Date: December 13th 2010
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Week of December 13, 2010 ************************************************ Hi All- Best Viewed Full Screen Edited by: Mark
Hildenbrand email to: mark@landofmickey.com
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think this is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time regarding
the relevancy of The Walt Disney Company – Editor Why Walt Disney Still Matters By George
Prentice / from Boise Weekly If I were to
recommend one of the best movies of 2010 as visually stunning,
full-hearted and character-rich, I would hope that you'd put it on a
must-see list. But if I were to tell you that it's a cartoon, would you
consider taking a date to see it? If you choose to dismiss Tangled as
just another animated feature, you'll deny yourself a Christmas present.
It may well be the season's biggest surprise. With the
success of Tangled bundled with this year's Alice
In Wonderland, Toy Story 3 and Tron, I dare say we're
currently in a platinum age for Walt Disney Studios. Pound-for-pound, the
House of Mouse continues to produce the most entertaining, story-driven
films of our era. You have to go
back to a post-war America to consider Disney's golden era. The man had
already changed the entertainment landscape in the late 1930s and 1940s by
introducing feature-length animation. From 1950-1965, Disney gave us a
score of classics including Cinderella, Peter Pan and Lady
and the Tramp. As a complement, his live-action fare included Davey
Crockett, Treasure Islandand Mary Poppins--genius
filmmaking--but from the late 1960s through the 1980s, Disney sputtered
with constant attempts to reinvent itself. When Michael Eisner took charge
in the mid-1980s, he had more hits but also a fair number of misses. For
every Little Mermaid there was Dick Tracy. For each Lion
King there was Oliver and Company. Eisner went to the well too
often, and on his watch, Disney simply made way too many movies. In spite
of occasional winners, the Disney brand was diluted. But the last
several years have been pretty great with Pirates of the Caribbean,
Enchanted, The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice In Wonderland,
as well as wonderful animated classics that are among the best in the
entire canon of animated films: Ratatouille, Wall-E, Cars,
Up, Toy Story 3 and now Tangled. DreamWorks has posed a
little competition with Madagascar, How to Train Your Dragon,
Megamindand and Shrek. But there's a cotton-candy-canyon of
difference between the two studios when it comes to how to tell a story.
Time and again, Disney films have characters to care for and themes to
dream about. Tangled is a prime example of how. Think you know the story of Rapunzel?
Think again. It turns out that evil stepmothers may simply be misguided
with good intentions and even bad guys can be heroes now and then. And in these uncertain
times, dreams can still come true and you can still wish
upon a star! ************************************************ The Land of Mickey will be holding our very special Holiday Party on January 9, 2011 at Maggiano's, Schaumburg Noon – 4PM What a great way to wrap up
the holidays! Good friends gathering to enjoy the company, the food and
the fun! Maggiano’s is welcoming us
with their unique blend of great food and old fashioned hospitality.
There’s a lot waiting for you! Delicious home style lunch! Great table gifts! ‘White Elephant’ gift
exchange* (if you wish). Hope To See
You All There!!
Maggiano’s Little Italy At the Streets of Woodfield 1901 E
Woodfield Rd. Schaumburg,
IL. (847)
240-5600 Time: 12:00 Noon Adults: $30.00 Children under 12: $15.00
* In addition to some other
fun things we have in store, don’t forget the white elephant gift
exchange. If you would like to participate, please bring a
wrapped gift – (preferably Disney) - that you would like to see
OUT OF THE HOUSE – Permanently! You know what I’m
talking about. It’s the ‘must have’ piece that you picked-up on your
last WDW trip that you simply could not live without - that now occupies a
very special place in your junk drawer or just holds the door open.
Remember – there is no telling what you’ll get in return, so
come prepared with your thumbs and sense of humor firmly attached. In
fairness to all, it should have a original value of $20.00 - $25.00 Please make your check
payable to Land of Mickey and return by January 4th
to: Debbie Hildenbrand PO Box 17 Lincolnshire , IL .
60069 This is the one NOT to miss!! ********************************************* !!! IMPORTANT !!! At our March meeting we
will present our slate of Club candidates who will stand for election at
our April meeting. Now, come on folks.
A club like the Land of Mickey can only survive if there are volunteers to
hold office. The work isn’t hard – maybe a couple of hours a week and
some meetings to ensure everything is moving forward. So how about it?
Ready to help out a little? These are the
offices and current officers President – Bob
Murphy Co-President – Marilyn
Murphy Treasurer – Debbie
Hildenbrand 1st Vice
President - Activities – Steve Kwate 2nd Vice
President - Communication – Mark Hildenbrand Secretary – Bonnie
Goodman Membership – Steve and
Debby Jacobs ALL positions are
open to ALL members who wish to run. At this time, we have several members
who have indicated an interest in several positions: President - Steven
Kwate Treasurer – Debbie
Hildenbrand 1st Vice
President - Activities - OPEN 2nd Vice
President - Communication – Melody Danley Secretary – Marilyn
Murphy Membership – Steve and
Debby Jacobs If you are interested in
ANY of the above positions, please email Steve Kwate: steve@landofmickey.com
or Mark Hildenbrand: mark@landofmickey.com
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