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Blog Post: How Glen Keane & Mark Henn turned some of Disney's most popular Princesses into toddlers

Jim Hill

Trish D. of Tallahassee, FL. wrote in to say: I enjoyed reading today's story about "Tangled Ever After" and how Disney used all of its divisions to make the most of that animated short . But what really intrigued about today's article was the final photo, which showed a shelf full...

on11 Apr 2012
Blog Post: Toon Thursday: How Disney's "Mickey and the Beanstalk" went from being a full length film to an animated featurette

Jim Hill

Nancy and I were just watching "The Purdum Reel." Which is this Special Feature on the Blu-ray version of the Diamond Edition of Disney's " Beauty and the Beast ." Which hits store shelves yesterday. Concept art from the Richard Purdum version of "Beauty and the Beast."...

on7 Oct 2010
Blog Post: Terrific "Tangled" is the hair ... er ... heir apparent to Disney's fairy tale crown

Jim Hill

I have been writing professionally about The Walt Disney Company for over 25 years now. Which is why I can tell you what it felt like to be in a theater on November 17, 1989. Which was the night that " The Little Mermaid " was first released to theaters. As the credits rolled, I remember turning...

on30 Sep 2010
Blog Post: "Tale as Old as Time" may make you fall in love with Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" all over again

Jim Hill

It is arguably the best-loved film of that trio of fairy tales that Walt Disney Animation Studios produced during its Second Golden Age. The first hand-drawn animated feature ever to be nominated for Best Picture, " Beauty and the Beast " has been discussed, dissected and written about so often...

on1 Sep 2010
Blog Post: From “Just Around the Riverbend,” here comes a brand-new Why For column

Jim Hill

Pavement Chaser starts things off with a rather succinct query. Which reads: Copyright 1995 Disney. All Rights Reserved Was there ever a Pocahontas ride in development? Pavement Chaser Dear Pavement Chaser – Whenever Walt Disney Animation Studios has a new project in development, you can pretty much...

on5 Feb 2010
Blog Post: Toon Tuesday: Glen Keane goes back to the drawing board

Jim Hill

He’s ba-a-ack. After taking a six month sabbatical from the Mouse House, master animator Glen Keane is back. Keane – who stepped down from his directorial position on “ Rapunzel ” last October due to health-related reasons – is now back supervising animation on that project. Master animator Glen Keane...

on11 Aug 2009

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Blog Post: How Glen Keane & Mark Henn turned some of Disney's most popular Princesses into toddlers

Blog Post: Toon Thursday: How Disney's "Mickey and the Beanstalk" went from being a full length film to an animated featurette

Blog Post: Terrific "Tangled" is the hair ... er ... heir apparent to Disney's fairy tale crown

Blog Post: "Tale as Old as Time" may make you fall in love with Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" all over again

Blog Post: From “Just Around the Riverbend,” here comes a brand-new Why For column

Blog Post: Toon Tuesday: Glen Keane goes back to the drawing board