Tag: Disney

March 4, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Disney Gambles on Box-Office Wizardry of ‘Oz’ – NYTimes.com

No movie studio would have the nerve to remake “The Wizard of Oz,” the beloved 1939 musical ranked by the Library of Congress as the most-watched film in history. But “Oz the Great and Powerful,” a Disney-produced prequel, is nearly as intrepid. The company is betting that a new twist…

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December 19, 2012 / Vickie Lester

PALM SPRINGS GET AWAY – DISNEY AS DUDE

The Disney’s at a ranch in Palm Springs – 1948:

December 6, 2012 / Vickie Lester

DISNEY MEETS OSCAR IN 1932

A lot’s been written, positive and negative, on the man and the company – I’m not going to add to that stew – I’ll just say before there was a multinational fully diversified corporation – there was a young man with talent and ambition and organizational aptitude.