Category: Video Games
From videobusiness.com:
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets for the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld console this fall, after about two years of inactivity on the format.
National Treasure 2 will be one part of a PSP hardware/software bundle set to street in October. Priced at $199, this ‘Entertainment Pack’ will hold a limited edition silver PSP system, the game Ratchet and Clank Size Matters and National Treasure 2 on Universal Media Disc UMD, the handheld’s media format. Also included in the pack is a voucher to download the puzzle game Echochrome from the online marketplace PlayStation Store and a 1GB Memory Stick to hold music, videos and photos. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 23, 2008 at 12:28 pm · Permalink
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Category: Movies
From people.com:
Heath Ledger’s legacy will live on not only in a theatre in his hometown of Perth – but possibly through an Oscar nomination, according to one his Dark Knight costars.
“I think Heath will surely get a posthumous nomination for an Academy Award,” Michael Caine said Friday at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, where the legendary actor was honored in a hand and footprint ceremony.
“He was incredible [and] he was amazing,” said Caine, 75. “And I think he will get it. It’s an incredible performance, just wonderful.”
Caine reprises his role as butler Alfred Pennyworth in the upcoming Batman film, which pays a special tribute to Ledger during the movie’s closing credits.
Caine isn’t the only person raving about Ledger’s performance as The Joker. “[For] those who knew him and those who had the privilege of working with him, it’s been pretty amazing, the disparity between the person he was and the monster that he created for us,” the film’s director Christopher Nolan said at a press day in June. “To see that being created from this very gentle person is a real testament to his skill as an actor.”
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 23, 2008 at 6:31 am · Permalink
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Category: TV
From multichannel.com:
You’ll probably still need special glasses. But 3-D movies and other video could become routine home-entertainment options within the next few years.
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, a New York-based technical society for the motion imaging industry, has established a task force to define the parameters of a “stereoscopic 3-D mastering standard” for home video.
The 3-D Home Display Formats Task Force intends to define standards for 3-D content, distributed via cable, broadcast, satellite, packaged media like DVDs or the Internet.
“The impetus for this is that digital display technology is getting much better at rendering 3-D—without causing headaches,” SMPTE engineering vice president Wendy Aylsworth said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 23, 2008 at 6:26 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From marketwatch.com:
As back to school season approaches, moms and dads across the country are planning to deal with sleepy students struggling with the tough transition from a carefree summer schedule to a back-to-school wake up routine. With the help of Wal-Mart and Disney, parents will have access to a unique solution featuring one of the years hottest pop sensations. Beginning today, Wal-Mart is offering free wake-up calls and customized activity reminders from Hannah Montana, star of the hit Disney Channel TV series.
By logging on to http://www.hannahmontanacalls.com, moms and dads can select the date, time and theme of their childs wake-up call or activity reminder. Three different messages from the Hannah Montana character are available:
– Wake up for school
– School activity reminder
– Back to school shopping reminder
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 23, 2008 at 6:21 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney, TV
From suntimes.com:
One day after Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper signed off as hosts of “At the Movies,” Disney ABC Domestic Television announced their replacements along with a new format for the Chicago-based syndicated movie-review show.
Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz were named Tuesday as co-hosts of show when its new season begins Sept. 6.
Ben Lyons top right and Ben Mankiewicz bottom right will replace Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert and columnist Richard Roeper as co-hosts of At the Movies beginning Sept. 6. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 22, 2008 at 2:11 pm · Permalink
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Category: TV
From tmz.com:
“Golden Girl” Estelle Getty has gone to the big lanai in the sky and died at the age of 84, just three days shy of her 85th birthday.
Estelle passed away at 5:35 AM this morning at her L.A. home surrounded by her family and caregivers. Getty had been suffering for years with Lewy Body Dementia.
Although one year younger than Bea Arthur, Estelle is best known for playing her wise-cracking Sicilian mother Sophia Petrillo on “The Golden Girls.” Co-star Betty White is also one year older than Estelle.
Getty is survived by her two adult sons.
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Posted by Ricky on July 22, 2008 at 1:03 pm · Permalink
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Category: Music
From kenoshanews.com:
Country music fans are probably the toughest music critics around.
Skepticism was elevated hours before Jessica Simpson’s debut country performance, opening for Sara Evans, Saturday night at Country Thunder. With only one country single released, fans doubted if the pop diva could stack up against other country music acts.
“Just because she’s dating Tony Romo it doesn’t make her country,” said Mike Rodriguez, 31, from Lake Geneva. “She doesn’t fit in with country, and I’ll have to drink a lot of beer to sit through her concert.”
Zach Schlodt, 19, of Palatine, Ill., agreed. Simpson’s heart isn’t in country music, and she is just banking on the genre’s current popularity, he said.
“She’s an embarrassment to country music,” he added. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 21, 2008 at 2:33 pm · Permalink
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Category: Zoos
From google.com:
Idaho members of a group that advocates for the right to openly carry handguns in public are turning heads by touring Zoo Boise while packing guns on their hips.
Ten members of OpenCarry.org were allowed into the zoo Saturday after some initial confusion at the entrance about whether it was legal to bring an unconcealed handgun inside.
Group member Carol Schultz of Nampa says: “Coming to the zoo was something we could do together, like any family would.”
Schultz says she’s never without her handgun that she keeps in a holster attached to a heart-studded belt.
Zoo visitor Alex Lundgren of Boise questioned the group’s decision to bring firearms.
He says: “Legal and appropriate are two different things.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 21, 2008 at 2:21 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc
From merriam-webster.com:
Have you ever washed down a plate of edamame with some prosecco while lounging in your infinity pool with a few pescatarian friends after a long day at the racino rubbing elbows with wing nuts? The words are just a few examples of the over 100 new entries Merriam-Webster has added to our annual update of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. To keep you busy until September 1st—when the print version of North America’s best-selling dictionary is available in stores and through your favorite online bookseller—spend some time getting to know the new additions here at Merriam-Webster Online. Use the site’s search function to look up the above words, as well as the following: dark energy, pretexting, soju, subprime, and webinar
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 21, 2008 at 12:14 pm · Permalink
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Category: TV
From nwsource.com:
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper says he is leaving the nationally syndicated show “At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper” after eight seasons.
Roeper said in a statement Sunday that he had failed to agree on a contract extension with Disney-ABC Domestic Television so his last appearance on the show will air the weekend of Aug. 16-17. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 21, 2008 at 11:44 am · Permalink
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