Disney Buys the Whole Planet
O.K., not really, but they did unveil their Disneynature brand yesterday through which they plan to make a little green with a series of green flavored documentaries. The first film, Earth, will hit US theaters on Earth Day, April 22, 2009.
The documentary comes from Alastair Fothergill, the producer/director of the Planet Earth series, and it will be narrated by James Earl Jones.
Other features in the pipeline include Oceans, Orangutans and Chimpanzee.
While the LiC monkeys are very enthusiastic about those last two, I say wake me when they get to Disneynature’s Vagina.
Sources: Variety, Awards Daily, Disneynature
Filed under: News, Upcoming
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Disney buys the whole planet.
That isn’t such an outlandish prospect. I could see it happening. Unfortunately.
Happy Earth Day!
RIght back at ya.
When they make Vagina: The musical, wake me.
All this vagina talk brings to mind ->
Maude Lebowski: “My art has been commended as strongly vaginal which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. Vagina.”
The Dude: “Oh yeah?”
Maude Lebowski: “If they don’t like hearing it, and find it difficult to say. Whereas without batting an eye a man will refer to his dick, or his rod, or his johnson.”
The Dude: “Johnson?”
Craig, clearly you don’t mind hearing and saying it.
Disneynature’s Johnson
Have you ever seen Chatterbox, Joel?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075830/
Heard of it, thankfully I was too young to have seen it in it’s day.
With all this talk of vaginas, I have no doubt that you guys are familiar with The Vagina Monologues. Maybe you’ve seen it?
Joel, it’s not a musical, but it’s a start.
I say wake me when they get to Disneynature’s Vagina.
it’s gonna be all cgi…..
I loved the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode “The Group” where Larry’s wife Cheryl gets a role in the VM.
” I say wake me when they get to Disneynature’s Vagina.
it’s gonna be all cgi…..”
That will be the most disturbing Pixar movie ever.
As for Vagina Monologues, I haven’t seen that nor have I seen Puppetry of the Penis and I plan to keep it that way.
Man, there’s been a lot of discussion of bathing suit areas and hoo-hoo’s on this blog in the last week or so. Talk about Freudian.
Well, it is spring after all…
Alison, we have a strict “No Genital Based Theater” policy here at LiC. Call us old fashioned.
“Well, it is spring after all…”
Do vaginas sing in spring and when did I miss THAT memo?
Well, then, Craig, I guess there won’t be any coverage of “Vagina: The Musical” here at LiC either. ;-)
“Do vaginas sing in spring and when did I miss THAT memo?”
Mmm… Nope, I’m not going to go there.
In that way.
I mean… Never mind.
Disney+Nature=Naughty bits.
Forgive me for stepping out of this piece of the thread momentarily, but why not just give Planet Earth a theater run in HD? The biggest strength of the series, aside from the insane quality of its production, is that it’s free of political pandering. Maybe I’m a little greened out on this Earth Day (which has turned into Christmas - I just bought a pair of Simple Shoes for my girlfriend), but the color seems to have been hijacked, and I hope Disney doesn’t get all smarmy and teach us a lesson that we all already know. Or at least those of us who would see this already know it.
glimmer says: “it’s gonna be all cgi…”
If Disney goes with the motion capture method, let’s hope they keep Andy Serkis far away from the project. Am I the only one who thinks Serkis pushed the PG-13 envelope with his Vaginihilistic interpretation in the Rings trilogy?
Gotta say though, plans for the Vaginaland Resort Hotel at Disney World look damned impressive.
Has anyone bothered to ask the color green what it thinks about being used for political pandering? Maybe it hates nature.
NBC did a week of “green” programming during sweeps last Spring where every show was to include an environmental message in it. Some of the shows I saw really pandered to the idea and overall, it was a sad statement on the whole concept of environmental awareness. The 30 Rock episode co-starring Al Gore was hilarious, but none of the shows I saw seemed to be taking it seriously at all.
I don’t trust corporations to offer me much insight on the environment. I’m all for environmentally-friendly/aware documentaries, but Disney could do a lot more for the cause by making its TV/Film/Concert productions, theme parks, product packaging, etc more environmentally-friendly. Instead, they’re just cashing in on America’s newest capitalist opportunity.
Heh heh, that’s just wrong, Ryan.
That’s so wrong Ryan, it’s right.
It can’t be wrong when it feels so right…
Yeah, it’s all fun and games Alison until Disney buys your vagina.
Nah, it’s not for sale.
Tell that to the Muppets
I loved the Muppets. It’s sad that Jim Henson got so sick and died. And now Disney has shanghai’d them.
Tough to come late to the Algonquin table here and try to raise the ante on what’s already been said. But I’m a firm believer that if something’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.
Alison, I would caution you about a hostile takeover, but I get the feeling you don’t need my advice.
Thanks for offering the advice anyway, Ryan. :-)
And who says LiC isn’t a class joint?
This discussion is injurious to morality and public decency!
Thank goodness. I hope it kills them.
love the pics/words ryan…… :)
and alison…what do mean it’s not for sell. i’m crushed…. ;)
No discussion of Disney’s vagina should be anything less, Percy.
Who the hell is Percy? Do I know him?
Yeah, some of this thread is rather icky. It’s a damn good thing that I love men because their tallywackers are really not very attractive. Not nearly as much as the rest of them. But then that particular area (for both sexes) is not really all that lovely.
But whatever…
Incidentally, sartre, green is one of my favourite colours. So cool and serene. But I really couldn’t speak for it.
At all.
As for my background Ms Wilding that must remain my own affair. I trust, madam, as a gentlewoman, you will not press me further.
Think of me as a concerned citizen.
I certainly do respect your point of view on that particular matter, Percy.
You may rely on my discretion. No matter what the circumstance.
It is, as they say, the better part of valour…