While Google TV had been getting a lot of attention for television networks refusing to allow their content to be used, Yahoo has been quietly working on something it calls a “broadcast interactivity program” that may be about to get Mickey Mouse’s seal of approval.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Disney is in talks to sign …
One thing that makes Disney movies stand out from other animation features is that their universal story and plot can appeal to any one in any decade. Every child can imagine wanting to be the hero that saves the day, and ever adult can remember back to a time when they believe the world was magical. So, is it really necessary that the …
It’s not even an entire workday into 2011, and we’ve already gotten an excellent piece of comics news: Fantagraphics has just announced that they’ll be publishing the complete comics of Carl Barks, in something around 30 hardcover volumes, over the next 15 years. (There’s an extensive interview about it with Fantagraphics publisher Gary …
This is not quite a full review here. I’ve read other TRON: Legacy reviews out there, and am more intrigued about the dialogue that’s starting to take shape. There are a handful of spoilers below, but my intention here is not to give the game away, merely to talk about what it all means. Come back and read Monday, if you’re more …
What’s the point of Hulu? That’s the question being asked by some in the wake of the news that Disney – one of the three co-owners in the online VoD service – has licensed hit shows like Lost, Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy to competitor Netflix Instant (which itself came two months after NBC Universal, another Hulu parent, licensed 35 …
While other broadcasters consider the benefits of online streaming, ABC and Disney have licensed even more of its material to Netflix for instant streaming. As part of a new agreement between Disney/ABC and Netflix, every episode of Lost and Ugly Betty will be added to Netflix Instant, as well as additional episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, …
Tron: Evolution
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Developer: Propaganda Games
Systems it’s available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: T for Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
If any video game tethered to a feature film faces immense pressure to be a worthwhile experience on it’s own, it’s Tron: Evolution. Not only …
Think you have a strong Facebook presence? Think again. Walt Disney just reported Sunday that it surpassed 100 million fans across their network of Facebook fan pages. Not a bad birthday present for a company celebrating Walt Disney’s 109th birthday. Disney’s network of pages includes over 200 official pages, some of which are: Disney, …
When it comes to CG animation there’s one big rule: Never touch the hair. You can create all kinds of characters and settings, but as long as you avoid those locks, you’re golden. Computer imagery of hair is just a beast of its own nature; each strand has to retain realistic body and strength. So most animators keep the coif short or …
Here’s yet another new trailer (This one, for British audiences) for next month’s Tron: Legacy, this time setting up all the backstory you need to understand Disney’s revival of the 20+ year franchise and, in the process, giving the best look we’ve had so far at the CGI-deaged Jeff Bridges… and I have to admit: He’s kind of freaking me …
Disney released theatrical one-sheet for TRON, reminding us that we are just a few months away from seeing light-cycles in action and hearing Daft Punk’s soundtrack the way it’s meant to be experienced.
It’s not exactly a letdown, but it’s nothing revolutionary. It’s just your standard guy and girl couple poster. Where’s all the …
Holy corporate synergy, Spider-Man: To promote the December 17th release of Disney’s Tron: Legacy in movie theaters, Disney-owned Marvel Comics will be offering special variant covers to its titles throughout December that sees its characters reimagined Tron-style by artists Brandon Peterson and Mark Brooks. Here are the first ten covers …
