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\\Variety\\ handicaps Oscar race
…make for a very long time. That could work in its favor as the Mouse House has not won this category, now in its third year, for a film of… |
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UPDATED: Eisner's last stand?
…a “glowing” account of Eisner’s reign at the Mouse House by David Kirkpatrick, written for Variety. Meanwhile, Roy Disney and Stanley Gold’s alternate shareholder’s meeting is taking place today in… |
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Disney (both Roy and the Company) in Philly!
…of {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/page2.asp new articles}} on the battle for the House Of Mouse. Also, at {{link http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/8065731.htm Philly.com}}, there’s a look ahead to tomorrow (Wednesday’s) shareholders’ meeting. Michael Useem, a… |
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The battle for Disney heats up: Philadelphia 2004…
…look at yesterday’s meeting held by Roy Disney and Stan Gold for the Save Disney campaign at {{link http://www.mouseplanet.com/dan/bm040303mg.htm Mouse Planet.com}}. Finally, C. W. Oberleitner, for Jim Hill Media, {{link… |
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Philadelphia 2004: News from Variety
…has more, including a full report on the meeting. EISNER’S SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT DECLINING No indication of CEO-chair split A whopping 43% of Walt Disney shareholders withheld support for Mouse topper… |
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Philadelphia 2004: Eisner no longer Head of Board but retains CEO position
…uprising didn’t fall on deaf ears. Eisner is now just the CEO of the company. More on this later, but could this spell a change for the House of Mouse?… |
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As 2D Disney animation flounders in the US, Australia's studio booms with new talent
…laid off from Disney’s Paris, Tokyo, Toronto, Florida and California studios finding their way back to the Mouse House – this time down under, at the Australian DisneyToon Studios facility,… |
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Disney goes South Of The Border
No, not another remake from the Mouse House (of Walt’s 1942 trip to Latin America, which resulted in the films Saludos Amigos, The Three Cabelleros and the documentary South Of… |
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Tom And Jerry DVD box art first look!
…TV shows, with a four-disc package, while the cat and mouse seem to be preparing for a 2-disc box, similar in style to The Looney Tunes Golden Collection. No specs… |
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On The Record: on the road
On The Record, a musical revue show featuring music from Disney’s amazing repertoire, is being tested on the road after all, following news that Mouse House theatrical chiefs wanted to… |
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Amazing new DVD "megapack" animation collection…
…and the original Tom And Jerry (be aware that they are no cat and mouse – these are 1930s cartoons from Van Beuren Studios) as well as some early Ub… |
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Animator Harry Holt dies
…at Hanna-Barbera, before returning to the Mouse House in the 1960s to work on designs for Walt Disney World and to greet guests at Disney/MGM Florida in the early 1990s…. |
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Disney directors to name new board seat
Following last week’s meeting between the Disney board and the state pension fund companies who objected to Michael Eisner’s staying put at the top of the Disney company, the Mouse… |
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Eisner says "yes" to Pixar sequels
…Pixar’s Mouse House films are in development and going forward. The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=26859 Big Cartoon DataBase}} confirms a Hollywood Reporter story that says Disney is looking to “mirror Shrek 2‘s… |
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Eisner keeps door open for Pixar talks; no future traditional animation
…official end of traditional hand drawn animation at the Mouse House: “The 2D business is coming to an end, just like black and white came to an end,” Eisner said…. |
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Michael Eisner: Monkey Exec?
In answer to Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s quote earlier this week that 2D animation had come to an end (at least in the eyes of the Mouse House), caricaturist Pete… |
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Google Google Bork Bork
…quiet when you do. Also of interest to Muppets and Disney fans is the new, currently embryonic, Official Muppets Site hosted at Disney.com, featuring Kermit wearing a certain mouse-eared hat…. |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2! Yes, Brunhilde and Michigan J. Frog included!
…1947) “Mouse Wreckers” (Hubie and Bertie/Claude Cat – 1948) “Bear For Punishment” (Henry, Ma, & Junyer Bear – 1951) “Cheese Chasers” (Hubie and Bertie – 1951) “One Froggy Evening” (Michigan… |
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New Miyazaki DVDs delayed till 2005
Well what can you do when the Mouse House has the golden keys to the vault? Just wait I guess. Check out The Digital Bits for more info…. |
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Katzenberg on life, movies, and Disney…
…with Shrek 2, talks about forming a partnership with Spielberg and Geffen, his time with the Mouse House, the move from hand drawn to CG, as well as his religion… |
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Jim Hill gets a facelift!
Well, the website, at least! Hop on over to the new-and-improved JimHillMedia.com and check out the new digs! While you’re there, be sure to read One Mouse, Two Floyds, the… |
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Boomerang on the UK's top toons
Supanet reports on the UK Boomerang channel’s recent quest to find out who were the adult audience’s top ten toons. Only one British production, DangerMouse reached the top ten, with… |
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Disney backs Sony's Blu-Ray high definition DVD format
…shown a leaning towards Sony’s Blu-Ray. Further reading about Disney’s statement can be found in the story “Mouse Develops A Taste For Blu-cheese” at the {{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=9331&catType=NEWS Video Business}} site…. |
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Nextoons: The NickToons Film Festival Announces Festival Judges
…Fun with Mr. Future, a 1981 Disney short, The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective for which he designed the supporting dog and cat players, Toby and Felicia, and Oliver… |
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Disney Channel and Toon Disney summer movies and specials
…Disney classics as The Fox and the Hound, Mulan, Robin Hood, Alice In Wonderland, The Black Cauldron, Dumbo, The Great Mouse Detective, Hercules, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, and Tarzan…. |
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Tarzan tree-surfing to Broadway; Jim Hill on Tarzan II; the price of Pixar
…why Michael Eisner failed to arrange a new deal with Pixar for Disney, and why Bob Iger, the Mouse House’s next CEO, possibly should not sign a new deal either…. |
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Disney moving in the right direction?
…currently doing well, its theme parks enjoying large crowds, and a string of potential movie hits in its pipeline, the Mouse House may have its best days yet to come…. |
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Press release: PD Pro Digital Painter 3.2
…– Caps lock now switches to secondary color (erase) – Windows snapping makes it easier to lay out panels – Added mouse wheel support for zooming – Home key as… |
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John Fiedler dead at 80
…Fiedler also appeared in several other Disney films: Sexton Mouse in \\Robin Hood\\, Deacon Owl in \\The Rescuers\\, Porcupine in \\The Fox and the Hound\\, and the old man who… |
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Norm Prescott dies aged 78
…animated TV shows (including Batman, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Mighty Mouse, Masters Of The Universe, and the animated Star Trek among many others) that used often-criticised cost-cutting animation techniques, though which… |


