May 28
Last laugh over Lilo & Stitch ends up with Disney Online
Executives at Disney have every right to look at the state of Hawaii and exclaim, "Wop your jaws!"

Disney Online has won two online advertising awards from the Web Marketing Association. One is the Best Travel Integrated Advertising Campaign award for the Lilo & Stitch "Ohana Island mini-site and sweepstakes." Its FamilyFun.com Weekender Newsletter won the award for Best General Interest Newsletter HTML e-mail campaign. more

May 18 - Memories, Surf's UP!
A year ago today (May 19, 2002), they shot the music video for Lilo and Stitch at Sunset Beach and Waimea Falls Park. Also check out the photos from that day.

May 11 - Memories, Happy Mother's Day!
A year ago today on Mother's Day (May 12, 2002), the Lilo and Stitch 'Ohana got a sneak preview of Lilo and Stitch at the Dole Cannery Theatres. Relive the memories of that day in movie and photos!

May 9
Hawaiian Airlines Wins National Promotion Award For Lilo & Stitch
HONOLULU, April 30, 2003 -- Last year's blockbuster animated film, Disney's Lilo & Stitch, continues to be a winner for Hawaiian Airlines as the company was honored recently with a "Reggie Award" for its marketing campaign as the movie's exclusive domestic airline partner in 2002. Hawaiian accepted the award at the annual Promotion Marketing Conference in Orlando (FL). more

May 7 - Memories
Movie Surfers Spot - Disney Channel
Photos from the Movie Surfers shoot.

April 22
Ho'omalu CD reflects aggressive personality - Honolulu Advertiser
As kumu hula go, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu is somewhat of a maverick. Mainly, he doesn't fit the mold - and he likes it like that.

"My hula is a little bit aggressive," said Ho'omalu, who declined to give his exact age but said "fortysomething, pushing 50" was safe. more

March 27
Stitch! The Movie - Disney announces the sequel to Lilo & Stitch
Stitch is one of a kind, but soon discovers that he's not alone when he meets the rest his family - the other 625 alien experiments. Stitch, Lilo and their "adopted" aunt and uncle, Pleakley and Jumba, set out on a mission to rescue the other experiments, show them they have a purpose, and that they are not alone.

Features:
Anamorphic (1.66:1) Widescreen
Dolby Digital 5.1
English, French and Spanish tracks
"Making Of Stitch! The Movie" featurette
Deleted scene with alternate ending
Pop trivia quiz
Experiment finder
Experiment gallery
Running Time: 64 Minutes

Stitch! The Movie is scheduled for release on 08/26/2003.


March 24
Here are the Official Academy Awards results.

March 23
Here is Roger Ebert's prediction for Lilo and and Stitch and Oscar:
The race here seems to be between "Spirited Away" by the Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki, considered the greatest of all animators, and "Lilo & Stitch," an uncommonly entertaining and original Disney film. Disney is distributing the Miyazaki, but is likely to put its clout behind the film from its own shop. So it's "Lilo & Stitch."
Read all of Roger Ebert's Oscar predictions here

March 19
Oscar-mation - Honolulu Star Bulletin
Last year was a great year for animation fans. With the creation of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, many people felt their beloved 'toons had finally been recognized as a legitimate art form, rather than just a form of children's entertainment.

Four of this year's nominees -- "Lilo & Stitch," "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," "Spirited Away" and "Treasure Planet" -- returned to traditional 2D cel animation styles, while "Ice Age" was a fully computer-animated production. more

March 16
Only one more week to the 75th Academy Awards! It will be on ABC at 6:30 pm HST.

March 10
Even with War, the Oscars Will Go on -- Producers  Entertainment - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - War with Iraq (news - web sites) or no war, the Oscars (news - web sites) show will go on, organizers vowed on Monday as they brought together the class of 2002 for the annual nominees lunch and delivered the traditional and often ignored warning about keeping acceptance speeches short and sweet. more

February 21
Creators of 'Lilo & Stitch' Enjoying Oscar Nod - Honolulu Advertiser
     An Oscar nomination for "Lilo & Stitch" has given a big boost to its creators' pitch for a TV series this fall and a direct-to-video sequel in 2004.

     "We're right on schedule," said Chris Sanders, who provides the voice of Stitch in the Hawai'i-based animated feature. Sanders co-directed and co-scripted the film with Dean DeBlois.

     The nomination for best animated feature film was the pair's first. Sanders called it "a very pleasant surprise." They're sending out mahalo messages already, although the Oscars aren't till March 23. more

February 13
Oscar-nominated 'Lilo' creators credit Hawaii - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
     If "Lilo & Stitch" creators Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, they already know what part of their acceptance speech will be.
     "Mahalo, Hawaii, for your unyielding support," Deblois said in a telephone interview from the Walt Disney's Burbank studio. "Without Hawaii, there would not have been the 'Lilo & Stitch' we created. Hawaii is the soul of this movie."
     Sanders said: "Everyone in Hawaii opened their hearts and homes to us. Hawaii gave us their music and dance and taught us about ohana, which we try to incorporate in our own lives." more

February 10
Three Cheers For Kamehameha! - Honolulu Advertiser
Opening its performance to music from Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," the Kamehameha Schools cheerleading team beat out 63 other squads from across the nation to win the Small Varsity Division of the National High School Cheerleading Championship yesterday in Orlando, Fla. . .more

February 9
Added a few more trivia facts to the Trivia page and also added a Goof page which points out contiguity problems in the picture.

Well the BIG day is this Tuesday, February 11th as the 75th Annual Oscar nominations will be announced at 5:30 am PST.

February 3
The Disney Japanese Lilo and Stitch has changed. . .there is no longer the previews that were up the other week nor the "Who is Lilo?" page. . .hmmm. . .oh well. But there are 2 Lilo and Stitch Japanese fan pages that are fun to look at. . .the first one that places Stitch into other movies. . .there are some that you have seen before but there are many new ones. Also there are some new images from the movie that I haven't seen before on this other Japanese page.

February 2

Well the results are in for the 2002 ANNIE Awards. . .Daveigh Chase won for "Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production as the voice of Lilo. January 26
The Japanese Disney Lilo and Stitch page is up and running. There are a few twists/differences from the US version. It's interesting to hear it in Japanese, also when you click on the movie previews - it's very different. (click on the Lilo and Stitch surfboard to see the movie previews) Also, Disney uses a new Faith Hill song - Baby You Belong in this preview. (the song premieres on January 29th)

January 19
To keep track of the various awards that are Lilo and Stitch related - check out the Internet Movie Database(imdb) for Lilo and Stitch - awards and nominations. So far Lilo and Stitch has been awarded the Sierra Award from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society for Best Animated Film.
Lilo and Stitch also received a Special Citation: Best Animation (Feature) from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Another Internet resource for the awards season is Alex Fung's Film Page. He lists most of the major and non-major awards given out for film.

January 12
Here is part two of an article dealing with the making of "Lilo and Stitch" that appeared in "Animation World Magazine". This one is primarily an interview with animator Andreas Dejas(he visited us in December), who was the lead animator for Lilo. He discusses her personality and the controversial scene in which she whups up on Myrtle, among other things.

Here is an Honolulu Advertiser article about Lilo the lost cat: Hawai'i stowaway cat survives weeks in crate December 31
Till the very end of the year, Lilo and Stitch gets mentioned again in a Star-Bulletin article - Top of the Arts

Lilo and Stitch has done very well this year at the box office. It has ended up as the 12th highest grossing film for 2002, making $146 million(domestically). Here is the list of the top 25 box-office moneymakers for 2002.

Read Roger Ebert's The Best Movies of the Year - he lists his top 10 choices as well as the following for:
Eleventh Place(which includes you know what!)
     Top 10 lists by their nature are frustrating. After the critic names the best film of the year, does it really matter that one title is seventh and another ninth? One year when I alphabetized my list, however, readers were furious, as if I'd shirked my duty.
     There were many films this year I admired or loved or was delighted by. If the Jury Prize is sort of an alternative top 10, then here are the films tied for 11th place:
"About a Boy," "About Schmidt," "Antwone Fisher," "Auto Focus," "Baran," "Blade," "Blood Work," "Bloody Sunday," "Bowling for Columbine," "Changing Lanes," "Chicago," "Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky," "Frida," "Gangs of New York," "Good Girl," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "How I Killed My Father," "Igby Goes Down," "Insomnia," "The Kid Stays in the Picture," "Kwik Stop," "Lagaan," "Last Orders ," "Les Destinees," "Lilo & Stitch," "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towners," "Maryam," "Me Without You," "Metropolis ," "Moonlight Mile," "Nakdahar," "Nicholas Nickleby," "One Hour Photo," "Personal Velocity," "The Pianist," "Piano Teacher," "Possession," "Pumpkin," "Punch-Drunk Love," "Rabbit-Proof Fence," "Read My Lips," "Real Women Have Curves," "Red Dragon," "Signs," "Sleepy Time Gal," "Solaris," "Son's Room," "Song for Martin," "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," "Storytelling," "Sum of all Fears," "Sunshine State," "Talk to Her," "Tully," "25th Hour," "We Were Soldiers," "What Time is it There?" and "XXX."

December 25
The photos from the ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl have been uploaded. The photos are not in order as they were taken with 2 cameras.

December 19
Auw shucks. . .Lilo and Stitch didn't get any Golden Globe nominations =(. But there is always the Oscars! =)

Lilo and Stitch is doing well in sales of DVDs and tape. . .as well as rentals. It's hard to tell exactly where Lilo and Stitch rank though as there are several sources that keep track of this and they don't exactly measure the same thing. But it's safe to say that Lilo and Stitch is in the Top Ten though!

December 15
FYI: Upcoming Awards Ceremonies

People's Choice Awards - Lilo and Stitch doesn't fall into any of their categories.

Golden Globe Awards - Possible categories to be nominated for:
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Original Song

Nominations for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be announced this Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 5:30 a.m. (PST)
The 60th Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 2003 on NBC.


The Academy Awards - Possible categories to be nominated for:
Best Picture
Best Animated Picture
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Original Song

Nominations for the 75th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 5:30 a.m. (PST)
The 75th Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2002 will be presented on Sunday, March 23, 2003, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland® and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST.


December 11
Pictures from Disney's visit to KSCC on December 10th.

December 2
'Lilo & Stitch' on must-buy DVD list - a Honolulu Advertiser news article.

Here are 2 more articles from Star Bulletin writer Tim Ryan; 'Stitch' DVD shows off isle culture and Storybook Ending.

December 1
Here are a couple of recent ads in trade magazines of Disney promoting Lilo and Stitch for the Oscars! November 27
We are in the news again. . .from Tim Ryan's Star Bulletin Reel News column:
Just when you thought you'd heard the end of "Lilo & Stitch," the DVD version of the film, which has grossed $239 million since June, is being released Tuesday, containing some special Hawaii chapters, thanks to the partnership between Disney and the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau. The DVD features include "DisneyPedia: Hawaii" a lavish history of traditions like surfing, volcanoes, luaus and visits to six of the islands, with narration by Tia Carrere, who plays Nani in the film; "The Young Faces of Hawaii," a behind-the-scenes look at the music used in the movie, featuring the Kamehameha Children's Chorus and director Lynell Bright; and a culturally-correct hula lesson with kumu hula Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, who also wrote and sang the Hawaiian songs in the film ...

November 26


November 20
'Lilo & Stitch' duo land new Disney deal
     Based on the success of their "Lilo & Stitch" creation for The Walt Disney Co., partners and frequent Hawaii visitors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois have a lucrative new deal with the Mouse House to write, direct and produce animated and live-action fare under their Stormcoast Pictures banner. The pair will receive multiple seven figures for films that get made.
     The duo gave the studio its most successful animated film in years with "Lilo & Stitch," a hand-drawn film that cost a comparatively modest $80 million, but grossed nearly $250 million worldwide and spawned a direct-to-video sequel and TV series, both in the works.

November 19
JUST 2 more weeks before the DVD and VHS release!

Lilo and Stitch continues to do well at the box office. . .this past week it was #30. . .and now being out for 22 weeks, it's still hanging in there as other hit movies have come and gone to DVD land.

November 12
ONLY 3 more weeks until the release of Lilo and Stitch on DVD and VHS!

November 6
The Second CD is out! Also, the Disney Lilo and Stitch web site has finally been updated(now located under Disney Videos) with the promise of some new things.

There is also a Santa Stitch, some new Lilo and Stitch items, plus other new plush items for this holiday season at the Disney Store. . .go check it out!

October 29
ONE more week until the premiere of Lilo and Stitch Island Favorites CD - Tuesday, November 5, 2002!

5 weeks and counting until the release of Lilo and Stitch on DVD and VHS - December 3, 2002!

October 24
The KSCC Lilo and Stitch Adventure videotapes are ready for pickup. See Mrs. Bright to get your copy.

October 22
2 more weeks until the premiere of Lilo and Stitch Island Favorites CD - November 5, 2002!

6 weeks and counting until the release of Lilo and Stitch on DVD and VHS - December 3, 2002!

October 21
Lilo and Stitch contiues to do well at the box office. . .it moved up 2 spots from last week to #23!

October 20
Here is a review from Australia (where Lilo and Stitch just recently opened) and a link to short audio interview(you'll need either Real Player or Windows Media Player) with Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, by Australian film critic, Garry Maddox. There is also a cute picture of Stitch playing the guitar.

October 15
3 weeks and counting until the premiere for Lilo and Stitch Island Favorites - November 5, 2002!

7 weeks and counting until the release of Lilo and Stitch on DVD and VHS - December 3, 2002!

And Lilo and Stitch continues to be popular at the theaters. . .it was #33 two weeks ago. . it was #32 one week ago. . .and this past weekend it was #25!

October 13
A little Lilo and Stitch trivia. . .did you know that the offical release date of the soundtrack album was on June 11, 2002, it's the same as Kamehameha Day. . .hmm. . .interesting coincidence huh!

October 8
Preorders for Lilo and Stitch's Island Favorites CD are now being taken on the web. The CD has island related tunes. . .including the chorus's "We Make A Rainbow". The CD premieres on November 5th.

October 7
Keep up with what's happening with Lilo and Stitch by looking at the World Wide Premiere and Release Dates page.

October 6
Imagine this. . .Stitch - a major Hollywood star! How would he look if he were to have starred in some of Hollywood's Major Blockbusters?? Well, imagine no more! Here are the movies he has really been in! Enjoy! Ha ha!.

September 29
If you haven't preordered your copy of Lilo and Stitch from the web yet, you can preorder it from your local Disney Store starting from Tuesday, October 8th.

September 20
We have the long awaited translations for Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride and He Mele No Lilo.

September 15
Pictures from the HVCB 100th Anniversary are up. This will be the last be event added to the Lilo and Stitch Video. Also being added to the Lilo and Stitch Video is the June 15th performance at The El Capitan Theatre that ABC shot, but did not use in the tv special.

September 8
The Lilo and Stitch DVD/VHS Tape preorders are being taken on the net from the Disney Store and Amazon.com.
At the Disney Store, do a search, type Lilo and Stitch in the SEARCH box; click on the Movies, Music and More category; then you'll come up with several "packages" that you can preorder from Disney Online. I didn't see these packages at Amazon.

I also checked with the Disney Store at Ala Moana Center and they weren't taking any preorders yet.

Lilo and Stitch did well at the box office over the Labor Day weekend, moving up to 17th place. . .up from the previous of 22nd place.

September 2
Pictures from the University of Hawaii event are up. Video shot for this event will be added to the Lilo and Stitch Video.

Also. . .if you have been wondering how Lilo and Stitch has been doing, I've added a box office record page.

August 26
It's offical - Lilo and Stitch is to be released on Decemeber 3rd on VHS and DVD. The DVD will includes loads of stuff. . . including the chorus. Read the press release at DVDFile.com

August 25
On the lower right side of the Offical Lilo and Stitch page there is a graphic that says "Check out Disney's Lilo and Stitch Premiere Webcast - SEE THE STARS JOIN THE CELEBRATION."(click on it) This leads you to a popup window in which they have some interviews(not seen before) and a short clip of the kids walking on stage at the Premiere. It's a very slow loading movie though...be warned, but well worth the wait!

August 18
From now till the end of August, you can enter at any Hilo Hattie store for a chance to win a Lilo and Stitch surfboard!.

While scanning the Internet I came across of what the Direct-to-Video and TV series might be like. I'm not sure how good the source is though. . .and you know how things in Hollywood are too! But it sounds interesting, to say the least.

July 28
Here are a couple more reviews/news articles:
July 21
The Lilo and Stitch Soundtrack Album has sold over 500,000 albums! That means that it has been certified as a GOLD album! Over all, the CD is #14 this week, but remains the #1 selling soundtrack album.

July 14
The Lilo and Stitch Soundtrack Album and for Kids Audio (Read-Along) continues to be the #1 seller in their respective categories. Overall, the soundtrack cd is #12 this week. . .down from #11 last week.

July 11
It's offical, SEQUEL and TV animated series for Lilo and Stitch!
BURBANK, Calif., July 11/PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of surpassing $100 million at the box office in its first three weekends, Walt Disney Pictures' critically acclaimed hit "Lilo & Stitch" is moving to the small screen in a big way, as a video sequel and a television series continues the franchise, it was announced today (7/11) by Thomas Schumacher, president of Walt Disney Animation, and Anne Sweeney, President, ABC Cable Networks Group and Disney Channel Worldwide. more

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