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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Disney co-production said to be inspired by original High School Musical, rather than a direct translation One has millions of devoted adherents, a doctrine of clean-cut conformity and an unstoppable, culture-changing momentum; the other is communist China. Now, in a particularly fitting match, two of the most persuasive ideologies of recent times are set to unite: the Disney franchise High School...
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
‘Twilight’ Dawns Bright at the Box Office By BROOKS BARNES in the New York Times, Published: November 22, 2009 Jaws are dropping all over Hollywood: “ The Twilight Saga: New Moon, ” an inexpensive sequel from a three-year-old independent studio, sold a supernatural $140.7 million in tickets over the weekend in North American theaters. Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart in “...
dBTechno (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mickey’s Magical Christmas Snowed in at the House of Mouse DVD Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Released: November 2009 With the holidays now upon us, Disney has come out with the full-length feature film, Mickey’s Magical Christmas - Snowed in at the House of Mouse on DVD. This film was originally released on DVD back in 2001, and has [...]
dBTechno (Free subscription) | yesterday
Zorro The Complete First & Second Season DVD Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Released: November 2009 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has come out with a great new release with Zorro The Complete First & Second Season on DVD. These come in the forms of two different box sets, one covering the 1957-1958 season, with the other covering the [...]
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
News: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Surrogates on 26th January 2010. Jonathan Mostow directs this sci-fi thriller based on the graphic novel created by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele. The fi...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
News: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Boys are Back on 26th January 2010. Inspired by the true story of Australian Simon Carr, Clive Owen stars in this drama about an irreverent and independent sportswr...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Disney has stopped production on a projected $150-million adaptation of a classic Jules Verne novel, a script co-written by novelist Michael Chabon (pictured, via ). According to the LA Times , Walt Disney Studios head Rich Ross axed the project that began under his predecessor; an adaptation entitled: "Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." The film studio had already spent a reported...
Mickey News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
When "A Christmas Carol" opened to $30 million domestically on its opening weekend -- well below what prerelease research had suggested and historically very weak for a movie that cost nearly $200 million to produce -- Walt Disney Studios' president of domestic distribution, Chuck Viane, counseled patience.
Dr. Parnassus Support Site (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Here is the latest international release date and distributor’s list for The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. The list contains any changes or new release dates. The list was updated today, 11/18/09. Thanks to Raychella for all her hard work on this! Dates changed Latvia Estonia Finland Bulgaria South Korea Dates & Distributor info Added Mexico Uruquay Hungary RELEASE DATE AND DISTRIBUTOR...
Company Town (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
In one of his first major creative moves as Walt Disney Studios' new movie chief, Rich Ross has made the costly decision to pull the plug on the planned $150-million production of "Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" --...
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Eric Charbonneau/WireImage FlashForward’s Courtney B. Vance and his wife, actress Angela Bassett, take their 3 ½-year-old twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah to the premiere of The Princess and the Frog, held Saturday at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. The Princess and the Frog hits theaters November 25th. Click below for a picture of Blair Underwood [...]
Grey's Anatomy - Spoilers (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The Seattle Grace docs are officially making their 2009 rounds and Grey's Anatomy creator Shondra Rhimes promises a pulse-pounding end to the year and new beginnings in 2010. “It’s starting to get really exciting, especially as we head towards these episodes that end the year and start the new year,” Rhimes told TV Guide Magazine at "The Princess and the Frog" premiere at...
Jim Hill Media (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Jim Hill talks about some of the management changes that Rich Ross made last week. In particular how the new Chairman of Walt Disney Studios is looking to update the way the Mouse House markets its movies ...( read more )
Film Intuition: Review Database (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Now Available on DVD (For a Limited Time) Photo Slideshow Walt Disney didn’t do pilots, focus groups or test screenings; what he did do was commit. By the late '50s and with only three networks to compete for audience attention spans, television had usurped the box office in popularity so much that over a half dozen movie studios scrambled to create new processes to try to recoup lost revenue....
Mickey News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The reorganization under way at the Walt Disney Studios accelerated on Wednesday with the promotion of several lieutenants and the jettisoning of over a dozen midlevel marketing, distribution and operations officials. The move comes after the dismissal of three top executives at the studio within the last two months: Dick Cook, the former chairman; Daniel Battsek, the president of Miramax Films; and,...
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