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...Artemis Fowl the new, or at least the interregnum, Harry Potter? Talk Miramax Books, which enlisted the aid of its fellow Disney subsidiary Hyperion Books for Children to help publish and market the new contender, insists that its strenuous efforts on behalf of Artemis Fowl (277 pages; $16.95), which goes on sale in the U.S. this week, have little to do, at least intentionally, with the Harry Potter phenomenon. "It's not the next Harry Potter," says Talk Miramax editor in chief Jonathan Burnham. "But the book trade has said to us, 'Well, this is great, because this year there...
...worth our while. Start with a nightly fireworks display—and not just a few cheesy firecrackers, sparklers or flares to suggest a one-time stunt. I’m talking a spectacular, impossible-to-miss fireworks extravaganza in the night sky every single evening—like Disney World! (Popcorn and hotdog stands are optional, but would be a nice touch). Even more importantly, the PSLM needs its own set of cheerleaders. Five booty-licious babes who will wave their pom-poms and form pretty pyramids in front of Mass Hall every hour on the hour. It might...
...virginal Diana swathed in white, riding away with her Prince Charles. Did it ever get any better, for her or for us, before a tragic death sanctified her? The whole messy pageant of the Windsors since Diana's appearance 20 years ago has been a relentless procession of what Disney knows to leave on the cutting-room floor...
...April 8 TIGER WOODS won his fourth consecutive major tournament and became, in the eyes of sportswriters, his generation's Bobby Jones. Two days later, when the Walt Disney Corp. asked him to be an official spokesman, he became his generation's Mickey Mouse. Woods, who earns $54 million a year, mostly from endorsements, is expected to appear in commercials for Disney theme parks, endorse Disney merchandise and work with the Disney-owned network ESPN. He will be the only flesh-and-blood celebrity in the pantheon of adorable creatures Disney uses to put a face on its entertainment empire...
What happens if the writers strike? The current contract between the W.G.A. (made up of 11,000 movie and TV scribes) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (a consortium of major studios with a negotiating team that includes Disney's Robert Iger and DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg), expires May 1. During a strike, cameras could keep rolling on completed movie scripts. TV too would be fine--for now. The rest of this season's comedies and dramas have been shot, while news and reality shows would be exempt. But even though networks have stockpiled some shows, be prepared...