by Jim Smith | Oct 27, 2023 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on October 30, 2023.) Over the course of American cinema, the importance of music has been paramount to a film’s performance. Legendary composers like John Williams, Max Steiner, and Hans Zimmer...
by Jim Smith | Apr 18, 2023 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney
April is a time of growth and renewal, where a world full of brown and gray strikes new life in brilliant shades of green and fiery hues. We are in the heart of Earth Month, and Earth Day 2023 is but a few days away. Disney is no stranger to celebrating the health of...
by Jim Smith | Oct 26, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place on October 27, 2022.) What does it take to be a Disney Legend? The talents who have been recognized for this exclusive club range from animators, musicians, actors, directors, producers, writers, Imagineers,...
by Jim Smith | Aug 1, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Role Call - The Best of Disney
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place on July 21, 2022.) They’re creepy, crawly, and crunchy. Small and irritating, nary a friend to you or me. And they’re perhaps the most hated nuisance on the planet – BUGS. Or maybe they’re just a tad...
by Jim Smith | Dec 13, 2021 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Beyond Disney, Seasonal Holidays
Ho Ho Ho! It’s Christmastime again. The season of giving (way too much money to gigantic retailers). That time of year when kids daydream about presents, parents have nightmares about credit card bills, and Santa invades almost every television and radio station. When...
