Walt Disney’s influence knows no national boundaries and so we go half-way around the world for this week’s Videopolis. Formed in 2010, SAMA Quartet was the first all male, Arabic, Emirati Barbershop Quartet and they’re taking the Middle East, and soon (they hope), the world… Read More »Videopolis: Emirati Barbershop version of Aladdin’s A Whole New World
David Jones reports that comic powerhouse Marvel has entered into a deal for major a theme park in Dubai. Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday that it has teamed up Al Ahli Group to develop a $1 billion theme park in Dubai based on Marvel superheroes, including Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four. This… Read More »Marvel Expanding Into Theme Parks, Films
Pixar’s film, A Bug’s Life, is an allegory for how the oppressed can overcome their oppressors with a little help and a belief their cause is the right one. Apparently the Hamas believe the movie can help teach school age Palestinians how to become better… Read More »The World is plum messed up