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Disney

nutty lady thinks her ghosthunter father was just like the Doctor (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun, Mar 04, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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The Secret World of Arrietty (trailer)

Tue, Jan 31, 2012
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The British trailer from last year is a lot more magical than the North American trailer is trying to be…

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FlickFilosopher.com will join the SOPA protest on Wednesday, January 18

Sun, Jan 15, 2012
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The Stop Online Piracy Act will kill the Internet as we know it…

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must reads: “What *Could* Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2012?”

Sun, Jan 01, 2012
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Under the law that existed until 1978: works from 1955…

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (retro trailer)

Sat, Dec 10, 2011
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Gotta love Walt Disney himself introducing the seven dwarfs…

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must reads: “Animated Children’s Films: You Say Princess Like It’s a Bad Thing”

Fri, Dec 09, 2011
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Myrna Waldron at Bitch Flicks comes to the defense of Disney princesses, and finds some feminist cool in them…

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now they’re just torturing me with this Muppets stuff

Thu, Dec 08, 2011
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Just got this holiday card from Disney…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Hollywood threatens a Doctor Who movie from Harry Potter’s David Yates

Tue, Nov 15, 2011
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Last year we faced the prospect of a Disneyfied, Johnny Depp-starring Doctor Who movie. That bullet was dodged, but now there’s a new reason to be afraid.

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things you need to know: American girls not yet princessy enough; more pink to be applied

Fri, Nov 04, 2011
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Do you secretly worry that America is falling into a “princess gap” with other nations that have their own actual, for-reals royals? Fear not: National Princess Week is coming!

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question of the day: What are some good movies (and TV and books) with young girls as heroes?

Wed, Nov 02, 2011
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Dan addressed this to me, but I’m opening it up to everyone because this is a tough one. There simply aren’t that many movies that fulfill Dan’s requirement…

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