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
A.A. Milne’s Heirs and the Times UK weighs in on the debate raging about replacing Christopher Robin with a 6-year old girl. Lesley Milne, widow of A.A. Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration behind the stories, gave a short verdict. “He hated the character Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh and Disney,” she said. “He… Read More »Winnie The Pooh off’s Christopher Robin
Mooseherder has posted some pics from his recent trip to Walt Disney World on Flickr. Wish I could do that with a camera.
Narnia opens in theatres today. It will be interesting to see if Disney’s strategy of marketing the movie to christian churches and fantasy fans will work. I’m horrible at guessing opening weekend numbers, but I’m predicting an opening weekend take of $56.1 million. What’s your guess? Also check out this quicktime application developed to walk… Read More »Narnia Opens Today