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• Tube Thursday : The "Disney Afternoon" shows that you didn't get to see

  Jim Hill digs through Disney Television Animation's discard pile and comes across some pretty intriguing concepts for new TV series Read More... Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:15 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: animation, DVD / Video, theme park, TV, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Channel, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Playhouse Disney, Disney Press, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, The Disney Afternoon, Disney Bunnies, Country Bear Playhouse, Country Bear Jamboree, Launchpad McQuack, Scrooge McDuck, Critter Country, Splash Mountain

• Monday Mouse Watch : Why all the dough that "The Simpsons Movie" is earning is making Disney & Pixar executives say "D'oh !"

  Jim Hill shares some interesting comments from this past Wednesday's quarterly earnings conference call. Which suggest that Mouse House officials have finally accepted the fact that "Ratatouille" won't actually do as well domestically as "Cars" did last year Read More... Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 68 Comments Filed under: DVD / Video, Pixar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Consumer Products, traditional animation, computer animation, Harry Potter, Bob Iger, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie, Tom Staggs, Shrek the Third, DreamWorks Animation, Brad Bird, David Silverman

• "Why must you always be so negative when you write about Pixar?"

  Jim Hill takes a moment to answer his critics. Particularly those folks who have grown tired of the JHM articles that touch on the $7.4 billion that the Walt Disney Company spent to acquire Pixar Animation Studios Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:00 AM | 75 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, Pixar, Disney Consumer Products, CG, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

• Say "So Long !" to direct-to-video sequels : DisneyToon Studios tunes out Sharon Morrill

  In a stunning turn of events, the longtime president of DisneyToon Studios was asked to step down earlier this week by Mouse House management. Jim Hill reveals the reasons behind this executive's forced exit as well as discussing the long-term ramifications of this controversial decision Read More... Posted Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:00 AM | 44 Comments Filed under: animation, DVD / Video, Pixar, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Channel, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

• 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