Two and a half years ago, Disney released The Princess and the Frog, its first animated feature starring a black princess. Since then, the studio has put Tiana to work shilling everything from tiny baby versions of the dress she wore in the film to bubble bath to temporary tattoos. And now, she's selling candy.…
After it's forthcoming release of Tangled, Disney's animation studios don't plan to follow up with any more fairy tales for the forseeable future. But what will our nation's little girls do without really boring animated princes to dream of marrying?
Emulating a Disney Princess has many dangers, from body image issues to unrealistic expectations of relationships. Now: add salmonella!
The Princess and the Frog has been a hit with viewers, but Christian groups are calling it "offensive" because of its supernatural references. And it turns out that Disney films have been pissing off evangelicals for years.
A five-year-old's take on The Princess And The Frog! She is so cute, it's dangerous. Click here to read this her views on Tiana, princesses, lip gloss, spilling apple juice, broad-shouldered moms, and pet snakes. [Superhussy]
NPR's Guy Raz visited a Target in Washington, D.C. and checked up on sales of the doll based on Tiana from The Princess And The Frog. He says:
In covering The Princess And The Frog, I've written about the possible problems with as well as the potentially cool things about the movie. Saturday night, I finally saw it for myself.
Ready for the most preposterous crap you will read all day? It comes to us via Vince Mitchell, in a piece for the Times Of London, arguing that The Princess and The Frog is "capitalizing" on "The Obama era."
The Princess and the Frog is finally here! How does it measure up? After the jump, critics weigh in on Disney's first Black princess.
This is, of course, a promo for tomorrow's episode of Tyra's talk show.
The Princess and the Frog doesn't hit theaters until December 11, but it's already making money — and it joins New Moon and Precious as proof that audiences respond to female-driven stories.
"I've never understood why the studios were saying people don't want to see hand-drawn animation. What people don't want to watch is a bad movie." — Pixar cofounder and current COO of Disney Animation, John Lasseter. [WSJ]
The Princess and the Frog opens in New York and L.A. on November 25 (and goes nationwide December 11), but the main character, Tiana, has already arrived at the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
If you fantasize about remote-controlled zombies, Twilight action figures, mod Barbies or a doll of that new black princess from Disney's The Princess and the Frog, you're in luck: Entertainment Earth has what you need.
The first five minutes of Disney's The Princess And The Frog went up online, and though it's a very short amount of footage, there are some awesome ideas:
A new teaser trailer for the Princess And The Frog is online, and while the hand-drawn animation is really exquisite, there are still several upsetting things about what's being called Disney's "first black princess" movie.
People are excited about Toy Story 3. And Up made good money over the weekend. But NPR's Linda Holmes pleads to Pixar: "Please make a movie about a girl who is not a princess."
If you watched the new trailer for Disney's "black princess" movie which was posted Monday, you already know a major plot point, which for some, is a major problem. Spoilers ahead.
The new trailer for Disney's The Princess And The Frog seems to have major spoiler in it. Spoilery reviews at the link, too, if you're interested. Clip behind jump. [Ain't It Cool]
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