"Davy Crockett" star Fess Parker dies at 85

2010-03-18T15:47:11Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fess Parker, the tall, Texas-born actor who became a star of early television playing American frontier folk hero Davy Crockett and later portrayed Nielsen Co. for the week of March 8-14. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:</p><p>1. "Hannah Montana" (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.), John Lasseter, left, chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, accepts the ShoWest 2010 Big Ten Award on behalf of Pixar Animation Studios from T...

Hollywood braces for talks on DVD releases

2010-03-16T11:00:23Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top Hollywood executives and theater owners will seek this week to resolve a brewing dispute over DVD release schedules, a contentious question as the industry grapples with shifting viewer patterns and the advent of high-tech home entertainment.</p><p>At the annual ShoWest convention in LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jason Segel has found his rainbow connection with Disney's Muppets movie, signing to star as the human lead.</p><p>The veteran of Miah Kidd, Joumana Kidd and Jazelle Kidd Official induction of Princess Tiana into the Disney Princess Royal Court and release of 'The Princess and the Frog DVD launch' at The Ne...

'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M

2010-03-15T14:30:39Z

<div id="subtitle">'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M; 'Green Zone' leads weak newcomers</div><div><p>Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" still reigns at the box office, pulling in $62.7 million in its second weekend and...

princess tiana crowning

2010-03-14T17:17:39Z

Princess Tiana official induction into the Disney Princess Royal Court and release of 'The Princess and the Frog DVD launch' at The New York Palace Hotel New York City, USA - 14.03.10

'Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million

2010-03-14T12:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">'Alice in Wonderland' extends No. 1 box-office stay with $62M, tops $200 million total</div><div><p>Alice is still ruling the movie palace.</p><p>Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" easily remained the No. 1 weekend draw with $62 million, according to st...

"The Bachelor" and "Dancing with the Stars" at Disney World in Florida

2010-03-13T15:32:55Z

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - MARCH 13: In this handout image provided by Disney, ABC's "The Bachelor" star Jake Pavelka (second from left) poses with his fiancee Vienna Girard...

Disney to close Robert Zemeckis's digital studio

2010-03-13T13:15:42Z

<div><p>Walt Disney Studios is pulling the plug on Robert Zemeckis's ImageMovers Digital studio near San Francisco by next January in a bid to cut costs.</p><p>The studio's activities will gradually wind down as it completes production for "Mars Needs Moms" and its 450 employee...

Disney to shut Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio

2010-03-12T17:30:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney to shut down Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio where `A Christmas Carol' was shot</div><div><p>To further cut costs at its movie studio, The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it will shut a San Francisco-area facility used to capture the performance of Jim Carrey

Sequels, reboots bring sizzle to summer box office

2010-03-11T21:00:20Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Summertime moviegoers tend to vote early and, if things go well, often.</p><p>During the past five years, about 42% of annual domestic box office sales have been rung up during the summer, which the industry marks beginning the first weekend in May. With the summer slate often notably front-loaded, exe...

Disney, Starz sign extend film licensing deal

2010-03-11T11:45:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney, Starz extend exclusive movie licensing agreement through 2015</div><div><p>Walt Disney Co.'s Disney-ABC Domestic Television and Liberty Media Corp.'s

Disney to release Indian film in southern dialect

2010-03-11T06:45:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney shoots adventure film southern Indian Telugu dialect</div><div><p>Encouraged by the reception of its Hindi animated movie, Disney is shooting a new adventure film in the southern Indian dialect of Telugu as it deepens its localization drive in the populous country.</p><p>The still-unnamed production is about a 9-year-old girl with special healing powers who ...

Disney moves into south Indian cinema

2010-03-11T06:15:58Z

<div><p>US studio giant Disney is making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to capture the country's largest movie market, the company announced on Thursday.</p><p>The firm said its Telugu-language film -- which will also be dubbed into Tamil -- would be its "first, locally-developed studio project aimed specifically at southern audiences".</p><p>Billed as an "...

1 million volunteers register for free Disney tix

2010-03-09T18:15:29Z

<div id="subtitle">10 weeks after program starts, Disney hits cap of 1 million volunteers signing up for free tix</div><div><p>Disney reached its goal Tuesday of getting 1 million people to sign up for a day of volunteer work in exchange for a free one-day ticket to a Disney park.</p><p>Under the "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program, Disney is giving a free day's admission to any p...

`Alice' opens with $116.3 million, a 3-D record

2010-03-08T07:15:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Tim Burton's `Alice' opens with whopping $116.3 million at the box office, a 3-D record</div><div><p>Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in the Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend — a record for a 3-D film.</p><p>That total easily surpassed all other films in ...

Cablevision gets ABC back in time for Oscars

2010-03-08T06:45:21Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp customers were able to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars on Sunday after the cable company reached a last-minute deal to return WABC-TV to air in a dispute over ...

Pixar's "Up" wins best animated film Oscar

2010-03-07T18:30:36Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney/Pixar's balloon adventure blockbuster "Up" won the best animated movie Oscar on Sunday, as the studio continued its dominance of cartoons at the

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