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, ...

Movie princesses usually wear puffy dresses, have perfect hair and wait around for Prince Charming to save them from an evil witch. And then there’s Merida. She’s wild. Her hair is a mess. And she has ...

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 ...

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 ...

latest film “Brave” in an official capacity. A self-described “nerd” for everything Pict or Celt, the CalArts-trained animator is known as Pixar’s resident Scottish expert. He’s also a skilled archer ...

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 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 ...

Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In Brave, a new tale joins the lore ...

A new teenage heroine swoops into theaters this weekend in "Brave," Pixar's first female-centric feature. Merida, a princess of the mystical Scottish highlands, has not only the archery skills of ...