Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Have you seen some stuff about a version of Mickey Mouse and how Disney's copyright on it is ...

To horror fans who came of age in the 1980s, the line above instantly evokes memories of Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks in the opening scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie. Now, on a bi-monthly basis, I ...

Mickey Mouse has been family entertainment for 96 years. “Lady Chatterly’s Lover” was banned in countries around the world for its sexually explicit story. But this year, L.A. Times columnist Patt ...

When you watch a Mickey Mouse cartoon, you don’t expect to say, “What the hell?!” Out loud. Repeatedly. But it’s part and parcel when watching the modern Mickey Mouse shorts from executive producer ...

Here in Orlando, the city built on Mouse money, we're used to seeing Mickey as an underpaid actor in an uncomfortable oversized outfit, or perhaps a pricey plush souvenir. Kids know him as the hero of ...

Who’s the newest horror star that’s coming to the screen? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. At least two Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movies have been announced since 1928’s “Steamboat Willie” — which features ...