Spring is in the air!  What a purrrfectly befitting time to look in on that mischevious Cheshire Cat, and follow Alice down the rabbit hole as The Walt Disney Family Museum celebrates the Disney classic animated film Alice in Wonderland  during the month of April.
Celebrate your unbirthday (or your birthday for that matter) with the little girl who became curiouser and curiouser – and let her curiosity lead her into a most bewildering adventure!
Screenings and Discussions
All month long, enjoy screenings of Alice in Wonderland at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m …

At last night’s star-studded 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony, films affiliated with Disney took home four honors out of the thirteen nominations they had received.
Disney Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″ won two Oscars, for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song for Randy Newman’s “We Belong Together.”  Tim Burton’s live action “Alice in Wonderland” also triumphed in two categories:  Art Direction and Costume Design.
In two of the four categories won by Disney films, other works by the company were also nominated.  Randy Newman’s song bested Alan Menken and Glenn Slater’s …

Composer and singer Randy Newman took home his fifth Grammy this weekend, as the Recording Academy awarded him the Best Score Soundtrack Album prize for “Toy Story 3″ at Sunday night’s star-studded ceremony.
This marks the fourteenth nomination for Newman, who has been a fixture in the world of film composition for more than twenty years.  Newman’s album beat out another Disney contender, Alice in Wonderland, to take home honors.
Newman was also nominated in the category of Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media, for the “The Princess and the …

Disney will be well represented at the 2011 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards.
“Hannah Montana” darling Miley Cyrus leads the pack for most nominations with 3 nods, including Best TV Actress, Best Movie Actress, and Best Female Singer.   Selena Gomez also performed well, with nominations for Best TV Actress for her series “The Wizards of Waverly Place,” as well as Best Female Singer.
Disney films were also well represented, as both “Alice in Wonderland” and “Toy Story 3″ garnered votes for Favorite Movie and Favorite Animated Movie, respectively.  Both Tim Allen and Tom Hanks received nominations …

2010 was a good year to be Bob Iger.
The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive saw an increase in pay in 2010 of 35%, jumping to $16.3 million from $12 million the year before, bringing his total compensation to $28 million.  The increase by the board of directors’ compensation committee was in recognition of Iger’s “exceptional performance” during a year otherwise marked by a slow economy.
The committee pointed specifically to the success of three of Disney’s cable channels, Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family, as they delivered record ratings.  Also noted …

Earlier today, we were one of the first to report on Disney Pixar’s successful bid to gain a Best Picture nomination for “Toy Story 3.”  Following that post, here is a full list of nominations garnered by Disney.
“Toy Story 3″ leads the pack with five nominations in some of the most significant categories.  In addition to being nominated in the Best Picture Category – one of ten, as the Academy once again broadens the number of nominees for the second consecutive year – the critically acclaimed and commercially successful film also …

Disney and ABC Studios received a total of nine Golden Globe nominations, which were announced on Tuesday morning.
Three Disney films were honored with a total of six nominations between them.  “Alice in Wonderland,” Tim Burton’s live action fantasy which takes up where the animated version left off, garnered three nods:  Best Motion Picture in a Comedy or Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Actor – Comedy or Musical for Johnny Depp, who was also nominated for his role in “The Tourist.”  Going head to head in the Best Animated Feature …

If you’d like to own a piece of Disney history, and you have a spare $30,000 lying around, then I may have just the deal for you.
An dizzying assortment of Hollywood memorabilia, including many truly amazing Disney collectibles, will be offered at Profile in History’s upcoming Winter Auction, Hollywood Auction 43.
With a focus primarily on Hollywood history, the collection will feature a little something for everyone, including Marty McFly’s Hoverboard and Biff’s cane from “Back to the Future II,” as well as props and costumes from the Star Wars and Star Trek …

After already becoming the highest grossing animated film of all time and passing the impressive $400 million dollar mark domestically a few weeks ago, Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″ has now achieved yet another distinction. Today, Disney reports, “Toy Story 3″ will become the third Disney film to gross $1 billion, joining 2006’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and this year’s remake of “Alice in Wonderland.”
Surpassing the $1 billion mark puts “Toy Story 3″ in an elite group of only seven movies that have achieved this distinction. The other …

Not only was Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” a huge box office hit for Disney, but it was visually captivating & used some stunning design elements that theater-goers reacted to. Over-the-top costumes, opulent architecture, and lavish furnishings completed the overall dreamy ‘Wonderland’ feel that Tim Burton gave detailed attention to. One of the furnishings, the Red Queen’s throne, is the topic of controversy among designer Arman Mkrtchyan and the Walt Disney Company. Mkrtchyan is suing the company, claiming that the throne used in the movie is a virtual clone of …