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• Monday Mouse Watch : Why all the dough that "The Simpsons Movie" is earning is making Disney & Pixar executives say "D'oh !"

  Jim Hill shares some interesting comments from this past Wednesday's quarterly earnings conference call. Which suggest that Mouse House officials have finally accepted the fact that "Ratatouille" won't actually do as well domestically as "Cars" did last year Read More... Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 69 Comments Filed under: DVD / Video, Pixar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Consumer Products, traditional animation, computer animation, Harry Potter, Bob Iger, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Ratatouille, The Simpsons Movie, Tom Staggs, Shrek the Third, DreamWorks Animation, Brad Bird, David Silverman

• 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

• Why For is Disney already doing damage control on "The Princess and the Frog" ?

  Jim Hill reveals why the Mouse's PR department has gone into overdrive in their attempt to defuse the PC controversy that currently surrounds Ron'n'John's next movie. You see, it's not just the future of traditional animation at Walt Disney Studios that may be riding on "The Princess and the Frog." But also the DVD release of "Song of the South" Read More... Posted Friday, May 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 87 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, movies, Why For, traditional animation, John Lasseter, Bob Iger