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Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh's New Hope is that they get to make more "Phineas & Ferb Star Wars" specials for the Disney Channel
Jim Hill
07-28-2014
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Jim Hill
So just how quickly after the Disney - Lucasfilm acquisition was officially announced was tonight's "Phineas & Ferb Star Wars" special...
How Glenn Casale helped "The Little Mermaid" find her feet after this Disney stage show stumbled on Broadway
Jim Hill
07-26-2014
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It took the stage version of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" quite a while to finally find its sea legs. When the original Broadway production...
Ready to let go of "Let It Go" ? Disney isn't. Mouse has five year plan for "Frozen" franchise
Jim Hill
07-23-2014
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Jim Hill
You've no doubt already heard about all of the box office records that " Frozen " has broken over the past eight months (With the most recent...
Disneytoon Studios worked closely with CalFire to make "Planes: Fire & Rescue" as authentic as possible
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07-17-2014
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"Do your research." That is the lesson that John Lasseter -- Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney & Pixar Animation Studios -- has repeatedly...
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Toon Tuesday: Remembering "Runaway Brain"
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10-31-2006
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Looking for a little Halloween-themed fun? Jim Hill shares some image captures from an Academy Award-nominated short which shows Mickey Mouse's more monstrous side
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"High School Musical on Tour" to finally hit the road on November 30th
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10-25-2006
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Jim Hill shares what he knows about Disney's latest attempt to cash in on the "High School Musical" phenomenon. Which involves sending the cast of this incredibly popular TV movie on the road to perform live in 40 different arenas around the country
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"Disney Dossiers" showcases some seldom-seen art from the studio's animation research library
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10-25-2006
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Jim Hill reviews Jeff Kurtti's latest project for Disney Editions. Which is a breezy but fun look at some of the treasures that WDFA has stashed away in its ARL
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Tune Tuesday: "Sister Act" musical signals the start of a major Menken resurgence
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10-23-2006
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As a new Alan Menken musical gets ready for its world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse tonight, Jim Hill looks back on the career of this award-winning composer as well as giving JHM readers a sneak preview of Alan's next few projects
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Monday Mouse Watch: The Operations side of the Disney theme park equation
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10-22-2006
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Given all the talk that there's been lately about possible changes at the Disneyland Resort, Jim Hill decides to give the Ops staff of those two theme parks a chance to speak their mind. Offer up their opinions about the proposed changes to Tom Sawyer Island, the addition of the "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage" ride to Disneyland's ride line-up as well as the planned revamping of DCA's Sunshine Plaza
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A special which-witch-is-which edition of Why For
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10-19-2006
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Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about Walt Disney's connection to MGM's "The Wizard of Oz," reveals who almost wound up playing Eglantine Price in "Bedknobs & Broomsticks" as well as offering an update on Monday's "Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent" story
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How long did it take to write the definitive Walt Disney biography? Would you believe seven years?!
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10-18-2006
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Jim Hill talks with Neal Gabler, author of "Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination." Who describes in great detail what it took to actually to make this epic book happen
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Toon Tuesday: Disney/Pixar tightens its belt while DreamWorks Animation stays the course
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10-16-2006
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As Hollywood starts to deal with the long-term ramifications of the CG glut, three of the top animation studios make plans for the future. Jim Hill now reports on how Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks are each handling this crisis
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Monday Mouse Watch: Harry Potter and the Letter of Intent
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10-15-2006
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Were you wondering what Bob Iger's going to do during his second year as Disney's new CEO? How he's ever going to top that $7.4 billion acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios? Jim Hill has some news that's sure to intrigue all of you HP & LOTR fans out there
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A special what-might-have-been version of Why For
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10-12-2006
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Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about the walk-through version of the Haunted Mansion, the concept art that's on display at the Disneyland Hotel as well as sharing some photos of Epcot's proposed Mount Fuji attraction
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"The Gremlins: The Lost Walt Disney Production" finally finds its way back into bookstores
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10-11-2006
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Jim Hill reviews Dark Horse's reprint of a 1943 Roald Dahl book, which reveals the storyline of an animated feature that Walt Disney almost made during World war II
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Toon Tuesday: Recycling, Disney Feature Animation-style
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10-09-2006
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As word comes out of Burbank that Chris Sanders' new film may soon be undergoing a title change, Jim Hill talks about how Disney Feature Animation regularly tries to recycle characters and concepts
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A special "No nudes is good news" edition of Why For
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10-05-2006
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Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, Jim talks about how Disney Consumer Products tries to influence the films that the studio makes, why you weren't able to spy any naughty bits in "Mulan" 's skinny dipping scene as well as where exactly in "Chicken Little" do Disney animators make fun of "Herbie - Fully Loaded"
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Toon Thursday: Animation vet helped create this past weekend's top grossing film AND this week's best selling DVD
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10-04-2006
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Jim Hill talks with Roger Allers about his two most recent assignments: Directing "The Little Match Girl" for Disney Feature Animation as well as co-directing "Open Season" for Sony Pictures Animation
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment starts to get out of the unnecessary sequel business
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10-03-2006
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Jim Hill talks about some of the trailers that you'll find attached to the Platinum Edition DVD of "The Little Mermaid." More importantly, the movies that the Mouse won't be making. Now that John Lasseter is calling the shots at WDFA
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