Sofia Coppola is really directing a Little Mermaid adaptation, but this isn’t it. It is, however, a cute take on our story as a modern teen movie.
Tag Archives: film
Little Mermaid Wedding Goes Viral
The Little Mermaid resonates with people of all ages, enough for this wedding not only to exist, but to be spreading across the internet like wildfire. Talk about a fairy tale wedding!
The Cute & The Creepy
A cute article about lessons one can derive from The Little Mermaid
and a creepy yet educational parody of “Under The Sea,” about all the strange things in the deepest parts of the ocean.
Collaborating & Howard Ashman’s Shoes
If there’s one thing that movies do fabulously well, it’s chase scenes, and there’s one thing that theater does extremely poorly, it’s chase scenes.”
—New lyricist Glenn Slater, on the challenges of bringing an animated film to the stage
From Andersen to Disney
This mermaid—afraid to die and dissolve into sea foam, lovesick, dreaming—pulled an audience to her irresistibly. Walt Disney saw. ‘I look for a story with heart,’ Disney said of his scouting eye. ‘It should be a simple story with characters the audience can really care about. They’ve got to have a rooting interest.'”
Music of The Little Mermaid
Clips of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, exploring the creation of the music for the film, which is the foundation for the musical’s expanded score.
The Little Mermaid 