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D23 Fanniversary: A Toon Lover’s Impressions

March 27, 2013 by Jake Friedman No Comments divider image

As I sat in my seat at the Newark Museum auditorium, I realized that I was spending an afternoon ogling lost Ferdinand Horvath sketches from the ’30s and also singing along with a TV show theme song from the ’80s. This, in essence, is what the D23 Fanniversary is all [...]

Destination D Details Announced

June 5, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Fans of Disney animation are invited to spend two magical days celebrating the art, storytelling, music, voices, imagination and innovation of the studios’ benchmark films at Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features, set to take place August 11 and 12 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif. this [...]

Veteran Animator Glen Keane to Depart From Disney

March 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 7 Comments divider image

Glen Keane, one of the leading animated talents of the past 40 years, announced on Friday that he is leaving Disney. Keane, whose many credits at the studio include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, played a key role in the animation revival of the 1990′s. He [...]

Ollie Johnston: Even ‘Old Men’ Need a Lift!

October 27, 2011 by Michael Mallory 2 Comments divider image

Those of us who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s became familiar with the smiling, warm fellow who chatted with us over the airwaves every Sunday evening on The Wonderful World of Disney. But as I’m sure everyone knows by now, that avuncular quality was only one facet of [...]