To say that making Guardians of the Galaxy was a risk is an understatement. Not since Iron Man had Marvel been so bold. An irreverent space opera starring not even B-list heroes? How could this possibly work? We dive into this seeming left-turn for the… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective: Guardians of the Galaxy
For everyone who cleared their Calendars for May 4th to watch “Avengers: Infinity War,” you will need to tear out that page and start again with April 27. Yes, that’s right Disney has bumped up the release date for the next movie from the Marvel… Read More »Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ being released a week early
Black Panther is winning the fight to be in the conversation as a tremendous box office hit. Not only did Marvel Studios’ Black Panther have great advanced ticket sales and word of mouth, but Disney picked a great weekend to open the movie. With just… Read More »Black Panther box office carving its way on to all-time best list
With the Winter Olympics coming up, it’s the perfect time to celebrate Disney’s classic sports movie – Cool Runnings. On Thursday February 8, the El Capitan Theater will have a special one-night only screening of Cool Runnings to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary and the… Read More »Special screening of Disney’s Cool Runnings as Winter Olympics get started
Nominations for the 2018 Academy Awards were announced this morning. The Walt Disney company has 10 films nominated in 9 categories with a few leading Oscar contenders, like Pixar’s Coco for best Animated Feature and Best Song. Here is the complete list: Animated Feature Film… Read More »Disney movies earn 10 Academy Awards nominations
Walt Disney Studios has released the 2018 movie slate including new images and details for many of the upcoming films. Disney just came off a tremendous box office year setting a record for earning more than $5 Billion a year three years in a row.… Read More »Preview Disney’s 2018 movie schedule
When Disney gave a big screen adaption of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel “A Wrinkle in Time” the green light, I was pleased to see Ava DuVernay’s name attached as Director. She had made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival for her second feature “Middle… Read More »Director Ava DuVernay discusses working on “A Wrinkle in Time”
Would you believe that one of the Disney company’s most enduring icons doesn’t have her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? That’s right Minnie Mouse doesn’t yet have a star, despite her clear importance to the Disney legacy. That will all change in… Read More »Minnie Mouse about to be made a star in Hollywood