WALL-E Meets a Hula Hoop
Just in case you haven’t met your cuteness quotient for the day, here’s Pixar’s WALL-E exploring the potential of a Hula Hoop. WALL-E v/s Hula Hoop
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The Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros
Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros, the feature films that resulted from Walt Disney’s goodwill tour through Latin America don’t often come to mind when you think of classic Disney Feature Animation. And yet, these two films were both nominated for Academy Awards. Each film… Read More »The Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros
“Walt & El Grupo” documentary to premiere this Saturday in San Francisco
(Editors note: I’m the process of writing the review for the recent re-release of “The Three Caballeros” and “Saludos Amigos” on DVD. That DVD has a wonderful extra that just skims the top of Walt’s famous 1941 trip to Latin America. It has always left me wanting to know more about that trip. Now “Walt & El Grupo” has answered that call. I hope they’re able to bring it out to Central Florida for a screening sometime soon.
I want to thank Leo Holzer for sending in this great article about what sounds like an exciting new documentary concerning a very critical moment in Walt’s career. “Walt & El Grupo” is premiering at the San Francisco International Film Festival on Saturday, April 26, 2008. – John)
“Walt & El Grupo”
By Leo N. Holzer
Special to The Disney Blog
The loss of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and the birth of Mickey Mouse in 1928. The creation and release of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” in 1937. The development of Disneyland and its opening in 1955.
All of these were important and challenging periods for Walt Disney and his company.
But there was another time when life as Walt Disney knew it would forever change, both personally and professionally. The year was 1941, months before Pearl Harbor, when Walt and his studio were embroiled in labor unrest with an animators’ strike and challenged by the shrinking international box office returns as the war in Europe expanded.
It’s this period of Walt Disney’s life — and the “godsend” he found with a U.S.-government-sponsored working trip to Central and South America — that documentary filmmaker Ted Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) explores in his new film, “Walt & El Grupo.”
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New Prince Caspian Trailer
This is more of an adult trailer with more of an emphasis on action and effects. For Prince Caspian to be a hit at the box office, it will need to attract more than just the ‘family film’ crowd. In fact, if I had a… Read More »New Prince Caspian Trailer
Disney to Launch Nature Movie Label
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it is launching a new film label called Disneynature. The label will release wildlife focused and environmental movies for theaters starting with the 2009 release “Earth.” “Our goal at Disneynature is to bring big event films as only… Read More »Disney to Launch Nature Movie Label
Roy E. Disney and Don Hahn present rare Disney Animation
If you’re planning on attending this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival starting this week, you’ll get to enjoy twenty-seven different animation programs. One of these is Roy E. Disney and Don Hahn with some rarely seen Disney animation and experimental films.
Leslie Iwerks will also be showing her documentary, The Pixar Story.
The full press release is below the cut:
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High School Musical 4 – plans are underway!
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Disney Channel Worldwide chief Rich Ross as confirming that they are already working on the script for the fourth film in the franchise. Yep, you read that right. Rehearsals for filming have barely gotten underway on HSM3, but they’re obviously confident… Read More »High School Musical 4 – plans are underway!
The Coming 3D Movie Wave
Chicken Little, Nightmare Before Chrismas, and Meet The Robinsons were all released on Disney Digital 3D. But it took Hannah Montana to propel the technology to new heights and set Box Office records while doing it. Fortune magazine looks at the craze, the competing technologies,… Read More »The Coming 3D Movie Wave