Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture presents exclusive Disney costume exhibition
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Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture presents exclusive Disney costume exhibition

After a long year of closure and reduced in-person programming, the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle, Wash. is looking forward to the June 6, 2021 debut of Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume, a Disney costume exhibition that has never been seen outside of Disney’s D23 Expo.

Disney receives 17 Oscar nominations, including ‘Black Panther’ for Best Picture
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Disney receives 17 Oscar nominations, including ‘Black Panther’ for Best Picture

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed this year’s nominees for the Oscars this morning, Jan. 22, and Disney walked away with 17 nominations – including a historic Best Picture nomination for Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda talks ‘Moana’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ and more Disney movies
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Lin-Manuel Miranda talks ‘Moana’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ and more Disney movies

Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently costarring as Jack in “Mary Poppins Returns”, the holiday family musical from Walt Disney Pictures. But the Tony-winning composer’s latest role is far from Miranda’s first encounter with the Mouse. During a recent press event in Miami on the day of Mary Poppins Returns‘s release, our reporter participated in a roundtable…

The ‘Rather Sophistical’ music of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
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The ‘Rather Sophistical’ music of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

“Mary Poppins” is renowned for its iconic and award-winning soundtrack, written by Disney Legends Richard and Robert Sherman. The brothers pushed their limits, inventing words and tongue twisters to bring the story to life. Decades later, Walt Disney Studios is tasked with concocting a follow-up soundtrack for the sequel “Mary Poppins Returns” – and it…

Dick Van Dyke made people cry on the set of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
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Dick Van Dyke made people cry on the set of ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

There’s a lot of intrigue surrounding the upcoming Disney live-action sequel “Mary Poppins Returns,” including veteran actor Dick Van Dyke. In the original film, Van Dyke portrays Bert, a jack of all trades, from street artist to chimney sweep. This go-around, he’s reprising a much smaller character – and it’s making people cry.

Movie Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is the perfect sequel to a classic film
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Movie Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is the perfect sequel to a classic film

As soon as I saw Emily Blunt was playing the lead in “Mary Poppins Returns,” I was worried that no one could ever do Julie Andrews’ original version of the character justice. My worries were completely washed away as soon as I saw Blunt in action. I barely questioned for a moment that this was…