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Gun violence gets more nuanced, probing coverage

Edit The Oklahoman 07 May 2016
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Media attention to gun violence tends to be doled out in predictable, limited ways ... American Spring 2014," which told the stories of some shooting victims from that period ... "Where does conscience fit into the (gun control) conversation? Where does spirituality fit into the conversation?" said Abigail Disney, the film's director ... Disney — the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, brother of Walt Disney — echoed that call ... ___....

'Walt Before Mickey' is an inspiring tale but rushes through without the emotion

Edit The Examiner 22 Apr 2016
The name Walt Disney conjures up images of a man who worked for the title of animator, visionary, creator, and dreamer ... Disney's Early Years, 1919–1928 by Timothy S ... The film, directed by Khoa Lee and staring Thomas Ian Nicholas, from the “American Pie” series, as Walt Disney, Jon Heder, from “Napoleon Dynamite” as Roy Disney, and Armando Gutierrez as the loyal and amazing animator Ub Iwerks....

Behind the scenes at Disney as it purged its favourite son

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 08 Apr 2016
Staggs, then the chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Co.., was having lunch with Robert A. Iger and other high-ranking Disney executives in 2003 in the company's boardroom when food lodged in Iger's windpipe ... Gold, then a Disney director, sent Staggs a note ... In a throwback to the tumultuous era of Disney's former chief executive, Michael D ... 2 position, Disney had moved from one triumph to another....

St Pete Elite

Edit Huffington Post 05 Apr 2016
Disney and Dal�. The other main exhibition, Disney and Dal�, Architects of the Imagination, tells the tale of comradeship with documentation, art, animation and ideas between the two cultural giants ... Dal� also loved the Marx Brothers, especially Harpo Marx, while his two favorite filmmakers were Disney and Cecil B ... Disney and Dal� allied to create the animation Destino, which the two never completed for financial reasons....

The reasons why Disney theme park prices keep going up up up

Edit The Examiner 18 Mar 2016
The Disney organization recently raised prices at its US theme parks. Price raises at Disney theme parks seems like an annual, and sometimes semi-annual, occurrence, usually rationalized as needed to pay for improvements that will make the guest better ... This multi-level pricing structure is very different when compared to what Walt Disney himself had put in place for Disneyland ... The Story of Walt Disney by Katherine and Richard Greene....

Dauman choice exposes a rift at Viacom

Edit The Los Angeles Times 05 Feb 2016
“ ... CBS Corp ... He noted that Paramount produced about $100 million in profit last year, which is less than one-tenth of the amount generated in 2015 by the larger Universal Pictures or Walt Disney Co.'s studio ... More than a decade ago, Michael Eisner, then chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Co. openly battled with his board members, the late Roy Disney and his ally Stanley Gold, who were sharply critical of Eisner's management ... ....

'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' hits Blu-Ray Feb 2

Edit The Examiner 03 Feb 2016
In addition to being an entertainment empire that reaches space and superheroes, Disney is primarily known for its animation. Now Disney fans young and old can watch the first animated film that put Disney on the entertainment map with the February 2 Signature Edition release of the Signature Edition of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." ... Disney Channel star Sofia Carson throws in seven fun facts about the film....

‘It’s #OscarsSoWhite and #OscarsSoMale’

Edit The Wrap 03 Feb 2016
“Armor of Light” director Abigail Disney says it’s time for women to start asserting themselves in media ... “It’s like the #OscarsSoWhite problem,” Disney said in an interview with TheWrap ... Also read ... Filmmaking is in Disney’s bloodline, if you didn’t know from her name. She is the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who co-founded the Walt Disney Company with his brother ... TheWrap ... Disney ... Also read....

Silk Therapeutics Raises $6 Million In Series A2 Financing Innovative Biotech Company Focused on Natural Silk Protein Raises $10.25 Million in Funding To Date

Edit PR Newswire 03 Feb 2016
MEDFORD, Mass., Feb ... The Series A2 round was led by existing investor The Kraft Group of Foxboro, Massachusetts, with participation from new investors Lear Corporation and Highland Consumer Partners, as well as existing investors Sheri and Roy P. Disney; Richard Sackler, MD, with Summer Road, LLC; Erin Donohue and Ron Bresler, BML Group; and Altman Health Investments ... About The Kraft Group ... About Lear Corporation ... About Summer Road, LLC ... ....

Kraft Group leads latest funding round for silk-based skin care company

Edit Business Journal 02 Feb 2016
The Kraft Group has returned to fund the latest expansion of Silk Therapeutics, leading a $6 million funding round to support a new anti-aging skin care line. A number of existing investors also participated in the series A2 financing round for the Medford-based company, including Sheri and Roy P. Disney, Dr. Richard Sackler with Summer Road LLC, Erin Donahue and Ron Bresler, BML Group, and Altman Health Investments ... ....

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:" A Slightly Flawed, but Endearing Classic

Edit The Examiner 01 Feb 2016
In terms of historical impact and cultural importance, it’s hard to find an animated film as significant as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” It was the first feature-length cel-animated film and began Disney’s priceless collection of animated classics, which has gone on to spawn a multitude of masterpieces and beloved films that still resonate strongly with audiences to this very day ... Designing Disney’s First Princess (5 Minutes)....

A Disney movie by another name

Edit The Examiner 30 Jan 2016
"A Disney movie" is a colloquial film classification that connotes mostly animated, kid-friendly, premium theatrical fare. Interestingly, on Wednesday, February 10 at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus, the Women's Image Network (WIN) Awards officially will recognize a markedly different phenomenon bearing the Disney name. acclaimed filmmaker Abigail Disney ... Disney and Patricia Ann Dailey, and granddaughter of Roy O ... Abigail Disney....

Essential California: Inmate turns himself in after jail escape

Edit The Los Angeles Times 30 Jan 2016
Members of the Disney family are in a legal dispute with an infamous Silver Lake preschool. Tim Disney, grandson of Roy Disney, and his wife allege that their 4-year-old daughter was expelled from Camelot Kids after they “engaged in free speech” and “free association.” Fights between the preschool’s owner and parents have repeatedly played out on Facebook and various blogs....
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