Riley’s First Date? (film)

Riley’s First Date? (film) Riley, the young girl from Inside Out, is now 12. Her parents are dismayed when a boy shows up at the door asking for her. The emotions have to deal with Riley going on her first date. A Pixar animated short, released on Disney Movies Anywhere Oct. 13, 2015, and on …

Frozen—Live at the Hyperion

Frozen—Live at the Hyperion Musical adaptation based on the film, opened at the Hyperion Theater in Disney California Adventure on May 27, 2016. The stage production remains true to the emotional journey of Anna and Elsa, with elaborate costumes and sets, special effects, and production numbers.

Sunset Showcase

Sunset Showcase Entertainment showplace designed to host various types of experiences on Sunset Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios; opened December 4, 2015. The showcase opened with Club Disney, featuring an electric club environment with a DJ Club Host and dance floor. Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy debuted on March 31, 2019, in which McQueen appears live on stage …

Mad Buddies (film)

Mad Buddies (film) Comedy film produced in South Africa by Keynote Films. Boetie de Wett was a champion rugby player until Beast shot off his toe in a freak accident and ruined his life. Five years later, when the sworn enemies run into each other at the wedding of Minister Mda’s daughter, another altercation leads …

Invisible Sister (television)

Invisible Sister (TV) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on Oct. 9, 2015. Cleo, an introverted young science prodigy in New Orleans, accidentally turns her popular older sister, Molly, invisible while working on a class project. Cleo, who has always lived in Molly’s shadow, is forced to step outside her comfort zone and take the …

Grandfathered (television)

Grandfathered (TV) Half-hour series premiering on Sep. 29, 2015, on CBS, and ending May 10, 2016. Ultimate bachelor Jimmy Martino discovers he is not only a father, but a grandfather. He is suave, handsome, and the most single person in the room, until his adult son, Gerald, makes an appearance, with his baby daughter, Edie. …

Code Black (television)

Code Black (television) Hour-long medical drama on CBS, premiering Sep. 30, 2015 and ending Jul. 18, 2018. At the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation, a staggering influx of patients can outweigh the limited resources available to the extraordinary doctors and nurses whose job is to treat them all—creating a condition known as Code …

Benched (television)

Benched (TV) Series on USA Network about a high-powered corporate lawyer’s fall from grace into the rough and tumble world of public defenders, premiering on Oct. 28, 2014, and ending Dec. 30, 2014. Stars Eliza Coupe (Nina Whitley), Jay Harrington (Phil), Oscar Nunez (Carlos), Maria Bamford (Cheryl), Jolene Purdy (Micah), Carter MacIntyre (Trent). From ABC …

ABCD 2 (film)

ABCD 2 (film) The story of an Indian dance troupe. A motley assortment of boys and girls who come from the backstreets of a Mumbai suburb rise to fame, suffer a sudden downfall, and then go to a world hip-hop dance competition in Las Vegas to make an heroic attempt to seek vindication by regaining …

Tunes Behind the Toons, The (film)

Tunes Behind the Toons, The (film) Documentary, released in 2014 at film festivals, which celebrates music in animation, from silent film days with organists and pianists accompanying cartoons to contemporary animated features. Prominent composers offer their insights on how the animation art form developed hand in hand with music. Directed by Dave Bossert. 28 min. …