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• “Disney Prep and Landing” claims the top spot among this year’s holiday specials

  Jim Hill talks with Kevin Deters & Stevie Wermers-Skelton, the co-directors of this new Christmas show. Which airs again tonight on ABC Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, TV, ABC, CG, John Lasseter, ABC Family, Walt Disney Animation Studios, television, WDAS, Prep and Landing, Christmas, 2009, 2007, television program, TV show, Prep & Landing, TV special, holiday special, Christmas special, animated short, Chris Williams, Michael Giacchino , Stevie Wermers-Skelton, television show , holiday, holidays, elves, Disney Prep and Landing, Kevin Deters

• Disney in-jokes add to the fun of “The Princess & The Frog”

  Jim Hill reports in on how well this new hand-drawn animation feature did over its opening weekend. He also shares some of the hidden Disney references that pop up in this picture Read More... Posted Monday, December 14, 2009 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Ron Clements, John Musker, Disney Legend, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Cinderella, WDAS, Burbank, box office, 2009, animated feature, opening weekend grosses, opening weekend, in-joke, animators , animation industry, Aladdin, The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid, animated film

• Disney's "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation" is one special holiday special

  Jim Hill reviews the Xmas edition of this hit Disney XD / Disney Channel series. Where the step-brothers really step things up in order to show their appreciation for Santa Claus Read More... Posted Friday, December 04, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, TV, Disney Channel, television, Christmas, 2009, television program, TV show, holiday season , TV special, holiday special, Christmas special, Christmas present, television show , holiday, Disney XD, Phineas, Ferb, Phineas and Ferb, holidays, Christmas tree, Christmas gift, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Dan Povenmire, Candace, Phineas & Ferb, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Jeff Marsh, Perry the Platypus, Tri-state area

• “Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program” book is a really great read

  Jim Hill reviews J.B. Kaufman’s “South of the Border with Disney.” Which does a brilliant job of illuminating & expanding this often under-reported aspect of Disney Company history Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, Walt Disney, Disney Editions, Mickey Mouse, Mary Blair, Burbank, Southern California, South of the Border with Walt: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941 - 1948, Christmas, 2009, animated feature, Christmas present, holiday shopping list, animated features, Ted Thomas , paintings, artists , animators , December , Walt & El Grupo, animation fan, J B Kaufman, South American , Saludos Amigos, Don Hahn , 1948, Donald Duck, holiday, holidays, holiday sale, Christmas gift, The Walt Disney Family Museum, 1941, Kuniko Okubo, animated film, animated films, animation fans

• “The Art of the Disney Princess” artfully re-imagines classic cartoon characters

  Jim Hill reviews this new Disney Editions book. Which features all sorts of unconventional takes on your favorite Disney Princesses Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, Disney Consumer Products, Beauty and the Beast, Disney Editions, The Haunted Mansion, Disney Princess, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Glen Keane, animated character, D23, 2009, animated feature, Belle, Jasmine, Aladdin, The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid, D23 EXPO, Haunted Mansion, animated film

• Disney’s looking for Beatles sound-alikes to come climb aboard its “Yellow Submarine” remake

  Jim Hill shares some information about the fab four feature film open casting call that’s been held in Stamford, CT this coming Saturday & Sunday Read More... Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, A Christmas Carol, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Robert Zemeckis, Jim Carrey, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, cast members, cast member, ImageMoversDigital, D23, Connecticut, 2009, animated feature, character , CG feature, Disney Digital 3D, characters , performers, Beatles , walkaround characters, walkaround character, audition, auditions, audition process , Walt Disney Company, D23 EXPO, performance capture, performance, animated film, ImageMovers

• CTN X brings animation community together to network, help out their fellow artists

  Jim Hill talks up this weekend’s event at the Burbank Marriott. He also spotlights Tony Bancroft & Chad Frye’s efforts to help the Hodges family Read More... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Ron Clements, John Musker, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Cinderella, WDI, Burbank, Walt Disney Imagineering, Eric Goldberg, animation student, 2009, Pete Docter, animators , animation community, animation industry, animation fan, Up, The Princess and the Frog, animation historian

• Toon Tuesday: How to have a rockin' good time on Mickey Mouse’s birthday

  Looking for different ways to spend November 18th? Jim Hill's suggestions takes you from a museum to Broadway, from rock 'n' roll memorabilia auctions to theme park attractions Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, theme park, TV, Walt Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, Miley Cyrus, Chicago, Mickey Mouse, Michael Jackson, Walt Disney Studios, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Paris, animated character, Broadway musical, 1998, 2009, TV show, animated short, Hannah Montana , 1996 , Jonas Brothers, rock 'n' roll , thrill ride, rock legends , rock legend, roller coaster, national tour, theme parks, 1999, Shrek the Musical, Broadway Theatre, Walt Disney Company, 1928, Colony Theater, Steamboat Willie, birthday, 2002, Disney XD, TV series, rock star

• Suspended Animation provides online showcase for the non-Disney art of noted Disney artists

  Jim Hill chats with Tenny Chonin, the former head of Artist Development for Walt Disney Animation Studios, about the new web-based gallery that she launched last month Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, WDAS, Burbank, animation student, 2009, animated feature, animated short, animated features, paintings, artists , animators , Disney Studios , artistic development, artwork, animated film, animated films

• Monday Mouse Watch : “Carol” makes cash registers ring, while “Frog” ‘s financial future makes Disney animators jumpy

  Jim Hill looks past what “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” earned over its opening weekend to what this new Robert Zemeckis movie will gross over the next 3 to 5 years. He also talks about what impact “The Princess & the Frog” ticket sales may have on veteran animators’ careers Read More... Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, A Christmas Carol, CG, John Lasseter, Robert Zemeckis, Walt Disney Animation Studios, WDAS, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton, Burbank, Ed Catmull, ImageMoversDigital, box office, 2009, animated feature, ticket sales, opening weekend grosses, opening weekend, Disney Feature Animation, animated features, soundstage , hand-drawn animation, animators , CG feature, Disney Digital 3D, 2011, Warner Bros. , The Polar Express, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D , seasonal run , box office projections, box office estimates, The Princess and the Frog, hand-drawn, limited release, Charles Dickens, seasonal event, animated film, animated films, ImageMovers, hand-drawn feature, Winnie the Pooh

• “Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” book is sure to be a hit with baby boomers

  Jim Hill reviews Darrell Van Citters’ making-of book. Which takes you behind-the-scenes on the production of TV’s first animated holiday special Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, A Christmas Carol, CBS, NBC, Robert Zemeckis, television, ImageMoversDigital, Christmas, UPA, 2009, television program, holiday season , holiday story , A Charlie Brown Christmas, holiday special, Christmas special, holiday classic, 1962 , animated version, holiday treat, 1964, television show , performance capture, Charles Dickens, holiday, holidays, ImageMovers

• Disney treasures to come up for bid at S/R Labs’ Fall 2009 auction

  Jim Hill shares some of the 237 story sketches, animation drawings & concept paintings that will be go under the gavel today & tomorrow in Westlake Village, CA Read More... Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Blair, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton, 2009, Pinocchio, The Fox and the Hound, Walt & El Grupo, animation fan, Disney Studios , Disney animation rarities, Snow White

• You don’t know Jack about Disneyland’s “Halloween Screams - A Villainous Surprise in the Skies"

  Jim Hill talks with John Addis, Senior Show Director for Disney Entertainment Productions, about how this new fireworks show came together Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, theme park, fireworks, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Anaheim, Disney Legend, The Magic Kingdom, Disneyland Resort, The Haunted Mansion, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Dumbo, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, WDW, Paul Frees, Ghost Host, Jack Skellington, spider, 2009, Disney World, Halloween, snow, 2005, November, Cinderella Castle , Walt Disney Creative Entertainment , Steve Davison, parades, fireworks display, flight path , trick-or-treat, trick or treat, Zero, Disneyland Park, Castle, John Addis, Scream-Along, shell, public performance, Senior Show Director, Disney Entertainment Productions, fireworks show, magical orb, spectaculars, magical, flight pattern, main street, snow falling, Disney Villains, Ursula the Sea Witch, Oogie Boogie, The Hub, The Ghost Host, Cruella De Vil, trick-or-treating, Ursula, spiders, Castle walls, Haunted Mansion, Halloween fireworks display, Corey Burton, Holidays at the Disneyland Resort, snow falling on Main Street, Halloween Time, Disneyland Guests, Halloween Screams, M.C., Halloween Screams - A Villainous Surprise in the Skies, Disney Villain, Happy HalloWishes, shimmering lights, Happy HalloWishes: A Grim Grinning Ghost Spectacular in the Sky

• Toon Tuesday: Glen Keane goes back to the drawing board

  Jim Hill shares some shots from Comic-Con. Where this master animator revealed that he had just ended a six month sabbatical and was now returning to work at Walt Disney Animation Studios Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, convention, CG, Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes , Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Tarzan, drawing class, WDAS, Burbank, Glen Keane, Rapunzel, Eric Goldberg, Tom Sito, panel discussion, 2009, animated feature, character animation, Disney Feature Animation, panel, animated features, drawings , animation fan, character , CG feature, train, 2010, Don Hahn , Walt Stanchfield, drawing classes, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, convention center , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Walt Stanchfield lectures, stylization, Ruben Procopio

• Comic-Con Countdown: Can Peter Parker pick the proper panels?

  Jim Hill discusses some of the programming highlights that have already been announced for this year’s event. He also suggests some strategies for making the most of your time at the San Diego Convention Center Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, TV, convention, ABC Family, Glen Keane, Eric Goldberg, Tom Sito, 2009, TV show, Don Hahn , San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, convention center , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, The Middleman, Ruben Procopio