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Blog Post: How Disney's two-dimensional "Beast" became a 3D "Beauty"

Jim Hill

New and a bit alarming Who 'd have ever thought that this could be? Well, " Beauty and the Beast " co-director Kirk Wise doesn't seem all that surprised that this Academy Award-winning film (which was the first animated feature to ever be nominated for Best Picture) got selected for...

on5 Sep 2011
Blog Post: Who's who on Walt Disney Animation Studios' reboot of Winnie the Pooh

Jim Hill

It is the film that - when Andrew Mooney of Disney Consumer Products revealed that this project was in the works back in June of 2009 at the Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas - made a lot of people go "Huh?" By that I mean: A hand-drawn, feature-length Winnie the Pooh . Which was something...

on10 Feb 2011
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Will “Rapunzel” ‘s new title translate into higher grosses for Disney’s next animated fairy tale?

Jim Hill

I got a note this past weekend from HatMadder Am I the only who’s confused by what’s going on in Burbank these past few week? First Disney changes “Rapunzel” ‘s title to “Tangled” and then cancels “The Snow Queen” outright because studio execs reportedly believe that modern moviegoers are no longer interested...

on22 Feb 2010
Blog Post: Disney in-jokes add to the fun of “The Princess & The Frog”

Jim Hill

If you feel a slight breeze coming from the West Coast today, that’s that huge sigh of relief coming from all of the artists & animators who worked on “ The Princess & the Frog .” Given the estimated $25 million that this new John Musker & Ron Clements movie pulled in over its first weekend...

on14 Dec 2009
Blog Post: Disney’s looking for Beatles sound-alikes to come climb aboard its “Yellow Submarine” remake

Jim Hill

If you keep an eye on DisneyAuditions.com , you’ll see that Casting is constantly looking for people to play the Characters . New hirers who’d be willing to climb inside one of those often hot walk-around suits and then go out & entertain Guests on a Disney cruise ship and/or in one of the theme...

on23 Nov 2009
Blog Post: “Ponyo” celebrates childhood, magic, the beauty of nature and … oh, yeah … ham

Jim Hill

If you’re going to see “ Ponyo ” and expecting yet another ambitious animated feature like “ Spirited Away ” and/or “ Princess Mononoke ,” you may be in for a bit of a disappointment. Copyright 2009 Disney Enterprises, Inc. / Copyright 2008 Nibariki-GNDHDDT. All Rights Reserved This time around, Japanese...

on14 Aug 2009
Blog Post: Do eye-popping effects & an emotional thru-line really hold the key to audiences connecting with “Alice” ?

Jim Hill

In response to last week’s Alice in Wonderland touring exhibit article , Cheshire Brat wrote in to say: In today’s article, you say that Tim Burton wants his version of “ Alice in Wonderland ” to be different from all the movies & TV shows that proceed it. That this time around, Burton wants to emotionally...

on5 Aug 2009
Blog Post: Will showing selected scenes from “The Princess and the Frog” finally silence this film’s critics?

Jim Hill

Is it just me? Or does it seem like – every other week – someone new is inventing yet another reason to go after “ The Princess and the Frog ”? Almost from the moment that this Walt Disney Animation Studios’ production was officially announced back in March of 2007, there have been individuals &...

on3 Aug 2009

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Blog Post: How Disney's two-dimensional "Beast" became a 3D "Beauty"

Blog Post: Who's who on Walt Disney Animation Studios' reboot of Winnie the Pooh

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: Will “Rapunzel” ‘s new title translate into higher grosses for Disney’s next animated fairy tale?

Blog Post: Disney in-jokes add to the fun of “The Princess & The Frog”

Blog Post: Disney’s looking for Beatles sound-alikes to come climb aboard its “Yellow Submarine” remake

Blog Post: “Ponyo” celebrates childhood, magic, the beauty of nature and … oh, yeah … ham

Blog Post: Do eye-popping effects & an emotional thru-line really hold the key to audiences connecting with “Alice” ?

Blog Post: Will showing selected scenes from “The Princess and the Frog” finally silence this film’s critics?