Tag "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"

Amazon’s LoveFilm and Disney Sign a New Deal

June 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber service to stream some of the studio’s best-loved family films on a branded on-demand service to audiences in the U.K. and German. LoveFilm members will be able to enjoy titles such as WALL.E, Ratatouille, Chronicles of Narnia: [...]

Sherman, Menken Team Up for ‘Disney Songbook’

May 23, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments divider image

A special musical treat is in store for attendees of this year’s D23 Expo—the premiere Disney fan event—as two celebrated songwriters and composers take the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” The concert will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo [...]

VFX Pioneer Petro Vlahos Dies at 96

February 20, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Special effects pioneer Petro Vlahos passed away at 96 on February 10. Vlahos, who improved the composite-image process known as the blue-screen effect for the 1959 epic Ben Hur also set new standards in special effects in the memorable Dick Van Dyke dancing with the penguins in Disney’s 1964 feature [...]

Remembering the Words of Robert B. Sherman

March 8, 2012 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

The passing this week of songwriter Robert B. Sherman at age 86 brings an end to one of the great creative teams of the twentieth century. Bob and his brother Richard were known as “Walt’s songwriters,” having composed not only the Oscar-winning song score for Mary Poppins, but songs for [...]

Beloved Disney Songwriter Robert Sherman Dies at 86

March 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Iconic songwriting legend Robert Sherman has passed away at the age of 86 in London. Sherman and his brother Richard were behind such timeless classic tunes as Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World After All” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “A Spoonful of Sugar” (Mary Poppins) and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Sherman’s agent, [...]