Pre-Order “Full Steam Ahead!,” the Ward Kimball Biography
April 2, 1934. Seventy-eight years ago to the day, a twenty-year-old kid started working at Walt Disney Productions. His name was Ward …
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Anime TV spot for Tokyo Disney Resort
It’s not your grandfather’s Disney studio: this anime TV spot for their Tokyo Resort theme park shows up online the day after Glen Keane …
Pete Docter’s Flipbook Tribute to the Nine Old Men
The Archive Series–Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks will release on September 18. This pet project of UP director Pete Docter …
How Long is 37 Years at Disney?
Thirty-seven years! That’s the length of time that Glen Keane worked at Disney Feature Animation and it’s the figure that stood out to me …
Rare Disney Songs: Released!
Last year Huston Huddleston, son of late Disney songwriter Floyd Huddleston (“Love” from Robin Hood, etc.), released several vintage song …
Animation Fans React to Glen Keane’s Resignation
The Twitterverse reaction to Glen Keane’s resignation from Disney is all over the map. Many fans are wishing him well and excited to see …
EXCLUSIVE: Full Text of Glen Keane’s Disney Resignation Letter
It’s the end of an era. This is the full text of Glen Keane’s letter sent out to his Disney co-workers within the last hour: March 23, …
BREAKING: Glen Keane Left Disney Today
People posting on Twitter have independently verified our original story. Glen Keane has left Disney’s Feature Animation studio. He …
“Epic Mickey 2” trailer
Mickey Mouse re-teams with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the video game sequel Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Game creator Warren Spector …
“The Sweatbox”, the Documentary That Disney Doesn’t Want You to See
Disney has kept The Sweatbox locked out of sight for the past decade, but the 2002 documentary was posted online yesterday by an …
BOX OFFICE REPORT: Animators Rule US Box Office
In a rare trifecta, animation artists ruled the top three spots at the box office this weekend. The number one spot, with an estimated …
John Carter Showdown: Ward Kimball vs. Andrew Stanton
As Ward Kimball’s biographer, I am obligated to share with you this post on Progress City, U. S. A. that talks about the time Ward …
The Failure of “John Carter” and Analyzing Andrew Stanton
If you still haven’t had your fill of “Why John Carter Failed” articles, then don’t miss New York Magazine’s lengthy read “The Inside …
Let’s Cast the Walt Disney Biopic
Who needs the Disney Company! We’ve already got the movie poster for a biopic about Walt Disney so we may as well go ahead and cast the …
The Poster for the Walt Disney Biopic You’ll Never See
No, it’s not real. But a remarkable mock up of a poster for a film I’d like to see – by Paris based art director Pascal …
Everybody Wanted to Sue Disney in 1940
It’s no secret that the Walt Disney Company is fiercely protective of its intellectual property, but the law works both ways, and they’ve …
Robert B. Sherman (1925-2012)
Robert B. Sherman, the elder half of the songwriting duo aka The Sherman Brothers passed away yesterday in London. He was 86. Robert …
“The Real Housewives of Disney”
Saturday Night Live has, throughout the years, produced numerous classic skits and comedy films spoofing Disney and their classic …
“Frankenweenie” teaser
“Sparky” lives! Tim Burton’s animated feature version of Frankenweenie opens October 5th, 2012. Here’s our first look at the animation:
Books, Books, Books
Time for another round-up of recent reads I can highly recommend (How’s that for alliteration?). First up, a magazine: Disney Twenty …
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