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Blog Post:
Is Disney's Hollywood Studios thinking of turning PI's "Comedy Warehouse" show into this theme park's seasonal safety valve?
Jim Hill
I know, I know. It's the holidays. So hearing people go "Ho-Ho-Ho" this time of year isn't all that unusual. But that steady wave of laughter which has been rolling out of the ABC Sound Studio at Disney's Hollywood Studios since this past Sunday, that IS kind of unusual. Especially...
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29 Dec 2011
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,...
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13 Nov 2011
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...
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5 Sep 2011
Blog Post:
How Don Rickles became Mr. Potato Head's voice for Disney Pixar's "Toy Story" films
Jim Hill
In honor of Super Bowl Sunday (that annual television event that turns tens of millions of us into couch potatoes, when we wolf down handful of greasy potato chips and/or platters full of toppings-laden potato skins), I thought that - today - it might be appropriate to pay tribute to that most cinematic...
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3 Feb 2011
Blog Post:
Pixar's Darla K. Anderson's slow & steady path to success
Jim Hill
Here's kind of a depressing fact to start 2011 off with: 88% of all people will fail to keep their New Year's resolution . With 45% of those folks falling off the self-improvement wagon by the end of January. And why is that exactly? To be blunt, it's because a lot of us aren't willing...
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1 Jan 2011
Blog Post:
Pixar's first "Cars Toon" debuts tonight on Toon Disney
Jim Hill
You all remember Lightning McQueen and Mater from " Cars ," right ? Copyright 2008 Disney - Pixar. All Rights Reserved Well, the folks at Disney - Pixar certainly hope that you remember these two animated autos. Given that -- come the Summer of 2011 -- they're going to be starring in " Cars 2 " ... Copyright...
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27 Oct 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...
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16 Mar 2008