tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27582756927336723472024-03-23T04:00:28.434-07:00A Look at DisneyCelebrating Disney MagicMoviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.comBlogger1252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-53250240681588938292021-10-29T05:43:00.000-07:002021-10-29T05:43:55.374-07:00Month of The Mansion: The Story and Song From The Haunted Mansion (With The Creature)
Moviefan12: Welcome back foolish mortals, it is time to share a story with you as The Creature joins me once again as we look at an LP release that was released in 1969 to coincide with the opening of The Haunted Mansion. Join us as we look at The Story and Song From The Haunted Mansion. For those that remember the Read-Along Storybooks from the '90s, this was the Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-72654619899169168812021-06-21T10:07:00.002-07:002021-06-21T10:07:44.277-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Mouse (Big Shot) Big Shot is a new sports drama from David E. Kelley and Brad Garrett about a college basketball coach fired after losing his temper and is forced to coach a team at an all-girls private high school. The show is pretty good, I binged the first eight episodes in a day. And well, there is an LGBTQ character on the team. That being Carolyn “Mouse” Smith. I Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-90715173155769946332021-06-21T10:06:00.002-07:002021-06-21T10:06:48.568-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: The Characters of MCU I’ll be honest in saying that this is one of two entries that I have not been looking forward to covering (the other being Star Wars). It’s less to do with the franchises and more so the toxic fans these franchises have. I love superheroes and I do love the MCU but it’s been lacking in the queer rep department. When one looks to the Arrowverse, it can be Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-63426138934806750712021-06-21T10:05:00.001-07:002021-06-21T10:05:11.547-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Sherri and Paula (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers) Ducks What comes to mind when you think of Disney sports movies? For many, it is probably The Mighty Ducks and its two sequels. Now, this past March a brand new show set in the world of Ducks debuted and at best, this show is an answer to Cobra Kai. It’s cute and fun, however, we aren’t here to discuss the new team but rather two of theMoviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-70961614424057768692021-06-21T10:04:00.000-07:002021-06-21T10:04:13.974-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Disney Launchpad Short Films On the last Friday of May, Disney+ launched a collection of short films that serve as part of an anthology project called Launchpad. This project is meant to give directors that are so often ignored a voice. As noted in this piece from The New York Times. the studio’s new initiative to support and uplift underrepresented filmmakers. HistoricallyMoviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-40298324824415108862021-06-21T10:03:00.001-07:002021-06-21T10:03:08.991-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Artie (Cruella) LGBTQ Spoilers for Cruella. Cruella, the latest live-action offering from Disney is good for the most part. It’s fun and silly and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Having said all this, I do have my issues with the film, in particular the character of Artie. Artie has been promoted by news outlets (not Disney) as the first openly gay Disney Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-22897794606161764372021-06-21T10:02:00.001-07:002021-06-21T10:02:15.113-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ Characters: Elsa I’ll be honest and say I wasn’t sure if I was going to do this entry but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Whether or not, you like Frozen. It’s hard to ignore its impact, which also extends to how so many LGTBQ people have related to Elsa. After all, the hashtag #giveElsaagirlfriend exists. And we almost got that in the sequel.It’s interesting to look at why soMoviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-72009801729169185142021-06-21T10:00:00.001-07:002021-06-21T10:00:25.374-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Penumbra (DuckTales 2017) DuckTales I remember the Monday that this episode first aired and I heard this and I first heard Penumbra say that she had no desire to an earth male. I had an idea of what this meant but it wasn’t until I saw Sam King on Twitter confirm that this meant that Penumbra is indeed a lesbian. After a fan on Twitter asked if the line meant Penumbra is queer, the Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-81388510306416075182021-06-21T09:59:00.002-07:002021-06-21T09:59:22.106-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ Characters: Cassandra (Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure) This entry is frustrating. Anyone who knows me knows that I love Tangled and even adore the TV show so much that I have a series dedicated to reviewing material from the TV show world. I say this because we are looking at a great character that was done dirty by the show. That being the character of Cassandra. Cass is Rapunzel’s best friend/lady in waiting.&Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-48119066838255632042021-06-21T09:58:00.001-07:002021-06-21T09:58:12.763-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ Characters: Mulan (Once Upon A Time Pt. 2) In my eyes, the greatest failure of Once Upon A Time wasn’t losing track of its characters and the stories getting out of hand but rather how it treated its LGBTQ+ characters. This has already been discussed when looking at the episode Ruby Slippers. However, that was not the first (nor last) time that the show failed an LGBTQ+ character. Today, we Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-19915575866613384322021-06-21T09:55:00.001-07:002021-06-21T09:55:20.961-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Luz & Amity (The Owl House) This entry means a lot to me, The Owl House is one of my favorite shows and a big part of it is that yes I am a Lumity shipper. That is the ship name for Luz and Amity, however, there is more to it than that. I wish to take you back to when the trailer for the rest of the season was released.There was one shot in particular that caught Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-7913266486400586952021-06-21T09:53:00.002-07:002021-06-21T09:53:54.321-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ Characters: The Characters of PIXAR The first time I remember seeing something PIXAR related to the gay community is Woody showing up in an ad for It Gets Better. As noted here, it was a campaign against gay bullying. And the straights weren’t happy with Woody appearing in the ad. Not everyone was happy to see Woody participating in the ad, however. Alan Chambers of Exodus Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-90172677935606630462021-06-21T09:52:00.001-07:002021-06-21T09:52:33.389-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ Characters: Ryan Evans/Carol and Dana/Carlos and Seb (The High School Musical Franchise) In some ways, it is unsurprising that High School Musical would feature LGBTQ characters. As the series’ director and the one that helped in so many ways to shape the franchise, Kenny Ortega is openly gay himself. Now you will notice that I am looking at multiple characters including Ryan from the original HSM trilogy, well there is a reason for that.&Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-46646137046433384202021-06-21T09:50:00.002-07:002021-06-21T09:50:44.717-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Josh (The Lodge) When I was looking up information for my entry on Cyrus, I came across the character of Josh. Apparently, he was the first Disney Channel character to have a coming-out scene. Now, I was not aware of this show as it was a Disney Channel UK show. Thankfully, the show was available on Disney+. So, I found the episode where the Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-33960333814249868452021-04-01T08:31:00.001-07:002021-04-01T08:31:03.449-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ Characters: Cyrus Goodman (Andi Mack) Cyrus Goodman is one of the most important characters to look at when discussing LGBTQ+ Disney characters. He is the first Disney Channel character to refer to himself as gay. As seen here in this clip from the season three episode, Once In a Minyan, Cyrus refers to himself as gay. It’s a small moment but one of the biggest things about this episode Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-16250324698564851232021-04-01T08:29:00.001-07:002021-04-01T08:29:48.871-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters: Jackie Lynn Thomas Pictured here is the flag that is used for bisexual pride. It is rather odd to say but sometimes it feels as though the B is often forgotten in LGBTQ. This video is a good primer of what it sometimes feels like to be a Bi person. I bring this up as the reasoning is twofold. First, being that I am bisexual and while I haven’t heard this Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-65972642581249765442021-03-18T09:24:00.002-07:002021-03-18T09:24:58.511-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters Pt. 4: Edie and Thea (Doc McStuffins) Where do you think conservatives/homophobes hate seeing gay characters the most? From my experience, in children’s cartoons. Especially educational cartoons aimed at children. If you weren’t around in the early 2000s, you may not remember the uproar that happened when the Arthur spin-off, Postcards from Buster featured a real-life family that just Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-74954649306836560942021-03-18T09:23:00.001-07:002021-03-18T09:23:29.824-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters Pt. 3: Ruby Slippers (Once Upon A Time Pt. 1) Once Upon A Time’s history with its LGTBQ+ characters is a bit messy. There are three sets that from this show that I’ll be looking at and let’s just say that none of them got treated all that well. There are two other sets of characters that I’ll be looking at but considering those two at least got actual arcs (albeit not great ones), I’m going to save them for Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-29905724820126717212021-03-18T09:21:00.003-07:002021-03-18T09:21:52.819-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGBTQ Characters Pt. 2: Susan & Cheryl (Good Luck Charlie) Today, we continue our look at Disney’s LGTBQ+ characters. We are actually going back to back to the year, 2014 and looking at the show Good Luck Charlie. You see the show was in its final season and in its second-to-last episode introduced a friend of young Charlie who happened to have two moms. I wrote about this at the time and had this to sayMoviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-87974733974110651252021-03-18T09:20:00.001-07:002021-03-18T09:20:10.233-07:00A Look at Disney’s LGTBQ characters Pt. 1: LeFou (2017) Representation Matters and if you disagree with that, you can leave now. I’ve made my being bisexual no secret and it is something that may seem small but discovering that truth helped shed light on an important part of my life. If you are reading this, you obviously know that I am a fan of Disney. I bring this up because today I am starting a series that I have been Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-54920283584928624682020-12-16T05:00:00.001-08:002020-12-16T05:00:04.832-08:00Santa Spectacle Two: The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas is a beloved alternative Christmas movie that has only grown in popularity. My feelings on the movie, it’s not bad but it’s overrated and overhyped. There are quite a few elements that work in making this a classic that people to this day but I dunno nothing about it struck me as great. I don’t think I need I do a major plot Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-170124196946964312020-12-10T05:00:00.001-08:002020-12-10T05:00:05.338-08:00Santa Spectacle Two: 'Twas The Night Bryan Cranston is one of the biggest names in Hollywood thanks to his breakout role as Walter White on Breaking Bad. Long before that, he was the dad on Malcolm in the Middle, and one year after that show debuted on Fox, Cranston could be seen in this Disney Channel Christmas movie. 'Twas The Night is a movie that I think can best be described as generic. Not bad but Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-26418497300211260912020-12-09T05:00:00.001-08:002020-12-09T05:00:03.822-08:00Santa Spectacle Two: Yes, Mikey, Santa, Does Shave (Recess Episode Review)One of my favorite stories around Christmastime is that of Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus. In this real-life event, eight-year-old Virginia asked her father if Santa Claus was just a character or if he truly existed. Her father suggested that she write to The Sun. The young girl's question was answered by a former war correspondent that rose above the simple question and in Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-14541360561070495082020-12-08T05:00:00.010-08:002020-12-08T05:00:04.003-08:00Santa Spectacle Two: Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice In 2016, I did one of my favorite holiday events, the Santa Spectacle. Looking at Santa related material from Disney. This year, I've decided to return to that event. However, this event will include reviews of stuff that is more Satan adjacent such as with this first review. In 2014, I looked at the holiday special Prep & Landing. To kick off this sequel event, I've decidedMoviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758275692733672347.post-25623731731899540552020-10-14T15:14:00.002-07:002020-10-30T17:08:16.880-07:00A Look at Disney's TV Movie Halloween: Zombies Oh, this is gonna be fun. Two years ago, Disney Channel released a movie that well, may just be one of the worst DCOM's I've seen. This movie is a mess, it has elements of Zootopia, High School Musical, Romeo & Juliet, and any other cliche that you could throw in here. This move goes beyond the typical bad for a Disney Channel movie and enters the territory of being offensive. Moviefan12http://www.blogger.com/profile/11174732313473765664noreply@blogger.com0