Category Archives: Touchstone

Should Disney sell the Touchstone Label

Posted on January 7, 2012 by John Frost

In the early 1980′s the Walt Disney Studios found it could make money with PG movies like Never Cry Wolf, Condorman, and Tron. The only problem was the heat they were taking for tarnishing the ‘Disney’ name with the more … Continue reading →

DVD Review: The Tempest

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Amanda Correia

As someone who has never had the opportunity to read Shakespeare’s final masterpiece, “The Tempest“, I jumped at the chance to watch and review the modern retelling of it on Blu-Ray. Released this September by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, DVD, Film, Film Production, miramax, Movies, Touchstone, Walt Disney Studios | Tagged miramax, Movies, plays, shakespeare, the tempest, touchstone, touchstone pictures, Walt Disney Studios | 2 Comments

Who Sued Roger Rabbit?

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Ken Pellman

Remember the legal wrangling over Winnie the Pooh? That kept lawyers employed for decades. But that’s old news. The news these days, especially in legal circles, is about Roger Rabbit. From Reuters/Hollywood Reporter comes this report on the fight between … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation Business, Books, Corporate, Current Affairs, Disney Consumer Products, Disneyana, Film, Movies, Publishing, Touchstone, Walt Disney Studios | Tagged intellectual property rights, lawsuits, Roger Rabbit, studio accounting | Comments Off

Viacom Takes the Lead in Planning a New Pay TV Channel

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Ken Pellman

A couple years back, Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements split Viacom (parent company of Paramount Pictures) from CBS. Now it looks like Viacom and CBS will compete in one more area. Kenneth LiMon reports for Reuters/Nielsen. Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc will … Continue reading →