The first James Bond film, ‘Dr. No,” starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord and Joseph Wiseman, opened in England on Oct. 2, 1962. But the 007 classic didn’t open in New York and Los Angeles until May 29, 1963. Let’s travel back almost six decades to look at the top events, movie, TV series, books and other cultural events of that year in James Bond history, which was punctuated by the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22.
35th Annual Academy Awards
Best Picture: “Lawrence of Arabia”
Best Director: David Lean, “Lawrence of Arabia”
Best Actor: Gregory Peck, “To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Actress: Anne Bancroft, “The Miracle Worker”
Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley, “Sweet Bird of Youth”
Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke, “The Miracle Worker”
Top 10 highest grossing films
“Cleopatra”
“How the West Was Won”
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
“Tom Jones”
“Irma La Douce...
35th Annual Academy Awards
Best Picture: “Lawrence of Arabia”
Best Director: David Lean, “Lawrence of Arabia”
Best Actor: Gregory Peck, “To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Actress: Anne Bancroft, “The Miracle Worker”
Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley, “Sweet Bird of Youth”
Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke, “The Miracle Worker”
Top 10 highest grossing films
“Cleopatra”
“How the West Was Won”
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
“Tom Jones”
“Irma La Douce...
- 10/8/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Tommy Kirk, the actor known for playing Travis Coates in “Old Yeller” and several other Disney films, was found dead in his Las Vegas home Tuesday. He was 79.
Kirk’s longtime friend Paul Petersen II posted the news on Facebook, writing, “Please know that Tommy Kirk loved you, his fans.”
Kirk was born in Louisville, Ky. in 1941 and grew up in Los Angeles County. He began acting as a teenager, and appeared in a play at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was discovered by an agent who helped him to make his screen debut in “The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs,” a 1955 episode of “TV Reader’s Digest.” From there, he appeared in episodes of several TV series including “The Loretta Young Show” and “Gunsmoke.” His profile rose when he began to play the role of Joe Hardy in the “Hardy Boys” series “The Mystery of the Applegate...
Kirk’s longtime friend Paul Petersen II posted the news on Facebook, writing, “Please know that Tommy Kirk loved you, his fans.”
Kirk was born in Louisville, Ky. in 1941 and grew up in Los Angeles County. He began acting as a teenager, and appeared in a play at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was discovered by an agent who helped him to make his screen debut in “The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs,” a 1955 episode of “TV Reader’s Digest.” From there, he appeared in episodes of several TV series including “The Loretta Young Show” and “Gunsmoke.” His profile rose when he began to play the role of Joe Hardy in the “Hardy Boys” series “The Mystery of the Applegate...
- 9/29/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Tommy Kirk, one of Disney’s major young stars of the 1950s and early ’60s with performances in generational touchstone films such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Son of Flubber, died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 79.
His death was announced on Facebook by friend and fellow child star Paul Petersen.
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“My friend of many decades, Tommy Kirk, was found dead last night,” wrote Petersen, who has long been an advocate for child actors through his organization A Minor Consideration. “Tommy was intensely private. He lived alone in Las Vegas, close to his friend … and Ol Yeller co-star, Bev Washburn … and it was she who called me this morning. Tommy was gay and estranged from what remains of his blood-family. We in A Minor Consideration are Tommy’s family. Without apology. We will take care of this.
His death was announced on Facebook by friend and fellow child star Paul Petersen.
Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery
“My friend of many decades, Tommy Kirk, was found dead last night,” wrote Petersen, who has long been an advocate for child actors through his organization A Minor Consideration. “Tommy was intensely private. He lived alone in Las Vegas, close to his friend … and Ol Yeller co-star, Bev Washburn … and it was she who called me this morning. Tommy was gay and estranged from what remains of his blood-family. We in A Minor Consideration are Tommy’s family. Without apology. We will take care of this.
- 9/29/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tommy Kirk, whose career as a young leading man in Disney films like Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Son of Flubber came to an end, he said, after the studio discovered he was gay, has died. He was 79.
Kirk lived alone in Las Vegas and was found dead Tuesday, actor Paul Petersen announced on Facebook. TMZ reported that he died at home, and no foul play is suspected.
Kirk first made his mark starring as sleuth Joe Hardy in a pair of Hardy Boys TV serials, “The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure” and “The Mystery of the Ghost Farm,” offshoots of ...
Kirk lived alone in Las Vegas and was found dead Tuesday, actor Paul Petersen announced on Facebook. TMZ reported that he died at home, and no foul play is suspected.
Kirk first made his mark starring as sleuth Joe Hardy in a pair of Hardy Boys TV serials, “The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure” and “The Mystery of the Ghost Farm,” offshoots of ...
- 9/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Tommy Kirk, whose career as a young leading man in Disney films like Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Son of Flubber came to an end, he said, after the studio discovered he was gay, has died. He was 79.
Kirk lived alone in Las Vegas and was found dead Tuesday, actor Paul Petersen announced on Facebook. TMZ reported that he died at home, and no foul play is suspected.
Kirk first made his mark starring as sleuth Joe Hardy in a pair of Hardy Boys TV serials, “The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure” and “The Mystery of the Ghost Farm,” offshoots of ...
Kirk lived alone in Las Vegas and was found dead Tuesday, actor Paul Petersen announced on Facebook. TMZ reported that he died at home, and no foul play is suspected.
Kirk first made his mark starring as sleuth Joe Hardy in a pair of Hardy Boys TV serials, “The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure” and “The Mystery of the Ghost Farm,” offshoots of ...
- 9/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ron Miller, who served as president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, has died at age 85 in Napa, Calif., the company confirmed on Sunday.
Miller, an Army veteran and star athlete at USC who played for the Los Angeles Rams, came to the company by way of his wife, Diane Disney, the daughter of company founder Walt Disney.
He served as a producer on 1960s and ’70s films like “Son of Flubber,” “That Darn Cat!” “Pete’s Dragon” and “Escape to Witch Mountain” — and helped drive the innovative computer animation in the 1982 sci-fi thriller “Tron.”
In 1978, he was named president of Walt Disney Productions and then promoted to CEO in 1983. He led the creation of Walt Disney Home Video, Touchstone Pictures and The Disney Channel...
Miller, an Army veteran and star athlete at USC who played for the Los Angeles Rams, came to the company by way of his wife, Diane Disney, the daughter of company founder Walt Disney.
He served as a producer on 1960s and ’70s films like “Son of Flubber,” “That Darn Cat!” “Pete’s Dragon” and “Escape to Witch Mountain” — and helped drive the innovative computer animation in the 1982 sci-fi thriller “Tron.”
In 1978, he was named president of Walt Disney Productions and then promoted to CEO in 1983. He led the creation of Walt Disney Home Video, Touchstone Pictures and The Disney Channel...
- 2/10/2019
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The Supporting Actress Smackdown 1963 Edition arrives on Monday so let's talk context since we haven't revisited as much of 1963 as we'd hoped to...
Great Big Box Office Hits: 1) Cleopatra 2) How the West Was Won 3) It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 4) Tom Jones 4) Irma La Douce 6) Son of Flubber 7) The Birds 8) Dr No 9) The VIPs 10) McClintock!
Oscar's Best Pictures: Tom Jones (10 noms / 4 wins), Cleopatra (9 noms / 4 wins), How the West Was Won (8 noms / 3 wins), Lilies of the Field (5 noms / 1 win), America America (4 noms / 1 win) Our theory as to what was just outside the Best Picture shortlist plus more '63 goodies follow...
Great Big Box Office Hits: 1) Cleopatra 2) How the West Was Won 3) It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 4) Tom Jones 4) Irma La Douce 6) Son of Flubber 7) The Birds 8) Dr No 9) The VIPs 10) McClintock!
Oscar's Best Pictures: Tom Jones (10 noms / 4 wins), Cleopatra (9 noms / 4 wins), How the West Was Won (8 noms / 3 wins), Lilies of the Field (5 noms / 1 win), America America (4 noms / 1 win) Our theory as to what was just outside the Best Picture shortlist plus more '63 goodies follow...
- 8/10/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Ryan Lambie Jun 26, 2019
Space horror in The Black Hole. Animated death in The Black Cauldron. The '70s and '80s were a unique period in Disney's filmmaking history.
When George Lucas started writing Star Wars in the early '70s, the space saga was intended to fill a void left behind by westerns, pirate movies and the sci-fi fantasy of old matinee serials. "Disney had abdicated its rein over the children's market," Lucas once said, according to Peter Biskind's book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, "and nothing had replaced it."
Indeed, Disney was one of many Hollywood studios that Lucas had approached with Star Wars and they, just like Universal, United Artists, and everyone other than 20th Century Fox boss Alan Ladd Jr., had turned it down flat. Science fiction, the thinking went, was box office poison; even Lucas, who'd insisted that Roy Disney himself might have snapped...
Space horror in The Black Hole. Animated death in The Black Cauldron. The '70s and '80s were a unique period in Disney's filmmaking history.
When George Lucas started writing Star Wars in the early '70s, the space saga was intended to fill a void left behind by westerns, pirate movies and the sci-fi fantasy of old matinee serials. "Disney had abdicated its rein over the children's market," Lucas once said, according to Peter Biskind's book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, "and nothing had replaced it."
Indeed, Disney was one of many Hollywood studios that Lucas had approached with Star Wars and they, just like Universal, United Artists, and everyone other than 20th Century Fox boss Alan Ladd Jr., had turned it down flat. Science fiction, the thinking went, was box office poison; even Lucas, who'd insisted that Roy Disney himself might have snapped...
- 12/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Dec 7, 2016
Space horror in The Black Hole. Animated death in The Black Cauldron. Ryan looks back at a unique period in Disney's filmmaking history...
When George Lucas started writing Star Wars in the early 70s, the space saga was intended to fill a void left behind by westerns, pirate movies and the sci-fi fantasy of old matinee serials. "Disney had abdicated its rein over the children's market," Lucas once said, according to Peter Biskind's book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, "and nothing had replaced it."
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Indeed, Disney was one of many Hollywood studios that Lucas had approached with Star Wars and they, just like Universal, United Artists and everyone other than 20th Century Fox boss Alan Ladd Jr, had turned it down flat.
Space horror in The Black Hole. Animated death in The Black Cauldron. Ryan looks back at a unique period in Disney's filmmaking history...
When George Lucas started writing Star Wars in the early 70s, the space saga was intended to fill a void left behind by westerns, pirate movies and the sci-fi fantasy of old matinee serials. "Disney had abdicated its rein over the children's market," Lucas once said, according to Peter Biskind's book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, "and nothing had replaced it."
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Indeed, Disney was one of many Hollywood studios that Lucas had approached with Star Wars and they, just like Universal, United Artists and everyone other than 20th Century Fox boss Alan Ladd Jr, had turned it down flat.
- 12/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Miramax
For one reason or another, be it a creative led decision or simply not being able to gain the rights to using certain real products, film and TV is almost as stocked with as many fictional consumer products as we have here on the bulging shelves of the real world.
We’ve all walked past a shop window and thought “I need one of those” or “i need to eat that immediately” but what if those products that tantalise us are something that we can never tinker with, or wear or taste? Nothing can be as alluring as something desirable that you cannot have. Ironically this fact isn’t lost upon those people in the real world who want to market desirable products to us, as in this day and age even fictional products that don’t adhere to the laws of physics in our world can cross over...
For one reason or another, be it a creative led decision or simply not being able to gain the rights to using certain real products, film and TV is almost as stocked with as many fictional consumer products as we have here on the bulging shelves of the real world.
We’ve all walked past a shop window and thought “I need one of those” or “i need to eat that immediately” but what if those products that tantalise us are something that we can never tinker with, or wear or taste? Nothing can be as alluring as something desirable that you cannot have. Ironically this fact isn’t lost upon those people in the real world who want to market desirable products to us, as in this day and age even fictional products that don’t adhere to the laws of physics in our world can cross over...
- 9/7/2014
- by Chris O'Malley
- Obsessed with Film
It’s time for a first on Mousterpiece Cinema, as Josh and Gabe discuss the first-ever live-action sequel in the Disney canon of films, Son of Flubber, the presumably anticipated sequel to The Absent-Minded Professor. Josh wasn’t keen on the first film, but Gabe was, so the question is: did this sequel satisfy or was it a letdown like most sequels are? We won’t answer the question here, but consider this much (and consider it a warning for families): it took Gabe only a few minutes to start using profanity in discussing Son of Flubber. Yes, that’s right, it’s an Earmuffs Special this week! (All thanks to Gabe. Send him your hate mail.) Also, stick around to the end to hear Gabe commit to appearing on another sequel-centric episode later this year. You may be shocked by which movie he’s willing to pay to see!
- 4/19/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
This is the Mousterpiece Cinema schedule for the end of 2013 and the first six months of 2014:
November 23, 2013: The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
November 30, 2013: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
December 7, 2013: Frozen (2013)
December 14, 2013: The Santa Clause 3 (2006)
December 21, 2013: Babes in Toyland (1961)
December 28, 2013: Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
January 4, 2014: Toy Story (1995)
January 11, 2014: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
January 18, 2014: The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
January 25, 2014: Snow Dogs (2002)
February 1, 2014: Toy Story 2 (1999)
February 8, 2014: Howl’s Moving Castle (2005)
February 15, 2014: Return to Never Land (2002)
February 22, 2014: The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
March 1, 2014: The Wind Rises (2013)
March 8, 2014: Toy Story 3 (2010)
March 15, 2014: George of the Jungle (1997)
March 22, 2014: Need for Speed (2014)
March 29, 2014: Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
April 5, 2014: Mulan (1998)
April 12, 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
April 19, 2014: Son of Flubber (1963)
April 26, 2014: Bears (2014)
May 3, 2014: A Goofy Movie (1995)
May 10, 2014: Robin Hood (1973)
May 17, 2014: Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
May 24, 2014:...
November 23, 2013: The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
November 30, 2013: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
December 7, 2013: Frozen (2013)
December 14, 2013: The Santa Clause 3 (2006)
December 21, 2013: Babes in Toyland (1961)
December 28, 2013: Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
January 4, 2014: Toy Story (1995)
January 11, 2014: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
January 18, 2014: The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
January 25, 2014: Snow Dogs (2002)
February 1, 2014: Toy Story 2 (1999)
February 8, 2014: Howl’s Moving Castle (2005)
February 15, 2014: Return to Never Land (2002)
February 22, 2014: The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
March 1, 2014: The Wind Rises (2013)
March 8, 2014: Toy Story 3 (2010)
March 15, 2014: George of the Jungle (1997)
March 22, 2014: Need for Speed (2014)
March 29, 2014: Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
April 5, 2014: Mulan (1998)
April 12, 2014: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
April 19, 2014: Son of Flubber (1963)
April 26, 2014: Bears (2014)
May 3, 2014: A Goofy Movie (1995)
May 10, 2014: Robin Hood (1973)
May 17, 2014: Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
May 24, 2014:...
- 11/18/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Fred MacMurray movies: ‘Double Indemnity,’ ‘There’s Always Tomorrow’ Fred MacMurray is Turner Classic Movies’ "Summer Under the Stars" today, Thursday, August 7, 2013. Although perhaps best remembered as the insufferable All-American Dad on the long-running TV show My Three Sons and in several highly popular Disney movies from 1959 to 1967, e.g., The Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, Boy Voyage!, MacMurray was immeasurably more interesting as the All-American Jerk. (Photo: Fred MacMurray ca. 1940.) Someone once wrote that Fred MacMurray would have been an ideal choice to star in a biopic of disgraced Republican president Richard Nixon. Who knows, the (coincidentally Republican) MacMurray might have given Anthony Hopkins a run for his Best Actor Academy Award nomination. After all, MacMurray’s most admired movie performances are those in which he plays a scheming, conniving asshole: Billy Wilder’s classic film noir Double Indemnity (1944), in which he’s seduced by Barbara Stanwyck, and Wilder...
- 8/8/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Elliott Reid, best known for his roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Absent-Minded Professor, died Friday at 93. He passed away from heart failure at the assisted-living facility in Studio City, Calif. where he lived, his nephew told the Los Angeles Times. Photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2013 Reid starred opposite Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and alongside Fred MacMurray in The Absent-Minded Professor. He also had roles in Son of Flubber and Inherit the Wind and appeared in episodes of I Love Lucy, Perry Mason and Murder, She Wrote, among others.
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- 6/25/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elliott Reid, the character actor who starred in classic Hollywood films like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," died Friday of heart failure at an assisted living facility in Studio City, California. He was 93.
Reid, whose work spanned multiple genres and media including film, television, radio, and the stage, was probably best known for his performances alongside Hollywood legends Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in "Blondes," and Fred MacMurray in "The Absent-Minded Professor." Other notable roles included turns in "Inherit the Wind" and "Son of Flubber."
Born Edgeworth Blair Reid on Jan. 16, 1920 in New York City, he eventually took the stage name Elliott, and at age 15 got his big break appearing on an Orson Welles radio program, which led to further collaborations between the two on the airwaves and on the stage. Known for being a gifted mimic, Reid did a famous impression of President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 Washington dinner that left the president in stitches.
Reid, whose work spanned multiple genres and media including film, television, radio, and the stage, was probably best known for his performances alongside Hollywood legends Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in "Blondes," and Fred MacMurray in "The Absent-Minded Professor." Other notable roles included turns in "Inherit the Wind" and "Son of Flubber."
Born Edgeworth Blair Reid on Jan. 16, 1920 in New York City, he eventually took the stage name Elliott, and at age 15 got his big break appearing on an Orson Welles radio program, which led to further collaborations between the two on the airwaves and on the stage. Known for being a gifted mimic, Reid did a famous impression of President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 Washington dinner that left the president in stitches.
- 6/25/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
A Mercury Theater player turned comic actor, Elliott Reid may be best known as the thorn in Fred MacMurray's side in The Absent-minded Professor (1961) and Son Of Flubber (1963). Reid starred in director William Cameron Menzies' Cold War sci-fi thriller The Whip Hand (1951), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Inherit The Wind (1960), The Thrill Of It All (1963), The Wheeler Dealers (1963), Move Over, Darling (1963), Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? (1963), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) and Some Kind Of A Nut (1969). Reid also made countless TV appearances, notably Design For Loving, a classic 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents based on a story by Ray Bradbury. Reid last appeared onscreen in a 1992 episode of Seinfeld and in a 1995 episode of Maybe This Time with Bette White.- Harvey Chartrand
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- 6/25/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Gene Wilder doesn't think he's funny -- at least not in real life.
"[People] say, 'What a comic, what a funny guy,' and I'm not -- I am really not -- except in a comedy film," said the actor, who made a rare public appearance Thursday night (June 13) at the 92Y in New York City. "I also make my wife laugh once or twice in the house, but nothing special."
It's a bit odd to hear Wilder, known for playing comedic roles in films, including "Blazing Saddles," "The Producers," and "Young Frankenstein," to say something like this. Then again, Wilder always was a dramatic actor at heart, studying at renown institutions the Old Vic, in England, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, in New York, before earning acclaim in his now classic comedies.
Last night, Wilder spoke about his career in and outside of show business, with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osbourne.
"[People] say, 'What a comic, what a funny guy,' and I'm not -- I am really not -- except in a comedy film," said the actor, who made a rare public appearance Thursday night (June 13) at the 92Y in New York City. "I also make my wife laugh once or twice in the house, but nothing special."
It's a bit odd to hear Wilder, known for playing comedic roles in films, including "Blazing Saddles," "The Producers," and "Young Frankenstein," to say something like this. Then again, Wilder always was a dramatic actor at heart, studying at renown institutions the Old Vic, in England, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, in New York, before earning acclaim in his now classic comedies.
Last night, Wilder spoke about his career in and outside of show business, with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osbourne.
- 6/14/2013
- by Alex Suskind
- Moviefone
Hope you're still enjoying the bundle of joy that is Logo's Wednesday night Bewitched block. Obviously Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead are treasures, but never overlook the deeply funny, unendingly wicked, quite obviously gay Paul Lynde. He never publicly came out, but the fact is, his penchant for racy punchlines and hammy crudity was relatable specifically to gay viewers the world over. He is irreplaceable. Here are ten elite-level facts that all great Paul Lynde fans should cherish.
1. We love him in Bye, Bye Birdie, but don't forget his even funnier cameo in Son of Flubber.
In just a few short lines, he establishes that he's funnier than Fred MacMurray ever was.
2. He graduated as part of one of Northwestern's most esteemed drama classes with Cloris Leachman and Patricia Neal
Lynde, a vaunted stage actor at Northwestern, graduated in 1944 along with his peers Patricia Neal (the Oscar-winner for Hud), Charlotte Rae...
1. We love him in Bye, Bye Birdie, but don't forget his even funnier cameo in Son of Flubber.
In just a few short lines, he establishes that he's funnier than Fred MacMurray ever was.
2. He graduated as part of one of Northwestern's most esteemed drama classes with Cloris Leachman and Patricia Neal
Lynde, a vaunted stage actor at Northwestern, graduated in 1944 along with his peers Patricia Neal (the Oscar-winner for Hud), Charlotte Rae...
- 11/15/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
Yesterday Disney announced that they will be releasing 30 of their classic live-action and animated movies on Blu-ray by the end of 2012! There's a ton of great films on the list that many of you might be looking forward to. Personally, I'm excited to see Ed Wood, Dick Tracy, High Fidelity, Pete's Dragon, Newsies and Adventures in Babysitting. Out of these 30 films, which are you most excited to see coming to Blu-ray?
Here's the part of the press release that give you all of the full list of movie titles:
Beginning in May, the Studio will start to celebrate a number of film anniversaries, introducing multiple great films to Blu-ray including Father of the Bride and Bringing Down the House releasing on May 15th; The Color of Money,Cocktail and Ransom releasing on June 5th; Sister Act and Evita releasing on June 19th; and The Horse Whisperer, Under the Tuscan Sun,...
Here's the part of the press release that give you all of the full list of movie titles:
Beginning in May, the Studio will start to celebrate a number of film anniversaries, introducing multiple great films to Blu-ray including Father of the Bride and Bringing Down the House releasing on May 15th; The Color of Money,Cocktail and Ransom releasing on June 5th; Sister Act and Evita releasing on June 19th; and The Horse Whisperer, Under the Tuscan Sun,...
- 4/18/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
To satisfy consumer demand and serve the growing base of Blu-ray. households, The Walt Disney Studios today announced plans to add more than 30 popular and iconic films to its ever-expanding Blu-ray. library. Each film selected for release has been fully digitally remastered, with dirt and anomalies cleaned to a pristine level, offering viewers optimum high definition picture and sound quality of some of their favorite films.
The films selected for release appeal to families, film-lovers and collectors with a wide-breadth of Live-Action, Animated, Romance titles that range from Beaches to While You Were Sleeping and Pocahontas to The Santa Clause. Many are celebrating special 10th, 15th and 20th Anniversary Edition releases, many are Academy Award®-Winning Films like Dead Poets Society, Evita, Dick Tracy, and many are back by popular demand including Hocus Pocus, Adventures in Babysitting, and The Color of Money.
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The films selected for release appeal to families, film-lovers and collectors with a wide-breadth of Live-Action, Animated, Romance titles that range from Beaches to While You Were Sleeping and Pocahontas to The Santa Clause. Many are celebrating special 10th, 15th and 20th Anniversary Edition releases, many are Academy Award®-Winning Films like Dead Poets Society, Evita, Dick Tracy, and many are back by popular demand including Hocus Pocus, Adventures in Babysitting, and The Color of Money.
.We receive many requests and comments from consumers...
- 4/17/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It seems like these days the possibilities are endless in how film fans can enjoy their favorites at home, from renting through Netflix to downloading online via Amazon. But perhaps the most rewarding format – well, for this old-fashioned guy, at least – is to purchase the movie on Blu-ray. While many major studios – including Disney – have generally decreased the amount of bonus features and other special content offered on home video, this company consistently delivers an overall strong value to their Blu-ray releases. In this edition of the Mouse House, I’ll as share some thoughts on yet-to-be-released Blu-ray offerings.
Coming Soon (Announced)
Recently Disney announced over 30 titles from their library – some of them classics, others surprisingly forgettable – to be released on Blu-ray for the first time this year. Many also hold the title of “anniversary” editions, celebrating 10, 15, 20 years or more since their original debuts.
On the Disney side, get ready...
Coming Soon (Announced)
Recently Disney announced over 30 titles from their library – some of them classics, others surprisingly forgettable – to be released on Blu-ray for the first time this year. Many also hold the title of “anniversary” editions, celebrating 10, 15, 20 years or more since their original debuts.
On the Disney side, get ready...
- 4/2/2012
- by Brett Nachman
- FusedFilm
Beaches, The Horse Whisperer, The Rescuers and Father of the Bride are among a string of catalog movies that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will debut on high-definition Blu-ray in 2012.
The studio plans to add more than 30 films to its Blu-ray library, each fully digitally remastered and cleaned from dirt. Many will be anniversary editions.
Here’s the list of what’s coming and when:
Father of the Bride
May 15
Father of the Bride
Bringing Down the House
June 5
The Color of Money
Cocktail
Ransom
June 19
Sister Act
Evita
July 3
The Horse Whisperer
Under the Tuscan Sun
Phenomenon
Step Up
Home On the Range
Treasure Planet
The Rescuers
Fall
Adventures in Babysitting
Grosse Pointe Blank
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The Rescuers
High Fidelity
Ed Wood
Judge Dredd
Ghost of the Abyss 3D
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp’s Adventure
Pocahontas
The Tigger Movie
The Aristocats
Pete...
The studio plans to add more than 30 films to its Blu-ray library, each fully digitally remastered and cleaned from dirt. Many will be anniversary editions.
Here’s the list of what’s coming and when:
Father of the Bride
May 15
Father of the Bride
Bringing Down the House
June 5
The Color of Money
Cocktail
Ransom
June 19
Sister Act
Evita
July 3
The Horse Whisperer
Under the Tuscan Sun
Phenomenon
Step Up
Home On the Range
Treasure Planet
The Rescuers
Fall
Adventures in Babysitting
Grosse Pointe Blank
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The Rescuers
High Fidelity
Ed Wood
Judge Dredd
Ghost of the Abyss 3D
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- 3/16/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Anaheim, Calif. — They shared a stage at Disneyland five days a week for nearly three decades and died within a day of each other.
Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away Saturday – one day after the death of Wally Boag, who played her character's sweetheart, Pecos Bill.
The 91-year-old Taylor died at her home in Washington state, Disneyland announced on its web site. Boag, who was 90, died Friday. He was a resident of Santa Monica, Calif.
The causes of death were not announced and attempts to contact relatives for comment were not immediately successful.
"Betty's role as leading lady in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue helped turn it into the longest-running stage show in entertainment history," George Kalogridis, the president of Disneyland Resort, said in a statement. `'It is a tragic coincidence that her passing comes just one day after the death of longtime co-star Wally Boag.
Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney's long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away Saturday – one day after the death of Wally Boag, who played her character's sweetheart, Pecos Bill.
The 91-year-old Taylor died at her home in Washington state, Disneyland announced on its web site. Boag, who was 90, died Friday. He was a resident of Santa Monica, Calif.
The causes of death were not announced and attempts to contact relatives for comment were not immediately successful.
"Betty's role as leading lady in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue helped turn it into the longest-running stage show in entertainment history," George Kalogridis, the president of Disneyland Resort, said in a statement. `'It is a tragic coincidence that her passing comes just one day after the death of longtime co-star Wally Boag.
- 6/6/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Apparently Disney is considering sequelizing their 1997 "hit" Flubber, staring Robin Williams. The very first one, The Absent Minded Professor, spawned a sequel, Son of Flubber, so it's not really surprising Disney would continue to jump on the 3D craze with another property. I enjoyed Flubber, that is until I watched it several years later and realized how stupid it is. Good news this all hinders on Robin Williams involvement, bad news? This all hinders on Robin Williams involvement. Talk was running rampant about a Mrs. Doubtfire movie years ago and the comic killed that before it could even get started. I'm hoping he kills this as well. I would much rather watch a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.
- 12/9/2010
- by Chad Posey
- We Got This Covered
This month’s release of Tru Blood, the “blood-red” beverage created for HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood, got us thinking: What other fake products successfully jumped off screen and onto store shelves? Here’s a look at some fictional products that became a reality, and our thoughts on whether they were any good.
This month’s release of Tru Blood, the “blood-red” beverage created for HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood, got us thinking: What other fake products successfully jumped off screen and onto store shelves? Marketers are only too happy to get these products into the hands of fans. And the fans can’t wait to scoop them up--if only to blog about how awful they are. Here’s a look at some fictional products that became a reality, and our thoughts on whether they were any good.
HBO launched the bottled beverage Tru Blood at...
This month’s release of Tru Blood, the “blood-red” beverage created for HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood, got us thinking: What other fake products successfully jumped off screen and onto store shelves? Marketers are only too happy to get these products into the hands of fans. And the fans can’t wait to scoop them up--if only to blog about how awful they are. Here’s a look at some fictional products that became a reality, and our thoughts on whether they were any good.
HBO launched the bottled beverage Tru Blood at...
- 9/28/2009
- Fast Company
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