Frank Churchill: Last News

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIn any other year, Emmy nominees Ewan McGregor (lead limited series/TV movie actor for “Halston”) and Josh O’Connor (lead drama actor for “The Crown”) likely would have crossed paths at least a couple of times, probably at parties for streamer Netflix, which delivered both shows.In that scenario, they may have made small talk and congratulated each other on their respective shows. They may have even laughed over the adaptation they share in common — “Emma.” (McGregor portrayed Frank Churchill in the 1996 film, while O’Connor played Mr.

Jon Burlingame When directors Dan Abraham and Trent Corey were preparing “Once Upon a Studio,” their animated tribute to 100 years of Disney animation, they knew they wanted two musical elements: Cliff Edwards, as Jiminy Cricket, singing “When You Wish Upon a Star,” and songwriter Richard Sherman playing piano for “Feed the Birds.” Those two songs are emblematic of Walt Disney’s commitment to memorable, meaningful tunes as part of every Disney project dating back to the early Mickey Mouse days and the “Silly Symphonies” cartoon series. “When You Wish Upon a Star,” the Oscar-winning song from 1940’s “Pinocchio,” has become the studio’s unofficial musical signature, and “Feed the Birds,” from 1964’s “Mary Poppins,” was Disney’s personal favorite.

When adapting a classic novel like Jane Austen's for the big screen, there are unfortunately some parts of the tale that end up on the cutting room floor.