And good-bye to the working week. First off, Overthinking It bids farewell to two older icons of the entertainment industry: Jennifer Jones, star of The Song of Bernadette and Duel in the Sun (in the 40s and 50s) and Roy … Continued
Welcome to the Plastics, Tiana.
Four different close readings on the first single from the first album of the best teen pop act out there.
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And what is this guy prince OF, anyway?
The overthinkers tackle animated movies, college students, ethnic stereotyping, and sesame street.
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On what planet is this a good children’s story?
Loyal readers will remember Mlawski’s post from a few months back about the brouhaha surrounding Disney’s upcoming Princess and the Frog. Well, there’s a teaser trailer now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJl0JJt69ro So far I’m not seeing anything offensive to African Americans, although I … Continued
According to IMDB’s June 5th edition of Studio Briefing, Angelina Jolie brought up in public what many of us were thinking privately: Where in the world are Disney’s black princesses? Disney has had Chinese, Native American, Middle Eastern, mermaid, and … Continued
I recently had the pleasure of watching a play I had written go up as part of the New Works New Haven theatre festival, and sitting in the green room with the actors and techies before the show, I was … Continued
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Last night, I sat down and watched Enchanted, the 2007 Disney movie in which a cartoon princess played by Amy Adams falls through a portal into real-world Manhattan. Eventually, she comes to accept being “real,” while love interest Patrick Dempsey … Continued
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