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If you’re an animation fan – a SERIOUS animation fan – you’re going to want to be in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, July 28 th . Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki Why For? Because on that night – and for that night only – two animation legends will be sharing a stage. John Lasseter will be hosting...

Have you heard about the Living Character version of Luxo Jr. which began making appearances at Disney's Hollywood Studios earlier this week? Photo by Denise Preskitt This mechanical version of Pixar’s icon (which is rumored to have cost $3 million to build & then program) made its DHS debut this...

How many of you remember what happened back in March? When the premiere issue of Disney twenty-three hit newsstands and then all the Internet movie news sites went crazy because that magazine featured an article on Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" ? Scans of the pictures that accompanied that piece...

Did you ever wonder what it might be like to be able to see into the future? Well, as I wandered up & down the aisles at Licensing International Expo 2009 , I got a little taste of what that must feel like. As I came upon promotional display after promotional display for motion pictures that would...

Well, the reviews are in. And it appears that “ the boys: the sherman brothers’ story ” is one informative & entertaining documentary. On the heels of this film’s world premiere at the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival , Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that this “ … engaging docu draws...

Belay all that talk about how Walt Disney Pictures & Jerry Bruckheimer Productions are allegedly getting ready to start shooting “Pirates 4.” Why For? Well, though a website which calls itself Disney Casting posted a piece yesterday claiming that preliminary casting had already begun on this highly...

Do you recall that shindig that Walt Disney Studios held at the Kodak Theatre back in September. Where the 26 movies that the Mouse House now has in the works -- among them highly anticipated sequels like " Pirates of the Caribbean 4 ," " Toy Story 3 ," " National Treasure 3 " and " Tron 2 " -- were...

If you're a Disney trivia buff, I'm sure that you can already name the father & mother dog in " 101 Dalmatians ." But can you name all 15 of the puppies that Perdita had? Copyright 2008 Disney. All Rights Reserved Okay. I know. That's kind of a trick question. Given that -- in the original 1961 film...

This past weekend, I found myself 90 miles from home in Hingham, MA. Photo by Jim Hill Why had I driven down to the South Shore ? Because I was trying to find a theater here in New England that was screening " Morning Light ." Which went into extremely limited release this past Friday. Photo by Jim Hill...

For " High School Musical " fans, tomorrow's the big day. Copyright 2008 Disney. All Rights Reserved Starting on Friday, September 26th, advance tickets to "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" will be available for purchase over at this Walt Disney Pictures release's official website . Copyright 2008...

Let's start with the good news: " The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning " isn't nearly as awful as " The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea " was. This prequel to " The Little Mermaid " is a polished, professional piece of work with terrific production values. In fact, I'd dare to say that a good portion...

Not sure what to make of last week's announcement that Walt Disney Pictures was pushing back the release date of " Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time " ? Join the club. People all over Hollywood are trying to figure out why the Mouse moved this highly anticipated Jerry Bruckheimer production out of...

To be onstage at the San Diego Convention Center was -- to say the least -- a somewhat surreal experience for Andy Fickman . Especially since -- not all that long ago -- Andy was a garden-variety geek himself. "For the past 10 years, I've been coming to Comic-Con ," Fickman told the 6,500 film fans assembled...

It's been a week now since that "TR2N" teaser trailer ran at Comic-Con. And Disneyana & sci-fi fans are desperate for additional information about this Summer 2010 release. Well, let me share some info that I'm sure will send all of you "TRON" fanboys out there straight off the Game Grid. Guess who...

Who says that Walt Disney Pictures can't keep a secret? As the "Race to Witch Mountain" panel ended yesterday at Comic-Con, 6,500 people got to their feet. As these folks made ready to head back into the San Diego Convention Center, that panel's MC hurried back onstage. Saying "Stay in your seats please...

There are some very happy people today at DreamWorks Animation this morning, given how well " Kung Fu Panda " did this past weekend. Copyright 2008 DreamWorks Animation. All Rights Reserved This Mark Osborne / John Stevenson took in an estimated $60 million over the past three days. Which not only gives...

R. Noble writes in to ask: Jim – I just read your article about Disney’s decision not to go forward with that “Pirates of the Caribbean” character dining experience at the Magic Kingdom . That is very disappointing news for me personally. My kids are obsessed with Disney's “Pirates” movies as well as...

Did you hear a lot of high pitched squealing coming from Walt Disney World last week? Well, there was a reason for that. The Jonas Brothers and the Cheetah Girls -- not to mention the stars from " Hannah Montana ," " Cory in the House ," " The Suite Life of Zack & Cody " and " Wizards of Waverly...

Over the past few weeks there have been several high profile stories out there about how the Walt Disney Company will be building on the lessons that it learned with the "Hannah Montana" & "High School Musical" franchises . So that the June 20 - 23rd roll-out of "Camp Rock" will be the biggest thing...

I was sorry to hear that Charlton Heston passed away this past weekend. Mind you, that wasn't because I thought that this Academy Award winner was a particularly good actor. But rather ... Well, because -- for the past few weeks -- I've been doing some research for an article that I've now got in the...