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Blog Post: Shorts like Pixar's "Small Fry" help extend the shelf life of Disney's biggest franchises

Jim Hill

Here's an interesting question for all of your Pixar trivia buffs out there: Which "Cars" film do you think was seen by more people? The original from 2006 or this summer's sequel (which was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 1st). And the answer is ... neither. Truth be told,...

on13 Nov 2011
Blog Post: Long-in-development "Gnomeo and Juliet" finally arrives in theaters on February 11th

Jim Hill

So now that " Tangled " has restored moviegoers ' faith in Walt Disney Animation Studios , which toon is going to cash in on all of this Mouse-related good will? Oddly enough, it's a project that WDAS abandoned back in 2006 , only to then be resurrected by Miramax Films in 2008 and...

on3 Jan 2011
Blog Post: Did you spot all of the in-jokes & Disney references in “Prep and Landing”?

Jim Hill

Okay. I know. JHM has already done a number of stories on “ Disney Prep and Landing ,” that new holiday special that Walt Disney Animation Studios produced exclusively for ABC (which – FYI – wound up being the highest rated Christmas special of the 2009 – 2010 season ). Copyright 2009 Disney Enterprises...

on24 Dec 2009
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Will "Bolt" 's box office rebound over the long Thanksgiving weekend?

Jim Hill

Twilight is traditionally a time of shadows. But from what I hear, no one at Walt Disney Pictures dreamed that " Bolt " would be so totally overshadowed by “ Twilight ” at the box office this past weekend . As recently as 10 days ago, Mouse House marketing types were quietly putting out the word that...

on24 Nov 2008
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: Animation fans prematurely shoot off their mouths about "Bolt"

Jim Hill

How many of you know the story of the blind men and the elephant ? I bring up this ancient Indian fable because ... Well ... I have to admit that I was highly amused by what happened last Wednesday. When the on-line animation community went completely bananas over those "Bolt" pre-release images . Copyright...

on1 Jan 2008

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Blog Post: Shorts like Pixar's "Small Fry" help extend the shelf life of Disney's biggest franchises

Blog Post: Long-in-development "Gnomeo and Juliet" finally arrives in theaters on February 11th

Blog Post: Did you spot all of the in-jokes & Disney references in “Prep and Landing”?

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Will "Bolt" 's box office rebound over the long Thanksgiving weekend?

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

Blog Post: Animation fans prematurely shoot off their mouths about "Bolt"