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An eclectic home residing in a misty rainforest; otherworldly rooms with fantastic sights and sounds; shimmering, magical energy radiating out from an enchanted source, and sending music flowing down every hallway... Surely, the idea of an enchanted home brought to life with color, music, and mayhem brings an image to your mind... but which image likely depends on whether you're thinking Animation or Imagineering...

We've been spoiled by the high quality of most feature animation, so substandard work like "Spirit Untamed" really sticks out, especially on the big screen. A belated sequel to the 2002 "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" and to Netflix's "Spirit Riding Free" series, "Untamed" boasts animation that is nothing to boast about. A wild horse, Spirit has a coat that resembles the texture of those ...

As the Disney Renaissance reached its peak with 1994’s The Lion King, other studios abruptly began to see that theatrical animation had become a viable blockbuster subgenre, capable of raking in millions of dollars. Many studios opened their own animation divisions, and executives at Warner Bros. Animation tried to start their journey toward animation riches with a big fantasy action-adventure musical: Quest for Camelot. But Quest for Camelot became the first indication that perhaps the tried-and-true Disney formula wouldn’t last forever — and that other studios couldn’t achieve s...

Michael Jordan surely cannot retire for good in the industry. Since the announcement of "Space Jam: A New Legacy" arrival, basketball fans kept on asking whether Jordan would come back after starring on the film's predecessor. After a few months of waiting, one of the actors revealed whether or not His Airness will make a return through the flick. Michael Jordan on "Space Jam: A New Legacy"? In an interview with Access Hollywood, Don Cheadle confirmed the appearance of the 58-year-old basketball legend. According to Cheadle, who plays the role of Al-G Rhythm in the film, Jordan will appear "s...

The Golden Compass (2007). Laurie Sparham © 2007 New Line Cinema As the old adage goes, you have to speculate to accumulate. But as several Hollywood executives have discovered—often at great professional cost—is that speculation can also lead to multi-million dollar losses, job cuts, and the ignominy of becoming a laughingstock across Tinseltown. As 15 box office turkeys showed us, sometimes all it takes is one major flop to send a studio down the dreaded path of bankruptcy. 1. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) Yes, it’s hard to believe. But Frank Capra's five-time Oscar-nominated pictu...