“Brave” is reminiscent of “Brother Bear” (2003), one of Disney’s last “traditional” animated features, in which an Inuit boy is turned into a bear. This time, it’s Elinor who ...

Overflowing with heart, vibrant color, thrilling adventure, and with a bold new protagonist to add to the Disney canon, Pixar’s “Brave” is a wonderfully unique spin on the classic princess tale.

As an avid Pixar fan who has seen all of the Pixar films so many times that I have the scripts memorized, I have been waiting, patiently, for Brave for some time now. I have savored every teaser ...

LOS ANGELES — The newest princess from The Walt Disney Co. is more interested in shooting arrows and hunting bears than attending balls and finding Prince Charming. Merida, the spunky curly ...

Things have been tough for female characters in Disney cartoons of late. When “The Princess and the Frog” yielded “disappointing” returns — i.e., it made gobs of cash but not the usual ...

"Brave's" Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) joins this year's growing gang of onscreen archers. Emma Thompson voices Queen Elinor and Billy Connolly plays King Fergus in Disney's latest animated ...

Brave: Film Review. Pixar's 13th film, which follows an adventurous Scottish princess, is visually stunning and strongly voiced, but doesn't take any real risks.

Don’t you hate it when your bratty kid won’t listen to you and then they sneak off and consult a witch who gives them a curse that turns you into ...

Brave, scheduled for release June 22, is set in medieval Scotland and features the voices of Boardwalk Empire actress Kelly Macdonald as Princess Merida, Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor, Billy ...

The newest princess from The Walt Disney Co. is more interested in shooting arrows and hunting bears than attending balls and finding Prince Charming. Merida, the spunky curly-haired Scottish ...