Okay. This is actually old news. But a Reuters article that ran yesterday is stirring up the dust again. Disney has to start completely from scratch on this Toy Story sequel. Apparently, Pixar isn’t obligated to give them anything, not even character model sheets. AWpTiMuS.com explains the general feelings out there on his blog. Of… Read More »Disney Creates Seperate Unit for Digital Animation
LaughingPlace.com’s Latest includes info on the next Pirates film (titled: Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest) direct from Dick Cook’s mouth. Reports of work on the backlot at Universal Hollywood and sightings across the Bahamas have already begun. [ ttags: potc, pirates, depp, film, disney, orlando, bloom, knightly ]
Gordon at Conglomerate Blog posts his thoughts on The Disney Eisner and Ovitz trial and exactly who will be held responsible. The answer — no one really knows.
John at Flagrantdisregard (a wonderful daddy blog I’m suprised I haven’t found before) posts a map of registered sex offenders in Southern California, the density of that map is quite creepy. Then to squick you even further, he posts a map of the registered sex offenders living near Disneyland.
On January 24 Xlibris (a print on demand online bookstore) released Walt’s People – Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him – Volume 1, the first volume of a series of books that aims to re-animate the field of Disney research. The Walt’s People book series, edited by Didier Ghez, is a collection of the best interviews ever conducted with Disney artists.
The Orlando Sentinal considers the documentary film "Dream on, Silly Dreamer" that captured the final days of hand drawn animation at the Walt Disney Studios. The article also has a look at some of the personal stories that arose from the closing of the Disney Animation Studios in Orlando. For instance, Project Firefly Animation Studios… Read More »Dream On, Animation Funereal Dirge
Earlier this year, in conjunction with their new ticket pricing scheme, Walt Disney World added a biometric finger scanning requirement to your admission. Mike at Tech:Knowledge discovered the change on his trip and was not all that pleased.
Looking for more ammunition to in your crusade against Michael Eisner and current Disney management? Then James B Stewart’s upcoming missive ‘Disney War’ is for you. According to The New York Post it’s sending shockwaves through Burbank with a very damaging look at Eisner’s career.… Read More »New Book has dirt on Eisner