Flashback Review: Hercules (1997)

In 1992, the year Aladdin came out during “The Disney Renaissance,” Disney pitched an idea based on “The Odyssey,” a Greek epic poem. The company discarded an adaptation of the poem due to running time constraints & lack of compelling characters that would confuse kids. An animator named, Jon Haidar suggested about making a film […]

Flashback Review: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)

In 1949, Johnny Marks wrote a song called, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” based on a story by Robert L. May. Many of us are familiar with the song’s lyrics about a reindeer born with a glowing red nose. He’s a social outcast mocked by his peers not allowing him to interact or socialize with individuals. […]

Bohemian Rhapsody

In The 70’s, four young men formed a rock band called “Queen” led by the late frontman, Freddie Mercury, guitarist, Brian May, bassist, John Deacon & drummer, Roger Taylor. The band is known for their distinctive style of fusing the rock genre combined with other musical genres making their creativity unique, less formulaic. During their […]

A Star Is Born (2018)

In 2011, movie studio Warner Bros. (WB) announced that a remake of Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand’s “A Star Is Born” with Clint Eastwood onboard to direct with Beyoncé as the female lead. A year later, Beyoncé dropped out because she was pregnant at the time and she was busy with her music career. Clint […]

Flashback Review: Mulan (1998)

After “The Lion King” earned universal acclaim from critics and movie goers alike. Disney brainstormed an idea upon reading a Chinese poem titled, “The Song Of Fa Mu Lan,” Disney began development on their next project based on the poem by expanding it into a screenplay. During a four year gap of development, they did […]

The Greatest Showman

In 2009, Hugh Jackman signed to star and produced a musical, but it was put in a seven year hiatus, because movie studios didn’t want to distribute a musical, as the once relevant genre died out many years ago. Due to the massive success surrounding La La Land, Hugh finally embraces his chance to release […]