Movie Review: Disney's High School Musical 2 - We're All in This Together (Blogcritics.org) When I first reviewed the original Disney movie High School Musical , I had no idea what I was getting into. Before I watched it, I believed (rather naively I might add) that this was going to be just another TV movie concocted for kids, some pabulum-like entertainment that wouldn?t hold my interest. Boy, was I wrong, and then some. The first film was intelligent and fast-paced, with ......more...Stan Lee & Gil Champion talk new comic book projects + 'Iron Man' (Comics2Film) Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics, is a busy man as always. The eighty-four-year-old writer and producer is in charge of his own company POW! Entertainment with business partner Gil Champion and together they have forged a brand-new partnership with the Walt Disney Company to create new heroes, animated features, and possibly live-action movies. Lee and Champion spoke briefly to iF MAGAZINE ......more... Disney movie packs 'em in at Y event (Rockford Register Star) ROCKFORD ? Generally, movie sequels pale in comparison to the originals....more... Premiere is 'Musical' to their ears (USA Today) Made-for-television movies rarely warrant splashy premieres. But there was one biggie Tuesday at Disneyland that was attended by a supermodel, a country music singer, a British pop star and her superstar soccer-player husband. Avoiding the royal-blue arrivals carpet, David and Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham snuck in to Downtown Disney's AMC Theaters with their sons (and bodyguards) to see Disney ......more... Every which way is up for Efron (Contra Costa Times) A stage and TV veteran well before the Disney Channel's "High School Musical" shot him into the pop-culture stratosphere, 19-year-old Zac Efron just can't stop the music now....more... Talk movies (Boston Globe) Heading to the theater this weekend? Globe critic Ty Burr was online Friday, Aug. 17, at 1 p.m. to field your questions and comments about new and upcoming releases....more... Tinkering with fairy's image leaves innocence in the pixie dust (Orlando Sentinel) Try perching Mickey or Minnie or one of the Disney princesses seductively on the rim of a martini glass, then calling it a Disney collectible poster. ...more... The Thing to Do (The Morning News) Old West Film Fest To help celebrate the Rodeo of the Ozarks, the Shiloh Museum will host a daylong Old West Film Fest featuring classic Western movies starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr....more... TANTALIZING TECHNOLOGY (Film Journal) Much of the technology talk at ShoWest 2007 centered on the growing importance of digital 3D. From Dolby's new 3D system (see separate article in this issue) to Sony's high-def 3D presentation of highlights from the NBA All-Star game, to Real D's clip from their 3D U2 concert film, to talk of the 600-plus-screen 3D rollout of Disney's Meet the Robinsons , the Las Vegas confab was truly ......more... |