Some say it’s 2012 because of “Marvel’s The Avengers”. Others think it’s 2015 because of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, among other titles. But if you truly want to break down the most fascinating and pivotal year for Walt Disney Pictures, you have to go back to 2003. Disney had 10 theatrical releases in 2003, […]
I was a big fan of the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy: 2003’s “The Curse of the Black Pearl” (which earned Johnny Depp a Best Actor SAG Award), 2006’s “Dead Man’s Chest” (one of Disney’s highest-grossing movies ever) and 2007’s “At World’s End” (which didn’t feature Depp on screen for the entire first half-hour). Some thought […]
Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow this Memorial Day weekend in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”. Here are 5 franchise facts you should know before seeing installment No. 5: 1.) Depp won the Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in the ’03 original “The Curse of the Black […]