As we announced last week, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is currently hosting a special sneak preview of Walt Disney Studios “Cinderella.” Now through March 21st visit the ABC Sound Studio for shows that begin every 30 minutes. Also, beginning Feb 1 and running through April 11th,… Read More »Cinderella Sneak Preview at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney’s ABC Family cable channel is recasting itself for a slightly more mature audience. As part of the switch it has announced its first-ever original procedural drama, “Stitchers.” Stitchers is an hour long crime drama with a bit of a sci-fi twist. The story follows… Read More »Disney announces casting and production of “Stitchers” for ABC Family
Disney kicks off it’s 2015 movie slate with a release of Lucasfilm’s “Strange Magic” via it’s Touchstone Pictures label. You know that label Disney keeps around for movies that just don’t quite fit the mold for the ‘Disney’ brand. Because of that, I’ve been cautious about the film’s potential.
That said, three clips from the film that were just released have left me a bit more confident in the animated musical from Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and, believe it or not, actually looking forward to seeing it.
First up is a clip called “ELf-Sized Serenade” and it gives an idea of how the modern music will be worked into the fairy-tale setting. Here Sunny (Elijah Kelley) and Dawn (Meredith Anne Bull) sing to each other in a musical moment from “Strange Magic”:
Another Strangely Magical music moment features “The Duel Duet” where Marianne (Evan Rachel Wood) and The Bog King (Alan Cumming) face-off in a duel. It’s obvious the film is very light-hearded, even in its darker moments. Read More »Three clips from “Strange Magic” put its magic on display
Disney’s acquisition of Maker Studios was a major signal from the Mouse House that it would be growing its focus on short-form video. The primary home for this type of video is Youtube, but Disney obviously does not want to be dependent on one delivery… Read More »Disney’s Maker Studios partners with Vimeo
Fresh off of its two Academy Award nominations and last night’s Critics Choice award for Best Action Movie, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is sure to get a boost in DVD sales. But if you don’t want to wait for your DVD to arrive, you… Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy as an 80s arcade video game
We last saw Alex Boyé when he was fronting my most favorite cover of “Let it Go” from Disney’s Frozen. You know, the one that featured African beats and the very talented vocals of 11 year-old Lexi Walker. Well, Boyé is back and applying his… Read More »Alex Boyé covers “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King
Disneyland Paris CEO Tom Wolber has a tough job, he has to get the French resort back on track. Not an easy assignment considering they just spent a ton of money building the Ratatouille attraction and attendance was still down over 2013. That said, there… Read More »Disneyland Paris CEO Thanks Cast
Since the Exposition Park Food Trucks opened on the Westside of Downtown Disney, it’s added some much needed casual food to that end of the complex and really attracted guests to try new food. But the potential for the food truck park is just beginning… Read More »First Food Truck Takeover brings Trattoria al Forno dishes to Downtown Disney