wayne allwine

It is with tremendous sadness that we learned of Wayne Allwine’s passing this past Sunday, May 18; he was 62. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSa1FlrTINg Details Wayne took over from another Disney Legend, Jimmy Macdonald, in 1977. He had attended an open...

train tour

Robert Zemeckis has made some remarkable films over the years and he has even hinted at making another one of my favorites, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But this year, he is focused on a tale a bit older than that, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Details Disney...

writing fellowship

Disney has participated in a fellowship program for nearly 20 years designed to discover new talented writers. The Disney | ABC Television group’s fellowship is accepting submissions until June 1. Details Created in 1990 in partnership with the Writers Guild of...

snow white diamonds

It is fitting that the 300th post to this site is about the film that started it all of the Disney Bros. Studios. I remember seeing this film years ago and thinking how amazing it was – everything  from the story to the animation. This is a watershed moment for...

fairies

Gail Caron Levine is a wonderfully gifted storyteller. From her Newberry Awards to adaptaptions for film, her characters hold up no matter what format they take place within. It is being reported that her series of books based on the Disney fairies will now be adapted...

a christmas carol

Some more information is coming out about Disney’s A Christmas Carol, set for the 2009 Holiday Season. Details Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts...