‘Bambi’ at 75: How It Paved the Way for Both ‘Fallout 4’ and ‘Angry Birds’
Walt Disney’s Bambi was a return to abstraction – pioneering a trajectory later taken by CGI animation and video games.
Posts tagged: Walt Disney
‘Not Quite All Spoonfuls of Sugar’
Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson share their insights into the tetchy Walt Disney-P.L. Travers relationship.
P.L. Travers Biography — New!
She wrote Mary Poppins and hated the movie version. Now she’s the central character in a big new Disney movie starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney.
Mark Hamill Is Getting Fit for the Next Star Wars Movie, Maybe
The once-young hero of Star Wars is not so young any more. Can they whip him back into shape for the new sequels?
How One Large Omelet Led to Disney Buying Lucasfilm
Young George Lucas probably didn’t imagine he’d sell his empire to Disney for $4 billion someday. Here’s how it happened.
Valentine’s Day Special: Paperman
Disney’s romantic animated black-and-white short is nominated for an Academy Award.
Variety Slang: The Six Best and Six Most Annoying Terms
From “ankle” (good) to “cleffer” (bad): the 12 best and worst terms of the classic old trade paper.
Alan Menken Biography: New!
He’s the most-Oscared person alive (sort of) and he just won his first Tony. Do you know him?
Annals of Diplomacy: Donald Duck
He’s now a free bird in Oregon.
Roy Disney, 1930-2009
Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney, has died at the age of 79.His father, Roy, co-founded the Disney Company with Walt. BoingBoing has the story and related links.Just yesterday was the anniversary of Walt’s death. He died 43 years ago, in 1966.
Happy 43rd Deathday, Walt Disney!
The animation king was only 65 when he died on this day in 1966, of lung cancer.
Tim Burton at the MOMA
Filmmaker Tim Burton will be the subject of a five-week exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, beginning November 22nd.
Cowboys Stadium: Disney Smackdown!
Here’s one thing that can be said for the new Cowboys Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys will play their first home game of the regular season on Sunday against the Giants: it’s not Mickey Mouse architecture.
“King of Popsicle” Succeeding Where Disney Failed
Walt Disney’s body has long been rumored, falsely, to lie frozen beneath the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
Forest Lawn: Michael Jackson’s Final Resting Place?
(TV trucks outside Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills on 7 July 2009.)A family funeral for pop star Michael Jackson took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills today, and Jackson reportedly (may) be buried there after his funeral today.
Business Cards of the Rich and Famous
A slideshow. The Walt Disney and the Bill Gates original Albuquerque card (shown) are the liveliest.