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• “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: A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Carol, CBS, television, television program, television show , performance capture, ImageMovers, ImageMoversDigital, holiday, holiday classic, holiday season , holiday special, holiday story , holiday treat, holidays, Charles Dickens, book, animated version, animation, 1962 , 1964, 2009, UPA, Christmas, Christmas special, Robert Zemeckis, Disney, NBC

• Tune Tuesday: Is Disney Theatrical getting ready to mark down "Mary" ?

  Jim Hill shares what he's heard about Disney on Broadway's plan to increase ticket sales for all three of its musicals. Which involves a "Buy One Get One Free" offer as well as launching DisneyonBroadwaySale.com Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, CBS, Thanksgiving, parade, ticket sales, The Lion King, promotion, performance, Mary Poppins, Macy’s, Broadway, Broadway musical, 2008, 2009, Broadway production, Disney, NYC, Disney Theatrical, NBC, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, New York audiences, New York City

• Oscar Watch '08: Miramax maxes out while the Mouse gets skunked

  Was today a good day or a bad day at Walt Disney Studios? Well, as Jim Hill points out, it all depends on whether you work at Miramax Films or on the Walt Disney Pictures side of the house Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:00 PM | 37 Comments Filed under: The Man I Love, Gone Baby Gone, good news day, ABC, So Close, picket line, picket lines, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Ted Thomas , That's How You Know , Paramount Vantage, Pathé Renn , feature film , film, Virginia Davis McGhee, Theodore Thomas, There Will Be Blood, The Black Cauldron , Poppin' Guitars: A Tuneful of Sherman, Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role , Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role , Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Original Score, Original Song , Oscar, Oscar broadcast, Oscars, Oscar-winning , No Country for Old Men , nomination , nominations , nominee, Norman Jewison , movies, Laurence Juber, Jan Pinkava, hand-drawn animation, Happy Working Song, George Gershwin, Golden Globes, Disney / Pixar, Disney Feature Animation, co-production, Captain Nemo: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Brad Bird, Best Actress , Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, Best Animated Short Film, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture nominee, Amy Adams, Amy Ryan, animated feature, animated features, animated short, animation, ABC Inc, Academy Award, Academy Award nominations , Academy Award nominees, Academy Award winner, Academy Award winners, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy voters , Achievement in Music – Original Score, Achievement in Music – Original Song, Achievement in Sound Editing, actors , actress, Adapted Screenplay, 2007, 2008, Jim Capobianco, Ira Gershwin, school year, Michael Giacchino , Disney, How to Hook-Up Your Home Theater, movie, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Randall Wallace, Wicked Queen, NBC, Miramax Films

• 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: ABC, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pixar, fireworks, movies, Disneyland, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, CG, TV, Magic Kingdom, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney, Bob Iger, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, NBC

• 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: traditional animation, movies, musical, animation, TV, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney, DVD / Video, Walt Disney Pictures, theater, NBC