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Pixar surprising hits? I think not.

I don’t know what Pixar’s plans are after their Disney deal is finished. Disney is still the best studio for supporting, distributing, and publicizing animated films. Rumors are flying that they will end up with a sweet deal (ala George Lucas) at Fox or Sony or Warner Bros. Jerry at CartoonBrew, consistantly the best animation… Read More »Pixar surprising hits? I think not.

Disney’s Top Animated Features

Bolt.com, an online community for teens and twenty somethings, has posted their top ten list of Classic Disney Animated Films. The Lion King rules the roost beating out some of the more recent films including those by Pixar. Here’s the total list:     Bolt’s Top 10 Animated Movies     1.  The Lion King… Read More »Disney’s Top Animated Features

ABC Apologizes for Steamy NFL Intro

ABC appears to have crossed the line with their introduction to this weeks Monday Night Football game. Apparently, the promotion for the ABC hit Desperate Housewives featured a naked Nicollette Sheridan jumping into the arms of the NFL Eagle’s Terrell Owens. ABC executives have since issued an apology. Anybody have a clip? I wouldn’t mind… Read More »ABC Apologizes for Steamy NFL Intro

Incredible Design

The Incredibles dwell in a kind of extraordinary dystopia, at once a celebration and an exaggeration of Eames-era modernism. Flanking either side of their suburban abode are split-level houses whose bland facades are punctuated by rows of tailored boxwoods: they’re robotic stand-ins, a kind of horticultural mutation of Stepford-wife stupor. Jessica at Design Observer takes… Read More »Incredible Design

Countdown to strike?

What happens when both sides of a contract negotiation take the hard line and refuse to budge. Usually it means a strike. Disney has made the unions a slightly modified contract offer and a vote is expected this Thursday. Since Disney has refused to extend the contract beyond Thursday a no vote from the union… Read More »Countdown to strike?

Better Times Ahead, IAAPA?

IAAPA, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attraction, is in town having their convention this week and I’m looking forward to attending a few sessions and walking the convention hall. For several years now, everything from zoos to museums has taken up the tools forged by Walt Disney, whose original Disneyland transformed the amusement park… Read More »Better Times Ahead, IAAPA?