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Tag Archives: hollywood
Disneyland goes Retro for Saving Mr. Banks
A terrific collection of photos from around Disneyland on November 6th and 7th can be found over on LaughingPlace.com. The park was playing host to a Hollywood movie production for “Saving Mr. Banks” complete with mega stars and set design … Continue reading
Posted in Disneyland, History, Uncle Walt
Tagged 1961, Anaheim, Disneyland, filming, history, hollywood, LaughingPlace.com, mary poppins, retro, saving mr. banks, tom hanks, walt disney
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Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm
In a major announcement today, the Walt Disney Company announced it would acquire Lucasfilm. The rumors of this acquisition had been percolating to the surface over the last few days. More details soon, but here’s the press release to get … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate, Star Wars
Tagged dis, george lucas, hollywood, lucasfilm, merge, Star Wars, theme park, twdc
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First Trailer for Lincoln Debuts
Steven Spielberg’s epic movie “Lincoln” focuses on the final few months of the President’s life as he struggles to try and heal a nation turn asunder by civil war. The list of actors who appear in the film is a … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged abe lincoln, abraham lincoln, civil war, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film, history, hollywood, lincoln, lincoln movie, movie, president, speilberg, touchstone, united states
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Director Gary Ross moves from Hunger Games to Peter Pan
I’ve been a fan of director Gary Ross’ work since his directorial debut in Pleasantville (about a brother and sister transported to a television world of black and white and a powerful metaphor for discrimination in America). Ross started out … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Walt Disney Studios
Tagged disney, Film, gary ross, hollywood, movie, peter and the starcatchers, peter pan, wds
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Universal Studios Hollywood Modifies Expansion Plan, Again
Universal Studios Hollywood has had an on again, off again plan to do something with the unused portions of its property since at least 2006. (Actually, it goes back even further than that with a plan to house a giant … Continue reading
