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DVDs: Wall-E Vs. Panda Death Match!

Michael Giltz | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

The animation in Kung Fu Panda is slyly amusing, the storyline witty and sweet and -- here's the kicker -- the action set pieces are probably the best I've seen all year.

Another Disney Starlet Shows Up (and Out)

Tina Wells | Posted 12.14.2008 | Entertainment


Tina Wells

Time and time again, fresh young starlets, are being caught baring all in a pic or video that circulates the web at light speed. What is it that these girls think they will benefit from this exposure?

Economic Downturn Hits Disney

Reuters | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business


The global economic downturn hit Walt Disney Co's quarterly results harder and faster than Wall Street expected, with the company on Thursday reportin...

Greening Hollywood: Ecopreneur Eric Ritz's Global Inheritance

Paige Donner | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

Fundamentally, Global Inheritance asks, "Why can't a message be cool?"

Studios Push Crowd-Pleasers For Oscar Glory

New York Times | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney is in. This week the studio will break new ground by starting a campaign that boldly offers its "Wall-E" as a contender for...

BusinessWeek: Disney Is The Media Industry's Best Bet For Stability During Financial Crisis

BusinessWeek | Jon Fine | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media


The explanation of Disney's performance begins with one simple fact: Among its peers, the entertainment giant derives the smallest percentage of reven...

Greening Hollywood: TreePeople's L.A. 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

"We're doing a full retrofit of Los Angeles. L.A. 2.0. We're creating a sustainable prototype by retrofitting Los Angeles with a functioning forest."

Miley Cyrus Closes Disneyland For 16th Birthday Party

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment


ANAHEIM, Calif. — Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Di...

"The Golden Age of Piracy" or Long John Silver in a Tank

Richard Spilman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Entertainment


Richard Spilman

I do understand why folks have always had a fascination with pirates but my problem with Disney and other mass marketers is that they have attempted to make pirates cute and cuddly.

Sarah Palin Disney Trailer

Ricky Van Veen | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment


Ricky Van Veen

2008-09-25-palin_disney.jpg After hearing Matt Damon's brilliant comparison of a Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie, I said "Let's make a trailer for what that movie would look like."

Oprah Winfrey To Voice Character In Disney Movie "Princess And The Frog"

Hollywood Reporter | Borys Kit | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media


Oprah Winfrey has joined the voice cast of the upcoming Disney animated film "The Princess and the Frog." At a Disney presentation in Hollywood on We...

Johnny Depp To Play Jack Sparrow (Again!) And Wonderland's Mad Hatter

Variety | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment


Johnny Depp is the main man at the Mouse House. Depp has agreed to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" pi...

Brand Strength Now Reliant On Green Action

GreenBiz | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green


LONDON, UK -- Successful sustainability initiatives have become a key component of global firms' brand strength, according to the consultancy behind t...

Miley Cyrus To Star In Disney Film Of Tailor-Written Nicholas Sparks Book

Variety | Posted 10.18.2008 | Entertainment


Disney has set Miley Cyrus to star in an untitled film that is being tailor-made for the "Hannah Montana" star by author Nicholas Sparks. Sparks is w...

The VMAs Need To Call It A Day

Jason Notte | Posted 10.10.2008 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

Sadly, with the advent of antidepressants and the rise of Disney on the Billboard charts, Kid Rock and Tommy Lee's slap fight last year may have provided the show's last unscripted punch.

Electric Kool-Aid Art Test: Mike Quinn

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 10.07.2008 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

This week is the 40th Anniversary of Tom Wolfe's famous "Electric Kook-Aid Acid Test" and I thought it would be high time we take a small moment to re...

Disney Does Healthcare: Will Open Disney Children's Hospital

AP | Posted 09.27.2008 | Business


ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Officials at Florida Hospital in Orlando say a planned Disney-themed children's hospital will serve as a model for pediatric hos...

Disney XD: Disney Launches New Cable Channel Targeted At Boys

Los Angeles Times | Dawn C. Chmielewski | Posted 09.07.2008 | Media


Someday, Disney hopes its princes will come. The entertainment giant, which has made billions catering to the princess fantasies of young girls, plan...

Green Your Amusement Park Visit

Maura Judkis | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


Maura Judkis

Noticing the garbage cans full of disposable plastic products and the massive amounts of energy required to power coasters made me wonder what green initiatives amusement parks had to offer. The answer: very few.

Export This!

Megan Shank | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business


Megan Shank

Most companies innovating in China naturally target the massively growing market right outside their research centers. Here is a list of popular Chinese products that won't ever successfully export.

In Media and Advertising, the Investor Is King and This Emperor Has No Clothes

Jack Myers | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media


Jack Myers

Decisions impacting the long-term health and vitality of the media and advertising business are being impacted by executives who have little at stake beyond short-term financial goals.

A Dirty Picture For Patriots Of All Ages

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.12.2008 | Green


Kerry Trueman

WALL-E's anti-consumer, anti-corporate message is undermined by the regrettable array of cheap, mass-produced WALL-E tchotchkes destined for the garbage heap.

Disney, NRA Fight Over Allowing Guns At Work

Orlando Sentinel | Scott Powers and Jason Garcia | Posted 07.12.2008 | Business


Walt Disney World employees won't be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon. The giant resort has declared that much of its sprawl...

WALL-E: Pixar's Animated Robots Are Better Actors Than Most Live Humans

Alex Remington | Posted 07.11.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

After billions of dollars of box office revenues and over a decade of unbroken blockbusters, Pixar might just be making the world a better place.

Harvey Weinstein Caught On Tape: Hear The Resentment

Gawker | Posted 07.11.2008 | Entertainment


CLICK THROUGH TO LISTEN Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has always resented the fact that peers made more money than him with what he deemed to be infer...