Portland Oregon based LAIKA Entertainment has appointed animation executive Dan Philips to the new post of Vice President and Head of Production. LAIKA is the reincarnation of Will Vinton’s animation studio after it was bought by Nike Mogul Phil Knight. Mr. Philips is an animation veteran whose career highlights include time at Dreamworks Animation, Walt… Read More »LAIKA hires Dan Philips
Studio Estimates put Disney’s "Glory Road" at the top of the box office chart this weekend. Official numbers for the four day weekend won’t be released until Tuesday. "Glory Road" sold about $13.5 million worth of tickets in the Friday-to-Sunday period, followed by the Queen Latifah comedy remake "Last Holiday" with $13.0 million, and the… Read More »It’s a Glory Road at the Box Office
Glory Road I’m usually no good at writing movie reviews. I tend to write a bunch of critical stuff about a movie and then say that you should see it anyway as despite all its weaknesses, it’s a good film worth at least a matinee price and some popcorn. And now here I am writing… Read More »Disney’s latest feel good sports movie is just that
Blogging Baby has an interview with the creators of Disney’s Kim Possible, Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley. In it some clues about the fight to save the show are revealed along with a lot of other fun and interesting stuff… here’s a taste: We thought So the Drama was the series finale. That was it.… Read More »Interview with Kim Possible creator!
If you’re a student or a fan of animation and you’re not reading the A-HAA Blog (AFISA Hollywood Animation Archives Blog) you’re missing out on some amazing stuff. One recent post featured some illustrations from under appreciated Disney animation designer Gustaf Tenggren (Snow White, Pinnochio) that wisk you away to a fantasy world at just… Read More »Some Animation Inspiration via the A-HAA Blog
Wow did you see that episode Wednesday night? Wasn’t that scene with ‘the monster’ and Mr. Eko amazing? I think we can now safely say that LOST is science fiction, not science fact. Whatever the security system or monster is, it’s not mechanical. Mechanical creations don’t move that way. Whether we were seeing what Mr.… Read More »Lost News to use
Last night I attended a screening of Disney’s Glory Road (imdb), the latest feel good ‘based on a true story’ sports film. I’ll try and form my thoughts in to a coherent review for later today. But in short, if feel good movies with a good message are your thing, then this is for you.… Read More »Glory Road: Trailer Clips
If you’re into fan videos of Disney Theme parks then you’ll want to check out these two recent releases on the LaughingPlace.com Store. First is the latest in a series of DVDs from Jeff Lange. "Jeff Lange Remembers Haunted Mansion Holiday" features two versions of the attraction. First there are two ride-throughs of the original… Read More »New Disneyland Fan Videos