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Stanley in space in Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

Sandy Schaefer

The Daily Stream: Apollo 10 1/2 Is Yet Another Reminder That Animation Is Not A Genre

While not Richard Linklater's best work, Apollo 10 1/2 is a stunning rotoscoped reminder of how animation pushes boundaries.

Jenna Busch

The Big Difference Between Disney's Fantasia And Fantasia 2000

Don't worry, you get Mickey Mouse being terrorized by sentient broomsticks in The Sorcerer's Apprentice in both Fantasia films.

Witney Seibold

Morbius Ending Explained: The Living Vampire Unleashes His Ill-Defined Superpowers

Watch out for the Living Vampire! And also spoilers!

Sandy Schaefer

Disney's The Little Mermaid Had A Revolutionary Message For Its Time

This is how the Disney Renaissance began.

Anthony Crislip

Why Disney Closed The Curtain On Fantasia 3

Plans for a third movie fell apart, but what was finished, and can be seen right now, is staggering.

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog

Shania Russell

The 2022 Oscars By The Numbers: Which Movies Lead The Pack?

Numbers-wise, Dune was the big winner at the Oscars.

Shania Russell

The 6 Best Speeches From The 2022 Oscars

Ignore the lousy comedy sketches. Put aside the drama. Let's focus on what matters: the speeches.

Danielle Ryan

Spider-Man: No Way Home Sets Digital Sales Record In First Week Of Home Release

Spider-Man: No Way Home has also crossed $800 million at the domestic box office, only the third movie ever to do so.

Fatemeh Mirjalili

Why Some Thought The Lion King Was Just A Copycat Of This Anime

Did Disney rip off a classic anime?

Shania Russell

Cinephiles Just Wanna Have Fun (But The Oscars Won't Let Us)

The Academy is weirdly embarrassed about the movies they've chosen to uplift.

Rafael Motamayor

Everything Everywhere All At Once Is Anime

The brilliant A24 movie features shades of anime masters.

Adam Wescott

How Fantasia Went From A Box Office Bomb To A Cultural Touchstone

Fantasia wasn't exactly beloved when it premiered in theaters, but it eventually found an audience who appreciated its wild departure from Disney's usual stuff.

Ryan Leston

How The Adam Project Managed To Dodge Disney's Legal Department

The Adam Project features a weapon that director Shawn Levy swears is not a lightsaber, but it does bear a resemblance. Here's how the movie avoided a lawsuit.

Fatemeh Mirjalili

The Differences Between The Real-Life Mulan And Disney's Adaptation

Both of Disney's adaptations of Mulan are based on an ancient poem, which means there are plenty of liberties taken, but there's one pivotal difference.

Miyako Pleines

Disney Didn't Originally Intend For Toy Story 2 To Hit Theaters

It seems bizarre to think that the "Toy Story" franchise, which has had so much success over the years, was almost relegated to the VHS bargain bins.

Jamie Gerber

Disney's The Little Mermaid Made Some Drastic Changes To The Dark Fairytale

Disney's The Little Mermaid is quite a departure from Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's famous 1837 story, but that's probably for the best.

Travis Yates

Robin Williams Had To Hide One Of Dead Poets Society's Best Scenes From Disney

Fights between directors and studios are certainly nothing new to Hollywood, even behind the scenes of classic films.

Peter Sciretta

Daily Podcast: Our Voyage Aboard The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

In today's episode of /Film Daily, Peter and Bryan Young recount their adventure at the immersive Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel experience.

Travis Yates

The Reason Pixar Chose Those 5 Emotions For Inside Out

One of the film's consultants disagreed with the five chosen.

Rafael Motamayor

How Akira's Record-Breaking Use Of Color Resulted In 50 New Shades

There are a whopping 327 shades of color in Akira, 50 of which were allegedly specifically created for the film.

Joshua Meyer

Toy Story 2 Was The Biggest Time Crunch Pixar Had Ever Faced

Any movie that makes it past the red tape of a major motion picture production is a miracle, but Pixar's "Toy Story 2" was miraculous even by miracle standards.