Jim Korkis

Jim Korkis says "Farewell"

2003-09-16T20:00:00Z

What the &%$#?! Jim Korkis is leaving JimHillMedia.com? Sad but true, folks. Read all the depressing details here....(read more)

The Other Walt Disney Space Story

2003-09-14T20:00:00Z

Jim Korkis contributes yet another great column to JHM. This time around, Korkis reveals some seldom-told tales about Disney's trip to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Where (shades of "Mission: Space") Walt actually got to pilot his very own simulator....(read more)

The Ub Iwerks Story -- Part II

2003-09-13T20:00:00Z

Jim Korkis concludes his two part story about Ub Iwerks, the secret genius of Walt Disney Studios....(read more)

The Ub Iwerks Story

2003-09-12T20:00:00Z

It's another special weekend treat for JHM readers as Jim Korkis starts up a new two part story about Ub Iwerks, one of the more intriguing -- and least understood -- figures in Disney Company history....(read more)

Great Grandmother of Jim Korkis' "Animation Anecdotes"

2003-09-11T20:00:00Z

Jim Korkis returns with even more intriguing tales from Toontown. This time around he reveals how Bullwinkle inspired Tom Clancy, how Daffy Duck helped an epileptic and why there wasn't enough room for both Orson Welles and Walt Disney at Disney Studios. (Insert your own fat joke here.)...(read more)

Carl Fallberg and the Lost Disney Book

2003-09-10T20:00:00Z

Instead of posting the usual Jim Hill Thursday book review, Jim invited Jim Korkis to fill in JHM readers on a long-promised Disney studio history book that (sadly) won't be turning up at a bookstore near you anytime soon....(read more)

Remembering Leon Janzen

2003-09-09T20:00:00Z

Jim Korkis contributes a fond remembrance of the late Leon Janzen, the co-founder of "The 'E' Ticket" magazine ... ...(read more)

The Uncensored Mouse

2003-09-09T20:00:00Z

Jim concludes his "Uncensored Mouse" story by publishing the intros that he wrote to those issues that Disney's lawyers refused to allow Malibu Graphics to publish. There's lots of really interesting Disney history to be found here....(read more)

The Uncensored Mouse

2003-09-08T20:00:00Z

Jim Korkis returns with yet another multi-part story about comic books. This time around, it's a tale about the Malibu Graphics group, a company that wanted to reprint classic Mickey Mouse comic strips from the 1930s. It's just too bad that Disney's lawyers had other ideas....(read more)

Bob Hope and the World of Disney

2003-09-02T20:00:00Z

Today, JimHillMedia.com pays tribute to two giants of the entertainment industry. First up, it's Jim Korkis with a very informative piece about Bob Hope's various connections to the vast Disney empire ......(read more)

Setting Sail with Walt

2003-08-28T20:00:00Z

From Steamboat Willie right up to the Disney Wonder. Jim Korkis returns with a wonderful new column about the enormous role that ships and the sea have played in Disney Company history. ...(read more)

Flying High with Walt

2003-08-26T20:00:00Z

JimHillMedia.com takes flight today ... as Jim Korkis returns with a great new column about the Walt Disney Company's corporate planes ......(read more)

The Man Behind the Mouse

2003-08-24T20:00:00Z

Jim Korkis returns with the tale of Paul Castle, the very small man who filled some very big shoes. Mickey Mouse's, to be exact....(read more)

Second Cousin of Jim Korkis' "Animation Anecdotes"

2003-08-20T20:00:00Z

Our six-day-long Jim Korkis marathon concludes with the return of his popular "Animation Anecdotes" column. This time around, Jim spills some secrets about what Marlene Dietrich really thought of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," why Dickie Jones almost drowned while doing voice work on "Pinocchio" and where animator Andreas Deja found his inspiration for Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast."...(read more)

Dirty Disney and Jessica Rabbit Tales

2003-08-19T20:00:00Z

Our Jim Korkis festival continues with an article about unauthorized uses of Disney's cartoon characters, particularly Roger Rabbit's lovely -- and ever-lovin' -- wife, the curvaceous Jessica Rabbit....(read more)