How ‘Bambi’ paved the way for both ‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Angry Birds’
As the animated film 'Bambi' celebrates its 75th anniversary, a reminder that humans often try to express reality. But once they do, they go back to making art.
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Teaching little girls to lead
Princesses are not great role models if we want to raise empowered daughters.
Beauty and the Beast censorship attempt shows the good, the bad and the ugly of LGBT rights in Malaysia
Objections from certain sectors of Malaysian society to the film neatly illustrates both the fear and lack of understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the country.
A traditional tale with titillating twists: Beauty and the Beast gets reinvented (again)
What do you do if you marry a beast?
How far they’ll go: Moana shows the power of Polynesian celestial navigation
Disney's Moana has a remarkably accurate depiction of how Polynesian peoples navigate by the stars, and draws attention to the richness of Indigenous astronomy.
Rogue One: a new front in long battle over the Star Wars brand
Star Wars offshoot Rogue One was originally intended to be darker – but it looks like it might be rather vanilla.
Moana fulfils Disney’s long journey from timid princess to empowered working woman
From washing the dishes to saving tribes from oblivion: Disney's women have come a long way.
Explainer: why blackface (and brownface) offend
Furores over blackface happen with disturbing regularity in Australia. To help explain why blackface is more than a simple case of harmless parody - or even honouring your hero - we must understand its harmful history.
Vice founder Shane Smith’s message to the media: give the kids what they want – or die
The digital conqueror took to the stage in Edinburgh with some harsh words for the TV industry.
Fears for blue tang fish spike in the wake of Finding Dory
Hollywood shirks its ethical responsibilities when it comes to vulnerable animal species.
The BFG reminds us that wordplay is part of learning and mastering language
From Jabberwocky to the BFG's gobblefunking, playing with words is the first step to mastering them – not something to be ironed out of teaching.
Orlando after tragedy: much more than world’s theme park
A journalist turned professor explores the identity of the city he has reported on for 41 years.
How Shanghai Disney is bringing its magic to the middle kingdom
It's been a long time coming but Disney is set to tap into the vast and lucrative China market.
Reaction to Amber Heard and Johnny Depp domestic abuse story has the makings of folklore
Why we're being asked to decide whether Amber Heard is one of two archetypes: the gold-digging, manipulative siren or the innocent female victim.
Jungle Book reimagined: spectacular CGI crafts a whole new reality
Welcome to Disney's latest adaptation, where the only thing that's real is Mowgli.
Why Disney’s Zootropolis might be the most important film you see this year
It's a searing response to the great American paradox – and the US climate of suspicion and fear.
What Shakespeare, Jesus and Mickey Mouse have in common
Stratford-upon-Avon is beginning to resemble Disneyland.
Frozen at the theatre will be pure feminist fun …
There's no need to fret that princess stories are bad for little girls.
How famous Star Wars title sequence survived imperial assaults
It was by no means a sure thing that Star Wars' innovative beginning endured until the modern day. Here's the story of its various scrapes with the wrecking ball.
How long until we can build R2-D2 and C-3PO?
No Star Wars movie would be complete without the Universe's two favourite droids. But now the race is on to turn them into fact.
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