Wanna be like who? Meet the man who ranked every Disney song
When musicologist Robert Komaniecki decided to score the cartoon tunes using complex objective criteria (and some ‘vibes’), he found some startling winners. He shows us his workings
March 2024
Brief letters
Should I say sorry for my photo calendar?
Brief letters: Image manipulation | Honest company names | Waste water services | Fluid intake advice | Frozen’s fairytale origins
February 2024
The Guardian view on film sequels: an infinitely expanding universe with no room to breathe
Editorial: For the good of everyone, there is a time to call time on success – take it from the Guardians of the Galaxy
November 2023
‘It’s about owning your power!’ How Frozen changed a generation of girls. And boys. And Hollywood …
It’s 10 years since a Disney princess first belted out Let It Go, to a chorus of millions of children struggling with their emotions and their place in the world. And the echoes haven’t stopped
August 2023
Disney’s Frozen is back – as a podcast
To mark 10 years since the movie, Elsa, Anna and co return in a new 12-part audio series … with none of the original cast
June 2023
‘It’s OK that life is hard’: Jennifer Lee, the bullied Cinderella fan who rose to billion-dollar boss at Disney
Royal but redundant: why the Disney prince is an endangered species
Guy Bigel
May 2023
Bears, burlesque and Phil Collins: the Disney songs that ruled our youths
As Disney celebrates its centenary – and a decade of Frozen shows no sign of dimming Let It Go’s hold on tots – we remember the cursed cats, R&B hounds and self-actualisation anthems that defined our childhoods
February 2023
Disney announces 7,000 layoffs while teasing Toy Story and Frozen sequels
Cuts represent an estimated 3.6% of Disney’s global workforce in effort to save $5.5bn in costs and follow major job losses at other top US companies
December 2021
TV tonight
Christmas Eve TV: Tamsin Greig and Simon Callow revel in festive fantasy
The pair star in The Amazing Mr Blunden, based on Antonia Barber’s novel. Plus: Mark Gatiss brings us HR James’s spooky Mezzotint. Here’s what to watch tonight
September 2021
Names in the news
Roald Dahl’s universe might not be a golden ticket for the writer’s fans
Rebecca Nicholson
Frozen review – stunning musical extravaganza creates its own magic
August 2021
‘Big sisters are magic!’ Frozen musical set to cause a West End flurry
Jennifer Lee, Disney Animation’s chief creative officer and the writer and co-director of Frozen, describes expanding her hit for the stage, and reveals whether she’s more of an Elsa or an Anna
December 2020
Frozen review – Disney's thrilling but occasionally gluggy stage musical won't let audience go
Capitol Theatre, Sydney Disney’s powerhouse musical makes its international debut on Australian stages – and becomes the only place in the world that it’s still showing
July 2020
Culture in peril
Into the unknown: London opening of Frozen musical delayed
West End adaptation of Disney blockbuster at Theatre Royal Drury Lane pushed back six months by coronavirus
April 2020
Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon to star in West End version of Frozen
The pair will play sisters Elsa and Anna in the stage version of the Disney mega-hit when the Theatre Royal Drury Lane reopens later this year
March 2020
Netflix and Disney to shut down productions due to Covid-19 but Frozen sequel to arrive early to streaming
Disney chief says animated film will provide ‘fun and joy during challenging period’ while company halts production on live-action movies
January 2020
Pass notes
Let it Go! Why the mayor of Hallstatt is telling Frozen fans to stay away
The Guardian view on unearthing a wartime concerto: let the music play
December 2019
How I fell in love with ...
I thought to raise a feminist daughter I needed to raise a tomboy. But now we both love Frozen
Megan Maurice
At first I tried to hold out against the cultural juggernaut that is Elsa and her gang, but in the end I was powerless to resist
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