“Music and life operate by very different rules.” Those words are spoken by Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), the protagonist of Pete Docter’s new animated comedy, “Soul,” and as such they should be received with some skepticism. Joe, a Manhattan middle-school teacher, turns out to know rather more about music than life. Given his particular condition at this point in the story and here I’ll refrain from spoiling a surprise as weird and wonderful as any in the Pixar canon he should at least know that rules are made to be broken. Certainly, that’s true in jazz, the music that fuels Joe’s every moment and to some degree shapes this movie’s loose-limbed, one-thing-after-another spirit.
Walt Disney Studios Is Getting A New Chairman
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Following rumors online about Alan Horn s departure, The Walt Disney Company has officially announced that it s making some moves at the Walt Disney Studios end of the company. Effective January 1, 2021, former co-chairman of the studio Alan Horn has been succeed by Alan Bergman in the role with Horn set to serve as the division’s Chief Creative Officer. The pair have served together as Co-Chairmen since May 2019. Bergman will creative, production, marketing, and operations for Disney Studios Content which includes not only Disney but also Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios, as well as Disney Theatrical Productions.
Disney Studios Promotes Alan Bergman to Chairman, Alan Horn Shuffled to Chief Creative Officer
The duo previously served as co-chairmen since May 2019Umberto Gonzalez | December 21, 2020 @ 10:45 AM Last Updated: December 21, 2020 @ 11:52 AM
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Disney Studios has promoted Alan Bergman to Chairman, Disney Studios Content, the company announced Monday. Alan Horn will remain as Chief Creative Officer. Both will report to Disney CEO Bob Chapek.
The duo previously served as co-chairmen since May 2019.
“The Walt Disney Studios’ achievements under the leadership of Alan Horn and Alan Bergman have been nothing short of extraordinary. Having worked closely for years with Alan Bergman, an exceptional leader and proven executive, I couldn’t be more pleased to name him as Chairman,” Chapek said in a statement to TheWrap. “And we are incredibly fortunate to have Alan Horn continue as the Studios’ Chief Creative Officer. Our studios are unm
Disney studio cochairman Alan Horn passes reins to Alan Bergman
Alan Horn, cochairman of Walt Disney Studios, is handing the reins to veteran Disney executive Alan Bergman.
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Dec. 21, 2020 Updated 12:03 PM PT
Disney is passing the torch at the top of its movie studio.
Alan Horn, who was named chairman of Walt Disney Studios in 2012, is turning the job over to veteran Disney executive Alan Bergman as the Burbank-based company takes the latest step in its transfer of power.
But Horn, 77, is not retiring. The highly respected executive will continue as the studio’s chief creative officer, a title he received last year, reporting to Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek. Bergman also will report to Chapek.
Neil Soans, TNN, Updated: Dec 18, 2020, 05.03 PM ISTCritic s Rating: 4.5/5
Soul Story: A music teacher Joe is struggling to get his break when he ends up in the Great Before , where his life’s purpose is questioned.
Soul Review: Joe Gardener is a jazz pianist who dreams of performing on stage. Instead, he gets by as a music teacher at a school. As much as he enjoys inspiring kids to play various instruments, he longs to get his moment in the spotlight. But life has other plans for him; Joe has an accident and is on his way to the Great Beyond . However, he isn’t quite done living his life just yet and manages to sneak into the Great Before – where personalities are put into souls before they come to Earth. Joe takes on the assignment to train a soul – numbered 22 – to help her find her spark and his way back home.