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Animation Scoop: John Musker ‘I’m Hip’ Q&A

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John Musker directed some of the most beloved Disney animated movies of all-time, including “The Little Mermaid”, “Aladdin”, “The Princess and the Frog” and “Moana”. Musker retired from The Mouse House in 2018 and set-out to make his own short. Four-minute “I’m Hip” is now on the 2024 Oscars Best Animated Short Film shortlist. Here’s […]
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Disney Animated Movies for Thanksgiving is Walt’s Legacy

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The first time a Walt Disney Animation Studios movie opened in the month of November was “Fantasia” in 1940. The next was “Robin Hood” in 1973. The film after that was “Oliver & Company” in 1988, followed by the next four Disney animated movies in a row — “The Little Mermaid”, “The Rescuers Down Under”, […]
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Another Round of ‘Wonderful World of Disney’

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Instead of airing “American Idol” on Sunday and Monday nights this May, ABC has decided to bring back its “Wonderful World of Disney” movie series. And this time: it’s all animation. Monday May 3rd sees the network TV premiere of Disney/Pixar’s 2018 Oscar nominated blockbuster sequel “Incredibles 2”. On May 10th it’s the network television […]
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Interviews

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I interview five of the makers of Disney’s new animated feature “Raya and the Last Dragon” for Animation Scoop. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has seen […]
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‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ Review

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Last August, Disney’s non-Pixar animated “Cars” spin-off “Planes”, originally set for a Direct-to-DVD release, opened in theaters in the middle of a crowded animation summer. A $200 million worldwide box office total was good enough for The Mouse House to push full steam ahead on a sequel. Now, less than a year later, in likely […]
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