Disney

Pirates of the Caribbean may now be a billion-dollar franchise, but the first film was a strange proposition when it was released 15 years ago. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, to give it its full title, was inspired…

Released in 2008, Pixar’s ninth feature remains one of the studio’s most ambitious productions and one of its most critically acclaimed. WALL-E is about a lonely robot living 700 years in the future and his pursuit of love across the…

How did a story featuring computer animated fish become one of the highest grossing films of 2003? Imagination and a great story helped Finding Nemo to the top of the box office. For me, it is also one of the best films of the 2000s. At…

As technology advances, it can be disastrous for those who are slow to adapt. Change can leave some wishing for simpler times. Released in 2002, Lilo and Stitch could be interpreted as a nostalgic look back for Walt Disney Animation…

Hannah Mamalis is an actress, writer, and comedian. You probably know her from loads of stuff like various Dreamgun sketches, live shows, and podcasts or maybe from her Comedy Brunch  which has appeared at Smock Alley and the Body &…

Deirdre Sullivan is the award-winning author of Needlework, the Primrose Leary trilogy, and the upcoming book of reimagined fairytales, Tangleweed & Brine, which will be released this September. Deirdre joined Alan and Sarah to talk…

On Tuesday, #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend trended on Twitter. The tag saw plenty of superhero fans, members of the LGBT community, and general people in favour of a bit of diversity in Hollywood band together to ask the folks over at Marvel…

Academic and writer Sinéad Burke of Minnie Mélange joins Alan and Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about the many ways in which Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been a part of her life.…

Writer Jeanne Sutton joins Alan Maguire and Sarah Maria Griffin to talk about Disney's Beauty and the Beast. https://audioboom.com/posts/6581960-ep-3-beauty-and-the-beast-with-jeanne-sutton We have a good long chat about things like,…

Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger and Eric Bana Feb 18th, 1952 – a massive storm (a nor’easter) hits the seas off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts and tears the SS…