the film makes fun of everything from superhero cliches, such as a villain "monologuing," to educational cliches, such as mom Elastigirl tells her educationally-challenged son, "Every child is special," to which Dash sardonically but correctly replies, "If everyone is special, then NO ONE is special." A savvy comment on the blanderizing of America in which… Read More »The Incredibles from a writer’s viewpoint
points to some new Retro Style EPCOT icons. They’re available at ICONFACTORY. Graphically Speaking
Earning an estimated 70.7 Million Dollars The Incredibles beats Pixar’s previous best weekend opening numbers from Finding Nemo. That’s a good sign if you ask me. The three-day weekend total was the best ever for a film released by Disney, and Saturday’s $29.4 million was the highest single-day tally for Disney. Not too shabby there… Read More »Incredible BOFFO
Why check up on the Lindsay Lohan fan blog, of course. According to The National Enquirer, the ‘Mean Girls’ star’s relentless work schedule, nonstop partying and multiple car crashes have taken a heavy toll on her emotions. Her friends say she is on the road to self destruction. The full National Enquirer story is here.
Phil Johnson, of Roadside Attraction Band and Blog, has a look at some of what Disneyland is offering for it’s 50th Anniversary. Hint: he’s not all that happy. So, besides the gold car bit and the new fireworks and parade shows, the other stuff seems like stuff that could and would happen regardless of the… Read More »Some plans for Disneyland’s 50th.
This review in Slate magazine mentions something I meant to put in my review. Bird begins with his superheroes being interviewed by an unseen documentarian with a handheld-camera, and they go in and out of focus as they get excited and the cameraman tries to keep them in the frame. Clever! This is another trend… Read More »The Slate Chimes In
Got an email this morning saying that not all was well with the negotiations. Now the Orlando Sentinel has the same story. Apparently two of the six unions involved in the current negotiations were left out of the final session where a compromise was reached. Feeling put out, they’re not yet willing to recommend that… Read More »Discord in Union Settlement
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