We're knee-deep in the summer movie season and the hits just keep on coming. Despite mixed buzz, 'Maleficent' opened very strong, not coming close to the massive numbers of the past few weekends, but certainly holding its own. However, the success of Disney's latest live action effort meant that the weekend's other big release, Seth MacFarlane's 'A Million Ways to Die in the West,' fared less well.
This weekend we get a fresh interpretation of a classic fairy tale, along with a wacky-looking western comedy from the guy who made 2012's hit about a foul-mouthed stuffed animal, 'Ted.'
Disney's Maleficent will theaters on May 30th, and the internet is buzzing with anticipation and fan mash-ups of the current trailer with the original animated film, Sleeping Beauty.
Disney's latest 'Maleficent' trailer sure brings back fond memories of watching the animated rendition of 'Sleeping Beauty' as a kid (or watching them with your kids), but this is not that story. Angelina Jolie smolders (quite literally) as Maleficent in this origin tale of how the iconic witch came to be so ... well, malevolent.
Katy Perry took the stage at the Grammy Awards Sunday to perform her recent single, 'Dark Horse' with Juicy J. When the performance started, I couldn't help but notice some thematic similarities to Disney's new Sleeping Beauty spin-off, Maleficent.