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Advance Praise for the Book That Disney Doesn’t Want You To Read

This week was supposed to be the release date of my biography about artist, animator and director Ward Kimball. However, my publisher, …

Happy birthday to Mickey Mouse, who turned 84 years old yesterday. The character debuted publicly in Steamboat Willie at the Colony …

I had an incredible time at the CTN Expo this past weekend (and lost my voice in record time: mid-day on Saturday). The abundance of …

Disney’s tie-in to Barneys holiday-themed Electric Holiday has yield this 5-minute promotional cartoon, meant to run at Barneys stores as …

Imagine that you could interview Milt Kahl at the height of his powers and ask him anything you wanted. That’s the opportunity a little …

It’s been a long time since we posted something from Taiwanese animation madhouse Next Media Animation (NMA) – but this warrants your …

Twitter user Melissa Farley snagged the first photo of Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. Hanks is portraying the role of Walt Disney for the film …

Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore is conducting a Reddit AMA today and he had a rather pointed answer to the question, “What concerns …

Disney’s $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm has generated more questions than answers. The Mouse has made it clear that they bought …

Veteran animation artist Mark Mayerson has some of the most consistently enlightening perspectives on the business of animation, and his …

It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The press …

Animation concept artist and Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong is celebrating his 102nd birthday this week (though his actual birthday was …

We’ve come a long way from Steamboat Willie. Apparently Disney and toy-maker Bandai are working together on a Voltron-like toy robot …

I’ve received a slew of messages in the past week from people who pre-ordered Full Steam Ahead!, which is the biography I wrote about the …

Diane Disney Miller, author J.B. Kaufman and Lella Smith (creative director of the Disney Animation Research Library) discuss the art …

I actually like the U.S. trailer we posted a month ago a little better than this one. Here’s the latest version, created for …

Perhaps the best book of animation history and Disney scholarship being published this year, The Fairest One Of All: The Making of Walt …

I’ll be seeing Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie on Saturday afternoon with my ASIFA-Hollywood peeps at a screening on the Disney lot. Looking …

The Ottawa International Animation Festival will take place this week. At the festival, I will be speaking about the life, art and …

After several months of ghosts, ghouls and creatures of the night… Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph is looking like a breath of fresh air – in …