Luke Owen charts the highest grossing movies of 2016… The box office battle of 2016 is now in the books, and Disney are the ones wearing the king’s crown. Their domestic totals are very impressive, and their worldwide takings are even better. As with the opening weekends, The House of Mouse holds six of the […]
Exclusive Interview: Moana directors Ron Clements and Jon Musker talk film’s origins, Dwayne Johnson and Disney remakes
Disney have this weekend continued their unprecedented run of success with their latest animated film, Moana, storming to the top of the US charts with $81.1 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Now the film is bound for the UK this Friday and to celebrate the release, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down […]
Movie Review – Moana (2016)
Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the demigod to set […]
Moana sails to top spot at the US box office with second-biggest Thanksgiving opening of all time
Disney has continued its record-breaking year at the box office with its latest animated release Moana sailing to top spot in North America with an $81.1 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekiend. Moana has surpassed Toy Story 2 ($80 million) for the second-biggest ever Thanksgiving opening, but trails fellow Disney release Frozen, which debuted with […]
Second Opinion – Moana (2016)
Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: In Ancient Polynesia, when an terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the demigod to set […]
Movie Review – Moana (2016)
Moana, 2016. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Featuring the voice talents of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui. Ron Clements and […]
A record 27 films submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that a record 27 movies have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards: The Angry Birds Movie April and the Extraordinary World Bilal Finding Dory Ice Age: Collision Course Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Kubo and the Two […]
Disney has record-breaking year at the box office
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that they already have four of the top five highest-grossing movies of the year in Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, Finding Dory and The Jungle Book but The Walt Disney Company has announced that it has had its biggest-ever year at the worldwide box office with $5.85 […]
Dwayne Johnson talks Disney’s Moana at D23
As part of Disney’s D23 Expo yesterday, the studio showcased a number of its upcoming animated offerings, including the CG musical Moana, which is directed by John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog) and will mark the 56th film in the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon. […]
