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Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: “Disney Dish with Len Testa,” “Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor” and “Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams.” Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty.

Stories By Jim Hill

General20 years ago

“Popping Up Around Walt Disney World” is loaded with trivial fun

More of a colorful souvenir than a sit-down-and-actually-read kind of a thing, this new WDW pop-up book is still pretty entertaining. Jim Hill explains why.
General20 years ago

A JHM Exclusive: Your first peek at the new “Mary Poppins” stage musical

Thanks to the quick work of one loyal JHM reader (Who attended the very first preview of this new Disney Theatrical musical during its out-of-town try-out...
General20 years ago

The Story-Time Collection — The Stories Live On!

JHM guest writer Cindy Russell brings us the story of a wonderful artist has given us a Disney collection to treasure, Robert Olszewski.
General20 years ago

The Beach you’ll never reach: Disney’s abandoned plans for Florida’s Eastern shore

Ever hear about Disney's plans for a theme park in Palm Beach? Or how about that beachfront swimming area that Mickey once wanted to build in...
General20 years ago

Westerns with a twist: “Home on the Range” and “Hidalgo”

Jim Hill checks out two recent releases from Buena Vista Home Entertainment and finds that sometimes you can get a pretty entertaining movie by taking Hollywood's...
General20 years ago

Two years is a very long time

Don't break out those party hats just yet. Jim Hill points out the less obvious aspects of today's announcement that Michael Eisner will be stepping down...
General20 years ago

Typos undermine “Cinema of Robert Zemeckis”

Jim Hill really wanted to like this Norman Kagan book, which looked back on the career of Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis. But too many...
General20 years ago

More Cheese from the Mouse: “The Gnome-Mobile” and “Blackbeard’s Ghost”

Using these recent DVD releases from Buena Vista Home Entertainment as a jumping-off point, Jim Hill looks back at the career of veteran Disney director Robert...
General20 years ago

Peter Jackson’s version of “King Kong” is now in need of a new ending

Jim Hill reveals how Fay Wray's death last month robbed Peter Jackson's soon-to-begin-filming "Kong" remake of a rather sweet, entirely appropriate ending.
History20 years ago

“Hans Conried: A Biography” is informative look back at a very colorful career

TV. Movies. Radio. Theater. Cartoons. The late, great Hans Conried was a master of them all. Jim Hill reviews Suzanne Gargiulo's new biography -- which offers...