Tag Archives: Disney

Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Why was having a red-headed Little Mermaid important? And how could it have led to recasting the role for a Black actor? (Note: If you go back to the 19th century, there was an argument that Irish folk (i.e. red … Continue reading →

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What is the DeSantis v. Disney battle really about?

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Note: See bottom of post for updates on this story. It’s been hard to miss the recent battle going on between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s largest employer – Disney Corp.  Gov. DeSantis wants to take away tax … Continue reading →

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What a great year for Best Animated Feature Oscar Nominations

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ralph Hanson

Generally, I have mixed feelings about the Best Animated Feature Oscar category. I mean, if Disney/Pixar comes out with a vaguely credible effort, they generally win. This was particularly true in 2016 when the oh-so-carefully constructed “important message” Zootopia beat … Continue reading →

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Time to reboot after pandemic spring

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

For the last few months I’ve been down to posting about once a month with everything going on. Now that the semester is over it’s time to get back to thinking about where our media have wandered off over the … Continue reading →

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Is streaming the new a la carte cable? Or is it just more of the same?

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

Back in the the late 1980s, early 1990s, the television business started going through some big changes. For the first time ever, the original Big Three television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) started changing ownership, going from the founders to … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog Post: Disney+ The Future of Content Ownership?

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Editor’s Note: A little over a year ago, I asked Dr. Amber L. Hutchins, Associate Professor of Communication at Kennesaw State University, if she would be willing to write something for my blog about all the changes taking place at Disney … Continue reading →

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Movies and Theaters in the Age of COVID19

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Back in March of 2020, it was becoming clear to the movie industry that it was going to be a significant amount of time before audiences were going to be gathering in large numbers anywhere, let alone close-packed movie theaters. … Continue reading →

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Bob Iger, who grew Disney into world’s most powerful entertainment company, is stepping down

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Ralph Hanson

Disney has immensely transformed over the last 20 years. In the late twentieth century, the company was best known for children’s programming, theme parks, and cruise ships as well as owning the ABC television broadcast network and ESPN family of … Continue reading →

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Biggest bias in the media? Making Money! (China Edition)

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I know, I know, the big news lately that everyone’s been paying attention to is the presidential impeachment investigation here in the US. But there actually is a lot of other news going on, including protests in Hong Kong about … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone to the Movies – Summer 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Avengers – Endgame now has biggest global box office, displacing Avatar Avengers – Endgame has now passed James Cameron’s Avatar for the title of world box office champion, with a current total of $2.79 billion, compared to Avatar’s $2. 789. … Continue reading →

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