http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hilll/archive/2009/06/25/toon-thursday-tickets-for-lasseter-miyazaki-event-go-on-sale-today-at-9-01-a-m.aspxJim Hill talks up this once-in-a-lifetime event. Where John Lasseter will play host to Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ScienceenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61019.2)http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hilll/archive/2009/06/25/toon-thursday-tickets-for-lasseter-miyazaki-event-go-on-sale-today-at-9-01-a-m.aspx#17812Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:05:42 GMTc6eae8b7-6313-4d41-ad2e-eb83602357af:17812Jim Hilll<p>Sigh, I guess I can only WISH that something like this would be recorded for posterity... &nbsp;And the internet...</p> http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hilll/archive/2009/06/25/toon-thursday-tickets-for-lasseter-miyazaki-event-go-on-sale-today-at-9-01-a-m.aspx#17820Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:07:22 GMTc6eae8b7-6313-4d41-ad2e-eb83602357af:17820Jim Hilll<p>I wonder if the Disney marketing machine will actually rally to properly market a Miyazaki film this time around or bury it the way they have in the past by opening the film in a very limited number of theaters and treating it like a small &quot;art house&quot; film (completely ignoring that in Japan these films are major event blockbusters). &nbsp;It's an odd arrangement: &nbsp;the Mouse buys up the North American distribution rights to Miyazaki's wonderful films, but then acts like they don't actually want to make money by only half-heartedly promoting these fantastic films to American audiences. &nbsp; </p>