The Boys

Opening today in New York, L.A. and San Francisco is a wonderful documentary on the career of songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard …

Wayne Allwine (1947-2009)

Wayne Allwine, the official voice of Mickey Mouse, the third person in history to play the character in various movies and TV shows, has …

Observations on Up

Had the pleasure of seeing Pixar’s latest masterpiece last Thursday — and yeah, it’s a masterpiece. They’ve done it again. An original …

Disney Gives Credit, 1932

As a follow-up to Amid’s post yesterday on Disney’s Pinocchio trade ad, David Lesjak (who runs two of the best Disneyana blogs on the …

Pinocchio Trade Ad from 1940

While researching a book that I’m currently working on, I discovered a four-page ad published in the March 4, 1940 edition of The …

1933 Mickey Mouse gum card w/Walt Disney

I was rummaging through my files last night and found this old beat-up Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum card from the early 1930s. I don’t know if …

Pixar opening shorts studio in Canada

Pixar is opening a satellite studio in Vancouver which will be dedicated to producing short subjects. According to a story in The …

Two Books You Must Have in October

Come October, I know I’ll definitely be adding two new books to my bookshelf: South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the …

Free screening of Up

Pssst! Shhhh… don’t tell anyone, but you can see Pete Docter’s latest film, Up, this Saturday, May 9th for free. If you can get to …

Marc Davis Art Show

Beginning this Friday, the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale will present The Art of Marc Davis. The exhibit will feature non-studio …

The Milt Kahl event

Last night’s Milt Kahl tribute at the Motion Picture Academy was a huge (though a bit long) success – if you got into the theater. …

Upcoming Disney Books

I got a peek at the latest Disney Book Group catalog, prepared for this week’s London Book Fair. There are plenty of things coming up …

David Stainton’s Website

When one thinks of David Stainton, the former president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, what are the first two descriptive terms that …

Claude Coats

Alan Coats, the son of legendary Disney background painter Claude Coats, has started a website about his father’s work at ClaudeCoats.com …

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