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Little variety found in current CGI films?
…much of a resemblance to each other. The piece also ponders the outcome of numerous CGI houses, while also pointing to Disney’s purchasing of Pixar and DreamWorks’ split from Aardman…. |
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Cars 2-disc DVD coming soon?
Eager to learn if a 2-disc edition of the Cars DVD is in the works, Upcoming Pixar contacted Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Luxo Jr. of the site writes that the… |
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[Exclusive!] Cars at the Food Lion Auto Fair
On Friday, May 26, 2006, the premiere for Disney/Pixar’s Cars was held at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Alongside their big screen counterparts, life-size incarnations of the… |
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Director Jimmy Hayward talks turkey about Free Birds
…Entertainment. Hayward was then recruited by Pixar, allowing him to animate for the first two Toy Story films, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo. From there, he jumped over to Blue… |
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Free Birds
…are too many bad animated films coming out. While the big studios like Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks get some of this, it’s mainly films from other studios that get the… |
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Adam Scott tastes Ratatouille
Moviehole writes that actor Adam Scott (The Aviator, Monster-in-Law) is lending his voice to next summer’s Disney/Pixar entry, Ratatouille. At this time, his role in the film is unknown…. |
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Animation Guild discusses Where the Girls Aren't
…Kevin Koch, president of The Animation Guild; Geena Davis, actress and See Jane founder; Brenda Chapman, Pixar director and story artist; Dean de Blois, co-writer and director of Disney’s \\Lilo… |
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Lasseter discusses Disney 90th birthday
…of Mickey Mouse, the impact of Snow White, his own first interaction with Disney as a teenager, leaving Disney for Pixar, the recent Disney revitalization, the chance of a non-princess… |
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Ratatouille cast confirmed
Coming Soon confirms the voice cast for Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille. Patton Oswalt, Brian Dennehy, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm and John Ratzenberger have all signed on for the feature, coming… |
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The Mantis Parable DVD
…and declaring that “The Mantis Parable equals the best work that Pixar has ever done. Superb filmmaking. Subtle, transformative, and animated with an incredible attention to detail . It is… |
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Lasseter to be honored
Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will award John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, their 2006 lifetime achievement award on October 9th at… |
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First movies for iTunes
A blog post at Cinematical.com reveals the movie titles that will appear first when Apple’s iTunes makes films available for download. Obviously, Disney and Pixar movies figure heavily in the… |
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Frozen coming to Blu-ray on March 18th
…the curious exception of Pixar films), the release will be fairly light on extras, with The Making of Frozen, deleted scenes, three music videos and the new Mickey Mouse short… |
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Shorts International brings new films to iTunes
…\\The Mantis Parable\\ equals the best work that Pixar has ever done. Superb filmmaking. Subtle, transformative, and animated with an incredible attention to detail. It is excellent.” – \\The Unsteady… |
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The Nut Job
…rat copied right from the Pixar hard drives. And everyone else is so unremarkable as to not be even worth mentioning. The slap-stick animation style is a bit reminiscent of… |
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Is Cars a lemon?
At o-meon Chuck Oberleitner brings insights into the debate of whether Disney/Pixar’s Cars qualifies as a flop or not. Highlighting all the ways in which the film has succeeded the… |
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BYU animators shine
The recent issue of BYU Magazine highlights the school’s burgeoning animation program. The article even mentions that people from Pixar had observed the animation pipeline in place at BYU. The… |
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More info on Cars DVD
USA Today posts a preview for the November 7th DVD release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars. Among the DVD’s features will be a sneak peek at next July’s Ratatouille; the short films… |
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Disney staff celebrates Oscar win
…Ever since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences created the best animated feature prize in 2001, Pixar has dominated the category, winning seven times. Rivals including DreamWorks Animation… |
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Ratatouille finds competiton to Live Free or Die Hard
Variety via Coming Soon indicates that battling Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille for the top spot at the box office next June 29th will be Live Free or Die Hard, the long-anticipated fourth… |
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One Man Band official site
Piotr at our Animated News Forum has pointed out that Pixar has opened up a site for its upcoming short One Man Band. The site gives a summary of the… |
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Joe Grant Life Celebration
…all these ideas from people’s “Joe drawers” were used that Disney could make 15-30 more good films out of them over the next 50 years. Pete Docter, director of Pixar’s… |
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Cars and Narnia wish upon a Starz!
…Witch, & the Wardrobe. A 45-second teaser trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Cars will premiere over the Thanksgiving weekend, running as an interstitial. Likewise, a 9-minute sneak peek for Narnia will air… |
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More Nemo
‘Music Fan’ and ‘monkeyboy12’ have posted a little more about the upcoming video game based on Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Take a look at The Continuing Adventures‘ {{link http://gba.gamespy.com/articles/516/516940p1.html details}} and… |
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Director Mike Rianda on The Mitchells vs. The Machines
…has since been employed by Pixar Animation Studios and JibJab, taught at CalArts, and worked at Disney Television Animation, where he served as a writer and creative director for the… |
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Journey under the sea with the full Luca trailer
…for last year’s Soul, which just won them two Oscars. Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age… |
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Composer Philip Klein on Wish Dragon
…television projects for Sony, Disney, Pixar, Lionsgate, ABC and CBS. Recent projects include the Roadside Attractions drama The Last Full Measure, and Neon’s Pig. He also penned 18 new orchestral… |
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Shrek 2 is the #1 toon of All Time!
…international roll out. Can Shrek 2 hold the top spot long? Will it remain the biggest film of the year? Let’s not forget about Spider-Man 2 and Pixar’s The Incredibles!… |
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Another Shrek in the swamp karaoke; DreamWorks' future; Puss In Boots movie?
…talks to Shrek 2‘s Jeffrey Katzenberg about his past and the future of DreamWorks, while he also praises Pixar’s work in the {{link http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/09/1086749775405.html?oneclick=true Sydney Morning Herald}}. Finally, a red-carpet… |
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Stream Luca soundtrack online
Walt Disney Records released Disney and Pixar’s Luca Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, composed and produced by Dan Romer, this past weekend. The score was recorded with an 82-piece orchestra at… |
