After a successful debut of her documentary "The Pixar Story" at the Mill Valley Film Festival, Leslie Iwerks has a reason to be happy. The project, which has been six years in the making, was reportedly very well received. If everything works out like it should, Iwerks will take home a certain golden statue during… Read More »Hollywood Reporter reviews Iwerks’ “The Pixar Story”
If there was any doubt that the women are a force to be reckoned with, this week erased that for me. The top five spots went to women, and the top five spots are only 1 point apart. If that’s not close, I don’t know what is. This week, we get the Jive and the… Read More »Dancing with the Stars – Jive and Tango
The Animation Pavilion inside California Adventure is now featuring the Toy Story (II) Zoetrope created for the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition. The Zoetrope features a series of spinning discs, each with a different 3-D animation (parachuting army men, Jessie spinning a rope, Buzz walking on a ball, Woody riding Bullseye, Wheezy and an… Read More »Pixar’s Toy Story Zoetrope now on display at California Adventure, with video!
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts has announced plans to build a 800-unit resort at the Hawaiian resort district of Ko Olina. Plans include both hotel rooms and Disney Vacation Club units. Ko Olina is a resort destination on the western side of Oahu, near the city of Honolulu.
This is the first stand alone mixed use resort from the Walt Disney Company. Judging by the concept art, it also looks like this resort will feature a water park and possibly some other sort of ‘attraction’ beyond just the Disney brand.
Hawaii has been a popular request from current DVC Members. So I can see the logic of building there first. Groundbreaking should occur in 2008 with the first units scheduled to open in 2011. (Read) Thanks to Amy!
The full press release is available below the cut
I must admit, I’ve really enjoyed the Geico Cavemen commercials. They were funny and clever and always good for a laugh. So when I heard they were turning the concept into a sitcom, I had to give it a try. Unfortunately, I’d been hearing rumors about recasting sessions and last minute locations changes (from Atlanta… Read More »Cavemen Going Extinct in 5…4…3…2….
Before I begin, I want to offer condolences to Jane Seymour. They announced near the start of the show that Jane’s mother passed away Monday night. I’m sure the next few weeks will be hard on her, but she has decided to stay in the competition because her mom loved the British version of the… Read More »Dancing with the Stars – Round 2 Results
Yesterday Epcot turned the big 25. Now it can get a discount on its auto insurance. Wow. What to say. Sometime this week, I will definitely write something longer with pictures. But in the meantime here are my initial thoughts. There were no major announcements, no name changes, no huge splashy extravaganza, not even any… Read More »Celebration 25 – An Initial Report
This week features the Mambo and the Quickstep. The Quickstep is my second favorite of the dances they do on this show. I always find the second week interesting because this is the first time we truly see how well the stars can dance. They don’t have as much time to put this dance together… Read More »Dancing with the Stars – Mambo and Quickstep