BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
IT’S TIME TO RECOGNISE THE GENIUS OF HERCULES’ MUSES
THE NEWS THAT Hercules is the latest Disney animation to get the live-action treatment brings with it the possibility of reintroducing a group of pioneering characters back to the big screen: the Muses.
Hercules already has a lot going for it with its colourful animation, smart humour, and a superb co-lead in Susan Egan’s Meg. But even now, 20 years after the classic 1997 film was released, the vocals of these five goddesses of the arts can’t help but inspire a bout of toe-tapping, head-bopping joy.