Perhaps I had low expectations, but I left the theater feeling impressed with the “inspired by a true story” movie “Million Dollar Arm.” Not only were the performances good, the story wasn’t cookie cutter, and the emotions all one note. The movie will be available… Read More »Million Dollar Arm Swings Onto Blu-Ray and DVD
When you think of Disney in Times Square, NYC. the company wants you to think of this
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But what a large portion of the 1.4 million tourists that pass through Times Square see every week is this
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It’s not a good situation. A half-decade or so ago in New York, there was just an occasional Mickey Mouse hanging out near the ABC studios trying not to look bored, a few years ago Elmo joined in the fun, but now there’s dozens of these costumed characters (often many duplicates of the same characters) just hanging out hoping that someone will give them a tip after posing for a picture with them.
If you want to experience culinary magic during the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, but don’t want to pay an admission fee to only later spend big bucks sampling wine and small bites around the World Showcase, then you should know about the EPCOT Resort… Read More »Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic returns for fifth year
In a rare live performance, Danny Elfman will perform music from the films of Tim Burton. Tickets are available for the nights of October 31th & November 1st at the Nokia theatre in Hollywood, CA. To help promote the festivities, Elfman stopped by Disneyland’s Haunted… Read More »Danny Elfman performs Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas
Idris Elba took to reddit for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session where he fielded fan questions about his role including his role as Shere Khan in the upcoming The Jungle Book and his role as Heimdall in the Marvel “Thor” movies. Included among the… Read More »Idris Elba from Thor and The Jungle Book answers fan questions
Disney’s stage musical version of it’s modern animated classic “The Lion King” is the new king of the box office with a savannah-sized $6.2 billion global total. That’s true for movies, theater, or any medium. Thanks to the Associated Press we know that the 17-year-old… Read More »The Lion King is the Pride of Broadway replacing Phantom as top global earner
Guests at Magic Kingdom could once step aboard the submarine Nautilus and relive Captain Nemo’s adventures through liquid space in the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction. Guests at Disneyland were treated to the 1959 classic Submarine Voyage which featured it’s own special adventure. Now… Read More »Whale of a tale – Two Submarine attraction Poster Tees available for limited time
For some time, Disney has been returning to their core animated classics and remastering them then releasing each with a new set of bonus features. The call them the Diamond Edition set and the newest movie to get a DVD / Blu-Ray release is Sleeping Beauty. Finally releasing from the Disney Vault, Disney’s ultimate princess fairytale classic “Sleeping Beauty” will be available for the first time on Diamond Edition Blu-ray, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on October 7, 2014. The good news is it is now available for pre-order from Amazon.
Once Upon A Dream:
Creating the ultimate at-home viewing experience, Disney’s 2-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray Superset (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) contains digitally restored picture and sound, a digital copy of the film, and a variety of magical new bonus features, including “Once Upon A Parade,” in which “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland tells us the tale of Walt Disney World’s new Festival Of Fantasy Parade, “Art of Evil: Generations Of Disney Villains,” a legacy piece spotlighting Disney’s favorite villain animator and Maleficent creator Marc Davis, and “Disney Animation: Artists in Motion,” in which Walt Disney Animation Visual Development artist Brittney Lee goes through the process of creating a three dimensional sculpture of Maleficent, completely out of paper.
Additional all-new bonus features include never-before-seen deleted scenes “The Fair” (with Deleted Character The Vulture,) “The Curse is Fulfilled” and “Arrival Of Maleficent,” plus the Beauty-Oke sing-along to “Once Upon A Dream.” The Blu-ray Superset also includes classic DVD bonus features and more!
“Sleeping Beauty” tells the wondrous tale of a princess cursed by an evil fairy, protected by three loving fairies and, ultimately, saved by “true love’s kiss.” Featuring the voice talents of renowned opera singer Mary Costa as Sleeping Beauty and Disney stalwart Eleanor Audley as the evil fairy, Maleficent, the film’s vibrant visuals were created by a team that included Milt Kahl and Ollie Johnston, two of Disney’s legendary Nine Old Men and an Academy Award-nominated score, 1959, adapted from the incandescent music of Peter Tchaikovsky. “Sleeping Beauty” is the sixteenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon and was the last animated feature produced by Walt Disney to be based upon a fairy tale. It is the tenth film released as part of Disney’s prestigious Blu-ray Diamond Collection.
Watch more clips below the jump to be reminded what a wonderful classic this movie really is:
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