I feel like I've been waiting FOREVER for the newest partially animated/live-action Disney movie, ENCHANTED to come out! And although movie soundtracks usually hit stores a little earlier than the movie hits theaters, the soundtrack for ENCHANTED won't be released until just ONE day before its theatrical release. However, as a little teaser, the Disney Web site has put up a music video for a song that American Idol winner CARRIE UNDERWOOD recorded for the movie called, "Ever, Ever After". You can watch it by click on the photo below.
Although the soundtrack won't be released until November 20th, you can still pre-order your very own copy TODAY from amazon.com by clicking the photo below.
Today is quite a big day for PIXAR fans. As most of you know - probably from seeing all those commercials advertising it on television - RATATOUILLE comes out today on Disney DVD (and Blu-Ray)! Click on the photo below to get your very own copy from amazon.com, or if you can't wait for it to ship, drop by your favorite DVD store and pick it up!
What is not as known is today, another Pixar DVD will be released on Disney DVD (and Blu-Ray)! Remember all those cute and funny short films that are shown before each Pixar movie in theaters? And have you ever wondered if you could ever own those clips to watch - and re-watch - over and over and over again? ... Well... NOW YOU CAN!
PIXAR SHORT FILM COLLECTION hits shelves (and the Internet) TODAY! This DVD will include a collection of all short-films you've seen in theaters, preceeding major Pixar films. There will also be a lot more never-seen-before Pixar shorts that are extremely cute and equally funny! (How do I know this? I guess they're not exactly never-seen-before because my boyfriend and I have seen them- haha!) You can click on the picture below to buy your very own copy from amazon.com, or go to your favorite DVD store and buy it the same time you purchase Ratatouille!
I'M BACK! These past few months have been really crazy/hectic for me - I've been working as an Editorial Intern at a local newspaper, and trying to keep myself afloat in this high-stress/fast-paced world of Journalism meant that I had to work extra hard to impress my editors and be the best that I could be; this caused me to shirk my responsibilities as a Disney blogger, and for this, I deeply appologize.
I must also admit that the announcement that DISNEY ADVENTURES would publish its last issue this November, on its 17th birthday, broke my heart. My whole entire life - the sole reason for the extistence of this blog - was based around my dream of one day becoming the editor of that magazine.
This may seem a little bit cheesy, but after re-watching MEET THE ROBINSONS again on DVD (and listening to The Jonas Brothers' Kids of the Future for the millionth time), I realized that my life was that of GOOB, and if I didn't let go of the sadness I felt for the end of a magazine, I would end up becoming THIS dude (aka Bowler Hat Guy):
As Walt Disney once said, "Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
So here's to a fresh, new start for The Mad Hatter's Disney Lounge, and hoping that I can find a new dream job that will allow me to pursue my passion. (Regular posts will begin starting tomorrow!)
Thanks for sticking around, and as always... Peace out! :) - andi w.
Come on Lewis, keep moving forward Hold your head up high There's no time for looking down You will not believe where we're going now.
One final HSM tidbit before moving on to other Disney news. The NEW YORK TIMES, as well as other major news-broadcasting outlets are stating that the Friday premiere of High School Musical 2 produced the LARGEST single-audience in the HISTORY of cable television with a whopping... 17.2 MILLION VIEWERS. Keep in mind, there were probably a few hundred HSM2 parties going on, so this number should probably be a little bit higher if you multiply each television set by 10! Click here for the complete story.
Speaking of new Disney movies, the upcoming live-action movie (with a 20 minute animated introduction), ENCHANTED has finally released its official movie poster.
Do not believe a word that Entertainment Weekly is spewing about the newest Disney Channel Original Movie. If you liked the first installment of High School Musical, you will absolutely adore the second! And if you hated it? You will still be one of many in the crowds to mock the cheesy dialogue and roll your eyes at the plot, but the musical numbers will, nonetheless, get your foot tapping and lure your inner-child into a full swing. Although the plot is a carbon copy of all-things-teen-romatic-comedy, there were a few changes to make this movie a little more captivating.
The first movie was filmed and based around the social hierarchy within a typical high school, East High, but this time around, the surroundings are at Sharpay's summer country-club, and the Wildcats are no longer searching for popularity... this time, their jobs, and ultimately, their futures, are at stake. And instead of competing for the starring roles in their high school's winter musical, the Wildcats are now going at it to win the Star Dazzle award for the country club's annual talent show.
So basically, the second movie is the original with a few tweeks. This then makes you wonder...what did director, Kenny Ortega do differently to make High School Musical 2 a winning formula?
In the first installment of High School Musical, Sharpay Evans, and her brother, Ryan, (portrayed by Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel), were used soley for the purpose of comic relief. Their characters were also needed to create the plot by causing conflict between the stars of the movie, Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens). This time around, it seems as if all of the roles changed. Gabriella and Troy are the ones that are needed for the sole purpose of plot, while Ryan is still used for comic relief.
However, in HSM2, Sharpay steals the entire show and is not only the star of the movie, but also IS the movie. Her flamboyant actions, her shrill giggles, and her wittily, cheap remarks are what drive the audience into a fit of captivated amusement and laughter. Some might say that Tisdale's acting is a little too over-the-top, but it sure beats Hudgens's bland, dry, and pathetic character, or shall we say, CAMEOS. Her only believable scene in the movie is when she manages to pinch out one, lonely tear, while singing her ever-so-cliche lonely-girl-song, which I admit, was beautifully touching! However, her song pales in comparisson to Sharpay's first solo musical number, FABULOUS:
Also, for all you CORBIN BLEU fans, it is sad to say that his character, Chad, did not make the final cut into the movie. Oh, wait... he did? That's right! He shared a duet with Ryan in the "Get'cha Head In The Game"-like musical number, "I Don't Dance," which was only bearable because of Ryan's contagious, and humorous, character. Other than that piece, most scenes containing Chad remains entirely forgetable and unamusing. The same goes for Monique Coleman's character, and the pop-and-lock-girl/Mr. Creme-Brulee!
Although the cast of HSM2 tries to close the movie with another uplifting "Breaking Free" moment, followed by a positively inspiring unification song like the previous, "We're All In This Together," because Ortega tried to highlight more characters in this movie, the respective numbers, "Everyday" and "All For One" were a little too hectic and disorderly to fully enjoy, aesthetically speaking. However, the numbers were extremely catchy and left you singing while the credits rolled. However, unlike the previous movie, the highlight of High School Musical 2 came with Sharpay's rendition of Troy and Gabriella'a melodically beautiful duet, "You Are The Music In Me."
Overall, if you're looking for an amusing, comical, feel-good movie, (and if you don't mind a few cheesy moments and horrible dialogue), High School Musical 2 is the flick just for you!
IT'S FINALLY HERE! HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 will be airing on the Disney Channel tonight at 8PM/7C!! Beceause of this FABULOUS occurence, there will be no news updates until tomorrow, when I can post pictures from tonight's HSM2 PARTY! :D
For those of you who have seen Pixar's RATATOUILLE, do you recall the scene where Remy's dad shows him the rat-trap-shop-of-doom? I remember while I was seeing that scene, I thought to myself, "That's really gross.. thank God it's just in a movie!" Well, I was WRONG! That shop in the movie is based on an actual rat-trap shop, in Paris, whose window display has been like that since 1925! Apparently, the movie has made the shop, today, a highly visited tourist attraction! Click here for the full article!
In other food related news, in order to celebrate MARY POPPINS on Broadway, a Manhattan dessert shop, Serendipity 3, has created an ice-cream special called the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Sundae.
"Try a scoop of strawberry ice cream in a goblet with a slice of cheesecake under a sweet strawberry topping and clouds of whipped cream drizzled with caramel sauce. It's decorated with an umbrella hovering above a chocolate wafer chim-chimney." [source]
This dessert is going for a whopping $13.50; although I'm not so sure about paying that much for ice-cream, this concotion sounds absolutely DELICIOUS!! The Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Sundae will only be available for a limited time, so hurry and try a bite!
Remember, in order to celebrate the world premiere of High School Musical 2, the Disney Channel has been showing movies that ROCK all this week. Tonight on DISNEY at THE MOVIES @ 8PM:
What's up? I'm finally back in action! These past couple of months have been CRAZY! I've been all over the world, including Tanzania, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Spain, and Portugal. Everything was beautiful, and Africa really reminded me of The Lion King. Anyways, let's get to it!
Yesterday, August 14th, the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 Original Soundtrack dropped in STORES! You can pick up your copy now at your favourite cd-selling shop... or you can get it delivered straight to your home through amazon.com. Click here or on the picture below to get a copy!
Remember, the premiere of High School Musical 2 is THIS FRIDAY, Aug 17th, at 8/7c!! For the kick-off, the Disney Channel will be airing a Suite Life of Zack and Cody MARATHON starting @ 10AM!! After the actual movie premiere, there will be a "sneak peek" of a new Disney Channel original series... followed by a special episode of Hannah Montana, with guest stars.. The Jonas Brothers! Check out the trailer below!
If you head on over to abc7.com, there is a collection of interviews from the stars of HSM2 as they pass by on the blue carpet for the premiere! Click here or on the photo below to check it out!
If you're looking for pictures of the premiere, you can check out a few at hsmusicalweb.org. Click here, or on the photo below, to go directly to the page.
I'm in SPAIN right now. Anyways, I just wanted to post the brand spankin' new HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 movie trailer! I know quite a bit has happened lately, but I've just been so busy (and unable to find great Internet connection)... but regular updates with be coming back as soon as I get home!
JAMBO from Africa!! I'm sorry for not updating in a while, but I've been in Africa where the Internet is hard to find (or VERY expensive!) So this is the official post telling you that I will be going on a hiatus until August, when I return to the USA! I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I will be sure to update you later with terrific pictures from my Lion King adventure! :)
Sorry for not updating yesterday- I've just been really busy with getting ready for graduation, packing up my apartment, going out of town, etc etc. So if I don't update in a while, it's not because I forgot about you, it's cause I've just got a lot on my hands right now. But I PROMISE if there's any really important or exciting news, YOU will be the first to know! :)
To start with, there's a new trailer for Disney's newest movie, UNDERDOG. Click here to check it out!
Aly & AJ has announced on their myspace page that the music video for their newest single, Potential Breakup Song will have its world premiere on MTV's TRL on Monday, JUNE 18th!
Sorry for not updating yesterday... I had my very LAST final paper to write... and now that I'm all done, I have NOTHING left to do for my college career (except for the actual graduation ceremony)... yippeee! Now that that's good and done with, let's begin our update!
Guess what's opening at Disneyland today!! ... That's right! The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is finally cutting its red ribbon today! Click here to check out a few celebrities who showed up at its opening ceremony, and click here to read all the glorious details about its opening!
If you guys missed the VILLAINS CAKEFood Network Challenge, don't worry, they will be re-airing the episode multiple times this week! This Food Network Challenge takes five cake-chefs and flies them out to Walt Disney World where they compete to make the best "villain cake," which is a cake that is based on a Disney villain! Click here for the time schedule!
The newest issue of TIME magazine reveals a whole bunch of information on new PIXAR movies, including two new movies Wall-E and UP, and also something many of us have been hoping for... (wait for it)... TOY STORY 3!! How exciting, considering how fantastic the first two Toy Story movies turned out!! Click here for the full article!
Although the world premiere for High School Musical 2's first single, WHAT TIME IS IT? music video is supposed to be TONIGHT @ 7:55PM, lostmad100 has posted a video of it on his youtube channel of it ALREADY!
I have to study for a huge final, so this is going to be short. I just wanted to remind you all that TONIGHT is THE NIGHT that DCOM'sJOHNNY KAPAHALA: BACK ON BOARD premieres!!
The movie will beging at 8PM sharp (not the usual Friday Night 9PM movie)... but five minutes BEFORE the movie starts, you can check out the very first installment of ROAD TO HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, which will premiere TONIGHT at 7:55PM!! Check out the commercial for it below:
Here are a bunch of new Disney DVDs, and Disney-related CDs that are being released in the summer! I've included LINKS where you can pre-order all of these items online- enjoy!
JUNE 26th RELEASES:
Although we were able to get a sneak peek on the Disney Channel last month... don't you want to OWN your very own copy of High School Musical: The Concert - Extreme Access Pass? Well, you can on June 26th! Click on the photo below to pre-order this DVD from amazon.com!
While you're at the store, picking up the HSM: In Concert DVD, be sure to pick up the new HANNAH MONTANA: Pop Star Profile DVD as well, while you're at it! This DVD include four episodes and two extra behind-the-scenes features! You can either wait to get it in stores on June 26th, or you can pre-order it from amazon NOW (by clicking on the image below!)
On the same day that the new Hannah Montana DVD drops, Hannah Montana AND her alter-ego (aka. real self), MILEY CYRUS is coming out with a double-disc soundtrack/album! While one CD will be filled with Hannah Montana tracks, the second CD will feature all new and ORIGINAL tracks sung by Miley Cyrus, as Miley herself. Click on the image below to pre-order your own copy from amazon!
The album cover for Aly & A.J.'s new album, Insomniatic has been revealed on amazon.com. Altho the album drops on July 10th, you can still pre-order the album for $14.99 on amazon by click on the image below!
Although amazon hasn't posted the new album cover for the new Jonas Brothers' album, which will hit stores August 7th, Disney X has uncovered an image of it. You can l pre-order the album (from amazon) by clicking on the image below.
There will be two huge DVDs released on this date... first up: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: Sweet Suite Victory. This DVD will include four episodes, as well as some behind-the-scenes footage. Also rumored is a bonus never-seen-before episode! (Click on the image below to pre-order your copy before it hits stores on August 7th!)
The first ever CORY IN THE HOUSE DVD will be released on this same date! Although it is unclear as to how many episodes will be on this DVD (although most Disney Channel "TV" DVDs release four with an extra episode), this DVD will include behind-the-scenes footage with The Rock, and Disney Channel veteran, Raven Symone! (Click on the image below to pre-order your copy before this DVD hits stores on August 7th!)
COMING SOON: The very first Mad Hatter Disney VIDEO BLOG EVER!!
Hey guys-
I've got a busy day today. It's the very last day of school, and I have to take my senior graduation portraits... but I can't, cause my hair is all messed up... so I'll be going to the salon to fix it, and hopefully mold my bangs to look "Disney acceptable"- haha! But anyhoo, I'll update this post AS SOON as I can... and hopefully, I'll have my first video post up and running!
UPDATE: The Epic Quad Battle III:
(this is how we celebrated the last day of classes on campus!)
I've got a final exam today at 4, so I have to keep it short! To begin with, here's a little something I read this morning that I'm excited for...except for the fact that it'll cost around $3,000-$7,000!! The Times did a piece in their newspaper yesterday about Tinker Bell and never-seen-before sketches that have just been uncovered. These sketches will be added to a book, Disney Opus, which is projected to be released in October of next year. This Opus, written by Kraken Opus, will include many never-seen-before sketches, even ones that Walt Disney drew in his childhood. I, myself, would love to get my hands on a copy of this book, but it'll cost me an arm and a leg to pay for it! Click here for the complete article.
Speaking of Vintage Disney, Matterhorn1959 has posted a few black and white pictures of Disneyland that were taken at the end of 1955. Although a few pictures are eerie, it is really interesting to see how the park looked when it first was conceived. Click on the photo below to check out the rest of the gallery!
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