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Blog Post: Pioneering female reporter provides the inspiration for Kara Lindsay's character in Disney "Newsies the Musical"

Jim Hill

Elizabeth Jane Cochran didn't exactly make headlines when she was born in Western Pennsylvania 148 years ago this Saturday. But all of that would change when -- at just 16 years of age -- Ms. Cochran took up the pen name Nellie Bly and thus became America's first female investigative reporter...

on3 May 2012
Blog Post: How Don Rickles became Mr. Potato Head's voice for Disney Pixar's "Toy Story" films

Jim Hill

In honor of Super Bowl Sunday (that annual television event that turns tens of millions of us into couch potatoes, when we wolf down handful of greasy potato chips and/or platters full of toppings-laden potato skins), I thought that - today - it might be appropriate to pay tribute to that most cinematic...

on3 Feb 2011
Blog Post: “We Make Our Own Destiny” reveals how Disney’s “Prince of Persia” movie actually came together

Jim Hill

When discussing a new summer blockbuster like Disney’s “ Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ,” it’s hard not to get caught up in all the details. Like those 1,200 visual effects shots that you’ll find in this Jerry Bruckheimer production. Or the action sequences that Mike Newell chose to stage 8,200...

on26 May 2010
Blog Post: Why For does Howard Stark look like Walt Disney in “Iron Man 2” ?

Jim Hill

IronManFan236 sent in a question that was short & sweet: Did Marvel Studios deliberately make Howard Stark look like Walt in “ Iron Man 2 ” as a tribute / tip-of-the-hat to the Disney acquisition deal? Iron Man 2, the Movie: Copyright 2010 MVL Film Finance LLC. Iron Man, the character: TM & Copyright...

on14 May 2010
Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Will Disney Animation's latest "Rapunzel" rescue attempt have a negative impact on "Bolt" 's debut ?

Jim Hill

By now, I'm sure that you're heard that Glen Keane is no longer the co-director of "Rapunzel." That he and Dean Wellins will be turning the reins over to Byron Howard & Nathan Greno , who were the co-director and head of story on " Bolt " respectively. To be honest, this change couldn't have come...

on14 Oct 2008
Blog Post: Will "Senior Year" re-energize Disney's "High School Musical" franchise ?

Jim Hill

For " High School Musical " fans, tomorrow's the big day. Copyright 2008 Disney. All Rights Reserved Starting on Friday, September 26th, advance tickets to "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" will be available for purchase over at this Walt Disney Pictures release's official website . Copyright 2008...

on25 Sep 2008
Blog Post: As Disney begins to get nervous about "Narnia," Pixar now sets its sights on "Mars"

Jim Hill

Last week, the trades were full of stories about how Brad Bird was getting ready to make his live action debut. How the director of " The Incredibles " and " Ratatouille " would soon be helming the big screen adaptation of James Dalessandro 's " 1906 ." Now some animation fans had initially assumed that...

on16 Mar 2008

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Blog Post: Pioneering female reporter provides the inspiration for Kara Lindsay's character in Disney "Newsies the Musical"

Blog Post: How Don Rickles became Mr. Potato Head's voice for Disney Pixar's "Toy Story" films

Blog Post: “We Make Our Own Destiny” reveals how Disney’s “Prince of Persia” movie actually came together

Blog Post: Why For does Howard Stark look like Walt Disney in “Iron Man 2” ?

Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Will Disney Animation's latest "Rapunzel" rescue attempt have a negative impact on "Bolt" 's debut ?

Blog Post: Will "Senior Year" re-energize Disney's "High School Musical" franchise ?

Blog Post: As Disney begins to get nervous about "Narnia," Pixar now sets its sights on "Mars"