Disney Legend Bill Justice has passed away at the age of 97. An animator and Imagineer, Justice had a powerful influence on the formation of many Disney icons. Born 97 years ago yesterday in Dayton, Ohio Bill joined the Walt Disney Studios in 1937 as… Read More »Disney Legend Bill Justice has died at age 97, RIP
A new story in the New York Times Carpetbagger blog, which focuses on the entertainment scene, reads half like a puff piece for Pixar and half like plea from animators who feel like Rodney Dangerfield, they just can’t get no respect. The Pixar team would… Read More »NY Times Helps Pixar Lobby for Best Picture Oscar
In 1926 Walt Disney was just trying to make his way in Hollywood. He would take whatever jobs he could get, including one from a Dentist back in Kansas City who wanted a short film he could show to encourage tooth-brushing and good dental hiegene.… Read More »Early Walt Disney film restored
I really wanted to write a nice post on how the Annie awards have become a farce, but I had family in town and I just don’t have the time. Thankfully The Pixar Blog and New York Times have done the job for me. Even… Read More »Annie Awards are officially a farce
While Imagineers busy themselves fixing California Adventure so it is finally worthy of the name Disney, the park itself has become a maze of walls. But there is a vision that looks pretty good. There’s been plenty of concept art released, but they’ve decided to… Read More »California Adventure Animated Preview Map
Youtube user whoiseyevan has created a new form of fan tribute called a “premake.” What’s a premake? It’s a new take on a trailer for a popular film made by splicing together footage from dozens of older movies with a little creative editing. The Pixar… Read More »Up – The Premake Trailer
It wasn’t that good of a movie, but the song A Little Patch of Heaven from Home On The Range makes one heck of a barbershop quartet song. Check out this version from Section 4. Hard to believe they’re in high school.
Disney will be bringing another animated feature from the studio of master animator Hayao Miyazaki to the states in 2011. Arrietty the Borrower, which is directed by Miyazaki’s key animator Hiromasa Yonebayashi, is currently getting its English voice overs. Frank Marshall ( @LeDoctor) has been… Read More »Disney to bring new Studio Ghibli film to states