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The Animated Games of E3
…in a quest for the most dangerous criminals in the solar system. Each character will have unique abilities, and the storyline will reveal new detail of the Cowboy Bebop universe…. |
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The Chronological Donald – full review
While it seems the Mickey Mouse In Color 2, On The Front Lines and TomorrowLand sets in the new wave of Walt Disney Treasures deluxe DVD tins are the most… |
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Laughing Place signs off on the two remaining Treasures
…the new series with reviews of {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID280200-280200.asp TomorrowLand: Disney In Space And Beyond}} and the compilation of Duck cartoons, {{link http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID280210.asp The Chronological Donald}}. Thumbs up for both titles,… |
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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
…try and reach a satisfactory distribution partnership between the two companies. The {{link http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=5327278 Reuters News Agency}} has the full story, also reporting the official end of traditional hand drawn… |
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Michael Eisner: Monkey Exec?
…of the Mouse House), caricaturist Pete Emslie has penned the rather clever and amusing {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/guest/emslie.06042004.1.htm The Monkey’s Tale}}, a poem which can be read over at Jim Hill’s page…. |
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Google Google Bork Bork
Assuming the likelihood that this will be a slow news day, we now point your attention to an official variant of the popular Google search engine, all in the language… |
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Disney postage stamps arrive
The Orange County Register has a brief article showing the Disney postage stamps featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Bambi and Thumper, Mufasa and Simba from The Lion King,… |
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Introducing Disney's FastPlay and EasyFind Menus
…to their favorite set up options and bonus features. These innovative new technologies will first be available on the animated The Three Musketeers, starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy,… |
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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…
The UK’s Guardian online has reprinted an interview with DreamWorks’ {{link http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1253349,00.html Jeffrey Katzenberg}} by my old pal Jason Solomons from The Observer newspaper. The studio head, currently riding high… |
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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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More Disney fruits and vegetables
Back in January, we reported on Mickey Mouse-shaped vegetables. Now there’s word of Simba from The Lion King being made out of fruit. Check it out at Yahoo! News UK…. |
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Disney characters to appear on Brown shoes
…& Co. The agreement with Disney Consumer Products will see the launch of shoes featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, Lady and the Tramp, Power Rangers- SPD,… |
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Rock the Vote: Cartoon candidates vie for office
…won, however, due to not having filed an official notice of candidacy the day before the election. Maybe they’ll be more on the ball when the next election comes around…. |
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Three Musketeers "a fun return to the screen for the classic characters"
…clearly love the characters and wish to keep them the way they were intended. The starring trio retain their classic personas, and it’s just nice to have them on screen… |
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Donovan Cook on The Three Musketeers
Well, now that the new Mickey Mouse feature, The Three Musketeers, is actually on shelves in stores ({{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/327 review here}}), there’s no one better placed than director {{link http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/539/539804p1.html?fromint=1… |
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Announcing Walt's People
…experts, by accepting to contribute to the project, are giving readers access to the source materials they used for their works. Many of these materials are being published for 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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Why Mickey Columbus and Mickey's Arabian Nights never happened
Jim Hill Media features the article “Disney’s unfinished featurettes: Mickey Columbus & Mickey’s Arabian Nights”, in which one can learn why two interesting ideas for Mickey Mouse short films were… |
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Forbes announces top-earning fictional characters
…companies, and toymakers such as Mattel and Hasbro cashed in, as well. Mickey Mouse tops the list, earning $5.8 billion this year; the remaining 9 include Winnie the Pooh, Spongebob… |
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Mickeybot's Twice Upon A Christmas
…and a firm direction. If the company is truly bent on continuing with this line, could I suggest an equally terrifying follow up for Mickey and Co? How about Mouse… |
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Disney backs Sony's Blu-Ray high definition DVD format
…as Warner Bros. (a co-developer of the DVD standard), Universal/DreamWorks and Paramount, in their alliance. On the other side, and despite negotiations and pleas from the Forum to unify and… |
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Classic \\Popeye\\, rare Charley Bowers shorts added to the National Film Registry
…\\There It Is\\ have been added to the {{link http://www.loc.gov/film/nfr2004.html National Film Registry}} according to the head of Library of Congress, James Billington. Each year the Librarian of Congress, advised… |
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Classic Cartoon Favorites starring Donald Duck menu screens
Follow the ‘More’ link for three menu screens from Disney’s Classic Cartoon Favorites starring Donald Duck, available tomorrow on DVD. This DVD is part 2 of a 4-part series also… |
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Announcing the Walt's People book series
…the challenges in directing Snow White, the making of Destino with Dali, the process that led to the production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the frustrations and joys of… |
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Tarzan tree-surfing to Broadway; Jim Hill on Tarzan II; the price of Pixar
…Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, and Noni White, but from the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novel Tarzan of the Apes as well. At the moment, casting is being done for the… |
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Disney moving in the right direction?
At MSN Money, Michael Brush offers a commentary regarding the future of the Walt Disney Company. With its ABC television network currently doing well, its theme parks enjoying large crowds,… |
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Press release: PD Pro Digital Painter 3.2
…panning and zooming for working on large projects. “The main goal of this release is to deliver on the promise of realtime performance.”, said Ritchie. “The update is a broad… |


