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Disney Rolls Out The Rainbow Carpet

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

I know we’ve had a few blogs on here about gay issues, but this is a cool story. Disney’s a company IO’ve had some negative opinions about in the past, but this is something good they’re doing. They’ve earned a couple of points in my book for this, almost redeeming themselves for Cinderella 3.

From CNN.com

Disney Lets Gays & Lesbians Have Fairy Tale Weddings 

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Same-sex couples who want to exchange vows in front of Cinderella’s Castle now have the chance.

The Walt Disney Co. had limited its Fairy Tale Wedding program to couples with valid marriage licenses, but it is now making ceremonies at its parks available to gay couples as well.

“We believe this change is consistent with Disney’s long-standing policy of welcoming every guest in an inclusive environment,” Disney Parks and Resorts spokesman Donn Walker said Friday. “We want everyone who comes to celebrate a special occasion at Disney to feel welcome and respected.”

The company said it made the change after being contacted by a gay couple who wanted to use the wedding service, which offers ceremonies at Disneyland in California, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disney’s cruise ships.

The service offers flowers, dining, music and many optional Disney touches, from ceremonies in front of the parks’ iconic attractions to having Mickey and Minnie Mouse in formal wear as guests. The packages start at $8,000 and can cost more than $45,000.

Film Recommendations

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Do any of you have the same problem that I do? I keep trying to find a decent film to watch, and just about everything that’s coming out is useless crap.

I don’t know about you, but when watching a film I’d like to be challenged. I’d like to see something worth thinking about. Something that I can learn from. Films like this are few and far between, especially when the biggest blockbusters usually consist of the latest contrived horror film, or a Will Ferrell disaster. It amazes me how many people would waste their hard earned money to see a film like “Blades of Glory” or “Talladega Nights.”

I don’t want to come down too hard on Mr. Ferrell, because he does have talent. He just doesn’t have the talent to be able to pick out his scripts. I don’t understand – he seems like a reasonably intelligent man, doesn’t he read these scripts? Or is he just like everyone else in Hollywood who will appear in any piece of garbage film because he knows you’ll put money into his pocket.

I don’t want to bitch too much here. It’s a well-known fact how I feel about the entertainment industry nowadays. They’ve dumbed down everything so much it all starts to blend together. I do want to recommend a couple of films, however:

1.) Running With Scissors – based on the memoir of the same name by Burroughs, this is a film that actually works better than the book. I read the book, and honestly didn’t care for it. The characters were to wacky for me to believe. But when you see them portrayed on the screen, it becomes powerful. It’s definitely something worth watching.

2.) Tideland – I’m not gonna write anything much about this one here, because I reviewed the book earlier in this blog. Go read that. The movie is faithful to the book, and is one of director Terry Gilliam’s best works to date. Do yourself a favor – next time you’re at Blockbuster and are thinking of renting Anchorman, smack yourself in the forehead and go rent this instead.

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