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• Toon Tuesday : Sure, "Ratatouille" rebounded over the extended Fourth of July holiday. But what happens tomorrow ... When Harry meets Remy?

  Jim Hill once again chats with Chuck Viane, head of Distribution at Walt Disney Studios. Who puts a very positive spin on the box office performance of Pixar's latest release Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:00 AM | 92 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, Pixar, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

• As "Tarzan" swings off Broadway, is Beyoncé getting ready to play Aida in Disney's next big movie musical?

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related question. In this week's "Why For," he talks about how the Wiggles wound up at Six Flags, shares the latest news on the "Song of the South" DVD, sounds off about "Soarin'" & "Der Glockner Von Notre Dame" and ... Oh, yeah ... Reveals the latest rumors surrounding the studio's upcoming big screen adaptation of "Aida" Read More... Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, music, theater, theme park, TV, Why For, Pixar, Broadway, musical, attraction, ABC, Disney Channel, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Epcot

• Why For did Disney struggle to come up with a marketing campaign for Pixar's latest picture ? Because the Mouse wasn't originally supposed to release "Ratatouille"

  Jim Hill takes you behind-the-scenes on the creation of this new Brad Bird film. Which actually wasn't ever intended to be a Walt Disney Pictures release. But -- rather -- Pixar's first film for another studio after their co-production deal with the Mouse expired in 2005 Read More... Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 12:00 AM | 68 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, Jim Hill Media, Pixar, computer animation, CG, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Pictures, Dick Cook, 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

• Andreas Deja : " ... If you take the drawing out of Disney, it just isn't Disney"

  Jim Hill chats with this noted Disney animator as he gets ready for "An Evening with Andreas Deja," a fundraising event for the AISFA-Hollywood Animation Archive that will be held at Van Eaton Galleries tomorrow night Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:05 AM | 16 Comments Filed under: animation, DVD / Video, movies, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Andreas Deja