Associate Professor in Film Studies, University of Southampton
Dr Malcolm Cook is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of Southampton.
My research interests include animation, early cinema and film music/sound. I have published a number of journal articles, chapters and books on these areas, including my monograph Early British Animation: From Page and Stage to Cinema Screens (2018). I have also co-edited (with Professor Kirsten Moana Thompson) a collection titled Animation and Advertising (2019).

Disney films have always been musical – even in the silent era
Oct 16, 2023 06:31 am UTC| Entertainment
Disney is celebrating its 100th birthday this month. Its hard to imagine the studio enjoying such longevity without its strong musical legacy. Songs from recent Disney films, such as We Dont Talk About Bruno from Encanto...