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Toon Tuesday: How to have a rockin' good time on Mickey Mouse’s birthday

Looking for different ways to spend November 18th? Jim Hill's suggestions takes you from a museum to Broadway, from rock 'n' roll memorabilia auctions to theme park attractions Read More...

Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, theme park, TV, Walt Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, Miley Cyrus, Chicago, Mickey Mouse, Michael Jackson, Walt Disney Studios, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Paris, animated character, Broadway musical, 1998, 2009, TV show, animated short, Hannah Montana , 1996 , Jonas Brothers, rock 'n' roll , thrill ride, rock legends , rock legend, roller coaster, national tour, theme parks, 1999, Shrek the Musical, Broadway Theatre, Walt Disney Company, 1928, Colony Theater, Steamboat Willie, birthday, 2002, Disney XD, TV series, rock star

Remembering Virginia Davis (1918 - 2009)

Jim Hill looks back over the life & career of Disney’s first star, that talented little girl who lit up the “Alice Comedies” Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney, Disney Legend, Walt Disney Productions, Virginia, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hollywood, 1920s, Walt Disney Studios, animated character, Pinocchio, cartoons, Disney Feature Animation, animated short, Virginia Davis, Virginia Davis McGhee, Hollywood history, Disney animation rarities, cartoon series, Snow White, Alice Comedies, Alice's Wonderland, animation historian

Controversial cartoon characters come up for bid in next week's S/R Laboratories auction

If you're easily offended, maybe you shouldn't look at today's JHM article. Which features somewhat infamous images from "Fantasia," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Song of the South" Read More...

Posted Friday, May 15, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Productions, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Song of the South, Walt Disney Studios, animated character, Disney animation rarities, Fantasia, artwork

"I can go to Disney and be a director, or I can stay here and make history"

In honor of "Tin Toy" 's 20th anniversary, Jim Hill shares an excerpt from David A. Price's "The Pixar Touch" which talks about the creation of this Academy Award-winning short Read More...

Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, Pixar, computer animation, CG, John Lasseter, Pixar Animation Studios, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney Studios, Academy Award, Disney / Pixar, Disney Feature Animation, SIGGRAPH, animated short, short, Andrew Stanton, Luxo Jr, Red's Dream, Tin Toy, Oscar-winning , Oscar, Academy Award winner, shorts, Apple, Disney Pixar , David A Price, The Pixar Touch : The Making of a Company, Alvy Ray Smith, PDI, Pacific Data Image

Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster

WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead as Jim Hill shares what he knows about the family-friendly attraction that will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Fall of 2011 Read More...

Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 31 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, theme park, Pixar, Jim Henson, attraction, Imagineering, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney's California Adventure, Cars, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, A Bug's Life, Toy Story, Disneyland Resort, Disney Princess, WDI, Monsters Inc., WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, DCA, Walt Disney Studios, animated character, Pixar campus, Disney World, animated feature, Cars Land, Pete Docter, theme park attraction, soundstage , 2011, coaster, Imagineers, Disney Pixar , thrill ride, DHS

Remembering Ollie Johnston (1912 - 2008)

Jim Hill asks you to remember this remarkable individual. Who passed away in Washington State earlier today Read More...

Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 8:00 PM | 14 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney Studios, animated feature, animation fan, Ollie Johnston

Animation fans prematurely shoot off their mouths about "Bolt"

Jim Hill points out the parallels between what WDAS's next release is now going through and "Beauty & the Beast" & "The Lion King" 's troubled productions Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:00 AM | 18 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, movies, Pixar, DreamWorks, computer animation, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Pictures, Beauty and the Beast, John Musker, Ratatouille, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Toy Story, WDAS, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, WDI, Ed Catmull, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Bolt, Academy Award, film, movie, 2008, animated feature, Richard Purdum , Cranium Command, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, award, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Disney Feature Animation, The Emperor's New Groove, Kingdom of the Sun, Kiskaloo, blind men and the elephant, Indian fable, pre-release image, teaser poster, November 2008, gadget tray, Mittens the cat, Rhino the hamster, Chris Williams, American Dog, Chris Sanders, quirkiness, Jan Pinkava, George Scribner, Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers, S Gross, lemons into lemonade, November 28

"To Infinity and Beyond!" is an entertaining look back at Pixar's first two decades

Jim Hill reviews Karen Paik's inspired (more importantly, inspiring) new history of Pixar Animation Studios. Which offers a lot of insight about how John Lasseter became the Big Kahuna of the CG world Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:00 AM | 4 Comments

Filed under: animation, book, Disney, movies, Pixar, computer animation, CG, John Lasseter, John Musker, Cars, Ratatouille, Leslie Iwerks, Brad Bird, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Ron Miller, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, WDAS, featurette, Monsters Inc., The Pixar Story, To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, Karen Paik, Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney Studios, film, movie, Mouse, Disney / Pixar, 2007, Tis the season, feature film , Chronicle Books, The Art of Animation, Bob Thomas, cartoons, epiphany, coffee table book, hardcover, church, pew, gourd, sermon, pencil, pencil time, award, The Headless Horseman, The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad, station wagon, Casper the Friendly Ghost, California Institute of the Arts, CalArts, character animation, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Disney Feature Animation, calcified, middle management, The Fox and the Hound, old guard, Tom Wilhite, Maurice Sendak, picture book, Where the Wild Things Are, Thomas M Disch, The Brave Little Toaster, banners, Lucasfilm, The Adventures of Andre & Wally B, SIGGRAPH, animated short, short, character comedy, cutting-edge technology, money pit, Jane Eisner, Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach, human costs, keyboard, repetitive-stress injury, The Art of Ratatouille, aspiring animator, holiday shopping list

Instead of a Why For this week, how about a Where For ?

This time around, Jim Hill talks up various Disney & animation-related events that are happening all around the U.S. over the next two weeks Read More...

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 3 Comments

Filed under: animation, Disney, Pixar, Broadway, High School Musical, Disney Theatrical, Anaheim, Orlando, Tinker Bell, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, Manhattan, Feld Entertainment, YouTube, Los Angeles, Burbank, NYC, Florida, Walt Disney Studios, Las Vegas, California, LA, ASIFA-Hollywood, American Film Institute, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, Grim Natwick, Connecticut, MiceAge, MousePlanet, LaughingPlace, WDWMagic, screening, panel discussion, OceanEars, National Fantasy Fan Club, Disneyana Enthusiasts, Rhode Island, Crowne Plaza, Warwick, Margaret Kerry, actress, Tinker Bell Talks! Tales of a Pixie Dusted Life, Sherman Oaks, NFFC, Studio Chapter in Los Angeles, Westfield Shopping Town Fashion Square, David Koenig, Realityland: True-Life Adventures of Walt Disney World, Character Warehouse, AMS, Assets Management & Sales LLC, White House, Orangefair Marketplace, Fullerton, The Annex at Las Vegas Factory Outlets, Las Vegas Factory Outlets, Puente Hills Mall, City of Industry, Mesa Pavilions, Mesa, 5th Avenue, flagship store, Disney Bear, Santa Mickey, Reindeer Pluto, Reel Appeal, Alameda, furniture, Bedknobs & Broomsticks, The Sword in the Stone, Dave Smith, Disney Archives, stagehands, road company, Broadway musical, Disney's High School Musical on Tour, stage version, Disney Channel Original, HSM, Playhouse Square Center, Cleveland, Providence Center for the Performing Arts, Ohio, Disney Live!, Playhouse Disney Live!, Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury , Maryland, Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, Grim Natwick's Scrapbook, Heart Box, Emery Ed Fund, Pixar campus, Van Eaton Galleries, Jerry Beck, The Hanna-Barbera Treasury, JHM

A special "Toon Much of a Good Thing" edition of Why For

Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about why Walt Disney Home Entertainment stopped producing 2-disc versions of those new Disney / Pixar DVDs as well as revealing that Walt Disney Animation Studios may already have a second traditionally animated feature in the works Read More...

Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 12:00 AM | 30 Comments