Tim Burton Profile
Going to see Alice in Wonderland this week? Then bone up on your Tim Burton with a great career recap from FlickeringMyth.com. The first three parts of the four part story are now live. Part one, two, and three.
Animation
An “UP” Night at the Oscars
Congrats to the well deserving crew up in Emeryville that worked on Pixar’s “UP”. It brought home two Academy Awards last night. One for best animated picture and one for best original score. I thought it was a nice touch that the people from Pixar… Read More »An “UP” Night at the Oscars
Cook Up some Gumbo to win a Princess and the Frog Blu-ray/DVD combo
Disney’s animated feature “The Princess and The Frog” will be released on March 16. As Disney has been wont to do recently, you can own The Princess and The Frog in either a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack with a digital copy or as a… Read More »Cook Up some Gumbo to win a Princess and the Frog Blu-ray/DVD combo
Vanity Fair profiles Disney’s Ink and Paint Ladies
One of the big benefits of being involved in groups like NFFC and LaughingPlace.com is you get to meet some of the people involved in creating the magic when Walt was around. Among my favorites to sit and talk to are the Ink and Paint… Read More »Vanity Fair profiles Disney’s Ink and Paint Ladies
The Princess and the Frog gets DVD Release Date
Mark your calendars for March 16 as Disney’s newest princess makes her DVD debut and joins the other classic Disney princesses on a shelf near you. The Princess and the Frog not only marked Disney’s return to hand drawn animation, it marked the return of the musical adventure. If you saw it in theaters, then you’re probably still humming along with the great songs. If not, you will be shortly.
As Disney has been wont to do recently, you can own The Princess and The Frog in either a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack with a digital copy or as a single-disc DVD. Both are available for pre-order now.
The full press release and DVD details are below the jump:
John Lasseter inducted into Toy Hall of Fame
Now, we knew that John Lasseter keeps a child-like sense of joy about him. Pixar would be a very different company if he wasn’t. But did you actually know he is a giant toy. Otherwise, why would he be inducted into the Toy Hall of… Read More »John Lasseter inducted into Toy Hall of Fame
Disney Changes Title of Next Animated Film
Disney’s next animated film has had it’s name changed… again. Now it will be called ‘Tangled’ instead of ‘Rapunzel’. This is a move to fight off what Disney marketing perceives as a bias against princess films by the lucrative 8-12 year old boy market. Even… Read More »Disney Changes Title of Next Animated Film
Twitter names Pixar executive new CFO
Twitter has named Ali Rowghani, the finance chief at Pixar Animation Studios, to be their new CFO beginning in March. It’s going to be important for Twitter to start making some magic happen with an actual revenue stream, so hopefully Rowghani can make that happen… Read More »Twitter names Pixar executive new CFO