Being born and raised in Southern California can mean many things: spotting movie stars at concerts, spending more than half the year under sunny skies, and visiting Disneyland more times than can be remembered. All three of these stereotypes ring true for me, especially the last bit.
I often joke about my being a Disney [...]

As news broke Monday that the Walt Disney Co. would purchase Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion the Internet flared up with speculation and wonderment. Could Pixar team up with Marvel and produce a string of eye-popping action films? After all, the deal will bring upwards of 5,000 Marvel characters under the [...]

I randomly flipped on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” the other day and quickly recalled a gathering I attended a few years back where Andreas Deja, a Disney animator, spoke about bringing the zany rabbit to life. Deja had joined the Disney animation department in 1980, where he actually had a chance to meet many [...]

Now comes “Pinocchio’s” 70th anniversary edition. As Disney’s second feature-length animated film, it captures the best hand-drawn animation and storytelling to come out of the Mouse House. It’s no secret that Disney’s classic films hold a special place in my heart…