It's Texas Hold 'Em time among Southern California's top tier tourist attractions.

Disneyland Park kicked off the latest round of theme park poker earlier this year when it opened Fantasy Faire (a mini-land which celebrates the Disney princesses) as well as by premiering its new "Mickey and the Magical Map"...

It wasn't a phone call that Roger Deakins had ever expected to receive. This acclaimed English cinematographer -- best known for his Oscar-nominated work for the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes -- had strictly been working the live-action side of the street....

Ever since The Wizarding World of Harry Potter first opened at Universal's Islands of Adventure back in June of 2010, thousands of people have entered Hogsmeade and -- after spotting that stationary version of the Hogwarts Express (which was parked at the entrance of this theme...

Toon fans and film historians just don't know what to make of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Get a Horse!

There's a real air of mystery surrounding this animated short. The fact that it's done in black-and-white, features rubber-hose, pie-eyed versions of classic...

You'd think -- what with getting the revival of Jekyll & Hyde ready for its 13 week-long, limited engagement at the Marquis Theater -- that director Jeff Calhoun wouldn't have any time left for his other Broadway show, Disney's Newsies.

But that's...

As the staff cuts at DreamWorks Animation and Walt Disney Studios prove, bigger is no longer thought of as better in Hollywood. The suits are now angling after a far more efficient business plan. Tinsel Town 2.0, if you will. A place where smaller teams follow...

So how did Klay Hall wind up as director of Disney's Planes? First there was this train derailment ...

Or should I say: First an earlier project that Hall was going to helm -- one built around a talking steam train -- got derailed.

"This must...

In Hollywood, it's customary for stars of a certain age to periodically go under the knife. Freshen up their look every now and then, if you will.

In Mickey Mouse's case, when The Walt Disney Company recently decided it was time for their corporate symbol to get back...

When 30 Rock officially wrapped production back in December, it saddened sitcom fans to think that they weren't going to be able to see Kenneth Parcell anymore. But as it turns out, no one's going to miss this perpetually cheerful character more than Jack...

It's every screenwriter's nightmare. To be in the office of one of Hollywood's most powerful producers, pitching all of your script ideas. Only to then have that mover-and-shaker repeatedly say "Nope. Not interested."

But that's exactly what happened back in 2009 to poor Mitchell Kapner. The screenwriter of...

As any good Mary Poppins fan will tell you, when the wind shifts from the East to the West, it's then time for that practically perfect nanny to pack up her carpet bag and fly off for parts unknown.

Well, I'm not sure which way the wind is blowing in...

You'd think -- given the sophisticated sorts of folks who annually attend the Berlin Film Festival -- that this wouldn't be the sort of crowd which would enthusiastically embrace something as crass-sounding as The Croods.

But that's actually what happened last Friday night at the world...

It was the story that artists at Walt Disney Animation Studios had been struggling to get a handle on for over 15 years. A comic action-adventure set inside of the world of video games, where the computer-generated hero longed for something more.

Two previous attempts had been made...

It was Ed Wynn for the win this Saturday at the Annies. As Suburgatory star Alan Tudyk -- who used Wynn's comic persona as the inspiration for his vocal performance as King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph -- wound up beating...

So what do you know about "Paperman," that new Walt Disney Animation Studios production which was recently nominated for a Best Animated Short Oscar?

Well, you may have heard that this mostly black-and-white film uses a new technology, which Disney senior software engineer

For weeks now all around the country, there have been events honoring that king of jesters and jester of kings, Danny Kaye. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of this legendary entertainer and humanitarian, cultural institutions as varied as the Paley Center of Media in...

When it came to finding out if there actually was an audience out there for Sofia the First, Disney Junior decided to go by the book. Literally.

"When you're developing a new animated series, you typically do a pilot," explained Nancy Kanter, the senior vice president...

You remember the end of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, right? As this stop-motion holiday special draws to a close, Santa Claus first turns to the camera and wishes the audience watching at home a Merry Christmas. Then Santa and his sleigh -- pulled by Rudolph and a team of six...

Over the past week or so, there have been a number of stories out there about media companies and drone technology. With TMZ insisting that it wasn't really in the market for a celebrity-seeking missile, Missouri NPR affiliate KBIA revealed that it had in fact launched its own...

So who's responsible for the catchiest holiday song to come along in years? Would you believe Michael Vick and South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson (who -- you may recall -- shouted "You lie!" at President Obama back in September 2009 as our Commander-in-Chief was addressing a joint session of Congress)?