Win a trip for 4 to the opening of Cars Land and a private Jungle Cruise tour skippered by John Lasseter! Think about it. You cruised on the Disneyland Jungle cruise sometime between late 1977 through spring 1978 and you snapped a picture of your skipper….well, if you did and your skipper was John Lasseter, [...]
Read More Cars Land, Disney California Adventure Park, Disneyland, john lasseter, Jungle Cruise, pixar, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney ImagineeringIf you’ve had a chance to see “The Help” then you’ve met Octavia Spencer. She plays spunky Minny Jackson, the maid that has the last say in a war with her employer with one of her world-famous chocolate pies. What I didn’t know about Octavia is that she has an extensive movie and TV history [...]
Read More DreamWorks, Film, Help, Hollywood, Kathryn Stockett, Mississippi, Octavia Spencer, Viola DavisMOTHERHOOD I’m continuing with the interview with DreamWorks CEO, Stacey Snider. You can read part one regarding how the movie came to be made here and tough questions about race relations here. The last scene of “The Help” ends with a powerful moment between a young girl and the African American woman who’s been caring [...]
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Tough Questions I’m continuing with the interview with DreamWorks CEO, Stacey Snider. You can read part one regarding how the movie came to be made here and about the theme of Motherhood here. As the group settled in, we started addressing the tougher questions. The first blogger to speak up specifically asked Stacey what the [...]
Read More DreamWorks, Help, Kathryn Stockett, Michael Barnathan, Octavia Spencer, The New York Times Best Seller list, Viola DavisI love the character of Aibileen which is based on Kathryn Stocett’s (author) real-life caregiver. This line in the movie is one that nearly brought me to tears. It’s a powerful scene and a powerful comment and something we should all remember, especially when we’re talking to children. Children believe what we tell them. We [...]
Read More Academy Award, Chris Columbus, DreamWorks, Help, Kathryn Stockett, Michael Barnathan, The New York Times Best Seller list, Viola DavisHow the Movie Came to Be To read part 2, The Tough Questions, click here. As part of the Disney/DreamWorks/Pixar event trip to LA I took in June, I got the opportunity to participate in a group interview with Stacey Snider, DreamWorks CEO. Now you must know that this incredibly beautiful and professional woman walked [...]
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