Brenda Drake is hosting a Can You Leave Us Breathless Blogfest Contest. Can you leave us breathless? On October 21 post an excerpt from your novel or other writings to your blog. If you want, you can write something new for the contest. Only one entry per participant. It can be up to 300 wordsContinue reading “Can I Leave You Breathless? (Contest)”
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Disney’s Would-Be Princess: Giselle from Enchanted
Enchanted is an interesting film. It was released in 2007, nine years after the last Princess film, Mulan, and marketed as a Princess film… that is, until Disney realised their cartoon Giselle was based on live-action Amy Adam’s looks, and they’d have to pay her to use her likeness as a part of their merchandise.Continue reading “Disney’s Would-Be Princess: Giselle from Enchanted”
Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel
As I said in yesterday’s post, I love Tangled. It was initially conceived in 2003, released in 2010, and follows the adventures of a young princess who doesn’t know she’s a princess (Rapunzel), and a decent guy pretending to be a ruffian (Flynn). I never really liked the original fairy tale. I found it boring.Continue reading “Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel”
A Background on Tangled and Gender-Neutral Princess Marketing
I LOVE Tangled. This is no secret to anyone who wants to talk Disney with me, or hangs out with me on Facebook. I love it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I think Disney has taken the best bits about every single Disney Princess film, mushed them all together, learned fromContinue reading “A Background on Tangled and Gender-Neutral Princess Marketing”
Disney’s Working Class Princess: The Princess And The Frog
I’d never watched The Princess and the Frog before I did so for this weekly Disney segment. I wish I hadn’t left it so long. It was released in 2009, so well after the established 8 Disney Princess franchise had been set up (around 2000-2001). Yet Tiana was easily added to the Princess line upContinue reading “Disney’s Working Class Princess: The Princess And The Frog”
Lissa Bilyk 