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WTF: Check Out the Chinese ‘Remake’ of Pixar’s Short Presto

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:38:34 +0000

I’m not sure where I first saw this crazy piece of animation, but it was likely when Pixar’s Lee Unkrich mentioned it on Twitter . “ The most strangely surreal thing I’ve seen in a while. Like being transported to an alternate reality,” he said. There has been a ...

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Pixar Canada Creative Director Dylan Brown visits VFS - a set on Flickr

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:06:34 +0000

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Pixar Canada creative director at VFS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:06:34 +0000

Following the listing of the first career opportunities for Pixar Canada in Vancouver, Pixar animator Dylan Brown, creative director for the satellite studio, was on hand yesterday at the Vancouver Film School (VFS) to speak about what's in the works. Pictures of his visit and presentation are ...

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10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2009 Oscar® Race

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:38:42 +0000

Beverly Hills, CA — he Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category.

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Up and Up!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:24 +0000

I remember seeing a Current Affair segment back in the late '80s about parents who bought a VHS of Cinderella for their kids, thinking it was family fare, but instead thanks to a packaging error, turned out to be an...

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Rob Marshall Confirmed for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:34:15 +0000

Back in July, it was hinted that Chicago helmer Rob Marshall might be directing the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , but we haven’t heard anything since… until now. At a DGA screening of Nine , Marshall confirmed that he ...

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Exclusive Image Of Pixar Star in Charity Campaign

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:39:49 +0000

Carl Frederickson, the septuagenarian protagonist from Disney Pixar’s Up is hardly a spring chicken, but he’s putting this to good use by becoming the latest ambassador for the Hear The World campaign. Carl is in his late 70s, a retired balloon salesman, and even has his ...

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On Blu-ray: Up and Monsters, Inc.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:00:08 +0000

The new Blu-ray Disc (BD) version of Up — released on the same day as the BD of director Pete Docter's debut effort, Monsters, Inc. — is a revelation in at least one regard: it demonstrates that 2D is better.

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Pete Docter Developing His Next Pixar Movie, Not Monsters Inc. 2

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:27 +0000

With today’s release of Up on DVD and Blu-ray, there is also some news from Pixar central about director Pete Docter and his next project. According to an interview with New York Magazine (via Upcoming Pixar ), Docter says that he’s already working on his next Pixar-based film: ...

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Up Director Pete Docter on His Next Project and Why Pixar Movies End With Chase Scenes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:34:26 +0000

This spring, Wall Street was fretting over the uncertain commercial prospects of Pete Docter's Up . But six months and $646 million after its release, it's Pixar's second-highest-grossing film ever and, thanks to the Academy's expansion of the Best Picture category, it stands a good chance of ...

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Only Two of the Top 30 Grossing Films of This Decade Are Original

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:58:28 +0000

Wikipedia has a list of the highest grossing films of this decade so far, and kottke noticed that of the top 20 films at the box office, only one movie was not based on a past film or tv show (remake/sequel), or an adaptation of an established property (be it a comic, book, play, ...

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Third Alice In Wonderland Banner Released

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:50:00 +0000

After premiering the first and second banners last week, Walt Disney Pictures has now released the third and final of three new theatrical banners for Tim Burton ’s Alice in Wonderland . Want to see more? Check out a high resolution digital copy of all three banners after the jump. ...

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First Official Photos From Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:02 +0000

Fanboyz have scored a scan of the first three official photos from Disney’s live-action film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice . I’m guessing that the photos appeared in the same AMC catalog that the Alice in Wonderland photos were scanned from over the weekend. Click on over to ...

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Up – Blu-Ray DVD 4-Pack Review

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:21 +0000

Long ago I mentioned that Pixar has a curious ability to make movies I find wonderful, but virtually no ability to get me excited for them. That hasn’t changed. Sure, now I’m just generally moved to anticipation because Pixar hasn’t really ever put together a movie I couldn’t stand, ...

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Movies are the Best Medicine

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:01:05 +0000

One of best things about movies is that they have a powerful ability to affect us on many levels, and we each have our own personal experiences where a movie has lifted our spirits. This is a one of those stories from Paul Collett , a good friend of the site, on how Michael J. Fox, Luke ...

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So Long, Originality

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:04:35 +0000

Remakes. Sequels. Prequels. Screen adaptations of books, cartoons, comics, and TV shows. It can’t be denied that the film industry is starting to run rampant with movies based on something that has already been done. What’s shocking, though, is just how few original ideas Hollywood ...

jimmy12 posted 5 days ago from atomicpopcorn.net

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What's Next For Pete Docter? Not Monsters, Inc. 2

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:43:38 +0000

As early as mid-last year , we’ve been getting some implicit hints pointing to a sequel in the dearly beloved world of Pixar’s 2001 hit Monsters, Inc. Turns out MI2 isn’t exactly happening. At least, not under Pete Docter’s watch for ...

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Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-Ray)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Reviewed by Daniel Kelly Quote: "From nearly every angle, Dawn of the Dinosaurs is one big storytelling fumble."

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Discussion with Peter Docter and Bob Peterson

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:04:26 +0000

Up is still in my top three films of the year. Even now with it’s release on Blu-ray, the gut-punch still gets me and it’s still a marvelous film to watch. The Blu-ray is also no slouch in it’s pristine presentation of the film, it also features a nice batch of extras that go ...

jimmy12 posted 8 days ago from atomicpopcorn.net

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/Film Visits The Set Of Prince of Persia - Part 1

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:00 +0000

It has been over a year since I boarded a plane to London to visit the Pinewood Studios set of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time , Disney’s big screen adaptation of the popular video game. It’s a one hour ride from our hotel near downtown London to Pinewood Studios. Prince of ...

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