Disney boss Bob Iger is weighing the future of Touchstone Pictures — the film label created to house edgier fare — as he looks to boost the company’s lagging film division, The Post has learned. Disney is in the early stages of considering options for Touchstone, including a possible sale of… Disney – Yahoo!...
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Theater review: Disney eyes its sluggish film division Touchstone
Theater review: Disney eyes its sluggish film division Touchstone
Disney boss Bob Iger is weighing the future of Touchstone Pictures — the film label created to house edgier fare — as he looks to boost the company’s lagging film division, The Post has learned. Disney is in the early stages of considering options for Touchstone, including a possible sale of… Disney – Yahoo!...
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Disney face legal action from US sports team over animated film set in Scotland – Scottish Daily Record
Dalje.com Disney face legal action from US sports team over animated film set in ScotlandScottish Daily RecordA US baseball team are threatening to sue Disney over a new animated film set in the Highlands. The Atlanta Braves say they are poised to launch a legal battle over the title of the film Brave, which...
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Disney Recruits Seth Rogen to Play on ‘The B Team’ – Film School Rejects
Hollywood.com Disney Recruits Seth Rogen to Play on 'The B Team'Film School RejectsThere's a spy comedy in the works over at Disney called The B Team that's starting to see some life. The film is reportedly about a James Bond-type secret agent who gets himself kidnapped, leaving his nerdy tech support and research team...
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VisitScotland boss says Disney film can help Scotland – BBC News
BBC News VisitScotland boss says Disney film can help ScotlandBBC NewsBy Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter A new Disney/Pixar film set in the Scottish Highlands could help boost tourism during difficult trading times, a VisitScotland boss has said. Brave, which has characters voiced by Scots …and more » Disney – Google News...
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Disney’s Bob Iger to head fundraising for academy’s film museum – Los Angeles Times
Hollywood Reporter Disney's Bob Iger to head fundraising for academy's film museumLos Angeles TimesThe Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is moving ahead with its plans for a film museum in Los Angeles, announcing Wednesday that Disney Chairman Bob Iger will head up the fundraising effort. Actors Tom Hanks and Annette Bening will...
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The Muppets: Film Review – Hollywood Reporter
Moneycontrol.com The Muppets: Film ReviewHollywood ReporterThe first bigscreen outing for the colorful crew since Muppets from Space in 1999 and since Disney acquired the franchise from the Jim Henson estate in 2004, this perfectly enjoyable family comedy is disarmingly upfront about its raison d'etre—to …The Muppets whip their hair like Willow Smith with Radio...
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Disney’s ‘Tangled’ to Get a Short Film Sequel Attached to ‘Beauty and the … – Film School Rejects
ToyXplosion Disney's 'Tangled' to Get a Short Film Sequel Attached to 'Beauty and the …Film School RejectsIf you look at the box office numbers that Disney's 3D re-release of The Lion King did not too long ago, it's clear that there is more than a little interest out there for seeing some of the...
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Disney’s John Carter adaptation goes back to the future of film – The Guardian (blog)
The Guardian (blog) Disney's John Carter adaptation goes back to the future of filmThe Guardian (blog)But Disney's adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's John Carter of Mars books is such a preposterous proposition – the opener to a mega-budget franchise, directed by a first-time live-action film-maker, set on a Mars that doesn't remotely resemble the...
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Disney, Mattel open unique film exhibit – Sky News Australia
Disney, Mattel open unique film exhibitSky News AustraliaMattel and Disney are collaborating to bring a unique film prop exhibit to Los Angeles. On Friday (November 11, 2011) the entertainment giants opened the 'From Silver Screen to Diecast: Disney-Pixar Cars Imagined By Mattel' show at the Petersen Auto …and more » Disney – Google News Related...
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Disney reports 30% profit rise despite fall in film revenues – The Guardian
Wall Street Journal Disney reports 30% profit rise despite fall in film revenuesThe GuardianDisney's revenues from its film business fell back despite blockbusters such as Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, starring Johnny Depp. The Walt Disney Company has reported a 30% year-on-year increase in profits in the three months to 1 …Theme...
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Disney’s Muppets Purchase May Finally Pay Off with New Film – DailyFinance
PerezHilton.com Disney's Muppets Purchase May Finally Pay Off with New FilmDailyFinanceWalt Disney's (DIS) gamble on the Muppets may finally be paying off — nearly a decade later. Jim Henson tried to sell his company to the House of Mouse before his death in 1990, but a deal never happened. The Muppets wound up in...
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Pixar Canada produces new film – Vancouver Sun
Zap2it.com Pixar Canada produces new filmVancouver SunVANCOUVER — With corporate DNA from the likes of Lucasfilm, Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, Pixar Animation Studios has always been the prize thoroughbred of the digital entertainment stable, but increased competition and some less than spectacular …Review | Cars 2Us MagazineDVD Details – 'Cars 2' and 'Crazy,...
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‘Real Steel’ Is No. 1 Film Again With Sales of $16.3 Million – San Francisco Chronicle
MiamiHerald.com 'Real Steel' Is No. 1 Film Again With Sales of $ 16.3 MillionSan Francisco ChronicleOct. 17 (Bloomberg) — The boxing-robot movie "Real Steel" finished atop the box-office rankings in US and Canadian theaters for a second week, generating $ 16.3 million in receipts for DreamWorks SKG Inc. and Walt Disney Co. "Footloose," an...
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‘Real Steel’ Is No. 1 Film Again With Sales of $16.3 Million – BusinessWeek
msnbc.com 'Real Steel' Is No. 1 Film Again With Sales of $ 16.3 MillionBusinessWeekOct. 17 (Bloomberg) — The boxing-robot movie “Real Steel” finished atop the box-office rankings in US and Canadian theaters for a second week, generating $ 16.3 million in receipts for DreamWorks SKG and Walt Disney …Disney's 'Real Steel' Repeats as Weekend's...
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Disney’s ‘Real Steel’ Repeats as Weekend’s Top Film; ‘Footloose’ Is Second – Bloomberg
Variety Disney's 'Real Steel' Repeats as Weekend's Top Film; 'Footloose' Is SecondBloombergThe boxing-robot movie “Real Steel” finished atop the box-office rankings in US and Canadian theaters for a second week, generating $ 16.3 million in receipts for DreamWorks SKG and Walt Disney Co. …'Real Steel' pulls for Disney, DreamWorksVariety'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out...
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Cars 2: Air Mater (New Short Film) – Clip
Video Rating: 4 / 5 Related Posts:Lea Thompson Meets Mater in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure ParkDisney, Marvel Preview ‘Item 47′ Short Film at Comic-Con – Wall Street Journal (blog)Disney In Depth: The State of the Disney Animated Short Film – Geeks of DoomPhoto: Larry the Cable Guy and Mater at Cars Land...
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Making ‘Newsies’: How a Disney film flop became a stage smash hit – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Making 'Newsies': How a Disney film flop became a stage smash hitNew York Daily NewsWritten by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, the 1992 film hoped to make headlines as Disney's first live-action musical in years. Directed by Kenny Ortega (many years before "High School Musical"), its story was inspired by...
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DVD Review: Disney Unveils More “Lion King” Pride with new Blu-ray! – Fused Film
Fused Film DVD Review: Disney Unveils More “Lion King” Pride with new Blu-ray!Fused FilmDisney's first “original” animated classic has finally come to Blu-ray. “The Lion King” reunites us once again with Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa. On the heels of its recent theatrical 3D …What's next for 3D re-releasesReuters'Lion King' success: Should Hollywood...
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Disney dives for and catches a perfect family film in ‘Dolphin Tale’ – Rexburg Standard Journal
Disney dives for and catches a perfect family film in 'Dolphin Tale'Rexburg Standard JournalIn recent years Disney has had ups and downs as it contrives different variations of its usual fare. Its nature films have become pretty bland, and the animated ones are hit and miss. But when it comes to a solid family...
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Disney’s Recently Delayed LONE RANGER Film May Begin Production Early 2012 – The Daily BLAM
Cinema Blend Disney's Recently Delayed LONE RANGER Film May Begin Production Early 2012The Daily BLAMWith a trimmed down budget, signs are pointing to the Western adventure actually getting made after the Disney pulled the plug on the production due to money concerns. It is still planned that Armie Hammer star as the Masked Ranger...
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Disney Reveals More Details About Planned ‘Avatar’ Theme Park Addition – /FILM (blog)
SILive.com (blog) Disney Reveals More Details About Planned 'Avatar' Theme Park Addition/FILM (blog)Yesterday, the Walt Disney Co. announced their plan to bring Pandora to the Magic Kingdom, in the form of an Avatar-themed attraction at Walt Disney World. While the decision made sense on a lot of levels — Pandora actually seems like it'd...
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‘The Muppets’ Image Gallery, Detailed Character Descriptions, and Fun Facts – /FILM (blog)
Collider.com 'The Muppets' Image Gallery, Detailed Character Descriptions, and Fun Facts/FILM (blog)Over the weekend, Disney released a slew of new tidbits about the upcoming film, including character descriptions, hi-res promo pics, stills, and trivia bits. Directed by James Bobin (The Flight of the Conchords) and starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, …Disney Releases a Ton...
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Disney film explores some small-town magic – Columbia Daily Tribune
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Disney film explores some small-town magicColumbia Daily TribuneOn many Sunday nights between 1986 and 1988, I watched that title sequence flash across my family's TV set, my anticipation building for “The Disney Sunday Movie” to begin. Spending the early part of my childhood in Southern California, I received the …A family...
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Gore Verbinski Lowers The Lone Ranger Budget for Disney – Fused Film
PerezHilton.com Gore Verbinski Lowers The Lone Ranger Budget for DisneyFused FilmAs Disney continues to find out whether or not The Lone Ranger is in their budget, director Gore Verbsinki is making cuts into the budget and edits to the script to accommodate the studios demands. But even with all of the cuts the constant...
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Ex-Disney Film Chief Said to Seek $625M Financing – Bloomberg
Ex-Disney Film Chief Said to Seek $ 625M FinancingBloombergDick Cook, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios, is seeking to raise $ 625 million in equity financing to make and distribute family oriented films, according to a banker briefed on the …Disney 2.0? Dick Cook Looks For Funding for Family Movie StudioReutersInside the feel-good hit...
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Pixar Officially Announces Two New Movies – News in Film
Al-Arabiya Pixar Officially Announces Two New MoviesNews in FilmOn Saturday, at Disney's annual D23 expo in Anaheim, Pixar officially announced two new films coming to theaters in November 2013 and May 2014, plus a few new looks at the rest of Disney's animated slate. The first is an untitled movie about dinosaurs …Pixar screens...
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Disney Eliminates Marvel Marketing Staff to as Film Unit Looks for Savings – Bloomberg
AsiaOne Disney Eliminates Marvel Marketing Staff to as Film Unit Looks for SavingsBloombergWalt Disney Co. (DIS) eliminated Marvel Studios' marketing department, two years after acquiring the movie producer and comic-book publisher, as the media company looks for ways to reduce film costs. …Disney Fires Pretty Much All Of Marvel's Marketing DepartmentPerezHilton.comDisney Axes Marvel's Marketing...
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Jon Cryer Flying High on New Disney Film ‘Planes’ – Entertainment Tonight News
KGET 17 Jon Cryer Flying High on New Disney Film 'Planes'Entertainment Tonight NewsAt this weekend's D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA, fans came out in droves to see what's new in the Disney universe and ET got to catch up with Jon Cryer who came to help promote his new animated film, Planes. Though this...
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D23 Expo: Day 2 Recap – Walt Disney Studios Presentation (Disney & Marvel) – Fused Film
Cinema Blend D23 Expo: Day 2 Recap – Walt Disney Studios Presentation (Disney & Marvel)Fused FilmContinuing on with what was revealed at The Walt Disney Studios presentation, Sean Bailey, President of Production, came out to introduce the first live-action film that would be discussed at great …Disney's D23: 'John Carter' star Taylor Kitsch travels...
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