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• Disney XD uses out-of-the-box thinking to promote out-of-this-world TV movie

  Jim Hill talks with Richard Loomis, senior vice president of Marketing and Creative at Disney Channel Worldwide about the innovative promotional campaign that this network put together to promote its first original TV movie, “Skyrunners” Read More... Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, promotion, marketing, television, 2009, paintings, TV movie, November, website , 2010, January, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, UFO, UFO movie, Disney XD

• Toon Tuesday: “Phineas & Ferb” serve up a September to remember

  With the show’s official soundtrack soon to be released to stores as well as a special two-part episode about to air, this Emmy-nominated Disney XD & Disney Channel animated series is in for one amazing month Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Disney, Disney Channel, Labor Day, 2008, 2009, September, October, Emmy-nominated, animated series , SpongeBob SquarePants, Summer, Back to the Future , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Disney XD, Phineas, Ferb, Phineas and Ferb, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Docter Doofenshmirtz, Dan Povenmire, P & F, Candace, Phineas & Ferb, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Jeff Marsh, Perry the Platypus, Agent P, Phineas & Ferb's Cliptastic Countdown, Major Monogram, Top 10, soundtrack, Phineas & Ferb soundtrack, Dear Vikings, The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein , Short-Format Animated Programs, Special Class, two-part episode, two-parter, Time Machine 2 Quantum Boogaloo, step-brother, step-brothers, future Candace, Tri-state area, summer vacation

• 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 Filed under: Disney, attraction, Imagineering, WED, Disneyland, Marc Davis, America Sings, Critter Country, Splash Mountain, Bruce Gordon, Audio Animatronic, The Haunted Mansion, Sleeping Beauty Castle, big fig, Shelly Smith, Sleeping Beauty, WDI, Imagineer, Fantasyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, Madame Leota, The Séance Circle , AA figure, Audio Animatronics, Hatbox Ghost, album, Ed Squair, D23, 1970s , attractions, 1980s, backstage, Security, Haunted Mansion O-Pin House, magazine article, pin, Disney twenty-three magazine , Imagineers, August, magazine , Disneyland the Nickel Tour: A Postcard Journey Through 40 Years of the Happiest Place on Earth, big figure, goons, AA figures, The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion, pins, O-Pin House, Security Host, 1969, Tony Baxter , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, poster , Maleficent, posters, Tomorrowland, E Ticket, David Mumford, Disney Photo Library, Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-thru, Disney twenty-three

• 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

• Do eye-popping effects & an emotional thru-line really hold the key to audiences connecting with “Alice” ?

  Jim Hill shares what Tim Burton said at Comic-Con last month while this acclaimed filmmaker was talking up Disney’s new Digital 3D version of “Alice in Wonderland” Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, Johnny Depp, Walt Disney Pictures, Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, Walt Disney Studios, film, movie, 2009, animated feature, London, 3D, Disney Digital 3D, 3D film , 2010, Pretty in Pink, 3D movie, San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, live action, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

• Flynn’s Arcade gives Comic-Con attendees a taste of “TRON: Legacy”

  Jim Hill shares some photos from Saturday night in San Diego, when he toured the display that Walt Disney Pictures had set up on Sixth & J Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, Alice in Wonderland, Disney Digital 3D, TRON: Legacy, 2010, Pretty in Pink, summer flick, Summer, Tron , 1982, Tron 2, Tron Sequel, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International

• D23 Expo buttons & ‘bots kept the crowds coming back for more in San Diego

  Jim Hill shares some of Nancy Stadler’s shots from Booth 3917. Which is where the Official Community of Disney Fans had set up shop in the San Diego Convention Center Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, Sky High, D23, Disneyana Enthusiasts, 2009, comic , Disney / Pixar, Disneyana community , comic book, comic books , TRON: Legacy, Condorman, 1981, 1990, Tron , Tron 2, Steve Lisberger, Tron Sequel, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International

• Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” exhibit gets ready to wander the globe

  Jim Hill reveals where this Comic-Con highlight may be headed next. He also shares some information about the plot of this new Tim Burton film Read More... Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Ticket & Transportation Center, Toronto, Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, movie, touring version , London, Disney Digital 3D, 2010, Pretty in Pink, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, tours, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

• Comic-Con crowds go crazy for “TRON: Legacy”

  Jim Hill reports in Hall H, where Jeff Bridges made an appearance at the Disney 3D panel to talk about what it was like to revisit the World of TRON 27 years after the release of the first film Read More... Posted Friday, July 24, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, 2008, 2009, TRON: Legacy, 2010, Tron , Jeff Bridges, 1982, Tron 2, Tron Sequel, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International

• Disney has big plans for “Prince of Persia” & “Phineas & Ferb” in 2010

  Jim Hill’s back with even more suggestions about how to make the best use of your time at this year’s Comic-Con. Including booths that you really need to drop by while exploring the exhibit hall Read More... Posted Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer, Beauty and the Beast, Disney Press, Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, 2009, Disney Digital 3D, 2010, Toy Story 3, Prince of Persia, Tron , Tron 2, Tron Sequel, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, The Princess and the Frog, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, Phineas, Phineas and Ferb

• “Nemo” gets new screenwriter, subs & costumes to be displayed in San Diego

  Jim Hill brings you a brief Mouse House news round-up, as he talks about how Randall Wallace has been hired to overhaul Disney’s “20,000 Leagues” prequel as well as sharing the latest news from Comic-Con Read More... Posted Friday, July 10, 2009 12:00 PM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, convention, Walt Disney Pictures, Sky High, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Walt Disney Studios, D23, 2009, Disneyana fans, Captain Nemo: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Randall Wallace, limited edition , 2010, Condorman, Tron , San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, convention center , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Academy Award-winning, 1954, Jules Verne, exclusive

• Lasseter, Burton, Zemeckis and Miyazaki to take part in Disney panels at this year’s Comic-Con

  Jim Hill shares a press release that Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures just passed along. Which offers details on the Mouse’s presentations at this year’s Comic-Con International Read More... Posted Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:00 PM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, John Lasseter, Beauty and the Beast, John Musker, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, 2009, Disney / Pixar, Kirk Wise, 3D, 3D film , 3D film format , 2010, 3-D releases , 3D digital motion pictures, Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich, Pretty in Pink, 3D movie, Tron , San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, The Princess and the Frog

• It's time to cash in those Disney Dollars. D23 Expo tickets go on sale today

  Jim Hill talks up some of the high points of this first-ever "Ultimate Disney Fan Experience." Which will be presented at the Anaheim Convention Center September 10 - 13th Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 8:05 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: Disney, convention, Disneyland, Anaheim, The Walt Disney Company, Anaheim Convention Center, Disneyland Resort, Disneyana, 2009, Disneyana community , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Disneyana fan, Disneyland Park

• "Character Animation Crash Course !" is a terrific how-to-toon book

  Jim Hill reviews Eric Goldberg's 25-years-in-the-making instructional manual, which shares this animation master's secrets on how to do great character animation Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, Brad Bird, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hollywood, DVD, Eric Goldberg, animation student, 2008, September, hardcover, pencil, California Institute of the Arts, CalArts, character animation, hand-drawn animation, animation industry, high profile project, character , August, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, key franchise, Woodbury University, RISD, SCAD, Ricardo Mestres, school, school supplies, pencils, erasers, lined paper, son, daughter, paperback, Barnes & Noble, art of books, hardcovers, conceptual paintings, preproduction art, would-be animator, medium, Character Animation Crash Course !, Silman-James Press, nuts-and-bolts, instructional book, craft, timing, how to, break down a scene, squash & stretch, squash, stretch, instructions, lessons, teacher, Genie, Aladdin, Care package, East High Wildcats, bookshelf, fledgling, foreword, professionals, beginners, Hercules, satyr, Phil, ASUS, industry vet, The Princess and the Frog, Donald Duck, Pink Panther, classic cartoon character, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, supervisor of animation, Pocahontas, co-director

• "I've been dealing with alien probes my whole life"

  "Race to Witch Mountain" director Andy Fickman talks about his reinvention of this Disney franchise. WARNING : There be spoilers ahead ! Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: Disney, convention, Walt Disney Pictures, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Game Plan, Dwayne Johnson, Andy Fickman, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Walt Disney Studios, Las Vegas, 2009, 1975, alien, push the envelope , thrill ride, screenplay, action film , action sequence, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, convention center , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Roger Corman, Fantastic Four, The Punisher, Dolph Lundgren, Tony, Tia , Race to Witch Mountain, Escape to Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain mythology, mythology, X-Files , The X-Files, Roswell, New Mexico, UFOs , UFO, alien probes , alien probe, real UFO movie, UFO movie, BBC One, Colin Morgan, action adventure, contemporary action-adventure , family film , Alexander Key , Kim Richards , Ike Eisenmann , Return from Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain franchise, 48 Hours, Casino Royale, action films, intense action sequences , intense action sequence, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, homeworld, invasion, Siphon, The Siphon, Stan Winston Studio , Stan Winston, Predator, Aliens, assassin, Winnebago, sci-fi action-adventure , sci-fi, action-adventure , reinvention