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• What to know what’s “Up” at Pixar? Then buy a ticket to next month’s Cartoon Art Museum benefit

  Jim Hill talks up this annual fundraiser. Which allows a lucky few the chance to wander the halls at this Emeryville-based animation studio Read More... Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Pixar, Cartoon Art Museum, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, San Francisco, Tokyo, animation student, Pixar campus, 2009, animated feature, ticket sales, Lifted, animated features, fundraiser, animators , animation community, animation industry, animation fan, Up, Mater, fundraising event, Emeryville campus, animated film, animated films, animation fans

• “Mary” moves to Cleveland, “Sleeping Beauty” awakes in San Francisco and Connecticut gets ready for an “Enchanted” Q & A

  Tired of hearing about Comic-Con? As a deliberate change of pace, Jim Hill talks up a trip of Disney-related events that AREN’T being presented in San Diego next week Read More... Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, Alan Menken, Disney Legend, Cartoon Art Museum, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Schwartz, Tony Award winner, San Francisco, Academy Award, Broadway musical, stage version, Cleveland, animated feature, 2007, Tony Award, Mary Poppins, Tony Award-winner , Academy Award nominees, stage show , stage, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Academy Award-nominee, Enchanted

• Friends of the Walt Disney Family Museum page features info on ticket prices, hours

  Are you frustrated by the lack of info that’s out there about this state-of-the-art facility (which is still on track to open October 1st)? Jim Hill suggests that you check out this informative new Facebook page Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney, Roger Colton, San Francisco, Diane Disney Miller, timed-entry, FaceBook, D23, 2009, The Presidio, Richard Benefield, Walter E Disney Miller, Friends of the Walt Disney Family Museum, Leo Holzer, The Walt Disney Family Museum

• After "the boys" bows big in the Bay Area, "the sherman brothers' story" gets ready for its Southern Californian debut

  Having held its world premiere at the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival this past Saturday, this new Walt Disney Pictures release will be screening tonight at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Which is offering discounted admission to D23 members Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Legend, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, San Francisco, 2009, Richard M Sherman, Robert B Sherman, Sherman Brothers , Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, Lido Theater, film festival, documentary

• Pixar once again opens its doors for the Cartoon Art Museum's annual benefit

  Ever dream of going over the WALL-E in Emeryville? The crew at the Cartoon Art Museum can make your dream come true Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, Pixar, John Lasseter, Ratatouille, Cartoon Art Museum, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, benefit, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, San Francisco, Pixar campus, 2008, comic , cartoons, short, artists , comic book, comic books , Toy Story 3, WALL-E, behind-the-scenes

• Toon Tuesday : Mary in the morning, Ellenshaw in the afternoon

  Looking for a fun way to spend a Saturday in the Bay Area? Then let Jim Hill plan out October 27th for you. Starting with a new exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum, an artist's signing at Where the Magic Begins and ... Would you believe a wedding? Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:05 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Anaheim, Orlando, Peter Pan, Disney Legend, Cartoon Art Museum, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Blair, Burbank, San Francisco, Peter Ellenshaw, Harrison Ellenshaw, Michael Young, Collectors Editions, Disney Art by Ellenshaw, Preston Blair, Kevin Blair, Cindy Russell, Where the Magic Begins, it's a small world, The Art and Flair of Mary Blair, Livermore, Bay Bridge, Bay Area, Southern California, Central Florida

• Monday Mouse Watch: Will live action productions really help Pixar deal with its brand fatigue problem?

  Jim Hill asks: What's it going to take to make the domestic release of a new Pixar film seem like a special event again? Will live action projects like "John Carter of Mars" & "1906" really be enough to re-energize this animation studio's U.S. fanbase? Read More... Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 12:00 AM | 51 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, promotion, Cars, Ratatouille, Leslie Iwerks, Brad Bird, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Incredibles, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, marketing, Toy Story 2, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, WDAS, Burbank, Mars, brand fatigue, Song of the South, 1920s, Monsters Inc., Wally Hammond, Time Out, Time Out London, The Pixar Story, To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, Karen Paik, Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, IMAX 3D, John Carter of Mars, Barsoom, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, San Francisco