Okay, I’ll be the first to admit this is a little weird. Jack Skellington from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas was stop-motion animation, not hand drawn animation. So why is there a ‘learn to draw’ video for the Pumpkin King? Why? Because it’s October,… Read More »Learn to Draw: Jack Skellington
Push may be long gone, but there are other talking trashcans at Walt Disney World. Guests dining at the Electric Umbrella inside EPCOT’s Future World, are usually surprised to find there is a community of tiny voices living inside a certain trash can. I love… Read More »Magical Details: Walt Disney World’s Other Talking Trashcan
Ghosts and grave yard haunts, check out the latest attraction poster t-shirts from the Haunted Mansion’s west coast and east coast versions. Available only for a limited time via The Disney Store. You won’t want to miss the chance to add these to your closet.… Read More »Haunted Mansion Attraction Poster Tees Available for Limited Time
From producers Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey comes the deliciously entertaining The Hundred-Foot Journey, available for pre-order today with delivery on December 2, 2014.
Based on the best-selling novel by Richard C. Morais, the film stars Helen Mirren as Madame Mallory, the chilly chef/proprietress of the Michelin-starred Le Saule Pleureur restaurant located in a quaint village in the south of France. All is well until the Kadam family migrates from India to the village, and Papa opens up Maison Mumbai, an Indian restaurant, only a hundred feet from her own doors.
To add to the complications, Papa’s son Hassan falls for Mme. Mallory’s sous chef Marguerite, and is also a fine cook in his own right – a fact noticed by the Madame, who takes him on as a prodigy.
This flavorful tale of cultural differences, shared passions, and the unifying nature of food makes this movie a delight for all.
In addition to the film, the Digital HD and Blu-ray Combo Pack come with the following bonus features:
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“Coulson and his team race against Hydra to get to Donnie Gill – a dangerous gifted with the ability to freeze objects – while Simmons is caught in the crossfire.” It looks like another packed episode this week. ABC’s official synopsis talks about the return… Read More »Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S2-E3 Preview: Making Friends and Influencing People
from Instagram The castle is always calling me to take its picture. It’s the most photographed building in the world. Even with the holiday lights installed, it still looks beautiful.
Looks like I will get to take that Disneyland Paris vacation after all. No one seriously expected the Walt Disney Company (or France for that matter) to let the park close. With around 15,000 employees and 15 million yearly visitors, it’s a huge boost to the French economy. In addition to a black-eye for Disney, a closure would spell bad things for an economy, which is, admittedly, at the beginning of a delicate recovery. That just wasn’t going to happen.
The park debt, much of it the result of building too many hotels when the park opened, has been an albatross around the resorts neck since its beginning. Multiple refinancings and capital investment have floated the park through restructurings that the company hoped would finally put it in the black.
Early this morning, Euro Disney SAS, the parent company of Disneyland Paris, sent out a letter to its shareholders announcing yet another debt restructuring and capital investment. They also released this oddly optimistic explanation from Mark Stead, SVP and CFO of Euro Disney:
Yes, that’s a $1.25 billion recapitalization of the company (think of it as a mini-bankruptcy, we’re increasing the number of shares, which makes your shares worth less, but less is better than none, which would result in a full bankruptcy).
The details were outlined in a letter sent to Shareholders from the recently appointed President of Euro Disney SAS Tom Wolber:
Read More »Disneyland Paris survives to live another day thanks to investment from TWDC
At the recent Gay Days at Disneyland, Imagineer Bob Gurr spoke at a special D23 chat titled, “An Intimate Conversation With Disney Legend Bob Gurr.” He also gave an interview to the website Goweho.com where he talked about what it was like to be gay… Read More »Disney Imagineer reveals what it was like to be gay and work for Walt.