Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking up Pixar Fest (which starts this weekend at Disneyland Park).
They then look ahead to which studios will be doing presentations at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival & Market
For this episode, listeners will learn about:

How many Disney-related items are coming up for bid at Van Eaton Galleries’ next big event, “The Joel Magee Auction: Part Two”

Which Pixar veteran is directing “Transformers One” for Paramount Animation

When will “Robot Dreams” be released to select theaters in North America

What became of the plaque in the lobby of NYC’s Broadway Theater which commemorates “Steamboat Willie” ‘s world premiere in that same space back in 1928

Who was supposed to originally voice Fiona in the “Shrek” film series


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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking up "Ultraman: Rising.” They then discuss which animation studio is soon to be honored with a Palme D’Odr at this year’s Cannes Film Festival
For this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which character in Pixar’s “Up” did Peter Docter’s daughter Elizabeth voice

What does the future potentially hold for the “Bluey” animated series

Which Pixar film was “B.O.O,” DreamWorks Animation’s cancelled supernatural comedy, supposed to go head-to-head with back in June of 2015

How long is the “Mary Blair’s Wonderland: Imagining Disney’s Alice” exhibit running at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University

Which Animal Planet series from the 2000s is Warner Bros. Pictures Animation reportedly using as the jumping-off point for a feature-length project


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 Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by looking back at how Walt Disney Studios did effects back in the 1960s. They also talk about the version of “Toy Story 3” that Circle 7 Studios had in development
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

When will “Kung Fu Panda 4” be available for viewing on digital platforms like Amazon Video & iTunes

How far back did the release date of Disney’s live-action version of “Moana” get pushed back

When did Happy Meals toys rethemed around Pixar’s “Elio” become available for purchase in Mexico

What name did Disney used for “The Good Dinosaur” when this Pixar production was first announced at the D23 Expo back in August of 2011

Who will be voicing the Mother of the title character in Pixar’s “Elio”


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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start this week’s show by talking about many of the animation-related books that will hit store shelves later this year. They also discuss how “Aladdin” commemorated its 10th year on Broadway
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

Which member of the “Frozen” voice cast just collaborated on a Putnum’s Book for Young Readers

How does “Disney Junior’s Ariel!” blend the 1989 animated feature with the 2023 live-action reboot

What made the Hanna Barbera-produced “Popeye” cartoons different from the shorts that previously starred this character from King’s Feature Syndicate

When was “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” originally supposed to be released to theaters

How old were Hiccup & Astrid originally supposed to be in Dreamworks’ first “How to Train Your Dragon” movie


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 Drew Taylor starts off by revealing what he saw at the preview event for this year’s D23 Expo. Then Jim Hill shares a history of Genndy Tartakovsky’s never-completed “Popeye” 
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:
Which D23 Expo events are going to presented this time around over at the Honda Center, rather than inside of the Anaheim Convention Center

Why did Robin Williams want Walt Disney Productions to fly some Imagineers over to Malta back in 1980

Which sequel did Sony Pictures Animation officials ask Genndy Tartakovsky to work on out ahead of proceeding with his feature-length animated version of “Popeye”

Why did Bluto get replaced with Brutus back in the early 1960s

How did the cancellation of the “Sprockets” movie factor into Mike Myers agreeing to play the title role in Universal Pictures’ “The Cat in the Hat”

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the 96th Academy Awards. They then take a look at how well “Kung Fu Panda 4” did at the domestic box office over this past weekend. 
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:
What did Totie Fields say to Gene Simmons when they met backstage at “The Mike Douglas Show”


Which animated feature did many Hollywood insiders think was going to take home the Oscar this year



Who is the author of the best-selling series of books that DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” is based on



Which sitcom star from the 1970s played the villain in Disney’s “Scandalous John”



How many people lost their jobs last week when Warner Bros Discovery announced that they were shutting down Roosters Teeth after 21 years


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