I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fools when the news of The Walt Disney Company’s latest acquisition rolled across my screen. Disney is now the proud owner of Marvel Entertainment at a cost of a cool $4 billion. That… Read More »Disney acquires Marvel – Superheroes to join Disney fold
Director Alastair Fothergill took part in a Virtual Roundtable for DisneyNature’s EARTH today. They also showed the ‘Earth Diaries” film that will be a special feature on the Blu-Ray Disc. It took over 5 years to complete the film, so there is a lot of territory covered in the feature, but it really lets the creators put some umph behind what is otherwise just the story of the movie.
The next two films Fothergill is working on for DisneyNature are Big Cats, projected to release early in 2012, and Chimpanzee, which should arrive early in 2013.
For those interested in the nitty gritty, I’ve included the full transcript below.
Jeff Altman’s grandfather had a real enthusiasm for 16mm film. While going through some of the family film archives, Jeff discovered this incredibly colorful and clear film of Disneyland just one year after it opened. There’s even a scene of his grandmother (love her outfit)… Read More »Newly Discovered Disneyland Home Movie from 1956
Based On Popular Demand: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Extends Worldwide Blu-ray Combo Pack Efforts through December 2010 Exceptional Value, Quality & Versatility Included In The Purchase of Any Disney-Branded Blu-ray Disc BURBANK, Calif.— August 11, 2009 – In a time when price, quality and value… Read More »Disney Extends Blu-ray Combo Pack Efforts through December 2010
Disney Japan and Panasonic have recently agreed to a contract for Disney feature film releases to be put on micro SD cards. Panasonic-manufactured memory cards will be released alongside new DVD releases. Users will be able to incorporate the SD cards into cell phones, car… Read More »Movies from Disney coming to your SD card
Here, direct from Comic-Con, is the teaser trailer for Tron Legacy (aka Tron 2.0 or TR2N). Note, this is essentially the same video from last year, just much better quality. So Flynn Lives, eh. I’m certainly looking forward to this. Look for Tron Legacy to… Read More »Tron Legacy Trailer
Attention all Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Alice in Wonderland, and general fans of the Disney order; now is your chance to be the first to see the debut of the Alice in Wonderland Teaser Trailer. The Loyal Subjects of the Red Queen, the Loyal Subjects… Read More »Be The First To See The ALICE IN WONDERLAND Teaser Trailer!
Disney’s new film, G-Force rolls into movie theaters this weekend. If you’re like me and you’re wanting to learn more about this seemingly odd film, then Disney’s PR team has just the thing for you; the film will be the focal point of search engine… Read More »Disney’s G-Force Rolling in to Theaters and Search Engines?