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• "The Archive Series: Story" features a stunning selection of art from Disney's Animation Research Library

  Jim Hill reviews this impressive new hardcover from Disney Editions. He also talks up Don Hahn's book signing tomorrow night at the Barnes & Noble at the Americana at Brand Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Samuel Goldwyn, Jeff Kurtti, Disney Editions, Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park, Cinderella, Animation Research Library, ARL, WDAS, featurette, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Los Angeles, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Song of the South, Glen Keane, LA, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Christmas, film, 2008, feature film , Disney Feature Animation, The Fox and the Hound, short, holiday shopping list, Joe Ranft, Hans Christian Andersen, Chris Sanders, December , Mulan, animation fan, shorts, Don Hahn , Fantasia 2000, archives , Barnes & Noble, The Little Mermaid, Steamboat Willie, films, The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age, Lilo & Stitch, story, Lilo and Stitch, holiday, feature-length cartoon, Highlander, Bill Peet, Brizzi Brothers, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, The Americana at Brand , In the Bag, Humphrey the Bear, Hellfire, What's This, Firebird Suite, Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Story, storyboards, storyboard, story sketches, story sketch, boards, board, featurettes, 1930s, artwork, Malibu, sketches, signing, Christmas gift

• IAAPA Attractions Expo showcases the spectacular and the surreal

  Jim Hill reports in from the floor of the Orange County Convention Center. Where 25,000 themed entertainment professionals have gathered for their annual convention Read More... Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: animation, theme park, attraction, Steve Martin, teen, tourists, 2008, 2009, The Walt Disney World Resort, attractions, shows, rides, ride, show, tourist , theme parks, animatronic , exhibit, IAAPA, IAAPA Attractions Expo, OCCC, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, conference, trade show, Orange County Convention Center, Andreas Petrides, Egyptian, King Tut, exhibition, exhibit space, exhibition space, cowpoke, stallion, climbing structure, Mark Hanson, exhibition floor, teens, Flogo, Walt Disney World Resort, concept painting, Lost Worlds of Jules Verne, Jules Verne, Pumpkin King, Mandalay Bay, inflatables

• "The Art of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" details how DreamWorks Animation's latest came together

  Jim Hill reviews Jerry Beck's new book, which takes a look at the artistic development at both "Madagascar" movies Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation, Glendale, Jerry Beck, 2008, October, behind-the-scenes stories , animated feature, feature film , coffee table book, 2005, animated features, Insight Editions, lion, African savanna, design team, director , Development , Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, behind-the-scenes , hippo, art of books, DW, art of book, feature-length cartoon, animation historian, artistic development, technological development, DWA, Little Golden Books, Henri Rousseau, stylization, Melman, Gloria, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Disney Photo Library, directors, Ben Stiller, Africa, artistic choices, storytelling, giraffe, zebra, Marty

• "Disney Dogs" showcases canine cartoon stars

  Jim Hill reviews this new hardcover from Disney Editions, which takes a detailed look at all of the dogs who have appeared in Disney animated shorts & features over the years Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Beauty and the Beast, Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, Hidden Mickey, Peter Pan, Walt Disney Productions, The Aristocats, Lady, concept art, Animation Research Library, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Bolt, 2008, Mouse House, animated feature, 2007, The Fox and the Hound, animated short, animated features, Goofy , visual development, model sheets, model sheet, butler, conceptual paintings, conceptual painting, Pocahontas, The Little Mermaid, The Art of Bolt, Disney Dogs, Disney Book Group, The Disney Book Group, Pluto, Perdita, Freckles, Lucky, Penny, Patch, Pepper, The Great Mouse Detective, thumbnails, rough animation, Nana, canine, canine cartoons, canine cartoon, canine cartoon star, canine cartoon stars, Hollywood Hound, Hollywood Hounds, Mouse House Hound, Mouse House Hounds, Rolly, Edgar, Ratigan, Basil, Dodger, The Dodger, Melissa Mathison, Tod, Max Azria, Basil of Baker Street, Percy, Ratcliffe, Governor Ratcliffe, Little Brother, Baker Street, Zero, footstool, dog

• Pixar's first "Cars Toon" debuts tonight on Toon Disney

  Jim Hill shares what he knows about these new interstitials, which are designed to help keep this Pixar franchise fresh 'til "Cars 2" rolls into theaters during the Summer of 2011 Read More... Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Pixar, Disney Channel, CG, John Lasseter, Cars, ABC Family, Toon Disney, Pixar Animation Studios, Mattel, Spain , 2008, 2009, Disney / Pixar, franchise, animated short, short, shorts, 2011, Summer, Tia , world premiere, Lightning McQueen, Mater, Cars Toon, Cars Toons, Mater's Tall Tales, Cars 2, Cars franchise, World of Cars, The World of Cars, Disney Interactive Media Group, Rescue Squad Mater, interstitial, interstitials, Mater the Greater, daredevil, El Materdor, bulldozer, bulldozer fighter, B-Team, B Team, Kari Rae, Mia, Tia & Mia, Miata, Miatas, DIMG, Darth Mater, Dan Berendsen, Walt Stanchfield lectures, 25 Days of Christmas, Victor Navone, Rob Gibbs

• A special "May the (Stephen) Schwartz Be With You" edition of Why For

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, he talks about "Enchanted" 's score evolves over the course of that motion picture, where Stephen drew his inspiration for "Out There" as well as talking up an event that's being held at Woodbury University this coming Monday night Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, music, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, Kevin Lima, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, James Baxter, James Baxter Animation, Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Paris, Kiss the Girl, ASIFA-Hollywood, panel discussion, stage version, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, 2008, October, animated feature, 2007, Happy Working Song, So Close, That's How You Know , animators , Mulan, Belle, Warner Bros. , 2010, Don Hahn , stage, Woodbury University, Pocahontas, Broadway-bound, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Disney Music , Carol de Giere, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked, Enchanted, The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age, Craig Lucas, James Lapine, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Out There, Quasimodo, Hunchback, Mike Belzer, Nik Ranieri, Fletcher Jones Foundation Library, Fletcher Jones, Ever After, Ever

• "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

• 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

• End of a Mouse Ear-a: "Where the Magic Begins" to close

  Jim Hill shares some very sad news coming out of the Bay Area. Cindy Russell's celebrated Disneyana shop will soon be shuttering Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, Disney Store, Cinderella, Disneyana, Cindy Russell, Where the Magic Begins, Livermore, Disneyana Enthusiasts, 2008, character-based merchandise, Disneyana fans, 2003, artists , Disneyana community , limited edition , character , retail establishment , characters , Disney Stores

• DreamWorks Animation bets big on digital 3-D

  Jim Hill shares the latest news from ShoWest 2008. Where Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that, as of March 2010, DA will only be produced digital 3-D films Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: animation, DreamWorks, CG, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Epcot, Robert Zemeckis, Disney's California Adventure, DreamWorks Animation, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Marty Sklar, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, DCA, digital projection, 2008, Shrek Goes Fourth, animation industry, CG feature, 3D, Chairman, Tales from the Laughing Place, 1984, 3D film , Warner Bros. , Paramount , TRON: Legacy, Comin' at Ya! , Jaws 3-D, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, 3D film format , red-and-blue lenses, digital 3-D , Ultimate 3-D, Montagues & Capulets, Monsters vs. Aliens, 2010, alien, alien spacecraft, digital 3-D production, big figure, Chicken Little , Malibu Hills, 2D CG film, 3-D releases , Disney Studios , 3D digital motion pictures, 2D movie , Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D , digital 3-D conversion, Toy Story 3, Lee Unkrich, digital 3-D project, Disney Pixar , CG studio , digital 3-D format, Robert Coltrin, Kevin Rafferty, Toy Story characters

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

• 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