Under the Sea! by Daniel Boris

 

The Little Mermaid remake in WaPo and NPR

'The Little Mermaid': An Ariel for a new generation [in print as Halle Bailey gives Ariel oceans of charm]

by Ann Hornaday

Washington Post May 26, 2023 : Weekend 24.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2023/05/24/the-little-mermaid-movie-review/

'The Little Mermaid' takes the uncanny valley under the sea

Stephen Thompson, Aisha Harris, Marc Rivers

May 26, 2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1174750539/the-little-mermaid-takes-the-uncanny-valley-under-the-sea

https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2023/05/20230526_pchh_90d0308b-2acc-4daf-9379-9d0259be1090.mp3

After 'The Little Mermaid,' a sea change in animated musicals [in print as Sea change in 'The Little Mermaid's' wake]

A live-action remake of the 1989 classic, credited with launching the Disney Princess brand, draws on the film's enduring appeal

By Helena Andrews-Dyer

Washington Post May 26, 2023 : C1-2.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/24/disney-little-mermaid-live-action-legacy/

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Aisha Harris

May 22, 2023

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177439851/the-little-mermaid-review-remake-disney

Comics in the world photos

I don't remember what bathroom I shot this in...



...but I'm glad I'm not a Disney collector. These are fish toys from Disney's Little Mermaid and Pixar's Finding Nemo in Petsmart in Cookeville, TN.

I read the Post and point things out to you

While not up to the NY Times Arts section today (5 comic art bits), the Post had reviews of an animated movie, a theatrical play based on animation, and an animated tv show's DVD.

See "VeggieTales Crew Sails In Tasteful Pirate Story," by John Anderson, Washington Post, Friday, January 11, 2008; C06. To be honest, I'm partial to Veggie Tales although you'd be hard pressed to find someone less receptive to the 'faith' message of the earlier cartoons. They have a redeeming feature though. They're funny.

Then, along with everyone else, Disney's latest attempt to keep Times Square cleaned up is slapped around in "'Little Mermaid': On Broadway, Just A Fish Out of Water," by Peter Marks, Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 11, 2008; C01.

Finally Curt Fields has a review of a cartoon that I don't care for,
"Family Guy: A Big Tremor in the Force," Washington Post Friday, January 11, 2008; Page WE32.