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Disneys Film Strategy Sputters as TV Stars Flop in Theaters

Film flops threaten to leave Walt Disney Co. in last place at the box office among its Hollywood peers for the second-straight year and are testing Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger’s movie strategy. Since 2003’s “ [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Family Filmgoer

Two girl-crazy high school football players sign up for cheerleader camp instead of football camp in hopes of scoring more than touchdowns in this crass comedy -- yet another in which the actors look (and indeed are) a good 10 years too old [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

'Tom and Jerry': The film franchise?

Warner Bros. announced plans today to build an Alvin and the Chipmunks-esque family franchise around the classic animated series Tom and Jerry, in which the cat and mouse will be CG characters who scamper around in live-action settings. It [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

A dad, he's drawn to kids' films

It's a little odd finding Ben Stiller in a kids' movie. The actor, director, and comedian has starred in films like "There's Something About Mary," "Meet the Parents," and, most recently, the hit comedy "Tropic Thun [...]

Posted On : Nov, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Pixar's new film Wall-E is the result of try, try, again

THE secret to Pixar's success is ... wait for it, drum roll, please ... failure! The animation studio that includes Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles among a long and impressive list of credits has the sort of track record that tu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Aspiring filmmaker learning ropes at Disney studios

Aspiring director Jon Cortizo's first fascination with film brought with it his first production challenge. Cortizo was only 4 years old when he began shooting video, and in those days the equipment weighed about 10 pounds - too heavy for h [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

FILM REVIEW | Son of Rambow

Movie love has caught characters in its celluloid web before. Cinema Paradiso, The Dreamers, and The Purple Rose of Cairo have all examined the bliss of escaping reality through the transportive power of movies. But cinephilia strikes ver [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Disney announces their upcoming line-up of animated films

Walt Disney Co. announced on Tuesday their upcoming line-up of animated films. They have announced they will launch 10 new films through 2012, including Toy Story 3, Cars 2, WALL-E, and others. This year’s release will include WALL-E [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Kids' films help set box office record

Children's films featuring Homer Simpson, Harry Potter and the Transformers helped British and Irish cinemas achieve record takings over the weekend, Screen International figures showed.Box offices took more than 20 million pounds for the t [...]