As I was starting my Disney Era Analysis series on their animated feature films and their film making eras, I started thinking about Pixar’s animated feature films and whether they had similar film making eras to Disney, as Disney’s and Pixar’s animated feature films are sometimes viewed as one-in-the-same, especially after Disney purchased Pixar in 2006. So, to accompany my
Read moreAs mentioned in a previous blog post, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The first era is the Golden Age, which ran from 1937 to 1942 and started with Disney’s debut animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. As mentioned in my previous blog post, the Golden
Read moreAs mentioned in my previous blog post, this analysis series will be focusing on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The first era that I will be exploring is the Golden Age, which consisted of Disney’s first five animated feature films, and lasted for five years from 1937 until 1942: The Golden Age is known
Read moreNow that the first run of Behind the Reviews has concluded, today another analysis content series will be launched focusing on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. Admittedly this analysis content series is a bit of a self-indulgent project – although I have seen some Disney animated feature films and loved them, I haven’t seen
Read moreIn earlier blog posts, I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run challenge, the Conqueror Virtual Challenges, as well as my completion of my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh Conqueror Virtual Challenges: the English Channel, the Inca Trail, Mount Fuji, Angkor Wat, Marathon to Athens, the Berlin Wall, and the Amalfi Coast
Read moreAdult content is now banned on Tumblr. Tumblr’s ban officially came into effect on December 17, according to the platform’s statement to The Verge, the ban includes explicit content and nudity with a few exceptions. Banned content includes photos, videos and GIFs of human genitalia, female-presenting nipples, and any media involving sex acts, including illustrations. The exceptions include nude classical statues
Read moreVideo games and ageing are a match in heaven, according to US research. While the idea of doing some form of regular mental activities on a daily basis to prevent the negative effects of ageing isn’t new, what is new is that playing video games is another activity people feeling the effects of ageing can add to the list. According
Read moreKyocera will be releasing a phone this month that is the same size as a credit card. The KY-O1L is approximately 5.3mm thick, 5cm wide, 9cm tall and weighs a mere 47 grams. It has a talk time of 110 minutes, a standby time of 100 hours, a 2.8 inch monochrome e-paper screen and a 380mAh battery. In terms of features, the
Read moreIn August, The Verge reported that the NES Classic topped the US sales charts in June. It beat the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One. The SNES Classic followed suit, topping the US sales charts in September. The article also reported that despite its bargain price of US$59 and the fact that the NES Classic first debuted over 35 years
Read moreOctober 23rd marked 17 years since the iPod was introduced to the world. The anniversary was celebrated on Twitter with tweets of the original promotional photos and media release from Apple with all the specs. Apple described the iPod as a “breakthrough MP3 music player that packs up to 1,000 CD-quality songs into a ultra-portable, 6.5 ounce design that fits
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