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• The John Hughes / ABC / Walt Disney Company connection

  In honor of the passing of this talented filmmaker, Jim Hill shares a few anecdotes that reflect on the times that Hughes worked for the Mouse Read More... Posted Friday, August 07, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, ABC, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Hollywood Pictures, Disneyland, 101 Dalmatians, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, Ron Miller, television, Harold Ramis, Jim Belushi, Walt Disney Studios, Home Alone, film, movie, Vacation '58, Mouse House, Walley World, 1950s, TV show, 1997, Mickey, The Absent-Minded Professor, film title, Spaceballs III: The Search for Spaceballs II, writer , The Breakfast Club, 1996 , Robin Williams, Great Oaks Entertainment, Jackie Chan, Warner Bros. , John Hughes, director , Pretty in Pink, National Lampoon, National Lampoon's Animal House, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, vacation, cross country trip , Michelle Pfieffer, The Bee, Flubber, Faber College, slapstick, family vacation, screenplay, script, Curly Sue, motion picture, Jaws 3 People 0, 1990, television show , Ricardo Mestres, 1990s, 1991, films, producer, 1979, Delta House, National Lampoon's Vacation, TV series, Sixteen Candles, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Disneyland Park, Eddie Bracken

• 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

• Toon Tuesday: Will "Enchanted" 's health-conscious promotional campaign ultimately result in robust box office receipts for this new Walt Disney Pictures release?

  Jim Hill wonders: Can a feel-good movie actually be used to encourage healthier eating habits? For that seems to be a key component of the marketing plan that Disney has cooked up for its big Holiday 2007 release Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:00 AM | 25 Comments Filed under: movies, TV, ABC, Bob Iger, Walt Disney Pictures, promotion, marketing, television, Nutrisoda, Kevin Lima, The Little Gym, McDonald's, Happy Meal, Enchanted: The Video Game, Dancing with the Stars, childhood obesity, Amy Adams, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey, Susan Sarandon

• Monday Mouse Watch: Is Disney getting ready to send in the "Clones" ?

  How badly does the Walt Disney Company want to acquire the broadcast rights to George Lucas' new animated "Star Wars" TV series? So much so that it's reportedly willing to let Lucas ride herd on the retheming of much of Disneyland's Tomorrowland section. Jim Hill shares the latest scuttlebutt coming out of WDI Read More... Posted Monday, August 27, 2007 12:00 AM | 37 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, theme park, TV, attraction, Imagineering, ABC, Disney Channel, Disneyland, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, The Jungle Cruise, Anaheim, George Lucas, Innoventions, Star Tours, Star Wars, ABC Family, HBO, Jedi Training Academy, Astro Orbitor, Star Wars Weekends, Autopia, Star Wars Insider, Toon Disney, The Clone Wars, ABC Studios

• Are George Lucas and the Walt Disney Company getting ready to expand their (Rebel) Alliance

  The way Jim Hill hears it, "Star Tours 2.0" could be just the start. Hill shares what he's heard about a possible "Lucas Land" area going into Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as Mickey's efforts to land the broadcast rights to George's new "Star Wars" TV series Read More... Posted Friday, August 17, 2007 12:00 AM | 37 Comments Filed under: movies, theme park, Why For, attraction, Imagineering, ABC, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Anaheim, George Lucas, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Star Tours, Star Wars, Indiana Jones Adventure, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, ABC Family, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

• Monday Mouse Watch : The reel / real story behind Disney-MGM Studios' upcoming name change

  Jim Hill reports on how the lack of film & television production at WDW's 3rd theme park may lead to one more name change in the not-so-distant future Read More... Posted Monday, August 13, 2007 12:00 AM | 38 Comments Filed under: movies, theme park, Why For, Muppets, attraction, Imagineering, ABC, Michael Eisner, Muppet Studios, Walt Disney World, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Orlando, George Lucas, Florida Film Commission, Innoventions, Communicore, Epcot 94

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

• Monday MouseWatch : Is Bob Iger getting ready to say "Buenas Noches" to Buena Vista ?

  The Mouse House's Big Cheese is all about the branding these days, or so says Jim Hill. Read about how historically significant names like Buena Vista & Hyperion are deliberately being pulled off of Disney's corporate roster. As this new CEO concentrates on putting his company's three main brands (I.E. Disney, ESPN & ABC) in the front window Read More... Posted Monday, April 23, 2007 12:00 AM | 22 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, TV, ABC

• "The Dream Team" serves up some intriguing insights about how the New Hollywood really operates

  Jim Hill reviews Daniel M. Kimmel's new book. Which tracks the rise & fall of DreamWorks SKG, that ambitious entertainment company that Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg founded back in October of 1994 Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, movies, TV, Pixar, DreamWorks, ABC, traditional animation, computer animation