Moonlighting Madness!

By Patrick Holtz
Senior Editor
June 30, 2009

You may have noticed lately that our Hollywood correspondent, Mr. Charles (Chuck) Oberleitner, hasn’t been filing many reports on a timely basis. It saddens me to say this, but the reason he hasn’t been seen around here much is that, like Governor Sanford, he’s been seeing another website and, what’s worse, he’s got me editing their copy as well…and I’m not even a member!

Here, then, is a link to what he’s actually been writing for the net. Oh!...and if you like a good rant fest on the web, check out the debate going on at nffc.org!

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reviews

Touchstone’s The Proposal is Disney’s Enchanted for Grownups

By C. W. Oberleitner
June 19, 2009

Screwball romantic comedy has returned to your local neighborhood multiplex. The Proposal, a sharp, witty, genuinely funny film about two grownups just could give Hollywood’s recent spate of aging frat-boy comedies a run for their money.

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reviews

Island Happy Lost Seasons 1 & 2 and Morning Light now on Blu-ray

By C. W. Oberleitner
June 19, 2009

Can’t afford that Hawaiian get-away this year? Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment comes to the rescue with three new Blu-ray Disc releases that bring the beauty of the islands right into your living room in stunning high definition detail. Oh, and they also tell some interesting stories.

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news & features

Disney Fan Events Are Bustin’ Out All Over

By C. W. Oberleitner
June 9, 2009

According to our guy in Hollywood, 2009 is shaping up to be a banner year for fans of the Mouse, with official and unofficial Disney fan events popping up all over the place. Well, mostly around the Disneyland Resort, but there’s still a lot to see and do.

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news & features

This Summer Disney Comes A Caroling

By A. B. DeLine
June 2, 2009

An old friend of o-meon and twenty-some-odd-year veteran of the motion picture business, A. B. DeLine (no, he still won’t let us use his real name) dropped off an account of his Memorial Day Weekend trip to the first stop on Disney’s A Christmas Carol Train Tour.

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reviews

Disney • Pixar’s UP, Simply the Best Picture of 2009 Thus Far

By C. W. Oberleitner
May 29, 2009

Pixar swings for the fences and knocks yet another one out of the park. UP debuts today and our man in Hollywood tells us its primed to make audiences of all ages laugh, cry and just plain feel good all over.

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passings

Remembering Wayne Allwine

May 20, 2009

In 1983 Wayne Allwine became only the third person to give voice to one of the most beloved characters the world has ever known, Mickey Mouse. Wayne died on Monday morning from complications due to diabetes.

reviews

A Bug’s Life: A Disney-Pixar Blu-ray Disc

By C. W. Oberleitner

May 19, 2009

Just as Pixar Animation Studios tenth film UP is about to hit theatres in Disney Digital 3D, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released the Emeryville animation house’s second full-length, CG-animated film A Bug’s Life to high-definition video on Blu-ray Disc.

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news & features

D23 Summer 09 Events Calendar Announced

May 14, 2009

The Mouse has released its list of, “Unique experiences created exclusively for charter members of ‘The Official Community for Disney Fans’ (D23).” Including trips to the new Walt Disney Family Museum and plans for D23rs to, “Roar into Vegas with its first members-only contest.”

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this business of show

Disneyland: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

By C. W. Oberleitner

April 29, 2009

Off of his deathbed—or, rather, out of his death-chair—our guy in the wilds of Southern California is back from a day at the happiest press junket on earth to tell us what’s doing and what’s coming up at the Disneyland Resort.

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editor's note

Time Ouch... err, Out!

April 15, 2009

We are going to be on a brief hiatus for a while. Mr. Oberleitner informs us he is suffering from a most unusual back ailment. "I have a pinched nerve in my lower back that only acts up when I lay down, which I'm wont to do when I sleep. I can walk, sit, stand, and even bend with no problem; however, when I lay down, I'm quickly in agonizing pain. I've been operating on less than three hours sleep a day for the past two weeks."

We’ll be back with new stories and perhaps even a few surprises as soon as we can get Mr. O back on his feet…err, back. Oh, you know what we mean!—Pat Holtz, Senior Editor

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Inside D23 With Steven B. Clark March 11, 2009

The One, the Only, Pinocchio! Now a Blu-ray Platinum Release March 13, 2009

Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua March 4, 2009

The SAG-AMPTP Talks: the geeks’ guide Explains It All For You March 3, 2009

Disneyland’s It’s A Small World Returns—and So Does That Song February 10, 2009

Annies Red Carpet Arrivals February 4, 2009

Pinocchio at Home and In Hollywood January 28, 2009

Sandler Snoozes Through Bedtime Stories—and So Will You December 24, 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on Blu-ray HD and DVD December 16, 2008

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