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Toon Thursday: Disney hits the reset button on Winnie the Pooh

Jim Hill talks about that new hand-drawn feature that Walt Disney Animation Studios currently has in development. Which will be done in the style of the "Pooh" featurettes of the 1960s & 1970s Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

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“Waking Sleeping Beauty” takes a candid look at the Second Golden Age of Disney Feature Animation

Jim Hill talks up Don Hahn & Peter Schneider’s new documentary. Which will hold its world premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival Read More...

Posted Friday, August 21, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

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Keep an eagle eye out for The Haunted Mansion’s Hatbox Ghost

Ever wonder what became of this infamous AA figure? Jim Hill shares what he knows about the alleged final resting place of Ol’ Hatbox Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:00 AM | 7 Comments

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Tune Tuesday : "Hello, WALL-E! Well, Hello, WALL-E ..."

Forget about Pixar's latest production. Jim Hill talks about the many other ways that Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning musical has popped up at the Mouse House Read More...

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments

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Dorks save the day in Disney Channel's "Minutemen"

Jim Hill reviews this charming new TV movie, where teens use a time machine to try & erase the embarrassing mistakes their peers have made in the past Read More...

Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments

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Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up" is an outstanding show business memoir

Jim Hill reviews this Disney Legend's latest book, which traces the beginnings of Martin's comedy career back to the days Steve spent at Disneyland selling guidebooks to tourists Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:00 AM | 5 Comments