Tickets for the premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square and The Empire Leicester Square cost £50 per ticket which includeds full CCTV coverage of the event and special guest introduction, plus booking and transaction fee. Tickets for the Odeon West End screening cost £25 per ticket and this also includes full CCTV coverage of the event, plus booking and transaction fee.
Month: September 2009
Disney Parks Launches Blog
New Generation Festival
Disney’s clash at the top
Studio chief Dick Cook’s 38-year career that began as a Monorail operator ends abruptly after he chafes CEO Bob Iger.
Source: Los Angeles Times: By Claudia Eller and Dawn C. Chmielewski
Disney and Virgin Media agree content deal
Sorce: DigitalSpy
Disney’s A Christmas Carol for London’s Christmas lights
Sorce: The Telegraph.
Astronauts pack Buzz Lightyear for ride home
World premiere screenings of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D
For the first time in the history of the Venice Film Festival, the award will honor not only the achievement of a single filmmaker but also the contribution of the directors of a visionary studio
The 66th Venice International Film Festival will run from 2 – 12 September 2009, directed by Marco Müller and organized by the Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta
John Lasseter will be presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on Sunday September 6th 2009, at 5 pm, during a special ceremony to be held in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at Venice Lido, in the presence of Pixar directors Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
Commenting on the announcement, Lasseter said: “All of us at Pixar are extremely grateful and honored to be recognized by the Venice International Film Festival in such a special way. This is a great time for Pixar Animation Studios as we celebrate the release of our tenth feature-length film, Up, and the Premieres of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in Disney Digital 3D™. I am so proud of the directing teams we have at both Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, and their ability to keep pushing the boundaries of the medium while continuing to tell fresh and original stories and create characters that are meaningful to them and memorable to moviegoers all over the world
Andrew Stanton, the director of Finding Nemo and WALL-E, said, “Pixar is unlike any other Studio, and we’re enormously proud of the ten films we’ve made since the debut of Toy Story in 1995. We are constantly searching for fresh and exciting stories to tell, and new and exciting ways to entertain audiences. We thank the Festival committee for this great honor
Peter Docter, the director of Up and Monsters, Inc. added, “John Lasseter and Ed Catmull have created an ideal environment for directors at Pixar, and a Studio where creativity is nurtured and story ideas are given the time they need to be properly explored and developed. Working on Up has been a fantastic experience. Its truly rewarding to see critics and moviegoers responding in such a favorable way to our wild and emotional adventure. I’m looking forward to being in Venice with my friends and colleagues, and celebrating Pixar’s achievements
Brad Bird said, “It’s a rare and wonderful thing to work at a company run by genuinely creative storytellers, and to have that company honored by the Venice Film Festival is doubly satisfying. Traveling to Italy with longtime friends like John Lasseter to discuss film, eat Italian food, and celebrate Pixar, the best creative environment I’ve ever worked in – what can I say? Life can be blissful
Lee Unkrich, director of the upcoming Toy Story 3 feature, added, “We all feel so lucky to be directing movies at Pixar. It’s the best job in the world. Being recognized by the Festival committee as part of Pixar’s directing team is the icing on the cake. We’re very honored to be given this recognition.”
World premiere of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D
Exclusive world premiere presentation of advance footage from The Princess and the Frog (Sunday September 6th, Sala Grande, during the award ceremony), Disney’s much anticipated return to traditional hand-painted animation, and other surprises.
Directed by Ron Clemens and John Musker, this new interpretation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale is set in the New Orleans of the 1920s. It will be released in November 2009.
The Disney•Pixar career tribute will also include retrospective screenings of Andrew Stanton’s Finding Nemo, Brad Bird’s The Incredibles as well as the Italian premiere of Pete Docter’s Up.
Disney•Pixar Animation Master Class
On Monday, September 7th, in the Sala Perla, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich will also hold a Disney•Pixar Animation Master Class, during which the filmmakers will discuss the development of Pixar’s pioneering animation process as illustrated through the evolution of the studio’s films. The filmmakers will also convene for a Panel Discussion and question and answer session for the special benefit of aspiring animators, film students, and industry professionals, to talk about their personal careers, their influences and their individual visions of the present and future of animated cinema
Source: la Biennale di Venezia
Eurostar to stop direct trains next year
Eurostar spokes woman Aude Criqui commented on the changes “The daily direct Disney service will be reduced to five services a week from 4 January until 31 March 2010 on weeks outside school holidays”.
“Eurostar has worked closely with Disney to ensure that the services operate on days where there has traditionally been higher demand. The service will therefore not operate on Tuesdays or Saturdays”.
“Not operating these services will naturally ensure travel on the other weekly Disney services which will ensure better loadings and cost efficiencies for Eurostar. However, Eurostar can easily reinstate these services if the demand increases”.
On Tuesdays and Saturdays Eurostar passengers traveling to Disneyland Paris from London St Pancras International will have to change at Lille International and transfer onto a TGV for onward travel to Marne-la-Vallee.
Alternatively passengers can travel to Paris Gare du Nord International where they can reach Disneyland Paris using the regional RER train to Marne-la-Vallee.
All your meals for Free!
Disneyland Paris has this week launched a new ‘All your meals for Free!’ offer, which is simular to the Walt Disney World Free Dinning Plan that has been operating in Florida for some time.
When you book an “All your meals for Free!” package at Disneyland Paris all your meals are included for the lenght of your stay. You will receive two meal vouchers (called Meal Voucher One and Meal Voucher Two) per adult & child per night of your stay and remember breakfast is at your Disney hotel is already included.
Meal Voucher One is valid in the restaurants listed below, for an adult menu at 10.95euros and for kids menu at 4.95 euros
The adult menu at 10.95 euros includes
1 main course,
1 side order,
1 dessert & 1 soft drink (40cl)
The kids menu at 4.95 euros includes a choice of
1 main course,
1 side order,
1 dessert & 1 soft drink (25cl).
The Restaurants that Meal Voucher One can be used at are:
Colonel Hathi’s Pizza Outpost – Restaurant Hakuna Matata – Café Hyperion – Au Chalet de la Marionnette – Pizzeria Bella Notte – Toad Hall Restaurant – Fuente del Oro Restaurant – Restaurant en Coulisse – Disney Blockbuster Café – Casey’s Corner.
These restaurants are located in the Disneyland Park & Walt Disney Studios Park
Meal Voucher Two is valid for an adult menu (1 starter, 1 main course, 1 dessert) or buffet (depending on the restaurant) + 1 soft drink (33 cl / water 50cl) or 1 child menu (1 main course, 1 dessert) or buffet (depending on the restaurant) + 1 soft drink (25cl).
Meal Voucher Two is valid in one of the restaurants listed below depending on your hotel. These restaurants are located across the resort (in Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park, your Disney hotel and Disney Village).
If you stay at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe or Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch or Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne, your “meal voucher Standard” is valid in the restaurants listed below:
Silver Spur – Agrabah Café – Plaza Gardens – Restaurant des Stars – Chuckwagon Café – La Cantina – La Tavern – Annettes (no bookings)
If you stay at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge or Disney’s Newport bay Club or Disney’s Hotel New York, your “meal voucher Plus” is valid in the restaurants listed above plus:
Hunters Grill – Beaver – Cape Cod – Parkside – Lucky Nugget – Steakhouse – La Grange – Walts – Blue Lagoon.
If you stay at Disneyland Hotel, your “meal voucher Premium” is valid in the restaurants listed above plus:
California Grill – Inventions – Manhattan – Yacht Club – Walts – Blue Lagoon – Auberge de Cendrillon (photo not included) – Wild West Show (category 2) – Café Mickey.
More information can be found on the Disneyland Paris website.