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Exploring Robin Williams’ Acting Through Movement (Video)
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Plenty of tributes to Robin Williams have been made in the weeks since his death, celebrating the man and all of the great things he did in his time here.

Joining the celebration of his work, a fantastic new tribute video has been released by the YouTube channel Every Frame A Painting. But instead of generally looking at the countless memorable Williams moments, this video focuses specifically on how well he acted through his movements.

The video is well worth a watch for fans of Williams and cinema alike, and can be seen below.

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Disney To Air ‘Aladdin’ This Weekend In Honor Of Robin Williams
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Aladdin will air on several Disney networks this weekend in honor of the late Robin Williams, who voiced the Genie in the 1992 animated feature.

Disney will show the film this Saturday at 9am and 6:30pm on the Disney Channel; on Sunday at 11am, 6pm, and 7:30pm on Disney XD; and on Monday at 11am on Disney Junior.

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Robin Williams Was Battling Early Stages Of Parkinson’s Disease At The Time Of His Death
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Robin Williams’ wife has revealed that the actor was sober, but battling the early stages of Parkinson’s disease at the time of his death.

In a statement released today, William’s wife, Susan Schneider, said that her husband, who was found dead on Monday of an apparent suicide, was not ready to share with the public his Parkinson’s diagnosis.

You can read Schneider’s full statement here below.

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Hub Network To Air Robin Williams Mork ‘Happy Days’ Episode “My Favorite Orkan”
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In tribute to actor Robin Williams, who died on Tuesday, The Hub Network will air the 1978 episode of Happy Days where his character Mork debuted.

“My Favorite Orkan,” where Williams first appeared as the alien Mork from Ork, will air on Hub two times in succession on Friday, August 15, 2014, first at 9pm ET (6pm PT) and then at 9:30pm ET (6:30pm PT).

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Disney In Depth: Honoring Robin Williams’ Disney Legacy
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“When you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think.”

So true are the words of John Keating, the character from the movie Dead Poets Society portrayed by Robin Williams in an Oscar-nominated performance. The actor’s death, tragic in that a man who gave the world so much joy could never appear to possess joy himself, continues to startle Hollywood. There are few performers we could call “genius,” but Williams was one of them, an irrefutably gifted comic-turned-actor who was as much a poetic dramatic actor as he was a comedic revelation.

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