Disney is getting into the live broadcast musical business this fall with “The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!” Following in the success of NBC and FOX, ABC will take the classic Disney animated film and make a new made-for-tv experience. The two-hour… Read More »The Little Mermaid live musical special coming to ABC this fall
Michael Rooker plays Yondo in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy series. Without giving too much away, he’s the blue skinned leader of a band of Ravagers who abducts the young Peter Quill from Earth. Then rather than deliver Quill to his real father, he acts… Read More »Celebrity Spotting: Michael Rooker at Disneyland with you know who….
One of the early fall favorites on ABC has to be “The Good Doctor.” It follows Shaun Murphy (played by Freddie Highmore) as a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome who moves from a quiet country life to a major hospital’s surgical unit. Alone… Read More »ABC places “The Good Doctor” on fall schedule
Everything old is new again at Disney. 1980s ground-breaking family comedy “Roseanne” will return to ABC with the original cast. The reboot seems like a bit of risk, given how John Goodman’s character Dan was killed off in the last season. But I suspect the… Read More »80s sitcom Roseanne resurrected for ABC
Disney remade its classic animated tale “Beauty and the Beast” into a wonderful live-action adaptation and brought the story and characters audiences know and love to spectacular life. Along the way they broke box-office records and made new fans of the story everywhere. Now the… Read More »“Beauty and the Beast” coming to Blu-Ray and Digital HD on June 6
In this week’s Videopolis, young chanteuse Lexi Walker joins forces with a talented group of students from Bringham Young University to perform a medley from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Providing additional vocals is BYU Vocal Point and dancing from BYU Ballroom Dance Company. When… Read More »Videopolis: Beauty and the Beast A Capella Medley featuring Lexi Walker
Disney has rolled out its first new tram tractor servicing the parking lot at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The new tugs are meant to provide a quieter, smoother ride for guests, and a safer more comfortable cabin for the drivers. It’s also believed to be more… Read More »New tram tractor model in use at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had another stellar weekend at the box office brigning in $63 million domestically to lead new challengers Snatched and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Guardians’ domestic total is now $246M, which places it as the 9th highest… Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wins box office battle