DigitalGypsy attended a screening for Narnia that featured a talk by some of the visual effects artists who worked on the film. His review has a unique aspect to it. The visual effects were hit and miss. The most memorable, of course, was Aslan, the lion. In the making-of, they intercut stock footage of their… Read More »Narnia: A look at the VFX
The St. Pete Times has a great article on Expedition Everest, the next roller coaster mountain to open at Disney World. The shrieks ought to be fairly constant when the ride opens April 7: The coaster roars up to 50 miles per hour, mainly inside a nearly 200-foot-high mountain – the tallest designed in Disney’s… Read More »Expedition Everest will Rule
Seth at Mostly Muppet Dot Com answers the critics who think Disney has ruined the Muppets and that they still need saving. Seth thinks that Disney has saved the muppets from the worst fate of all, obscurity. I tend to agree with him. However, I’d like to see some of the creative forces behind the… Read More »Do/Don’t Save The Muppets
The Weinstein brother’s first foray into animation after leaving the Mouse House fold is Hoodwinked. Latino Review has seen the film and thinks it qualifies as good family entertainment. So, four suspects, recipes gone, who done it? You’ll just have to see the film to find out. But I will say, I was extremely impressed… Read More »Hoodwinked: a review
Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is expected to pull in $67.1 million in its opening weekend not quite nudging out Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: Return of the King for the best December opening (King Kong is expected to beat both, however). Assuming the week two numbers don’t drop off more… Read More »Narnia grabs $67.1 million in opening
If you goto the Hanso Foundation website another clue in the LOST alternate reality game (as yet unnamed) has been released. Click on the Hanso bio then click on the picture to have another memo revealed to you after a brief computer screen that is similar to the last few moments of the last episode.… Read More »New ARG element at Hanso Foundation Site
Viacom will buy DreamWorks SKG which will give Paramount the right to distribute the animated features released by DreamWorks Animation, which was earlier spun off as a separate company. Of course, the pressure is still on DreamWorks Animation to produce another Shrek level hit. Until then, they’ve dropped off the radar as a serious threat… Read More »Viacom to buy Dreamworks SKG
The National Review has an interview with Michael Flaherty, president of Walden Media the producer of the Narnia series that Disney is distributing. Interestingly enough, Flaherty used to work at National Review. Lewis is easily my favorite author. I was a fan of Narnia growing up but actually a much bigger fan of the apologetics.… Read More »Interview with President of Walden Media, Narnia creator