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...AIDA Disney faces a Lion King problem--how can anything measure up?--but this kid- friendly version of the opera, with Elton John and Tim Rice replacing Verdi, has pleasures aplenty. Heather Headley is a knockout, and Bob Crowley's inventive sets will do until the next Julie Taymor comes along...
This feature-length cartoon writhed for four years in development hell (or, as they say at Disney, Development Heck) before its title was changed from "Kingdom of the Sun," its scope narrowed from spectacle to intimacy, its tone altered from the dramatic to the brashly comic and all but one of its songs scrapped. There were other ominous signs: Disney didn't blanket the TV air with commercials; and Spade, in a recent visit with Jay Leno, was loath to mention his new movie. All of which meant, in the end, nothing; the film is a funny, breezy romp. Emperor...
...gift idea for kids--youth-oriented growth funds. The funds generally have low entry fees ($250 to $700) and offer educational features such as newsletters describing how companies in the funds generate revenue. The Stein Roe Young Investor Fund, for example, features kid-familiar stocks such as the Gap, Disney and AOL, with descriptions of things corporate and breakdowns of industry performance...
...endlessly, shouting, "I'll rule you, wagging bastard!" But Smigel's decision to do TV Funhouse for Comedy Central, a network whose antic sensibility dovetails nicely with his own, at least gives the show a fighting chance. "We did Dana Carvey on ABC right after they were bought by Disney," he recalls. "It never had a shot. Now, if I was doing this on NBC, the budget would be a few hundred grand more and it would be easier to do, and it'd be off the air in about six weeks. The idea was to not be canceled this...
These days, Albanese does what millions of other Americans do when they want to book a getaway: she logs on to the Internet. Sitting in her family room, she can rent a beach house at the Jersey Shore, check out hotels in Disney World or book flights for a family reunion...