This just in, Local6 and the OrlandoSentinel are reporting that Disney and the 6 unions undergoing negotiations have reached an agreement. Details coming soon but from the news report it looks like the union has reached a good deal for their current members. I spoke with a cast member this morning who had heard a… Read More »Unions, Disney reach agreement
The Incredibles, a review
Theatrical Release: November 5, 2004 / Running Time: 115 Minutes / Rating: PG
Pixar has been batting 1000 with their animated feature films until now. Without being formulaic, the creative minds in Emeryville have managed to hit upon the recipe for fantastic success with each new release. The Incredibles is the least formulaic feature yet and likely to be the most successful.
Not content to stand on their successes of the past, Pixar brought in the team from the new classic animated film, The Iron Giant. Director Brad Bird and his team of storytellers and artists admittedly had little to no experience with computer generated animation, Pixar’s specialty. This meant they had no idea of the limits of the media and were able to push the boundaries of CG animation to new and exciting places.
Gizmodo links to a couple of Disney branded USB drives. No, they’re not shapped like Disney Characters, but they’re still cute.
Joe Gratz posts a link to an interesting magazine in Reason – “Disney’s War Against the Counterculture: Why a decades-old copyright case matters now more than ever.”
I do pray that Light will shine down and remove the Darkness that consumed Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom. This nightmare has all but destroyed the dream for everyone concerned. Though it’s mighty hard to play “The Glad Game” at The Studio these days, I remain an optimist like Pollyanna — and believe that “truth will… Read More »Disney Animation Dream
The vote by Disneyworld’s largest employee union is coming up this week. Union leaders are recommending that they reject Disney’s offer. This could lead to Disneyworld’s first strike since the 80s as soon as this week. Florida just passed an increases to the minimum wage, so there does appear to be some popular support for… Read More »Disneyworld Union Vote Coming Up
“It’s a comic-book adventure,” Bird said in an interview. “Are you going to put pillows around the conflict? No. You do a superhero story, things are going to blow up. Director Brad Bird answers a few questions about the sometimes violent action that takes place in his film The Incredibles.
A few years ago Disney bought the Fox Family Network and turned it into ABC Family Channel. Along with that purchase came the rights to some of the existing shows on that network. Among them Spiderman, X-men, and others. Or so Disney thought. They are now being sued for non-payment of royalties to Marvel. Be… Read More »Disney to lose more copyrights?