Depp for $100 million, also for defamation. In total, the trial amassed an
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