Some Incredible Detail
Over at The Dotted Line blog Jody points out some of the incredible detail that went into making The Incredibles, well, so incredible. Jody also reviews the movie earlier.
Lindsay Lohan Blog – VII
"I was overtired and working myself to death," Lohan, 18, tells Jane magazine. "When you’re young, you think you can just keep going and going." Lohan opens up to E entertainment. It’s tough being a drama queen sometimes.
Disney Store Deal Official
CNBC and Reuter’s has breaking news that Children’s Place and Disney have made official the deal transfering control of the stores to the children’s retailer. It’s a shame that the cast members who worked hard to make The Disney Stores magical are getting the short end of the stick here. For instance, employees of the… Read More »Disney Store Deal Official
Pirates Game of Life
Was finally able to get my hands on the latest Disney themed game from Milton Bradley. The Game of Life – Pirates of the Caribbean edition, is a fun game where you can spend a couple hours climbing the ranks of Pirate-dom, attacking other ships, and gathering loot. Our game with three players lasted just… Read More »Pirates Game of Life
Barrier to Art: The Incredibles
Michael Barrier has written a commentary on the state of CGI animation and how The Incredibles has just advanced it. His take is that the spontaneity you can get in live action and the best hand drawn animation is yet to be achieved in computer geneated animation. However, Barrier thinks that Brad Bird’s addition to… Read More »Barrier to Art: The Incredibles
Hong Kong Redux
The sloppily drawn contract between Disney and Hong Kong does not even have a clause preventing Disney from opening other parks in China. Also not mentioned in the press release are the massive cost over-runs due to dioxin in the soil at the Penny Bay site (and more besides from FoE) and the pollution problem… Read More »Hong Kong Redux
How to give your wife exactly what she wants…
The husband asked his wife what she’d like for her birthday. "I’d love to be six again," she replied. On the morning of her birthday, he woke up early, got up, made her a nice big bowl of Lucky Charms and then took her off to Disneyland. What a day! They went on every ride… Read More »How to give your wife exactly what she wants…
Ever wonder?
Ever wonder what happened to Judson Green. He used to be the chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, the position Jay Rasula has now. He then left to become CEO of NAVTEQ the company for digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based mapping. Now he’s joined the board of HDI, Harley-Davidson… Read More »Ever wonder?