| Disney In Depth: Does Intense Branding Signal Lack of Originality?
Take a glance at the Disney film and television pipeline. What do these projects have in common? Big scale, yes. But more than the high estimated costs of these ventures, the element of branding runs continuously through many of them. I explored how in recent weeks we have heard of some major announcements of upcoming movies and TV shows. Let us look at this in even more depth as we ponder if intense branding merely represents capitalizing on well-known entities, or if this serves as a warning of a serious deficiency of ideas in Hollywood.
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| Disney In Depth: 25 Best Disney Animated Film Voice Artists (Part 3)
What do Jodi Benson, Jim Cummings, and Patrick Warburton have in common? They’re some of the greatest individuals to lend their voices to Disney animated films! This final portion of my list of the 25 Best Disney Animated Film Voice Artists includes an eclectic mix of actors and actresses responsible for performing the studio’s most iconic characters. If you missed them, be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 first!
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| Disney In Depth: An Awesome Disney News Month
For years we have awaited 2015, a period that would produce so much awesome entertainment unlike no other. With Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tomorrowland, Pixar’s Inside Out and Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the short-term horizon on the film side, Disneyland’s 60th on the theme park side, and a variety of exciting television/digital projects to debut, Disney continues to demonstrate its power in the media world. Last week’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders revealed a few upcoming plans, complemented by a slew of headlines that have rocked the industry — and, most of all, rocked in a great way. Needless to say, there is likely no better time to be a Disney fan. At the very least, divisiveness acknowledged on some issues, we can have more substantial and more frequent discussions on Disney’s entertainment dominance and interesting avenues for extending its branding reach.
...continue reading » Topics: Animated, Disney In Depth, Fanatic, Features, Movies, News, Reboots, Remakes, Rumors, Sequels, Spinoffs, Television, Theme Parks |
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| Disney In Depth: Revisiting Favorite Columns
More than 150 columns later – and counting – and the invigorating content on Disney In Depth continues. Writing a column practically every week here for Geeks of Doom has always been a privilege and a wonderful platform to share Disney features, news, videos, and commentary with all of you. I thought now would be a perfect time to revisit some favorite Disney In Depth columns of the past. Stroll down memory lane with me as we recall some of the fantastic Disney experiences we have shared together, or perhaps check out a column you may have missed along the adventure.
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