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Volume 1, Issue 3
By Blake
Originally posted December 26, 2009.
Dear BlakeOnline readers,
This past fall has certainly been a season to remember in the world of Disney. There have been several noteworthy happenings in many different departments of the company, including movies, music, Muppets, and more.
Several exciting titles have made their way to DVD and Blu-ray. Among them are Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition (available for the first time in eight years) and the highly-acclaimed Pixar film Up. Expect reviews of both of those releases soon. Up has been nominated for Best Animated Film and Best Score Golden Globes. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on NBC on January 17. Additionally, Up is currently in the running to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy-Award, among other categories. All Oscar nominees will be announced on February 2, with a ceremony following on ABC on March 7.
As far as movies are concerned, some very special releases have hit the silver screen recently, including the double feature of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3-D, as well as Disney's A Christmas Carol, Old Dogs, and The Princess and the Frog.
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Muppet fans have celebrated many landmarks this year as their favorite furry friends have worked their way back into the public spotlight. With many talk show appearances, a DVD release of their 2008 Christmas special, and new online viral videos (including a parody of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" that's had over eleven million views on YouTube), it's been quite a season for Kermit and friends.
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Disney Parks have had all sorts of annual festivities for Halloween and Christmas, concluding with yesterday's broadcast of the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade on ABC. Personal favorite highlights during the parade for me were the "Down In New Orleans" performance by Anika Noni Rose (the voice of Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog), the inspirational Yanni Voices performance, and the high-energy appearance of Magic Kingdom's Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party - it had very nice editing and was able to efficiently capture the excitement of the floats and characters without seeming too hectic. The surprise performance for me was the Santa Buddies-inspired performance by Steve Rushton, who sang from the marque in front of Main Street's Art of Disney store.
Other Disney Parks happenings include the kickoff of the Give A Day, Get a Disney Day campaign, which will hopefully inspire one million people to volunteer in 2010. Volunteers will receive a free one-day ticket to a Walt Disney World of Disneyland theme park. Television commercials featuring the Muppets promoting the campaign have already begun to air. Beginning January 8, Kermit and Miss Piggy will be featured in a new pre-parade at both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom celebrating volunteering.
Here at BlakeOnline, we've celebrated much exciting news, and have had several quite successful articles. The Thanksgiving and Christmas posts have sparked very kind comments that I truly appreciate.
As the new year begins, BlakeOnline is getting ready to start a new series chronicling the four-part story of Jesus' birth as told in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I am very pleased to unveil the series' title and title card here:
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Be on the lookout for "Nativity Made New" very soon!
May you and your family have a happy and prosperous new year,
-Blake
December 26, 2009
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