The accurately named CoolHunting blog has an interview with Ron Magliozzi, curator of the Tim Burton Retrospective at NYC’s MoMA. Faced with the responsibility of being the first Museum to present so much previously unseen work from an artist as popular as Tim Burton, who… Read More »Tim Burton Retrospective in NYC
Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the World Premiere of the groundbreaking documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty (IMDb page) at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film chronicles the revival of Walt Disney Animation beginning in 1984 and the start of the decade-long Disney Renaissance. Without rambling on, Waking… Read More »Waking Sleeping Beauty world premiere
There’s a new trailer out for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ next release – The Princess And The Frog. There are some new scenes included (new to me at least) and it’s clear to see why early buzz is that Disney has recaptured the magic of… Read More »The Princess and The Frog – New Trailer, Facebook Page
Remember that recent acquisition made by the Walt Disney Company, no not Spider Man, but Buzz Lightyear. Pixar has turned out pretty good for Disney and the rest of the world knows it. Now John Lasseter and the team from Emeryville has been honored at… Read More »Pixar honored at Venice Film Festival
If reviewer and Cannes accolades are any indication, Pixar looks to have another hit on their hands with “UP”. Disney’s Hollywood Studios will attempt to capitalize on the film’s good standing by offering guests a chance to get their photos with the main characters. Above… Read More »UP Characters debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Some extended footage from Disney’s return to hand drawn animation in “The Princess And The Frog.” The recording quality is not great, but it’s the first real look at Prince Naveen and an introduction to the major characters. (Thanks Jason!)
The Princess and The Frog marks the return to hand drawn animation and the animated musical form for Walt Disney Animation Studios. It opens nationwide December 11th, but this last week at Wondercon a few small details leaked out. One of the readers at Ain’t… Read More »First Look at new characters from Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog”
The Animation Guild blog took one of his walks through the Walt Disney Animation Studios to network with the members of his guild this week, and he couldn’t help noticing that as ‘BOLT’ wraps up production, not only are the short term hires being let… Read More »Bolt Nearing Production End Means Computer Animation Ending Disney too