With the independent, decidedly un-girly Merida, the studio is flipping the script on the traditional fairytale. By Jordan Zakarin Brave Merida with Arrow - H 2012 Where the film carves its own path, ...

Jasneet Singh is a writer who finally has a platform to indulge in long rants about small moments on TV and film in overwhelming detail. With a literature background, she is drawn to the narrative ...

Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) has a problem with authority, especially her nagging mom, who just wants her to settle down with a nice boy from one of the neighboring clans in their ...

In Brave, the newest entry in the Disney-Pixar canon, wild-haired Princess Merida's toughest obstacle isn't her rigid royal mother or a murderous bear that gobbled her pop's left foot. Instead, the ...

Every summer, eager crowds and even-more-eager critics look forward to Pixar’s annual feature. Every year, audiences of all ages waltz into the theater with eyes aglow in anticipation, and by the end ...

The newest princess from 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 heroine from ...

There are so many rules for a Disney princess — too many for Disney's newest princess, the Scottish heroine Merida in Brave, to remember. "A princess does not doodle," her mother lectures in a light ...

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Mark Andrews addresses concerns about replacing Brenda Chapman and tackling a "princess" movie. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer About: Scottish princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald) doesn't want to live a ...

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 heroine ...

Brave is showing in Scottish cinemas and will be released across the rest of the UK from 13 August. But does Scotland's history provide us with any real-life versions of its lead character, Princess ...