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How ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ went from cult classic to beloved Disney property

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is, today, a proud Disney property. You can find its spindly hero Jack Skellington across Disneyland during Halloween and Christmastime, and his skeletal smile adorns everything from pillowcases to backpacks to Build-a-Bear stuffed creatures. It’s one of the company’s most unique artistic achievements and a

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‘The Gilded Age’ builds its soapy second season around a fight at the opera

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Gilded Age” returns for a second (and possibly final) season that feels even more conspicuously like “Downton Abbey Lite.” That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as the show remains highly watchable as a finely tailored, lushly decorated soap, with the added benefit of incorporating 19th-century history, like early struggles

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