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Post by Admin on Mar 13, 2015 23:27:55 GMT
If you (or, more likely, your kids) are still singing those "Frozen" tunes over a year later, you'll have a brand new set of tunes in the not-too-distant future. Disney officially announced the most obvious sequel in recent years, "Frozen 2," on Thursday to stockholders, along with more major movie news. The original creative team of Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho will return, and Josh Gad (Olaf himself) was on hand to make the announcement. Cast member Kristen Bell also shared the news with her Twitter followers. The sequel had been widely expected for a film that has become a juggernaut for Disney. Since its release in November 2013, “Frozen” has made nearly $1.3 billion globally at the box office, generated a massive merchandising revenue stream and won the Academy Award for best animated feature. Disney didn’t announce any details on the sequel’s plot or a release date, but said directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck will be returning. “We enjoyed making Frozen Fever so much and being back in that world with those characters,” said Lasseter. “Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck have come up with a great idea for a sequel and you will be hearing a lot more about it and we’re taking you back to Arendelle.”
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Post by Admin on Aug 5, 2015 20:57:00 GMT
Beijing has won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, even though it's a city not known for its winter chill. Even so, Beijing organizers have created a wonderland of multimedia productions designed to put everyone in mind of snow and ice ... in one case, by evoking the most famous depiction of cold in popular culture since Hoth. "The Snow and Ice Dance," a song off a new collection of Beijing anthems, begins slowly, with a single voice over a gentle piano theme before building to a crescendo. If you've read the headline, you know where we're going with this one, but play this for a friend and see if this song reminds them of anything: As the relentless flow of bootlegged DVDs from China has shown, a little copyright violation never bothered Beijing anyway. Per Fortune, there's even a name for it: shanzhai, pirating well-known brands for cheap and easy resale. While musical plagiarism is tougher to prove than piracy, there's still the telling element of know-it-when-you-hear it.
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