APPsolutely Beautiful...

If you visit this site often, you know of my crush on Tokyo DisneySEA...

Alain, over at Disney and More knows the feelings I have and shares them as well. He's offered you guys a tremendous deal. His website has always had a great amount of detailed artwork and great photography. Now, he's created something that will give you instant access to it. Yes. there's an App for that.

Disney and More has released an App that you can get from iTunes that features some photos of the jaw dropping visuals this park offers. For a mere 99 cents and the click of a button, it can be yours. That drab desktop of yours needs a new background, don't you think?

Take a look for yourself...

Selling/Buying Nostalgia...

Biiiiig gopher...










Joe Johnston has gotten a lot of ink on this website lately...

With the 20th anniversary of "The Rocketeer" and his take on "Captain America" coming out next month, we've had more than normal to say about him. I mentioned in my earlier post about how it's be nice to see a sequel/reboot. Even an animated series would be nice. Apparently I'm not the only one thinking this. So I thought you might enjoy this bit of Rocketeer love from French animator John Banana.

Maybe a smart Suit could get an idea watching this...

Hat Tip to Cartoon Brew.

Out Of The Past, Into The Future...

Red, white and blue turning into green...







So Marvel Studios has released the new poster and trailer for the First Avenger...

Actually, that's the only think I can say negative about this. The reliance on using that tag line is all I don't like about this. The poster is great, although I would like to see one with him wearing his mask. But the poster with its washed out color is a throw back to those propaganda posters you would have seen during World War 2.

And that trailer? Don't get me started. This only validates my reasons for this being my number one movie to see this summer. It looks great, authentic and is getting great reviews from those that have screened it.

Counting down the days...

Brave Poster...

Brave look...






Pixar Animation Studios new film "Brave" finally has a poster...

I can't wait to see the new trailer next week, because I've heard great things about it. It will be interesting to see the Lamp's take on the princess story.

I'm sure it'll be unique like almost everything else that comes from Emeryville...

Journey Twenty Years In The Past To Journey Into The Past...

Twenty years ago today Walt Disney Pictures released what they hoped would be their answer to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" franchise...

Well, it didn't turn out the way they expected. "The Rocketeer" has slowly developed a cult following over the years and if you are one of the lucky members of D23 at the El Capitan today, then you'll get a screening and panel afterwards. I was a big fan of the comic when it came out and like Jeffrey Katzenberg, hoped that it would inspire a string of movies featuring the character in a series of adventures.

Audiences decided to see other things that weekend and the film became a disappointment. Not a failure, but not what was expected and making too little to justify a sequel. I had great fun watching it (four times at the El Capitan), but felt that it need more action and a greater sense of jeopardy for the hero. I hoped that a sequel would deliver on the promise of this character. But a sequel never came. It would be great if somehow Disney tried to do a sequel or reboot of the film, but that is not likely. An animated series for Disney XD perhaps?

One can dream, since all it cost is time...

The Pixar Plan...

Calling Docter Pete, calling Docter Pete...



The Lamp has scheduled it's next animated film...

And for all those out there that are screaming about too many sequels, it's an original story. As per their Modus Operandi, the gang up in Emeryville have been very cryptic. No plot details and no information on who is directing or writing it, only the release date: November 27, 2013.

From what I've heard, it's likely the next animated feature from Pete Docter since he's not helming the sequel/prequel to his "Monsters Inc." film. It probably won't be too long before we'll be hearing about the next release of the Mouse's other animation house in Burbank. The one that's coming in 2014.

It'll be interesting to see when that happens...

Chabon Designing Favreau's Kingdom...

Be good, know where the material is coming from...




Michael Chabon, famed novelist and sometimes screenwriter has now become the official scribe on Disney's big, new high concept film...

Let's hope it turns out to be closer to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" for Disney than "Space Jam" turned out for Warner Bros. I certainly don't want it to turn into that film; nothing would be sadder than seeing a huge waste of animators, film makers and actors on a project that turns out being so big, and yet storywise is only made of cardboard.

Chabon is a really good writer and I hope he pounds the keyboard constructing a great story that is befitting of some of the Mouse's most classic characters. That said, I'll hold my breath until I actually hear more about it. Favreau has went from making films for young boys, to making a film he wants for the entire family. Let us wish him well and cross our fingers that this doesn't turn into a fiasco of waisted talent, time and dreams.

I'm watching you Mr. Favreau...