Sep 27, 2014 – Before Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the only fresh on-screen Star Wars content fans had to cling to was The Clone Wars animated series … During this time period, we know that Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi has exiled himself to the desert world of Tatooine to keep a close … An Accomplished Creative Team It became clear, not long after Disney announced the development of Rebels, why Clone Wars had to end…

Sep 24, 2014 – World War II changed the way the Disney Studios made films — from their efforts to support the Allies to anthology cartoons made for … Song Of The South (1946) Once World War II began to wind down, Disney desperately wanted to get back into the feature film market. … Victory Through Air Power (1943) Would you believe me if I told you that a Disney movie helped turn the tide of World War II?…

Sep 19, 2014 – challenging the status quo; and at still other times it erupts in a fiery burst of creative–or destructive–energy to change the world … wasn’t really about places or people or things but about a process to understand ourselves, one another, and our purpose in the world … Ghost World What makes the film and its director Counter-Culture?…

Oct 7, 2014 – With this latest preview, we get a broader picture of the world these characters inhabit. … With a distinctly Japanese sensibility, Big Hero 6 looks different from what we’re used to seeing from Disney.…

Oct 6, 2014 – know as Walt Disney World. … But Walt’s EPCOT concepts live on at Walt Disney World. … Walt Disney World (1971) Is it cheating to count Walt Disney World as one of Walt’s most radical ideas from the ’60s, since it opened…

Sep 29, 2014 – In my last two posts, we’ve looked at how Disney reflected the 1930s and the 1940s. … (I remember the identical concept of Mission To Mars at Walt Disney World, and it really was clever, creative staging.) … World.…

Sep 28, 2014 – But what I’d argue is this: In several critical areas, Reagan had a much easier world to lead in than Obama does now. … Even more influential was the 1958 Disney film White Wilderness, which won an Academy Award for Documentary Feature, in which staged … Cash, Documents From Water, Sand, Dust and Dirt Xentris LG Accolade, cell phone Leather Case Killing Patton, The Strange Death of World…

Oct 26, 2017 – watch as well as monitoring the content of all Disney Channel shows. … It’s also been #1 in its time period among Kids 6-14 and the #1 series on Disney Channel VOD and on Disney Channel’s DisneyNOW App. … It’s also the #1 series on Disney Channel UK.”…

Oct 26, 2017 – Whitmere told Global News, “She’s very good at demanding action be taken, so when she sees injustice in the world, I get a lot of pressure … How about taking your kid to a pumpkin patch instead of preaching at her about the inequalities and sadness in the world, lady? … Most of the time they want to tell you the plot of a very long Disney movie.…

Oct 24, 2017 – Cosmopolitan) October 23, 2017 Basically, as the article in Cosmopolitan makes very clear, if you’re going to dress up as a Disney … Instead they should “realize that they’re awash in privileges that the real Moanas and Tianas of the world will likely never see.” … That’s why Disney has begun to create princesses of different races.…

Nov 22, 2017 – I don’t pretend to have carried on an extensive survey of countries of the world. … This is because – second error – Amerindian tribes weren’t cartoon Disney characters. … And if that precious snowflake doesn’t enjoy it, he can move anywhere he wants in the world he considers more congenial.…

Dec 8, 2017 – The woman admitted her candlestick’s name came from “Beauty and the Beast,” the 1990 animated Disney film that spawned a 2016 live-action … Both the LGBT movement and this “objectum sexuality” rely on a few central lies the modern world has bought into. … This would lead the vulnerable astray, encouraging children to be confused about the nature of reality and their place in the world…

Dec 4, 2017 – The world today is dominated by companies like Amazon and Microsoft, which were the fruit of entrepreneurial zeal as tech was beginning … that “today’s young people grew up in the shadow of the financial crisis” may have made them skittish about risk in the working world … He grew up learning about the success stories of Ray Croc and Walt Disney, which lit an entrepreneurial fire in him.…

Dec 18, 2017 – The sporting world behemoth closes the book on 2017 with its president since 2012 stepping down. … I have had a wonderful career at the Walt Disney Company and am grateful for the many opportunities and friendships. … Beyond his duties as ESPN’s president, John Skipper also served as the co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks.…

Dec 17, 2017 – In a move that will reverberate from Hollywood and Silicon Valley to TVs and smartphones around the world, the Walt Disney Company … (If James Murdoch thinks he will get a meaningful position at Disney, he’s in for a rude awakening.) … While the DOJ works on approving the Disney-Fox deal, both labels will operate separately with business as usual.…

May 28, 2015 – In fact, the screenplay indicts those who promulgate a vision of negativity and dystopian doom-and-gloom on the world.  … World. … World—will be our experimental prototype city of tomorrow.…

May 28, 2015 – of two world wars. … To paraphrase Bertolt Brecht’s legendary quote about socialism (see also, previous post on Bernie Sanders), Disney and their fellow … “Disney may have erred in keeping too many of its secrets close to the vest,” he writes.…

May 24, 2015 – A $190 million summer blockbuster starring George Clooney based on an area in a Disney theme park hits theaters, presumably hoping … you to stop caring so much about the vapid capitalistic things that are ruining us all and instead maybe do something to make the world … Oh, and given that Disney is ABC’s parent company, what say you, 105 million dollar Disney corporate spokesman George Stephanopoulos…

Jun 4, 2015 – World ticket sales, store purchases and hotel reservations went through without a hitch. … Instead, about 250 Disney employees were told in late October that they would be laid off. … Welcome to the world of H-1B visas: the layoffs at Disney and at other companies, including the Southern California Edison power…

Jun 14, 2015 – But it’s only “unsettling” when Disney does it. … Disney does not officially sponsor the Gay Days. … (Food for thought for those fundamentalists who just love to boycott Disney: Walt Disney World hosts a Christian music festival every…

Jun 13, 2015 – Lots, apparently: When Walt Disney World opened in an Orlando swamp in 1971, with its penny arcade and marching-band parade down … Disney has raised the gate price for the Magic Kingdom 41 times since, nearly doubling it over the past decade. … “If Walt [Disney] were alive today, he would probably be uncomfortable with the prices they’re charging right now,” said Scott Smith…

Jun 11, 2015 – Perhaps you want to take the kids to Disney World, or visit family on the other side of the country.…

Jun 10, 2015 – when we juxtapose, Small Dead Animals-style: A $190 million summer blockbuster starring George Clooney based on an area in a Disney … you to stop caring so much about the vapid capitalistic things that are ruining us all and instead maybe do something to make the world … “Disney Could Lose $140 Million on ‘Tomorrowland’ Flop,” says the Hollywood Reporter today.…

Jun 22, 2015 – Jurassic World just finished its second weekend, remaining number one at the box office against Pixar’s newly released Inside Out. … Another franchise which Disney gained with their acquisition of Lucasfilm is Indiana Jones.…

Jul 7, 2015 – I guess because it was the closest room with a door and also because his bedroom was like Disney World and it didn’t seem like somewhere … desire to rule over everyone around them — beginning with their parents — and it’s your job to disabuse them of the notion that the world…