This past Friday evening, the UCLA Film and Television Archive kicked off its hotly anticipated 36-film series, Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years, with a screening of Ron Howard’s 1995 suspense drama APOLLO 13. For such a major event geared at celebrating 100 years of film history, it was… an interesting choice. The archive’s director, Jan Christopher-Horak, acknowledged this and, post-screening,…read more →
Australian and new Zealand Disney travellers, Universal Orlando has set a joint grand opening date for two new spectacularly entertaining guest experiences. The new Universal’s Superstar Parade and Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories will have their grand opening on may 8. Both experiences follow this year’s re-opening of The Blue Man Group Show, the re-launch of The amazing…read more →
I dropped in on one of Universal Studios’ technical rehearsals for its upcoming lagoon show called “Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories.” The show officially debuts May 8 (along with Universal’s Superstar Parade), but there will be nights before then when the crew runs the show as a dress rehearsal of sorts. Universal hasn’t announced a schedule for these…read more →
Like many American holidays, Memorial Day is often just another day off for workers and their families. To add meaning to the holiday, it’s helpful to learn about its history and customs. There are many stories surrounding Memorial Day, but a few are more popular and credible. Records state that after the Civil War, groups of women in both the…read more →
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida residents are getting special treatment from Universal Orlando this spring with a new promotion that gives them the chance to visit the park free for a day. Click like For Universal News Updates: Universal?s new “Year to Be Here” promotion gives residents a two-day, two-park ticket plus a third day free for $99.Universal said it began…read more →
It’s amazing to know that Universal Studios have been creating movies for 100 years. It’s almost as if we have grown up with this name, as we sit in dark movie theatres and watch the logo introduce the newest blockbuster film. This will be one party that is not only celebrated in Hollywood, but also in the parks as well….read more →
The new Orleans Saints are having a great season to say the least. Drew Brees, Reggie Bush, and the whole team is playing spectacular football and they are finally receiving some of the credit that they deserve. but what about the one person on the team who often gets over looked by the general public, the coach. In this case…read more →
PHOENIX – This weekend marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time for most of the United States – but not Arizona. Unlike almost everywhere else, Arizona doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), and hasn’t done so for the last 40 years. Arizona’s independence from DST can cause a lot of confusion for both residents and visitors. It means the state…read more →
ORLANDO, Fla.—Universal Orlando, with an eye on bolstering attendance, is planning a daily interactive character parade and a nighttime light and pyrotechnics show at the theme park highlighting the company’s 100 years of moviemaking. The interactive parade and the Morgan Freeman-narrated evening show — with images from Universal movies projected onto screens created by waterfalls in the middle of a…read more →
Some furniture styles are so popular that they are copied by cabinetmakers for hundreds of years. some copies are easy to recognize as copies because their construction is modern — new nails, machine-made mortise-and-tenon joints holding drawer parts together, telltale marks made by modern saws rather than the marks left by antique hand tools. Well-made used copies, sometimes more than…read more →
