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In memoriam

Former ABC CEO Tom Murphy remembered

By Reel 360 May 27, 2022

Thomas S. Murphy, who served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Cities/ABC for 30 years and oversaw its merger with The Walt Disney Company, died Wednesday, May...

REEL BUSINESS

DeSantis continues to punish Disney for supporting LGBTQ+ rights

By Reel 360 Apr 25, 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Friday that strips Disney of a special district that covers Walt Disney World, after the company came out publicly against H...

black-ish ends eight hilarious seasons tonight

By Reel 360 Apr 20, 2022

For eight seasons, the groundbreaking, Emmy Award-nominated comedy series black-ish was lauded for telling stories that shined a light on current events through the lens of ...

Streaming

Dancing with the Stars moves to Disney+

By Reel 360 Apr 12, 2022

After an impressive 30 seasons on ABC, Dancing with the Stars is moving to a new home on Disney+. The hit series received a two-season pickup and will premiere ex...

LGBTQ+ News

Marvel denounces Florida’s “don’t say gay” legislation

By Reel 360 Mar 17, 2022

In an official statement on Twitter, Marvel Studios denounced anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on Tuesday afternoon. Marvel’s Twitter announcement comes after a week of controvers...

Celebrity

Disney remembers the beloved and iconic star Betty White

By Reel 360 Feb 4, 2022

Disney remembers Betty White, the beloved and iconic star of The Golden Girls, who passed away on December 31, 2021, just a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday. T...

REEL PRO

A look at Disney, Marvel and 20th Century Oscar hopefuls

By Megan Penn Jan 28, 2022

We're a few weeks out from the Oscar nominations, but we are getting other nominations from the, DGA, PGA, AGD and WGA which are giving us clues as to what may be nominated fo...

Film

Thanksgiving Box Office pickings surprisingly slim

By Joia DaVida Nov 30, 2021

Ticket sales over the Thanksgiving holiday show that cinephile confidence in safely viewing movies in theaters is slowly improving, but not enough to bring the struggling Box O...

Trailers

Buzz Lightyear gets his first “Human Story” in new Pixar trailer

By Reel 360 Oct 27, 2021

Gotta admit, never really considered that in all four Toy Story films, that the toy, Buzz Lightyear, was actually based on a man. Shame on us. Last year, during the December 10...

Film

Which Marvel films did Disney just delay?

By Reel 360 Oct 21, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic forced Marvel Studios to delay every film and television show it had planned for the year and after multiple adjustments, the MCU appeared to finally s...

Fall Movie Preview

Brand-new trailer and poster debut for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Encanto’

By Reel 360 Oct 8, 2021

Walt Disney Animation Studios shared a new trailer and poster this morning showcasing its upcoming feature film Encanto. The film tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordi...

SPORTS

Fallon creates intimate portrayals of hockey fans in new NHL work for Disney

By Colin Costello Sep 23, 2021

You know hockey is not for everyone. And the authentic new work from Fallon for the NHL on ESPN and ESPN+, as well as ABC and Hulu, not only shares that sentiment, it embraces ...

Film

Shang-Chi is King of the Box Office Hill 3 weeks in a row

By Joia DaVida Sep 21, 2021

Marvel fans can’t seem to get enough of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the #1 movie for the past three weeks in a row. The Marvel Studios blockbuster, starring Si...

Film

Shang-Chi brings in $94m over Labor Day weekend

By Reel 360 Sep 8, 2021

Disney claims the Friday-Sunday gross for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was $75.5 million, and estimates that with Labor Day added the total will be at least $94 mi...

Trailers

Watch the new trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s ‘The King’s Man’

By Reel 360 Aug 27, 2021

Today, 20th Century Studios debuted a brand-new, action-packed trailer, full of Matthew Vaughn’s signature style, for the upcoming prequel, The King’s Man. Along with the ...

Film

Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings: What say the critics?

By Joia DaVida Aug 25, 2021

2020 was a difficult year for moviemakers and cinephiles alike and 2021 has presented its own level of difficulties. So far, only a handful of studio-backed films have been rel...

Film

Jungle Cruise: Audiences take film on ride all the way to number one

By Reel 360 Aug 2, 2021

Jungle Cruise, based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles but with a s...

Legal

Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over Black Widow theatrical release

By Reel 360 Jul 29, 2021

The National Association of Theatre Owners aren't the only ones peeved over the fact that Disney left money on the table by putting Marvel’s Black Widow on Disney Plus on the...

Film Reviews

Black Widow: The perfect feminism we need right now

By Joia DaVida Jul 13, 2021

Warning: Spoilers Black Widow is the perfect amount of feminism we need right now. The movie is almost exclusively female-driven, with only three male characters, two total goo...

Trailers

Turning Red: Pixar releases beastly new trailer

By Reel 360 Jul 13, 2021

A new trailer and poster showcase the upcoming all-new original feature film Turning Red from Pixar Animation Studios’ director Domee Shi, who won an Oscar for her 2018 sho...