Welcome to fine tuning with Drew Taylor, you one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary.

I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and whose musings on the Mission

Impossible movies you can listen to on the Light the Fuse, the official Mission Impossible

podcast.

Well look if you listen to the last week's episode, you know Drew was headed up to Park City, Utah,

where he'd be covering the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, which, let me check okay it's currently 37 degrees with a 70% chance of snow

there yeah it's actually warmer there than it is here in southern New Hampshire right now.

It's, it's, oh dear Lord, it's 18 degrees.

Okay, I know you miss Mr. Taylor, as do I. But the good news is, prior to heading out to Park

City, Drew and I hopped on Zoom and were able to record an epic length feature piece for today's show.

Where we then we'll discuss Lucas Home Animations Strange Magic.

A weird little movie, and we'll also be talking about that project's connection to Newt,

the cancelled Pixar production that was supposed to be directed by Gary Rydstrel.

You're really going to want to hear this one folks,

because Drew actually got to sit down with Gary

at the Strange Magic Press event back in 2015 and Mr. Rydstrom shared all sorts of great

behind-the-scenes stories.

But anyway, that stuff is on the second half of today's show, but first comes the news, and as always,

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