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Fright Night drags Disney into Horror

Disney’s agreement to distribute films by Dreamworks Pictures has moved Disney into the horror business. Not the cute Haunted Mansion variety of horror either, but rather full blood curdling fun of Vampires. “Fright Night” is an updated take on the 1985 horror and vampire classic. At least it’s a popular trend these days. Plus two of my favorite actors are in it (Toni Collette and David Tennant).

Fright Night flies into theaters August 19th, 2011.

The full plot synopsis is below the jump:

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Rumors of “Cinderella” Being Added to Disney’s List of Live-Action Remakes

Photo courtesy Flickr user stevendepolo via CC-License Ever since the 2010 release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, live-action remakes have been a popular topic for Disney. After hearing about Disney’s plans for making a live-action version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves set in Hong… Read More »Rumors of “Cinderella” Being Added to Disney’s List of Live-Action Remakes

Hoop Dee Doo Revue Rewritten Due to Copyright Claim

It’s a long and sordid story, but the crux of the matter is the original Hoop Dee Doo Revue featured a song based on a famous Perry Como polka (here it here). Alas, all these years later the owners of the copyright on that song demanded Disney pay up, or stop using the song. Rather than fight, Disney has rewritten the title song of the popular show.

There’s a full video of the dress rehearsal or you can watch this version snapped on a cell phone, where the sound is a little better:

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the show in person. But while I don’t find the new song quite as snappy as the original, the audience doesn’t seem to mind and is clapping along with a lot of energy. If you’re a fan of the HDDR, what do you think of the new song?

For comparison I’ve place the opening title as it was in 2006 below the jump:

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Disney halts production of Depp Vehicle “The Lone Ranger”

When you have Johnny Depp, aka the billion dollar box office guarantee, atop the marquee, you’d think $50 million isn’t that much to haggle over. Regardless, Disney studios has halted production on “The Lone Ranger” in an effort to shave said sum off the reported… Read More »Disney halts production of Depp Vehicle “The Lone Ranger”

Disney adapting Japanese Manga “Tuxedo Gin” for American Audiences

According to a story on Deadline.com, Disney has hired one of Hollywood’s most successful funnymen of the last few years to turn a Japanese romantic comedy comic book into a film appropriate for American audiences. Robert Ben Garant, who with his writing partner Thomas Lennon… Read More »Disney adapting Japanese Manga “Tuxedo Gin” for American Audiences

Witherspoon to Star in New Disney Comedy, “Wish List”

Photo courtesy Flickr user WEBN-TV via CC-License That’s right, folks, the sweet and beloved actress, Ms. Reese Witherspoon has officially signed to work with Disney in a new film called Wish List. While Witherspoon’s character was originally intended for a man, fans will surely be pleased to… Read More »Witherspoon to Star in New Disney Comedy, “Wish List”

First clips from The Avengers

Marvel has released a new clip that shows a few, very brief, and I mean very, moments of its next big film – The Avengers. The clip also contains the last few seconds of Captain America: The First Avenger, which could be considered a spoiler, so I’m putting it below the jump.

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Videopolis – One Man Pixar Medley

“Been a while” “Ya, basically there was too much news stuff that I haven’t had time to find any new candidates for the videopolis series.” “So, what do you have for us today?” “It’s a little bit unusual, but just as amazing as all the… Read More »Videopolis – One Man Pixar Medley