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The End of the Princess Movie?
“Rapunzel” Goes Gender-Neutral by Sadie Stein, jezebel.com, March 9, 2010 Since Disney believes the title “Frog Princess” alienated boys, “Rapunzel” is now “Tangled.” Happily ever after? Says the producer, “In our film, the infamous bandit Flynn Rider meets his match in … Continue reading
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Back to 90s Disney glory days?
Tangled takes us back to when Disney’s princesses reigned supreme By Meredith Woerner, jezebel.com, October 5, 2010 We’ve seen Tangled, Disney’s latest attempt to revive the great princess movies of its past. Suffice to say it transported us … Continue reading
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Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow
Why The Sound of Music Reunion is So Exciting By Sadie Stein, jezebel.com, Septemer 29, 2010 We got some big news this week, and it was that the entire Sound of Music cast is reuniting, for the first time since … Continue reading
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