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  • Why I Purchased Peter Pan from the Disney Movie Club
    Based on the famous play, and succeeding novel, by J.M. Barrie, "Peter Pan" had been slated to follow the wild success of "Bambi." Walt Disney had planned to make the film as early as 1939, even going so far as to parley the rights with the Great Ormond Street Hospital (who had been given the rights to play by Barrie). The outbreak of World War II waylaid the production until 1949. The film was not released until 1953.
  • Why I Chose Disney's Cars from the Disney Movie Club
    The 2006 animated feature film Cars is a movie that will entertain everyone in the family. In a world populated entirely by vehicles, Cars carries a message of good sportsmanship and examines the idea of success and how it is accomplished. The seventh Pixar film (the final one before Disney took over) is as entertaining as its predecessors.
  • When XBox Meets Disney, the Results are Great
    Because of the internet, the world is a different place, and changes happen overnight. It has metamorphosed the way we make friends with one another, the way we study, and the way we entertain ourselves. About a year ago, for instance, the Xbox Live Marketplace was started to allow users to download movie rentals on demand. This innovative service was embraced immediately. Within seven months, more than 10 million movies had been accessed via Xbox's online downloading service. Currently, it is the only company renting on demand movies in high definition.
  • The Shaggy Dog - Disney's First Live Action Comedy
    The Shaggy Dog is a black and white 1959 Walt Disney movie about a youngster who is turned into a sheep dog by a cursed ring. Aside from its comic merit, it is noteworthy as being the first Walt Disney live-action comedy ever made. A testament to its appeal is the number of remakes and spin-offs based on this source material.
  • The Many Lives of Edward Bear aka Winnie
    If you came of age watching Disney, there's a good chance watching Winnie the Pooh was a large part of it. Disney has turned Winnie the Pooh into one of its most popular features, with many different direct-to-video featurettes, an animated television series as well as three feature length films. Children and adults alike have enjoyed such fare as The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Move and Pooh's Heffalump Movie, but you may not be aware of the rich history behind them, and the person responsible for it all.
  • The Internet Is Now Portable In New and Exciting Ways
    Imagine yourself in a problem: you are supposed to be meeting a client for dinner to seal an important deal and you have been made late because a meeting in a nearby town ran late. When you go to phone your client, you realize you forgot to charge your mobile phone. The battery is dead, and the client's cell phone number is in your dead phone! What do you do? Your contract is suddenly in jeopardy just because you did not remember to plug in your cell phone?!
  • The Importance of Good Concert Sound
    Recording and sound professionals are among the most essential professionals in the field of entertainment. From the sound of live events, concerts and television broadcasts, and film sound recording, the work of technical sound is crucial. The truth is; sound is only as good as the equipment. For concert sound engineers, it is necessary to have high-quality, reliable sound mixing equipment. Regardless of whether they are live or in the studio, musicians demand great sound. Requests for these two types of concert sound, however, are not the same.
  • The Country Bear Jamboree
    When Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom premiered in 1971, it featured a great audio-animatronic show called The Country Bear Jamboree. As the name suggests, the show featured bears performing country music. The show was such a hit that capacity was expanded, Disneyland got its own Jamboree, and a second theatre was built to accommodate the crowds.
  • The Birth of the Pioneering Disney Studios
    The Walt Disney Company was created in 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney in Los Angeles. The Disney brothers started by producing a series of live-action/animated short films communally named The Alice Comedies. Within four months of the initial screenings, the brothers were urged to move to larger facilities, dubbed "Disney Bros. Studio." According their official website, in 1925 the Disney brothers placed a deposit on a lot on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. This lot would house the Disney Studio for the next 14 years, seeing the dawn of such beloved characters as Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald Duck.
  • The Benefits of Efficient Ear Protection
    Do you like being able to hear everything that goes on around you? You probably answered this question with a resounding "Duh!" but what are you doing to protect this highly vulnerable ability? Every day we are bombarded by sound. We have grown totally accustomed to life with the volume turned up way too high.
  • The Aristocats - A Regal Classic
    The tagline for The Aristocats was, aptly, "Meet the cats who know where it's atfor fun, music and adventure!" The Aristocats was the twentieth animated film in the Disney canon. It was purportedly the last film to receive Walt Disney's personal approval and was the first animated feature released after his death. It was originally intended to be screened in two installments on television, but was quickly promoted to feature status. It should be noted that the basic premise of the film, an animated comedy about cats in France, had been realized by UPA with the 1962 release of Gay Purr-ee, starring the voice of Judy Garland.
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - a new step in Film Making
    The production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs began sometime in early 1934. This was Walt Disney's first crack at producing an animated film. To this point, Disney had effectively drawn a series of animated shorts entitled The Alice Comedies as well as Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies.
  • Sharkboy and Lavagirl, A Quirky Classic
    The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl takes viewers on a wild ride in the grand tradition of fantastical films such as Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which is set in a bizarre world, and films such as The Never-ending Story, in which mistreatment by bullies sends the victim into a dream world where he can be a hero. The merger of fantasy and reality in the film is intriguing.
  • Sending Video Greetings is now Fast, Easy and Enjoyable
    Have you ever desired a simpler way to stay in contact with friends? Sure, everyone has cell phones and email these days, but sometimes you just want to say "Hey-thinking of you!" without the commitment of a thirty phone conversation or the effort of typing a clever message. That is where video greetings are useful!
  • Ratatouille Is Tasty Film Fare
    Ratatouille, the eighth Pixar production, is a delicious treat. The irony of the kitchen's most horrifying menace, a rat, becoming a fine chef is too ironic to resist-at least, that is what Pixar thought of the idea when it was introduced in 2001. The name comes from a French recipe and translates literally to "toss food." It is difficult to imagine a more delightful title for this film.

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