cinderella

Cinderella Review: Amazon’s Adaptation Isn’t Afraid to Be Absurd

Camila Cabello’s Cinderella is the most ridiculous movie of 2021, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Entering this movie, with its cast of triple (or at least double) threats, it can be easy to let assumptions get the best of you. Cabello is an extremely talented singer, so you can assume there’s going to be some tunes. Billy Porter is fabulous, so you can assume he will continue to be so as this adaptation’s incarnation of the fairy godparent. Idina Menzel, who plays the tale’s stepmother, is a goddess amongst us all, so you can assume she will continue…
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Ranking Cinderella Adaptations

A dream is a wish your heart makes, and if your wish is to see countless takes on the beloved fairy tale of Cinderella, then consider your dreams having come true many times over—including this year, with a new Cinderella by way of Amazon Studios. This latest adaptation seems to have combined qualities of many of its predecessors: it’s playfully anachronistic and eschews the traditional Disney or Rodgers & Hammerstein songs in favor of a tracklist of modern pop covers; it also engages with Cinderella’s career aspirations beyond fitting her foot into a glass slipper. But this Cinderella owes everything…
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Cinderella

Cinderella is a musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with. Our heroine (Camila Cabello) is an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow, but with the help of her Fab G (Billy Porter), she is able to persevere and make her dreams come true. Rated: PGRelease Date: Sep 03, 2021
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Link Tank: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella to Hit Disney+ Next Week

Hold on to your glass slippers. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is coming to Disney+ next Friday! “Buckle up, Gen Z—the sweetest sounds you’ve ever heard are about to stream straight into your earholes. Next week, Disney+ will drop Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella like a glass slipper right into our home streaming devices. For those of us who’ve spent years happily settling for low-quality clips on YouTube, this is major.” Read more at Gizmodo. This Black History Month, check out some facts about one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most inspiring figures, Rosa Parks. “On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks solidified…
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