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By Michael - June 29th, 2010 Herb Ryman greets a papagaio who will soon become famous – Rio de Janiero, 1941 (LIFE photo)
When young Herb Ryman, frazzled from the Hollywood grind and frustrated by his lack of worldly knowledge, decided to see the world, he did it right – with a circumglobal cruise that took him to many exotic ports […]
By Michael - June 12th, 2010 First, if you haven’t seen it already, go watch the new trailer for Rapunzel.
For years I’ve worried that executives and marketing slobs were ruining Disney animation. Now I’m starting to worry that they already have.
Has the vast studio bureaucracy – ranks upon ranks of Vice Presidents and marketing mavens – really salted the […]
By Michael - June 10th, 2010 Trayas, from Nightingale, by Mike Gabriel
I recently mentioned the unmade film Ramayana, once rumored to be in the works at the Disney animation studio. I’ve yet to see any artwork for this project; instead, a lot of fan sites on the internet mistake concept art for another project as being from Ramayana. This other […]
By Michael - June 2nd, 2010 So, people have poured into Progress City today from the four corners of the web looking for information about Ramayana, the long, long rumored animated feature based on the Hindu epic which I’ve previously mentioned in passing.
Now while I’ve been trying to collect information on this project, which to all outwards appearances seems long […]
By Michael - May 17th, 2010 Another month, another crackerjack lineup of events at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. June’s events focus on animation, with screenings of classic Silly Symphonies and certain-to-be-fascinating presentations by producer Don Hahn and author Russell Merritt. There are, as always, lots of interactive and educational activities for families too. For more information, visit […]
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The Progress City Primer
From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.
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