Jeannine B. writes in to say: I have a friend who worked in the Character Department at the Magic Kingdom back in the 1980s. She has...
Family togetherness and memories of shared experiences to last a lifetime … those are at the heart of Walt Disney’s many creations – from cartoon characters...
The three men were engaged in a spirited conversation when I took a seat directly behind them. This was a screening room at the Walt Disney...
Jim Henson, Disney Legend. For a lot of people (myself included) this phrase doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. But perhaps that's because – for so...
The new Mission Impossible trailer was screened last weekend and I couldn't help looking for the screen credit, "Directed by Brad Bird." I've always considered Brad...
I didn’t work on Disney’s “The Black Cauldron,” so you’ll gain no film-making insights from me this time around. Oddly enough, this was a very important...
For a lot of Americans, the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 signaled the start of four long years of hardship, sacrifice and struggle....
If you're a fan of Pixar Animation Studios (and I'll admit I am) you're probably familiar with the evolution of their first animated feature. A little...
So how exactly did Dick Van Dyke wind up playing Bert in “Mary Poppins” ? According to his just-released memoir, “My Lucky Life In and Out...
You probably didn’t know this, but Ward Kimball‘s “science unit” on the second floor of Walt Disney’s Animation Building had a pretty intriguing development slate back...
