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Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Unconventional promotion really paid off for “Up”

Jim Hill

It’s been kind of interesting watching the Pixar fan community react to Rich Greenfield ’s recent mea culpa in regards to “ Up .” Back in April, Greenfield (who’s this Wall Street analyst that keeps tabs on The Walt Disney Company for Pali Research ) expressed concerns about this Pete Docter film. Saying...

on13 Jul 2009
Blog Post: Tune Tuesday : "Hello, WALL-E! Well, Hello, WALL-E ..."

Jim Hill

It's one of the main reasons that people just can't stop talking about " WALL-E ." And -- no -- I'm not talking about the opening weekend grosses for this new Andrew Stanton movie (Though -- now that we've broached this subject -- while "WALL-E" didn't earn the $70-million-plus that Mouse House officials...

on30 Jun 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
Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : How Pixar fixed "Finding Nemo"

Jim Hill

It's the story that won't go away. How back in 2001, Michael Eisner reportedly told Disney's board of directors that he'd be postponing any further contract talks with Pixar Animation Studios . "And why would the then-Chairman & CEO of the Walt Disney Company do that?," you ask. Because Eisner had...

on28 Jan 2008

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Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Unconventional promotion really paid off for “Up”

Blog Post: Tune Tuesday : "Hello, WALL-E! Well, Hello, WALL-E ..."

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

Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : How Pixar fixed "Finding Nemo"