Archive for September 3rd, 2008
Disney to air dance-along ‘Camp Rock’
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A dance-along version of the popular U.S. television movie “Camp Rock” is to air later this month, the Disney Channel said Wednesday. “Camp Rock Freestyle Jam” is an encore presentation of “Camp Rock,” featuring two of the movie’s stars, Alyson Stoner and Roshon Fegan, in pop-ups encouraging viewers to create their own dance moves.
The new […]
Kiddie rock and rap show premieres on Disney
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008They are the Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers of preschool, rapping and rocking in matching blue jumpsuits to such songs as “First Day of School” and “I Want My Mommy.” But these entertainers aren’t kids, or even teenagers. The Imagination Movers are a band of four 30-something guys from New Orleans who at […]
Disney cast member sent back to Africa over picture
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A Walt Disney World cast member from Botswana who was fired over allegations of sexual harassment is being sent home tomorrow morning even though he wants to stay in Orlando long enough to fight the allegation through a union grievance process.
Ordirile “Jojo” Rammoni, 25, was a cultural representative at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where he discussed […]
Traffic falls again at Orlando International Airport
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Passenger traffic at Orlando International Airport fell once again in July, in yet another sign that high energy prices and a weak economy are squeezing Central Florida’s tourism industry. Just over 3.2 million travelers passed through OIA in July, down 2.8 percent from the same month a year ago. It’s the second straight month that […]
Program will open door to students interested in working for Disney
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008The Walt Disney Co.’s “Big Mouse on Campus” program is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Business Oct. 13-15. The college is one of only two schools chosen for the program that will provide students the opportunity to jump-start a career with Disney. Louisiana State University is the other school.
“This is an extraordinary […]
Disney and Bruckheimer Acquire Killing Rommel
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have acquired screen rights to “Killing Rommel,” a novel by Steven Pressfield. The book, about a British battalion’s attempt to thwart German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s desert campaign, was published in the spring by Doubleday. Variety says Randall Wallace (Braveheart, Pearl Harbor) will write the script with Pressfield. Bruckheimer […]
Sommers circles new ‘Tarzan’
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008He’s already tackled Huckleberry Finn and Mowgli, so let’s see what Stephen Sommers can do with Tarzan. The “Jungle Book” director is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to bring a new version of the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs creation “Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,” to the big screen. “Collateral” screenwriter Stu Beattie will write the […]
