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• Does "Graduation" actually bring Kim Possible's career to a close? Maybe

  On the eve of the airing of this series finale, Jim Hill talks with KP creators Robert Schooley and Mark McCorkle. Who talk about the surprise fourth season that this Disney Channel show received as well as how Kim will now live on as the star of a brand-new interactive attraction at Epcot Read More... Posted Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 18 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, theme park, TV, attraction, Disney Channel, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Epcot, World Showcase, Robert Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Kim Possible, So the Drama, Sky High, Nickelodeon, Walt Disney Television Animation, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Team Possible interactive game

• 17,000 nights at the movies with Leonard Maltin

  On the eve of the release of the 2008 edition of his best-selling "Movie Guide," Jim Hill talks with this noted author & critic about what actually goes into the creation of this 1600-page paperback. Maltin also reveals what Disneyana fans can expect to find on the upcoming "Disney Treasures" DVD sets Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 01, 2007 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: book, DVD / Video, movies, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disneyland, Leonard Maltin, Disney Treasures, Entertainment Tonight, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Ub Iwerks, Leslie Iwerks, USC School of Cinema-Television, University of Southern California

• Monday Mouse Watch : Wanna peek at Bob Iger's vision for the future of the Walt Disney Company? And is "Ratatouille" really starting to fade in the Hollywood rat race?

  Jim Hill has noticed something interesting about the title sequence for ABC's new "Wonderful World of Disney" movie anthology series. He also sees some disturbing trends in the new box office numbers for Brad Bird's latest film Read More... Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 59 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, TV, Pixar, fireworks, Pirates of the Caribbean, ABC, CG, Bob Iger, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, NBC, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios theme park

• Toon Tuesday : Sure, "Ratatouille" rebounded over the extended Fourth of July holiday. But what happens tomorrow ... When Harry meets Remy?

  Jim Hill once again chats with Chuck Viane, head of Distribution at Walt Disney Studios. Who puts a very positive spin on the box office performance of Pixar's latest release Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:00 AM | 92 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, Pixar, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

• Monday Mouse Watch: Can you actually hear swearing on the "High School Musical : The Concert" DVD? Oh $#!+

  Got yourself a high-end home entertainment center? If so, Jim Hill says that you can probably hear some very adult language if you listen closely to this supposedly family-friendly DVD Read More... Posted Monday, July 09, 2007 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, musical, High School Musical, Disney Channel, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, promotion

• Andreas Deja : " ... If you take the drawing out of Disney, it just isn't Disney"

  Jim Hill chats with this noted Disney animator as he gets ready for "An Evening with Andreas Deja," a fundraising event for the AISFA-Hollywood Animation Archive that will be held at Van Eaton Galleries tomorrow night Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:05 AM | 16 Comments Filed under: animation, DVD / Video, movies, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Andreas Deja

• Why (For) Pat Carroll wasn't actually Disney's first choice to voice Ursula in "The Little Mermaid"

  Thanks to Allan Neuwirth, Jim Hill is now able to share this great story about Walt Disney Animation Studios' epic search for just the right voice for the sea witch Read More... Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, theater, TV, musical, traditional animation, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, NBC

• Monday Mouse Watch : Is Disney milking it a bit too much with its "High School Musical" franchise ?

  Jim Hill brings you the latest news from East High. With Disney's plans to launch a professional stage production of "High School Musical" later this month as well as its early promotional efforts for the sequel to this incredibly popular TV movie (WARNING ! This article does contain some minor spoilers for "High School Musical 2"). Read More... Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 33 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, theater, theme park, TV, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Consumer Products, High School Musical, Disney Channel, Jerry Bruckheimer, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

• Tube Thursday : Are the gruesome extra features found on "Primeval" ' s promotional website eventually going to bite Disney in the butt ?

  Jim Hill talks about the site that Buena Vista Home Entertainment set up to help promote this Mouse-produced horror movie. Which features an interactive guide to serial killers as well as an online game where you can then pretend to be a vicious crocodile that eats machine-gun-toting mercenaries Read More... Posted Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:00 AM | 25 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, other, Visual Effects, CG, Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment