ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a source said.
Sundance Film Festival winner "Fruitvale Station" is taking the Cannes Film Festival by storm.
CANNES, France-- The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opened on a soggy French Riviera. Amid heavy rain, dancing flappers flocked down the Cannes red carpet Wednesday night, bringing a touch of the Jazz Age to the Croisette. "
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-- The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger's sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The latest Disney version has a shirtless Johnny Depp adorned with feathers, a face painted white with black stripes, and a stuffed crow on his head.
May 12- Tony Stark's superpowers lifted blockbuster "Iron Man 3" back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut over the weekend for lavish Jazz Age drama "The Great Gatsby."
LOS ANGELES, May 7- Media giant Walt Disney Co reported an increase in profit that beat Wall Street expectations, boosted by higher attendance at theme parks and the movie box office success of "Oz the Great and Powerful." Adjusted earnings per share rose 36 percent to 79 cents, beating Wall Street expectations of 77 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
LOS ANGELES, May 7- Media giant Walt Disney Co. reported an increase in profit that beat Wall Street expectations, boosted by higher attendance at theme parks and the movie box office success of "Oz the Great and Powerful." Adjusted earnings per share rose 36 percent to 79 cents, beating Wall Street expectations of 77 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.