Don Hall

STRANGE WORLD Sets Streaming Debut on Disney+

The voice cast includes Academy Award®- and Tony Award®-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, a family man who finds himself out of his element on an unpredictable mission; Emmy®- and two-time Golden Globe®-nominee Dennis Quaid as Searcher’s larger-than-life explorer father, Jaeger; and more.

Disney Releases STRANGE WORLD Soundtrack Featuring Score By Henry Jackman

The Strange World Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring score by composer Henry Jackman (“The Gray Man,” “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), is out now. The sweeping and epic score is composed and produced by Jackman. The soundtrack features 31 tracks including “They’re The Clades!” with lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila.

Disney+ to Debut All-New Series BAYMAX! From Disney Animation

In celebration of National Streaming Day, Disney+ has released a new trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Baymax!” The all-new series of healthcare capers returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion robot, Baymax, sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others.

Photo: Disney Animation Studios Share STRANGE WORLD Concept Art

“Strange World” is a nod to pulp magazines—popular fiction from the first half of the 20th century that was printed on inexpensive wood pulp paper. The film will be directed by Don Hall (Oscar®-winning “Big Hero 6,” “Raya and the Last Dragon”) and co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer “Raya and the Last Dragon”).

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON to Be Screened at The El Capitan Theatre

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre has been hard at work on reopening plans and welcomes guests back to the big screen to see Disney's “Raya and the Last Dragon” starting March 19, 2021, shown in brilliant Dolby VisionTM Laser Projection & Dolby Atmos Audio Technology. 

VIDEO: Watch Kelly Marie Tran's Production Diary From RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Watch as cast and filmmakers join in to comment on their experiences making Walt Disney Animation Studios’  “Raya and the Last Dragon” from living rooms, bedrooms and even closets! 

VIDEO: Watch a New Featurette About RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Check out “Crafting Raya,” a behind-the-scenes look at the making of  Disney’s stunning, epic fantasy-adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon.”  

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Today, Walt Disney Animation Studios launched a thrilling new trailer for the fantasy-adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon.”

VIDEO: Watch the Official Trailer for RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Check out the exciting, new trailer for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Raya and the Last Dragon,” featuring Kelly Marie Tran as the voice of Raya.

Kelly Marie Tran Cast in Lead of RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

Variety reports that Kelly Marie Tran will replace Cassie Steele in the upcoming Disney animated feature 'Raya and the Last Dragon.

BIG HERO 6 THE SERIES Launches with a Premiere Weekend Event

Disney's animated 'Big Hero 6 The Series' will launch with a premiere weekend event, featuring two back-to-back episodes on both SATURDAY, JUNE 9 and SUNDAY, JUNE 10 (9:00-10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD platforms. Following the premiere weekend, episodes will debut every Saturday through September.

BIG HERO 6 The Series to Launch With a Premiere Weekend Event On Disney Channel And DisneyNOW

Disney's animated 'Big Hero 6 The Series' will launch with a premiere weekend event, featuring two back-to-back episodes on both SATURDAY, JUNE 9 and SUNDAY, JUNE 10 (9:00-10:00 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD platforms. Following the premiere weekend, episodes will debut every Saturday through September.

The Motion Picture Editors Guild to Honor Lee Dichter CAS, With Fellowship and Service Award

The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) will honor veteran sound re-recording mixer Lee Dichter, CAS, with its prestigious Fellowship and Service Award. This is the first time the award ceremony will be held on the East Coast at The Sheraton New York at Times Square on October 20, 2018.

BIG HERO 6 THE SERIES Launches with Primetime TV Movie BAYMAX RETURNS, 11/20

Disney XD's animated BIG HERO 6 THE SERIES is set to launch MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), with a one-hour primetime television movie, 'Baymax Returns,' simultaneously on Disney XD and Disney Channel,

Longtime Executive Producer of Music Mountain Nicholas Gordon Passes at Age 89

One of the country's foremost chamber music impresarios Nicholas Gordon, longtime Executive Producer of Music Mountain, America's longest running Chamber Music Festival, died on October 5, 2017.

Concert Dance Inc. to Return to Ravinia with THE CHICAGO PROJECT: FUTURE PRESENT Premiere

CDI/Concert Dance Inc. (CDI) returns to the Ravinia Festival as part of the annual Ruth Page Festival of Dance Today, Sept. 7 and Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall. Ravinia is located at 418 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park and gates to the event open at 6:30 p.m.

Concert Dance Inc. to Return to Ravinia with THE CHICAGO PROJECT: FUTURE PRESENT Premiere

CDI/Concert Dance Inc. (CDI) returns to the Ravinia Festival as part of the annual Ruth Page Festival of Dance Thursday, Sept. 7 and Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall. Ravinia is located at 418 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park and gates to the event open at 6:30 p.m.

Music Mountain Concludes 88th Season with Juilliard String Quartet and Jive by Five

Music Mountain, America's Longest Running Chamber Music Festival, concludes its spectacular 88th season with the incomparable Juilliard String Quartet on Sunday, September 17 (3pm).

Music Mountain Welcomes Amernet String Quartet Next Month

America's Longest Running Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain, continues its 88th season with the remarkable Amernet String Quartet with guest artist Vivek Kamath, Viola, performing an all-Beethoven program on Sunday, September 10 (3pm).

Aeolus String Quartet, Ben Kono Group to Make Music Mountain Debuts This August

Music Mountain, America's Longest Running Chamber Music Festival, continues its 88th Season with two Music Mountain debuts! The Aeolus String Quartet, with guest artist Geoffrey Burleson, piano, performs Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Franck on Sunday, August 6 (3pm) and The Ben Kono Group plays sophisticated, contemporary jazz today, August 5 (6:30pm). Concerts are scheduled thru September 17.