LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. on Monday named Disney Channels Worldwide top executive Rich Ross as its movie studios chairman, following a y...
Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact
The Walt Disney Co. just unveiled its Give a Day, Get a Disney Day campaign in partnership with Hands On Network to inspire one million people to volu...
Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living
The Walt Disney Co. today unveiled a new promotional campaign for 2010 to spur volunteerism -- even as it sought to boost attendance in its domestic t...
The New York Times | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books
LOS ANGELES -- The Walt Disney Company hopes an ambitious new digital service it plans to unveil on Tuesday will transform how children read its story...
Cinemablend | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment
Given that the Pirates franchise was the only live-action property making any money for the studio, they could reach deep in their pockets and keep De...
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media
Here are my top ten more realistic picks (men and woman) to replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment
Power-pop group Metro Station played the Staples Center Tuesday night and pretty much set the tone for the act that followed... Miley somebody.
Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment
During an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, President Obama dished on a movie he saw recently -- while he was sporting 3D gl...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media
Dick Cook, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios, is stepping down. Cook had been head of the studio since 2002. An industry source has told the Huffin...
Maya Baratz | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business
If the first half of the conference is any indication, what's "new" in the tech industry these days is a renown effort to bridge gaps between industry archetypes that aren't.
Yvette Kantrow | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media
Our obsession with deal leaks and scoops subsided along with the boom that fueled it, resulting in a column that trained its occasionally gimlet eye on everything from basic business reporting to Analystgate.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment
R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.
Michael Giltz | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment
Tomorrow is just a train wreck of competing film screenings. I interview Vera Farmiga at 10:20 for the excellent Up In The Air. But then what?
Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | World
Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.
New York Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media
Disney is in a buying mood. Less than a week after stunning the entertainment industry with its $4 billion deal to buy Marvel Comics, the Mouse hou...
Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment
The acquisition of 5,000 often violent, occasionally sexualized comic book characters just makes Disney an even easier target for Focus on the Family. We'll see if Disney reacts to inevitable cheap shots.
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy
The Disney corporation made quite a splash today. Not only did they acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, they released a trailer for the highly anticipated X-Men Origins: Wolverine II.
AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is punching its way into the universe of superheroes and their male fans with a deal announced Monday to acqui...
Los Angeles Times | Geoff Boucher and Dawn Chmielewski | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media
Will the success formula of Comic-Con International work for a Mickey Mouse operation? The leadership at Walt Disney Co. hopes so as it moves forwa...
Tom McCaffrey | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy
Kobe Bryant is following Vick's lead and is currently in talks to play the lead in the reimagining of "The Boy Who Could Fly" called "The Boy Who Could Fly and Also Never Raped anyone in a Hotel Room in Colorado."
Eric Lurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment
Much has been written about the Japanese "cult of the cute". The great animation director Hayao Miyazaki has used this cult to create one of the more disturbing monsters in cinematic history.
AP | Posted 09.11.2009 | Home
ORLANDO, Fla. — A 60-year-old man has been convicted of groping a woman in a Minnie Mouse costume at Walt Disney World. John William Moyer of C...
Michael Giltz | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment
The Soloist was oscar bair but no one was nibbling. Down on his luck Downey helps talented but homeless Foxx in this TV movie-ready story.
Amy Siskind | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media
I've already had too many conversations with my daughter before the appropriate age. How many times will the actions of our teenage TV stars prompt discussions on topics well before their time?
AP | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media
PASADENA, Calif. — Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said Wednesday the Hulu online video streaming site that it now co-owns could one da...
AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media