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Disneyland costumed character employees vote to unionize
7 months ago

Disneyland costumed character employees vote to unionize

LA Times  

Disneyland Resort employees who portray costumed characters such as Mickey Mouse or Cinderella have voted to unionize under the Actors’ Equity Assn. The results of the vote, overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, come after a three-day election period in which employees, known as “cast members” in Disney parlance, placed their votes at three polling sites in Disneyland. “These …

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California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role
7 months, 3 weeks ago

California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California, Zach Elefante always has had a second or third job to help him earn a living. While Disney asks character performers to be available to work at any time, that demand isn’t always rewarded with scheduled work hours, the California performers …

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Does Disney+ ‘Stan Lee’ documentary give Jack Kirby his due?
1 year, 6 months ago

Does Disney+ ‘Stan Lee’ documentary give Jack Kirby his due?

LA Times  

Stan Lee is the titular subject of a new Disney+ documentary about the life and career of the Marvel comic book writer. He accused the filmmakers of glossing over Kirby’s contributions in service of Lee’s image and ego, calling the documentary “Stan Lee’s greatest tribute to himself.” Before his death in 1994, Jack Kirby publicly beefed with Lee over who …

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Disney's live-action Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers is yet another remake marketing on nostalgia
2 years, 6 months ago

Disney's live-action Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers is yet another remake marketing on nostalgia

Firstpost  

Retromania is our hyperfixation with the past blown up by access to digital technologies such as Youtube that both record and archive. Disney has now repurposed its vintage characters, Chipmunks Chip and Dale, to comment on Hollywood’s unending appetite for remakes. Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers gives us the multiverse of animation styles and narratives where Polar Express eyes collide …

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Disney has a skewed gender balance in its films – and it shapes our world
2 years, 9 months ago

Disney has a skewed gender balance in its films – and it shapes our world

The Independent  

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Space Jam 2: Has Hollywood animation woken up to racism?
3 years, 5 months ago

Space Jam 2: Has Hollywood animation woken up to racism?

BBC  

Space Jam 2: Has Hollywood animation woken up to racism? Alamy Space Jam: A New Legacy sees the Looney Tunes crew teaming up with another basketball legend, LeBron James, replacing original star Michael Jordan Behind the camera, it was also notable for having an animation co-director, Bruce W Smith, who was one of the few black animators working in Hollywood …

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From Raya and the Last Dragon to Coco, Disney’s animated dads are becoming the unassuming, ‘humble-hot’ characters
3 years, 6 months ago

From Raya and the Last Dragon to Coco, Disney’s animated dads are becoming the unassuming, ‘humble-hot’ characters

Firstpost  

Disney and Pixar’s recent dads in films like Inside Out and Coco, exude the ‘family-man’ vibe, often rumpled and lived-in, which is garnering unprecedented audience appeal I thought the whole man-bun thing was played out, and then along came Benja. “The protagonist’s dad in Raya and the Last Dragon is smoking hot,” tweeted Hollywood Reporter film critic David Rooney, who …

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Australia Cafe 63 divides diners over its lengthy 15-page menu
3 years, 7 months ago

Australia Cafe 63 divides diners over its lengthy 15-page menu

Daily Mail  

A cafe has divided diners for its 'overwhelming' 15-page menu with unusual options including a 'Liz Hurley rump steak', an 'I Dream of Jeannie toasted sandwich' and an 'Elle Macpherson scrambled eggs' with crispy diced bacon. Cafe 63, which has 38 venues around Australia, has been turning heads with its amusing yet bizarre menu offering, with many customers claiming it …

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Animators of Disney Pixar’s ‘Soul’ on the film’s intimidating rendering challenges
3 years, 11 months ago

Animators of Disney Pixar’s ‘Soul’ on the film’s intimidating rendering challenges

The Hindu  

When the hat-toting soul of Joe Gardner accidentally tumbles into the ‘Great Before’, his surrounding worlds shift dramatically, not just in look but energy too. Although Soul, which released on Christmas on Disney+ Hotstar Premium, is spearheaded by co-directors Peter Docter and Kemp Powers, it is the work of Bobby Podesta, Jude Brownbill and MontaQue Ruffin, some of the film’s …

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Six Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids Who Love Superheroes and Disney Characters
4 years, 1 month ago

Six Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids Who Love Superheroes and Disney Characters

News 18  

While Halloween is traditionally a western festival, over the years it has become a global phenomenon, thanks to the internet and pop culture. Some kids opt to dress up as their favourite movie characters, or superheroes, while some try to dress up as their favourite food items or objects. Kids can also dress up as Barbie fans as their parents …

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