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\\Finding Nemo\\, a Disney/Pixar/Sony film?
According to the Internet Movie Database: “In a report likely to raise eyebrows among those following the current contract-renewal talks between Pixar and Disney, an online entertainment trade publication in… |
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Pixar third quarter financial results top expectations
Pixar {{link http://corporate.pixar.com/news/20031106-121926.cfm announced}} financial results for its fiscal third quarter. They “earned $13.2 million or $0.23 per diluted share on revenues of $30.2 million. These results were largely driven… |
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A look at Pixar's Boundin'!
A little light reading for you on this rather slow news weekend: Amid Amidi’s {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}} posted some early thoughts on Pixar’s new short Boundin’: “[It’s] humor-light: inoffensive,… |
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Another new Pixar short in the works?
…“Motion Pictures” is \\One Man Band\\, an “animated short film” from “Pixar Animation Studios”, produced by “Brad Bird” (who happens to be the director for \\The Incredibles\\)! The upcoming Pixar… |
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Warner Brothers, Pixar a good fit?
According to {{link http://www.quicken.com/investments/news_center/story/?story=NewsStory/dowJones/20040129/ON200401291955001877.var&column=P0DFP Dow Jones Newswire}}, Warner Brothers may be the most natural fit for Pixar “based on their domestic and international film-distribution strengths”. If a Time Warner/Pixar deal… |
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Jim Hill on the Disney/Pixar break-up…
As expected, Jim weighs in on the current hot topic concerning The Walt Disney Company and their splitting with blockbuster supplier Pixar Animation Studios. Posted late last night (early this… |
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Why Pixar's films are more "Disney" than Disney's…
…past, and which now belong to Pixar more than any other. He believes that, among other things, the Disney of today has tried too hard to be “hip” and “appealing”… |
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Pixar's \\Cars\\ release date announced
{{link http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808405700&intl=us Greg’s Previews}} reports that Walt Disney Pictures has set November 4, 2005, as the release date of \\Cars\\, the last film in the Disney/Pixar partnership. Greg adds that… |
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Fence between Pixar's staying in and leaving Emeryville
…Pixar Animation Studios threatened to leave Emeryville. This announcement came in response to the serious consideration council members are giving to eliminating most of the eight-foot-high metal fence that surrounds… |
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Pixar looking for new deal with Disney?
{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/24/technology/pixar/ CNN}} reports that Pixar is not in a hurry to find a new distribution partner and that may signal they are still interested in reaching a new agreement… |
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Pixar's Brad Bird gets Wired
The Pixar/Brad Bird article that appears in the June print edition of Wired Magazine can now be enjoyed by everyone and international readers online, over at the official {{link http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.06/pixar.html?tw=wn_tophead_3… |
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Eisner says "yes" to Pixar sequels
Either dropping heavy hints to further his cause in bringing Pixar back under the Disney wing, or following through with serious plans, Michael Eisner this week said that sequels to… |
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A quick 2D Expo report: Debunking a Pixar rumor and more
…the way of animation-related news, we did learn from Jim Capobianco of Pixar that there is no truth to the rumor that Pixar will be trying their hand (pun intended)… |
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A peek inside Pixar; new software creates cost-cutting talking heads
The Popular Mechanics website has a couple of interesting stories up for animation fans. Tobey Grumet takes a {{link http://popularmechanics.com/technology/television/2004/7/pixar_live/ very brief visit}} to the Pixar Animation Studios, but much… |
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Pixar blog
Word is spreading around the net on an informative {{link http://pixaranimation.blogspot.com/ Pixar fansite, Luxo}}, a blog that aims to keep up to date on all Pixar developments, from links on… |
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Pixar taken to court?
Getting a big head start on April Fool’s Day joking, the Dateline: Hollywood site has an interesting fictional piece about the eight major Hollywood studios suing Pixar for being continuously… |
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Pixar's 2004 fourth-quarter earnings to be annouced today
Forbes’ “Eye On Stock” feature gives their estimates of Pixar’s fourth-quarter earnings, which will be announced after the market closes today. “First Boston maintained a ‘neutral’ rating and $88 target… |
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More talk of Disney/Pixar talks
The London Times online reports a new glimmer of hope to the possibility of Pixar and Disney renewing talks and striking a new distribution deal with each other. The hopes… |
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Iger visits Jobs at Pixar
The Internet Movie Database indicates that in an interview with The New York Times [free registration required], Disney CEO-designate Robert Iger states that he recently visited Jobs at Pixar Animation… |
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Jobs and Iger in talks to continue Disney/Pixar partnership
The Wall Street Journal, via the Internet Movie Database, indicates that Pixar and Apple Computer Chairman Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Robert Iger have been in preliminary talks regarding a… |
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Disney close to renegotiating deal with Pixar?
Jim Hill looks at recent events which lead one to believe that Disney and Pixar may reunite for a deal composed of either three or five films. The three picture… |
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Pixar targeted by two lawsuits
The LA Times indicates that Pixar has been hit with two separate class action lawsuits claiming that the studio misguided investors with exaggerated projections for the Incredibles DVD. In response,… |
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Pixar scores Giacchino for Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, who had his break last year writing the score for Pixar’s hit animated film The Incredibles, has opted to continue his relationship with the studio. Music from the… |
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Pixar exhibit set to open at Museum of Modern Art
Opening Wednesday at New York’s Museum of Modern Art is ”Pixar: 20 Years of Animation,” reportedly the “most extensive gallery exhibition” the Museum of Modern Art has ever devoted to… |
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Disney/Pixar recent business matters
There’s been a lot of talk and rumors floating around this week about a possible buyout of Pixar by Disney. Chuck Oberleitner helps to make sense of it all at… |
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The School of Pixar
The New York Times ponders the success of Pixar, analyzing what has made the studio such a formidable presence in the field of animation. Likewise, the article spotlights Pixar University,… |
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Drawn Together: Not the "reality" show, but Disney and Pixar
The Disney Insider online has more information on the recent purchase of Pixar by Disney, including reactions by Steve Jobs, Roy Disney, and Diane Disney Miller. In case anybody’s wondering,… |
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Disney's first-quarter profit, Pixar's production slate increase
…Disney CEO Robert Iger has revealed plans for the company to release about two Pixar films per year, with Toy Story 3 now being one of Pixar’s movies in production…. |
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Three artists placed in Pixar's Corner
Upcoming Pixar points out that three artists have joined the Artist’s Corner at Pixar’s official website: “Andrew, Director”; “Gini, Animator”; and “Neil, Technical Director”…. |
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Interview: Pixar's Jan Pinkava
Computer Arts speaks with Pixar’s Jan Pinkava. In addition to animating, Pinkava has likewise directed for the studio, with his work seen in the short film Geri’s Game. In this… |

