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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor

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Jim and Drew break down the animation world frame by frame, until you get the singular picture. If you love Disney animation, Pixar, and the classics that were hand sketched, or built out of 1's and 0's in a computer, this is the podcast that draws you in.

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 217: Why Disney got into the cel production business in the 1990s 11.05.2023 40:31

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how much “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has earned to date at the worldwide box office. They then talk about the most recent set of lay-offs at DreamWorks Animation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 216: What’s coming next from Disney, DreamWorks, Illumination & Paramount 02.05.2023 34:56

n a special CinemaCon edition of this podcast, Drew Taylor recaps his recent visit to Las Vegas. He and Jim Hill then talk about what the various studios screened for exhibitors in the Colosseum at Caesar’s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 215: Chris Meledandri to be honored for Excellence in Animation 25.04.2023 44:37

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by looking over this year’s schedule for CinemaCon. They then talk about how soon “The Super Mario Bros Movie” will blow through the billion-dollar barrier when it comes to worldwide ticket sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 214: How “Peter & the Wolf” almost wound up in “Fantasia” 18.04.2023 37:08

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how well the “Super Mario Bros Movie” did at the worldwide box office. They then talk about Warner Bros Discovery is rebranded HBO Max as Max in an effort to take on Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 213: What powers the storyline of Pixar’s “Elemental” 11.04.2023 46:46

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how well “Super Mario Bros” is expected to do at the box office over its opening weekend. They also shine a spotlight on an upcoming reunion of the cast & crew of “The Brave Little Toaster” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 212: Get ready for “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” 23.03.2023 35:16

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing which films took home the Best Animated Feature & Best Animated Short Oscars. They then pay tribute to Disney Legend Burny Mattinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 211: “Disney Animation: Immersive Experience” continues its multi-city roll-out 28.02.2023 38:18

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the films that influenced Chris Williams’ Oscar-nominated “The Sea Beast.” They then discuss the four-part Hayao Miyazaki that GKIDS recently acquired the North American rights to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 210:: Looking ahead to Season 2 of “Star Wars: Visions” 21.02.2023 37:41

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” & “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” did at this year’s VES Awards. Mr. Taylor then shares what it was like to attend the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 209: Why “Metro” – that proposed “Cars” spin-off -- never got made 14.02.2023 36:11

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about “Mushka,” Andreas Deja’s long-in-the-works hand-drawn film. They also discuss Disney & Pixar’s recently announced plans to produce further sequels to “Toy Story,” “Frozen” & “Zootopia” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 208: When the Mouse almost made a movie version of Terry Pratchett’s “Mort” 07.02.2023 33:42

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing Eddie Murphy’s thoughts when it comes to “Shrek 5.” They also talk about why “Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book: Making a Masterpiece” has just extended its run at the WDFM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 207: How the Disneyland Resort is celebrating Disney100 31.01.2023 44:00

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature & Short. They also reflect on those two year renewals that “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” & “Bob’s Burgers” just got Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 206: How Disney’s “Mad Doctor” wound up in the public domain 24.01.2023 33:31

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the Mickey Mouse short that wound up being banned in the UK & Nazi Germany. They also discuss Disney Music’s recent move into the lofi market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 205: Disney+ orders 40 new episodes of “Phineas & Ferb” 17.01.2023 37:37

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing all of the animation-related news they’ve heard coming out of the TCA’s Winter Tour. They go on to discuss the history of Sony Pictures Animation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 204: How “Nimona” went from Blue Sky Studios to Netflix 10.01.2023 45:23

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show talking about the second special episode of “The Owl House” (which debuts on the Disney Channel on January 21st). They also talk about how the 2023 Awards Season may have played into “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” popping up on Amazon Prime Video this past Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 203: Which animated features to watch for in 2023 03.01.2023 40:16

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” has been doing so far at the box office. They also take a look back at the past year when it comes to feature & television animation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 202: Best Animation Art of Books for 2022 22.12.2022 35:58

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Netflix just pulled the plug on Sergio Pablos’ “Ember.” They also discussed the 30th anniversary of Disney’s “Beauty & the Beast” special which recently aired on ABC & just became available for viewing on Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 201: Looking back at Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida 15.12.2022 37:09

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing their thoughts on the “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” teaser trailer. They then take a look at which animated feature is now leading the pack as we head into the 2023 awards season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 200: Disney100 kicks off with “Oswald Returns” 06.12.2022 27:09

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing Eric Goldberg, Mark Henn & Randy Haycock’s latest special project for Walt Disney Animation Studios. They also share their thoughts on the latest “Super Mario Bros” trailer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 199: Why happened with Disney’s “Strange World” 01.12.2022 31:50

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about DreamWorks Animation’s new logo. They then focus on why Don Hall & Qui Nguyen’s latest film for WDAS failed to connect with audiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

=Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 198: What About Bob (the sequel): Chapek out, Iger in 22.11.2022 34:46

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by sharing some of what they’ve heard over the past 24 hours in regards to Disney’s corporate drama. They also discuss how a gold medal ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan led to “Beauty & the Beast” on Broadway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 197: DreamWorks Animation preps a “Bad Guys” holiday special 15.11.2022 42:45

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the “Encanto Live-to-Film Concert Experience” at the Hollywood Bowl. They also pay tribute to the late Kevin Conroy, who’s been the official voice of Batman since the early 1990s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 196: Remembering Alice Estes Davis (1929 – 2022) 08.11.2022 45:17

Drew Taylor starts off this week’s show by looking back on the “Art of DuckTales” panel he just hosted at Gallery Nucleus. Then Drew & Jim Hill look back on the life & career of a Disney Legend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 195: Get ready for Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” 02.11.2022 37:25

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how “The Sea Beast” has become Netflix’s most viewed original animated feature. They also look back at the career of Animagic pioneer Jules Bass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning With Drew Taylor - Episode 194: Why “The Shadow King” got shut down at Disney 25.10.2022 43:16

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about that “Kingdom Hearts” animatic that just popped up online. They also discuss those “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi” shorts that debut on Disney+ later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 193: Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury (1925 – 2022) 18.10.2022 35:01

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the heroic death of “Yu-Gi-Oh!” creator Kazuki Takahashi. They then share their opinions of the first trailer for Illuminations’ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices