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- NewsMarcus Errico
Moana Had Brothers?! Meet 'em in Exclusive Deleted Scene From Disney's Animated Blockbuster
How far did Moana go from the initial drawing-board version? With the Oscar-contending animated hit heading home (the Digital HD version arrives Tuesday while the Blu-ray/DVD hits shelves on March 7), Yahoo Movies has an exclusive deleted scene (watch it above) that shows how the title heroine evolved as a character. As they set up the clip, directors Ron Clements (the one with the beard) and John Musker reveal where it originally had fit in the film.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on His Oscar-Nominated 'Moana' Song: 'You Start by Thinking, Don’t Write "Let It Go"'
It’s unusual to schedule an interview during the last quarter of the Super Bowl, but Lin-Manuel Miranda is somewhat pressed for time these days. Miranda, the Oscar-nominated writer-performer-musician whom it’s impossible to describe without at least two hyphens, flew into Los Angeles late on Sunday to attend Monday’s Oscar Nominees Luncheon. There, the man who wrote and starred in the Broadway sensation Hamilton will celebrate his nod for Best Original Song for the stirring ballad “How Far I’l
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2016's Box-Office Winners and Losers
Regardless of your political persuasion, 2016 was a year of tumult and uncertainty. At least the movies gave us an occasional break from the headlines. Feel-good animated films triumphed at the box office this year, with Finding Dory at No. 1, while superheroes found a darker groove (the hard-R comedy Deadpool, the villain-driven Suicide Squad) and familiar franchises — Harry Potter, Star Wars — put down new roots. Before we toast the arrival of 2017, here’s a list of the biggest box-office winn
- NewsGwynne Watkins
'Moana' Clip: Watch All of 'Shiny,' the Undersea David Bowie Tribute
Not only is Moana one of the year’s best films, it also contains one of the year’s best David Bowie tributes. Sung by Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement as the greedy crab Tamatoa, “Shiny” is a knockout glam-rock number that takes the Disney film into Ziggy Stardust territory. “Shiny” was written by Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda with Clements’ impeccable Bowie voice in mind. “If you hear Lin’s demo [of “Shiny”], which is on the soundtrack, you can tell that he’s doing an impressio
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Shows Moana a Dazzling Vision in 'We Know the Way': Watch Full Clip
Songwriter and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda, best known for Broadway blockbuster Hamilton, gives a different kind of history lesson in “We Know the Way,” the show-stopping number from Disney’s animated blockbuster Moana that’s now spotlighted in an online clip (watch it above). In the movie, the song accompanies the moment when its heroine Moana discovers that her secluded island nation was once home to a culture of sea voyagers. When she pounds an ancient drum, Moana (voiced by Hawaiian actre
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How 'Moana' Breakout Rooster Heihei Almost Got Cut From the Movie
He’s hardly the smartest chicken on this side of the road, but the rainbow-hued, rock-munching rooster Heihei is already proving to be one of the most popular characters in Disney’s latest mega-hit, Moana.
- NewsGwynne Watkins
'Moana' Costar Jemaine Clement on His Crab-tastic David Bowie Impression
David Bowie never appeared in a Disney film during his lifetime, but he makes an appearance of sorts in 'Moana.'
