For a generation of viewers, The Lion King and other big studio cartoons are comfort watches, not political texts. A new academic analysis argues that these same films quietly teach children to see ...

For a lot of adults, The Lion King and other big studio cartoons live in a mental file labeled "comfort viewing," not "racial politics." A group of Professors is trying to pry open that file, arguing ...

Mufasa: The Lion King tells the story of how one lion became the brave king of Pride Rock. Director Barry Jenkins and the ...

Just as the original animated film "The Lion King" celebrates its 25th anniversary, tickets are on sale for the new version of the film out this summer. The film has an all-star cast behind it: ...

Animation is a medium, not a genre, and our list of the best animated films of all time shows the limitless potential of this ...

Disney filmmaker Roger Allers has died at age 76. (Eric Charbonneau / Invision for Participant Media / AP Images) Roger Allers, a veteran Disney filmmaker who co-directed the original "The Lion King," ...

Animated classics like Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are among the greatest Disney ...

With breathtaking aesthetics and joyous performances, the audacious adaptation – now almost 30 years old – is greater than the sum of its parts ...

Disney's animated classic "The Lion King" is coming to life in a live-action film set to be released on July 19, 2019. On Thursday, Disney released the first trailer for the new movie starring Donald ...

Almost 30 years since it’s Broadway premier in 1997, THE LION KING still brings gasps of awe as Julie Taymor’s musical ...