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Everyone needs a little pick-me-up during the workday; mine are Lady Gaga videos and movie trailers for comic book and sci-fi flicks. On heavy rotation these days is the trailer for the highly anticipated sci-fi film, Tron Legacy. Being totally OK in my world of geekdom, I'll admit to you that just thinking about the movie gets me excited, really excited. While I was too young to watch the Read more
From silent films and gloved mice to Arabian nights and amusement parks, the Walt Disney Company has covered a lot of bases. But never ever did I think the media conglomerate would get its feet wet in the world of wallpaper. I was wrong. York Wallcoverings and the lifestyle brand Walt Disney Signature have teamed up to debut an upscale wallpaper collection inspired by original artwork from the Read more
On Sept. 30, Google will start sending out invites for Google Wave — Mashable Harmonix will be adding seven more tracks to The Beatles: Rock Band — Joystiq Walt Disney is starting to put some of their movies on microSD cards — Engadget Fujifilm has just unveiled a new line-up of cameras — CrunchGear 10 ways in which the BlackBerry trumps the iPhone — Switched Log in for a chance to Read more
Just days away from the start of shooting, Columbia has pulled the plug on Moneyball, Steven Soderbergh's baseball drama starring Brad Pitt. — The Hollywood Reporter Here's the track listing for the American Idol season eight album. — Entertainment Weekly A 10-gallery museum devoted to the life of Walt Disney will open in San Francisco on Oct. 1. — AP Simon Cowell has addressed the Susan Read more
From the press notes handed out at my screening of Up, I learned that Walt Disney believed that for every laugh there should be a tear, a sort of Newton's third law of entertainment. If he were around to see this movie, which upholds that "law" to a T, I have a feeling Mr. Disney's head would swell with pride — and perhaps take him up into the air like one of the many colorful balloons in the Read more
According to Variety, composer Philip Glass is creating an opera about Walt Disney. The story "imagines the last months of Disney as seen through the eyes of a fictional Austrian cartoonist who worked for him." I seriously cannot wait to see what the heck this opera looks like. What do you think of the opera in general? Do you ever go? Or are you not an opera person? Source Do You Go Read more
Cinematical has some tidbits from today's Disney/Pixar Animation Presentation in New York City, including news about upcoming Disney movies. One of the projects on the list is a CGI version of Rapunzel, which is apparently "the first classic Disney story being done in CGI." This got me thinking protective thoughts about my personal favorites in the old-school Disney collection (read: before the Read more
Bret McKenzie is up for an exceedingly rare honor this year, with his ballad "Man or Muppet" earning one of just two nominations in the Oscars' best song category. I caught up with The Muppets' musical supervisor today at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank to chat about the awards attention and the unique experience of penning music for Kermit and company. The New Zealand native talked about fighting Read more
Disney seems to be the biggest Avatar fan of all, as it recently announced plans to bring the mythical land of Pandora to life at Disney theme parks around the globe. According to the film's director, James Cameron, two new upcoming Avatar films will help to develop Pandora in theme park form in greater detail. "Our goal is to go beyond current boundaries of technical innovation and experiential Read more
We've already talked about how 2011 was the year of the superhero and the sequel, so it's no surprise that both genres dominate the list of the top-grossing films of the year. But what else made the top 10 biggest blockbusters in the US? Count down with us to the biggest movie of the year. Photos courtesy of Summit Entertainment, Universal Studios, and Walt Disney Studios Read more
