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Blog Post: "Moving Innovation" is a ridiculously entertaining & informative look back at the history of computer animation

Jim Hill

"Discover a new world with Epic the Movie by Blue Sky Studios , a brand-new 3D animated film from the people who brought you Ice Age ." That's the message that the folks who work in promotions at 20th Century Fox have been hammering home for the past few weeks. As they try & make sure...

on13 May 2013
Blog Post: How do you carve “Snow White” ‘s Hag and Evil Queen out of clay?

Jim Hill

David Kracov remembers the night that he decided to quit working in animation. “A bunch of my friends took me out to Astroburger . And while we were eating, Brad Bird tried to talk me out of quitting. Brad said that he wanted me to come work with him on this new movie he wanted to make. Which was about...

on4 May 2010
Blog Post: “Waking Sleeping Beauty” continues to wow crowds around the country

Jim Hill

In an age where even blockbusters have to battle for screen space (Witness what happened late last month when the studios behind “ How to Train Your Dragon ” and “ Clash of the Titans ” clashed over the limited number of 3D-capable theaters that were available at that time), what chance does a dinky...

on16 Apr 2010
Blog Post: Don Hahn & Peter Schneider to host Q & A sessions this coming weekend during NY and LA screenings of “Waking Sleeping Beauty”

Jim Hill

For the past few months, JHM has been talking up “ Waking Sleeping Beauty ,” that terrific new documentary about the Second Golden Age of Disney Feature Animation. Well, this film goes into limited release this Friday in New York, LA, Chicago and San Francisco. The 1975 graduating class of Cal Arts included...

on24 Mar 2010
Blog Post: “Waking Sleeping Beauty” pays tribute to Roy E. Disney’s creative legacy

Jim Hill

Nancy and I got the news yesterday afternoon as we were driving down to NYC. We’d stopped to gas up the car in Tolland, CT when Angela called on the cell to say that Roy E. Disney had died . This was obviously sad news. But -- to be honest -- not exactly unexpected. Ever since word leaked back in June...

on17 Dec 2009
Blog Post: “Waking Sleeping Beauty” takes a candid look at the Second Golden Age of Disney Feature Animation

Jim Hill

September is shaping up to be quite a month for Disney history buffs. First the D23 EXPO will give film fans the chance to check out two recent documentaries that relate to the Studio’s past: “ the boys: the sherman brothers’ story ” will be screened on Thursday, September 10 th at that event. Richard...

on21 Aug 2009

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Blog Post: "Moving Innovation" is a ridiculously entertaining & informative look back at the history of computer animation

Blog Post: How do you carve “Snow White” ‘s Hag and Evil Queen out of clay?

Blog Post: “Waking Sleeping Beauty” continues to wow crowds around the country

Blog Post: Don Hahn & Peter Schneider to host Q & A sessions this coming weekend during NY and LA screenings of “Waking Sleeping Beauty”

Blog Post: “Waking Sleeping Beauty” pays tribute to Roy E. Disney’s creative legacy

Blog Post: “Waking Sleeping Beauty” takes a candid look at the Second Golden Age of Disney Feature Animation