If you have an hour to kill this weekend, you won’t spend it any better than watching this documentary from English Thames “Disney From Fantasia to Fantasyland” released in 1978. It looks at the history of Walt Disney Studios with interviews of many animators, theme park designers, and even Ron…
For most of us Disney bloggers, it’s a passion project. We may make some money, but it’s not enough to provide for a family. I can count on one hand, the number of Disney fans I know who can make a living from their passion without also running a travel…
A new two-part, four-hour documentary film examines Walt Disney’s complex life and enduring legacy on the PBS series American Experience. It will feature rare archival footage from the Disney vaults, scenes from some of his greatest films, and interviews with biographers, animators and artists who worked on early films, including…
Way back in 1982, just before TRON was about to come out, there was a concerted effort inside Disney to expand the use of computers in film and animation. Along the way Disney publicist Mike Bonifer helped produce a documentary called “Computers are people too” (an homage to the show…
NBA basketball star LeBron James will executive produce ESPN Films’ and Disney XD’s new special “Becoming,” a half-hour show for kids and families profiling the inspirational journeys of today’s top athletes. Right now it’s just one show scheduled for Sunday, October 26 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD but there…
A new biographical look at the life of Walt Disney has been rumored to be in the works for a few years now. PBS and American Experience have now revealed that “Walt Disney,” a new four-hour, two-night film that explores the life and legacy of America’s most enduring and influential…
Editor’s Note: I have not been presented the opportunity to view Blackfish and urge you to consider both sides of the argument before drawing any conclusions. A good place to start is this NY Times article on SeaWorld Park’s and Entertainment‘s response to the movie and what it sees as…
The 1964 World’s Fair just had its 49th anniversary. It was very influential not just in the growth of Disneyland, but in Walt’s vision for EPCOT. After the Fair is a documentary that tracks not just what happened to some of the fair’s more iconic buildings, but what it meant…
