How the New Mulan Compares; Trump and Leon Black’s Russian Ties; and More

Plus: Coloring the Kingdom View in your browser | Update your preferences     A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks September 04, 2020   Review: Disney's New Mulan Is a Dull Reflection of the Original The live-action film turns a treasured animated epic into a plodding bore, writes chief critic Richard Lawson. R E A D  M O R E »   Hairstylist Lacy Redway on the Need for Industry Change The Jamaica-born pro, whose clients include Tessa Thompson and Zazie Beetz, finds a muse in 1960s photography, Nina Simone, and her own childhood braids. R E A D  M O R E »   What Was Leon Black Doing With Trump in Russia? The billionaire investor's '90s real estate jaunt—complete with "Georgian feasts," a "discotheque," and maybe a strip club—drew scrutiny from senators investigating Trump's Russia ties. Also of interest: Black's more recent dealings with Putin, Bannon, and Kushner. R E A D  M O R E »   Watch Bette Midler Rail Against Trump in HBO's Coastal Elites Jay Roach and Paul Rudnick on their upcoming special presentation, which stars Bette Midler, Issa Rae, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson, and Kaitlyn Dever. R E A D  M O R E »   Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton Are in Venice to Save Red-Carpet Fashion It's not your usual step-and-repeat, but it's a red carpet that actually exists after months of quarantine. We'll take it. R E A D  M O R E »   How Greta Thunberg Brushes Off Her Haters (Trump Included) "She has a very unique way of seeing through the noise," filmmaker Nathan Grossman said of the teenage climate activist, who takes center stage in his documentary I Am Greta. R E A D  M O R E »   From the Archive: Coloring the Kingdom Behind the breakthrough magic of Walt Disney's first animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and his other '30s and '40s classics—Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi—toiled as many as 100 young women, the inkers and painters, working from dawn to dusk on thousands of cels that brought his dreams to life. Patricia Zohn recaptured their white-gloved esprit de corps, and a golden age of Disney that would be disrupted by strike, World War II, and, eventually, the Xerox machine. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now     This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.