Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Warner Bros Discovery’s Q4 earnings call. They then talk about which animated features & shorts took home awards at this year’s Annies

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

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Drew Taylor returns with a detailed recap of what’s been going on with “Coyote vs Acme.” Then Jim Hill talks about the recently released trailer for “Iwaju,” that animated limited series from Disney & Kugali

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

• When will the “Valley of the Witches” be opening at Ghibli Park over in Japan

• Who reportedly personally petitioned Disney execs & Dwayne Johnson to get Thomas Kail the job as director of the live-action version of “Moana”

• How did Pixar’s “Turning Red” do at the North American box office this past weekend

• Where is “Tiana: The Series” (i.e., that new limited series for Disney+) being produced

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• Who handled the live-action portion of “Looney Tunes: Back in Action”

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Jim Hill starts off this week’s show with a solo news section. Then Drew Taylor joins the fun in a pre-taped segment that looks back at Gary Rydstrom’s animated films

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

• How many Annie nominations did Pixar’s “Elemental” receive this year

• Which William Shakespeare play provided the inspiration for “Strange Magic”

• What Pixar movie were the blobby alien characters seen in “Lifted” originally designed for

• When is the sequel to “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey” supposed to arrive in theaters

• How well did Pixar’s “Soul” do when it was finally released to theaters earlier this month

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 In a solo show this week, Jim Hill starts things off by recapping what happened at this year’s Golden Globe. He shares what he’s heard about the lay-offs that are reportedly coming to Pixar Animation Studios later this year.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about;

• When will the Blu-ray version of Disney’s “Wish” be hitting store shelves

• Where did Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera set up their first animation-for-television studio in Hollywood

• What do Disneyland fans have to say about the “Pixar Fest” marquee / photo-up that weill be set in that theme park later this Spring

• Which infamous Hollywood mogul from the 1940s & 1940s helped fund the creation of H-B Enterprises, Inc.

• Why is the “Superman” TV series from the 1950s (i.e., the one that starred George Reeves) sometimes associated with Charlie Chaplin

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing which animated films are up for awards at the 2024 Golden Globes. They take a look at some of the superhero-themed animation that’s headed your way.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

• What did Disney initially charge for VHS and beta versions of that Studio’s films

• When will Season 2 of “Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur” debut on the Disney Channel

• Which four US cities did Walt Disney Home Video field-test the idea of selling VHS copies of the Studio’s film

• When did DC Comics first publish its “Crisis on Infinite Earths” series

• Which three Golden Globes was “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” up for this year

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking at how Illumination’s “Migration” is doing at the box office. They then look at how network television & streaming services are handling animated series differently.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing why Hollywood is celebrating Dick Van Dyke’s 98th birthday. They then chat about what impact the rumored merger of Warner Bros Discovery & Paramount could have on animation

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill return with an all-new edition of this animation news podcast. They pay tribute to master animator Mark Henn, who is retiring from the Mouse House after 44 years

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Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by describing what it was like to attend the world premiere of Disney’s “Wish” at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theater. Then Jim Hill looks back at how the success of Disney’s “Aristocats” influenced the development of the Studio’s next animated feature, “Robin Hood”

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Walt Disney Animation Studios production workers decision to unionize. They then talk about box office projections for Disney’s “Wish” (which debuts in theaters on November 22nd)

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