Word: disneyism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...features have the strong, distinct contours of cartoon characters: Michael Eisner, with a smooth oval face and a personality as big and buoyant as a Macy's parade float; Jeffrey Katzenberg, his relentless energy packed into the trim lines of a bantam rooster. Some animation wizard--at Eisner's Disney or Katzenberg's DreamWorks--could build a clever scenario around the adventures of these two critters. But don't expect to see a cartoon version of Katzenberg's lawsuit against Disney anytime soon. A film about that trial, which had Hollywood adrool over a public brawl between...
Last week, suddenly, peace broke out. Nearly five years after Katzenberg abruptly left Disney, where he had run the animation and live-action film units, and two years after he sued for what he saw as his rightful share of profits from the movies he shepherded there, the two sides settled. "Enough is enough!" Katzenberg was told by David Geffen, the DreamWorks partner who brokered the settlement with Disney board member Stanley Gold. "This time it's for real. It can get done, and therefore it should get done." It got done, early last week, at Geffen's Malibu beach...
Each side can be grateful it's over. Disney gets a public relations ogre off its back at a time when its fortunes are lagging. Also, it is spared the final phase of the trial, in which Eisner would have had to counter Katzenberg's estimate of future revenue by poor-mouthing the company's prospects. And Katzenberg gets a nice bundle--if not the $580 million he wanted. No dollar figure was disclosed, but the educated guess was around $250 million, including the $117 million Katzenberg has already received. The sum is to be paid within a year, giving...
...disappointed that I didn't get what I thought I should, and they must be disappointed they paid more than they thought they should." Eisner accentuated the positive: "I'm satisfied this is behind us. Jeffrey deserved something because he was very much a part of the Disney renaissance. And in the end he's probably getting less profit participation than some of today's stars and directors...
Since film critic Gene Siskel died in February, questions have swirled about the future of the popular TV show he hosted with fellow Chicago scribe Roger Ebert. Well, now we know ?- sort of. In September, the Disney-syndicated series will change its name from "Siskel & Ebert" to "Roger Ebert & the Movies," with new theme music and rotating guest critics. Yet to be determined: whether Ebert will let colleagues give the digital seal of approval. "In respect to Gene, we're not allowing other people to use the thumbs right now," says Mary Kellogg, the Disney exec overseeing the show. "Things...