Disney Cruise LineDisney's newest ship makes its maiden voyage on December 21, and Disney Treasure has a host of new adventure-focused locations and activities. From the moment passengers enter the Aladdin-themed lobby, it's clear they're being whisked away on the ocean version of a magic carpet ride – and beverage options are no small part of that experience. Whether it's the Haunted Mansion Parlor or the Skipper Society (named after the ride and the movie Jungle Cruise), the ship's lounges offer the opportunity to enter a whole new world. Each lounge is exquisitely designed to evoke a specific Disney film…
Author: Tatiana Hullender
Disney Cruise Line launches its newest ship, the Disney Treasure, on December 21st — and its promise of adventure for the whole family even extends to dining experiences. The ship is filled with specialty cafes, lounges, and smaller restaurants to suit individual tastes, as well as buffet-style dining offerings at Marceline Market and the Mickey & Friends Festival of Foods. But every night, Treasury residents are guests of the cruise line at one of three designated restaurants: Worlds of Marvel, 1923, and Plaza de Coconut. While a version of the first two already exists aboard Disney Wish (albeit with some…
Moana is having a banner year in 2024 with its long-awaited sequel Moana 2 already grossing over $700 million at the global box office and a live-action film in the works. With Disney Cruise Line fast approaching the opening of its latest ship, Disney Treasure, a third project has joined the ranks of Motunui representation. Sure to become a fan favorite, the Broadway-quality production retells the story of the first film and retains the catchy songs and big heart that made it such a hit. The Tale of Moana features gorgeous animatronic and puppet work courtesy of visual artist Michael…
JRR Tolkien's much-loved Middle-earth returns to theaters in The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrimwhich dramatizes the revolt of the Dunlendings against the king of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand. Set about 200 years before The Lord of the RingsThe film is based on stories found in Tolkien's Legendarium and leads to one of the most well-known moments in Rohan's history: Helm's Deep. Helm Hammerhand's act of impulsive violence against the Duenderling leader, Freca, set off a chain of events that ended in many preventable deaths, but also revealed the leadership and courage of his daughter Héra. Brian Cox voices…
Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Dune: Prophecy episode 2!Dune: Prophecy episode 2, titled “Two Wolves”, sees Valya Harkonnen and her Brotherhood suffer some pretty severe setbacks on the way to becoming the feared Bene Gesserit of Dune tradition. The HBO prequel show is based on the 2012 novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Dune Brotherhoodwhich reveals the origins of the Bene Gesserit and is set 10,000 years before the timeline of Denis Villeneuve’s film. Before the series begins, House Harkonnen has fallen from grace following the Machine War, but Valya and her biological sister Tula have accumulated power within…
The hit STARZ series Outlander returns tonight for season 7, part 2, following protagonists Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) as they return to Scotland on official business and resolve familiar loose ends from previous seasons. Although author Diana Gabaldon still has another novel in her beloved story, the series will end after Season 8, meaning the remaining episodes of Season 7 are vitally important in setting the stage for the final act. While Claire and Jamie are the driving force, many supporting characters have brought new lifeblood to the narrative over the years and are equally deserving…
Francis Ford Coppola’s long-standing Megalopolis has made its way through the festival circuit, most recently premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. Although details were initially scarce about the plot of the cinematic epic, it is now common knowledge that the plot follows Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) as he seeks to demolish New Rome to pave the way for a revolutionary building project. What sends the film into sci-fi territory is that the Architect uses a new material (“megalon”) that could give him the power to control space and time. The driver is joined by a strong ensemble cast Megalopolisincluding…
Evil has been a cultural phenomenon for more than two decades, since its debut on Broadway in 2003, thanks in large part to Winnie Holzman’s incisive book and Stephen Schwartz’s catchy songs. The pair reunited to adapt their work for the big screen, but discovered that the wonderful world of Oz was too big to be contained in just one film. Alongside director Jon M. Chu (who has already proven his musical credibility with In the heights), they developed a two-film plan, with Evil premieres on November 22nd and Wicked: Part II continuing in 2025. Part 1 of Evil features…
Broadway is back on the big screen, thank you Evilwhich sees the first film in its two-part adaptation hit cinemas on November 22nd. Of course, its pedigree precedes the stage, as the musical was adapted from Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name, which itself serves as a prequel to L. Frank Baum’s classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Evil centers on Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), a student at Oz’s prestigious Shiz University, whose life has been made more difficult by her unnatural shade of green. Audiences know Elphaba as the Wicked Witch of the West, but Evil pulls back…
Another hit Broadway musical is coming to the big screen, just like Evil hits theaters on November 22nd. Directed by Crazy rich Asians’Jon M. Chu, Evil is the first film in a two-part extravaganza that expands on the original production. The musical is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire, which in turn is a creative reinterpretation of the novel by L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda the Good (Ariana Grande). Evil reveals that the Wicked Witch…