Congratulations to Ruthie Thompson on her 100th Birthday today. Ruthie was recently profiled in the Vanity Fair piece on the Ink and Paint Girls. Ruthie grew up on the street where Walt Disney lived in Hollywood. She was asked to be an extra in a couple of his early films. Her pay? $0.25.

Before Mickey Mouse hopped on that steamboat to stardom, Walt Disney had another star -- Virginia Davis, the curly haired little charmer who played Alice on the screen.

Sunday night, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents the 21st Silent Film Gala at Royce Hall, and a special treat has been added to the evening’s program

Walt Disney Animation Studios' next film is only six months away...
But most people don't realize is that the next one after that, is less than a year away. That's right, the next film after "Tangled" will already have been released this time next year. And it'll be hand-drawn.

The thing that totally sucks about applying for a job is that you may face rejection -- and depending on which industry you're looking to work in, that rejection may come in the form of a letter. Some rejection letters then become more popular than others, especially if the person being rejected turned out to be a famous author (see this NPR piece about that) or ... a woman.

In an age where even blockbusters have to battle for screen space (Witness what happened late last month when the studios behind “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Clash of the Titans” clashed over the limited number of 3D-capable theaters that were available at that time), what chance does a dinky-little documentary have?