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Blu-ray Capsule Review: Cars (Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set)

10 November 2009 1:29 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Cars (Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set) Quick Thoughts: Often looked at as the lesser of the Pixar films (hardly an insult) and at almost two hours I can understand some of those complaints, but this isn't a terrible film by any means. I will, however, say that after defending it when I ranked the first ten Pixar films, I would probably knock it down a couple of notches and certainly place it behind Monsters, Inc. at this point. Don't get me wrong, I still like this film and would watch it in a heartbeat, but the more I watch it, the less I get out of it. It's still the best thing Larry the Cable Guy has done and ever will do and visually it's stunning, but it is rather by-the-book and doesn't have the heart most Pixar films have as much as it just follows procedure.

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- Brad Brevet

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The Magic of Pixar

2 November 2009 7:01 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

By now most of you will have seen Pixar's newest animated flick "Up" and if you haven't what are you doing reading this - go watch it now - Ok wait, read this first, then go watch it! Anyway, with Toy Story 3 due next summer, it's the perfect time to reminisce over some of the greatest moments that Pixar have provided us with over the years... It's not just the studio's technical brilliance which set it apart from the rest but the lovable characters, it's the  great voice acting and amazing stories that they have created. Here's a look back at some of the top animated moments - a word of warning before you proceed, the following may trigger a warm fuzzy feeling inside... Toy Story - The Plan With Woody and Buzz having fallen into the clutches of resident teenage  toy torturer Sid Philips, the race is on »

- Uprising

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What to Take Away from the "Toy Story 3" Trailer

13 October 2009 12:38 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

The Toy Story 3 full-length trailer was finally made available online on Monday at noon, saying farewell to a childhood gone by. The trailer explains the premise of this sequel quickly: Andy grew up playing with Woody and Buzz and all of his toys, but that time is coming to an end. He's about to leave for college, and must decide what to do with his childhood toys.

After opening so bittersweet, the trailer shifts gears to the adventurous tone we're used to from the Toy Story series. This time it's hijinks at a daycare center full of unruly children, which seems to be more than the kids can handle.

Watch the trailer in HD

"We all knew this day was coming"...

The great thing about this premise is that it follows the second movie perfectly. The major conflict of Toy Story 2 was the fear of Andy growing up »

- Arya Ponto

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Three Additions to Cast of Pixar's John Carter of Mars

30 September 2009 1:46 PM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The Hollywood Reporter writes that three more actors will star in Pixar's first live-action movie, John Carter of Mars. Thomas Haden Church, James Purefoy, and Mark Strong have joined a cast that already includes Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Taylor Kitsch, and Lynn Collins.

The story involves John Carter (Kitsch), a Civil War veteran who is transported to Mars. But this isn't the barren red planet we know; this Mars is a violent society involving "12-foot-tall green barbarians," according to IMDb.

Church will portray a warrior with a desire for power, Purefoy a captain, and Strong the ruler of a people called the Thems. Directing the movie is Andrew Stanton, who also co-wrote the script. Stanton has already helmed several Pixar features, including Wall-e, Finding Nemo, and A Bug's Life.

The movie is still in pre-production and is scheduled for a 2012 release.

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- Rich Z Zwelling

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Fox Beats Pixar to William Joyce's 'Leaf Men'

24 September 2009 9:32 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

If you have ever wandered into the children's section of a bookstore, you've undoubtedly seen the work of William Joyce. If you have small ones, you may have even read them. Joyce is a wonderful author, one of the rare picture book authors who write as well as they draw. Few of Joyce's books have made it to the big screen (a truly curious thing), but one of his more recent efforts will be coming to theaters near you, as Variety reports that The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs has been re-optioned by Fox.

At the moment, though, the story behind the option is causing more of a stir than Joyce's work. Pixar and Fox were both fighting over The Leaf Men, which was originally set up at Fox with Chris Wedge directing, and a script by Joyce and James V. Hart. Allegedly, Wedge was then given permission »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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Toy Story 3 Casting News Straight from Disney's D23 Expo!

13 September 2009 4:35 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Plenty of big news has come straight from Disney's D23 Expo. Friday had huge updates regarding a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, a new Muppet movie, and a new animation label with Guillermo Del Toro.  Well today straight from the showroom floor John Lasseter gave some juicy casting updates regarding Toy Story 3, and thanks to the Lee Unkrich (the film's director) and his Twitter page, we weren't out of the loop.  New cast members include Pixar veterans Jeff Garlin (Wall-e) and Bonnie Hunt (Cars, A Bug's Life), as well as Whoopi Goldberg making her Pixar debut, but the coolest casting tidbit is a surprise. Along with these comedy all-stars, Lasseter confirmed that John Morris, who voiced of young Andy in the first two Toy Story films will return to reprise the role. Though he's now 24 years old, Morris will be playing Andy at age 18. This just makes me »

- Ethan Anderton

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Edgar Wright addresses reports of Pixar making Ant-Man

10 September 2009 4:24 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Ant-man director Edgar Wright has denied reports that Disney animation studio Pixar is to be involved in the Marvel film project.

The rumour sparked concerns that Disney would upset Marvel's carefully-structured superhero movie masterplan after it bought the comic book powerhouse for $4billion.

Ant-Man, the alias of scientist Henry Pym, can shrink to insect size and also control ants using a special helmet. A film adaptation written and directed by Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) has long been in the pipeline.

The filmmaker has now denied this latest rumour, which originated in an article by Entertainment Weekly.

He told Chud: "The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on. I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them.

"I'm not sure though that they would want to do a 'shrinking' film as a Pixar »

- David Bentley

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Edgar Wright Squishes Pixar Ant-Man Rumors

10 September 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Sometimes movie stories are just too good to be true. A few days ago, Scott Weinberg brought us the delicious rumor that Edgar Wright's Ant-Man could be the first product to come of Pixar and Marvel having sweet access to each other.

Unfortunately, it is not to be. Wright set the record straight on Chud, squashing the rumors, but giving fans hope that he might team up with Pixar for something, someday: "The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on. I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them. I'm not sure though that they would want to do a 'shrinking' film as a Pixar animation -- since Toy Story and A Bug's Life already cover this territory to some extent. Am guessing that someone just speculated on the 'bug' angle and tried to put two and two together. »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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Pixar Is Not Making an Ant-Man Movie ... Probably

10 September 2009 5:43 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

According to director Edgar Wright, the recent news that Pixar would have a hand in the Ant-Man feature is false. Entertainment Weekly reported last week that "Pixar already has their eye on Ant-Man," which started a firestorm of activity on the internet and prompted Wright, who has been developing Ant-Man for the past five years, to contact his boss.

I just spoke to [Marvel President of Production] Kevin Feige for the first time since I wrapped and we are meeting this week to discuss the next phase. The news that Pixar is involved is not wholly accurate and a little premature to comment on. I love Pixar's work more than anyone and indeed would love to collaborate with them. Even so, we can't help but be curious about the wiggle-room offered by the phrase "not wholly accurate" could mean. The rumor seemed plausible, considering Pixar has prior experience with miniature heroes — A Bug's Life, »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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Edgar Wright Says Pixar Has No Current Plans for Ant-Man

9 September 2009 7:53 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

In a story from Chud it seems that talk of Pixar making an Ant-Man movie are somewhat premature.

It looks like Entertainment Weekly ran with this idea while covering the recent Disney/Marvel deal. Something about this didn't sit well with the people at Chud so they dropped would-be Ant-Man director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) an email, and this is what he said regarding his involvement:

"I am still attached to Ant-Man and indeed am still working on a second draft with Joe Cornish. That had to take a back seat while I worked on Scott Pilgrim, but am keen to get back into it once I get into post.

I just spoke to Kevin Feige for the first time since I wrapped and we are meeting this week to discuss the next phase. It's been something that I have worked on for over five years on and off. »

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Pixar Eyeing an Ant-Man Movie

8 September 2009 5:43 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Entertainment Weekly had some interesting news to add over the weekend about the Disney/Marvel merger. In a one-line afterthought, they fanned the rumor flames about another potential comic book movie. Which of Marvel's 5000 characters has Pixar got its CG "eyes" upon? None other than Marvel's most miniscule super hero, Ant-Man!

Marvel has thousands of characters to feed Disney's film, TV, and animation business (Pixar is said to already be eyeballing an Ant-Man movie). As Iron Man proved, they don't need to be iconic to become blockbusters.

Ant-Man does seem right down Pixar's alley, although audiences might be a little tired of all the tiny characters they've already done (Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo). Let's just hope that they don't rehash another Disney movie and call it Honey, I Shrunk Myself.

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- Jim Littler

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Disney Details Pixar's Up and Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray

7 August 2009 10:46 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Disney and Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced what is sure to be one of this holiday's bestselling home video releases, Pixar's Up, is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 10. On that same day, Pixar's Monster's, Inc. will also be released after being delayed from a simultaneous bow alongside A Bug's Life in late spring. The roughly six month delay has seen Monsters, Inc. grow from a two-disc to three-disc set with the additional disc containing a DVD version. Up will be a four-disc set and both will carry a relatively steep Srp of $45.99. In addition to a standalone four-disc set, Pixar's Up will also be available packaged in the Luxo Jr. Collectible Desk Lamp set (pictured below). Along with Up on Blu-ray, this set packs a replica of the Luxo Jr. lamp and a base with a drawer designed to hold the complete Pixar Blu-ray collection. The »

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Comic-Con Interview: John Lasseter

25 July 2009 8:53 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Few people have shaped the course of modern animation as much as John Lasseter. The man directed classic films such as Toy Story 1 and 2, and A Bug's Life, but he's also the Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and at Walt Disney, in addition to being the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. In short, this man brings out the child in each one of us, and makes that child's dreams come true. We had the chance to sit down with Lasseter for a quick chat about his inspirations for Toy Story 3, the 3-D trend for animated films, his approach to Pixar villains, and what he has planned for Walt Disney Imagineering. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/johnlcon.flv 400 300] »

- David Chen

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Blu-Ray DVDs: Loved Up? Watch A Bug's Life

16 July 2009 7:24 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

I've written repeatedly about the unprecedented streak of Pixar both critically and commercially. (They're 10 for 10 now that the delightful Up is their second-highest grossing movie of all time in the Us. And that streak is sure to continue with Toy Story 3 next June.) But somewhat lost in the shuffle is A Bug's Life ($39.99 on BluRay and $29.99 regular DVD;Disney). It was Pixar's second film and while it was a critical and commercial smash (it grossed even more than Toy Story worldwide), this loose remake of Seven Samurai in which bugs band together to fight off marauding grasshoppers is rarely mentioned today. It's certainly superior to some later Pixar films, such as Cars and Monsters, Inc (the two Pixar films I'm least fond of). I can think of two reasons why it doesn't get its due: the... »

- Michael Giltz

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In My Opinion: Ranking Pixar's First Ten Films

15 June 2009 3:54 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Ranking Pixar's First Ten Films I wanted to post this list the same week Pixar's Up hit theaters, but I didn't want to put it together before rewatching a few of the Pixar films I hadn't watched for some time. Most notably was Monsters, Inc., which I had only seen once and definitely needed to revisit. I also rewatched Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Cars and Finding Nemo. Yeah, it's been all Pixar all the time for the past week around my house and I'm not complaining. Now, let's see how things worked out... A Bug's Life (1998) I rewatched this one when Disney released it on Blu-ray last month and I while I still like this film I was surprised at how simple the story is considering how much more elaborate Pixar storytelling has gotten. A Bug's Life is a cute little movie with cute characters and »

- Brad Brevet

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Box Office Beat Down: The Hangover Hangs in at Number One with $33.4 Million

14 June 2009 7:17 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Weekend Box Office:

1) The Hangover $33.4 million

2) Up $30.5 million

3) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 $25 million

4) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $9.6 million

5) Land of the Lost $9.1 million

6) Imagine That $5.7 million

7) Star Trek $5.6 million

8) Terminator Salvation $4.6 million

9) Angels & Demons $4.2 million

10) Drag Me to Hell $3.8 million

Todd Phillip's surprise hit of the summer The Hangover held its first place position for a second straight week in a row. The R rated comedy, which stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zack Galifianakis as three friends searching for their groom the day after the bachelor party, scored an impressive $33.4 million, pushing its cumulative take past the hundred million dollar mark. Having earned $105.3 million, The Hangover has surpassed most other second week grosses this year.

Coming in with a strong second place finish was Disney/Pixar's Up, which pulled in another $30.5 million. The film, which follows a 78-year-old balloon salesman named Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner »

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A Bug's Life on Blu-Ray

8 June 2009 12:35 PM, PDT | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »

I.ve always hated A Bug.s Life. When I say that, people agree that it.s the least of all the Pixar movies. That.s not what I.m saying. It.s not just a lesser Pixar movie. It.s a terrible movie. I f***ing hate it.

On Blu-Ray: A Bug's Life

Flick is a horrible protagonist. He wants to be different and great but he.s not. His inventions suck. They don.t work and they certainly don.t improve things. You don.t get to be something just because you want to be. You have to deliver.

Then, he brings back these circus bugs that just happen to help him come up with a fantastic idea that.s going to save the whole colony. Only after they invent the mechanical bird does it come out that they were circus bugs. Then everyone.s pissed they were misled, »

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Pixar`s Lucky Charm

5 June 2009 12:21 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Back in 1995 John Ratzenberger became a part of history as one of the voices in the first animated feature done entirely by computer. That film was Pixar's Toy Story and ever since, Ratzenberger has made a small cameo in every single one of Pixar's 13 feature films. Abominable Snowman - Monsters Inc. Toy Story was the auspicious beginning to a mutually rewarding relationship. The company since has dubbed Ratzenberger their good luck charm having him reprise his role as Hamm in Toy Story 2 and playing P.T. Flea in A Bug's Life, the snow monster Yeti in Monsters, Inc., the monkfish school in Finding Nemo, The Underminer in The Incredibles and even Mack in Cars. This summer with the release of Up, John Ratzenburger continues his relationship with Pixar and returns as Construction Foreman Tom Mustafa - Ratatouille / Hamm - Toy Story 1,2 & 3 / P.T. the Flea - A Bug's Life »

- Ricky

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Weekly Poll Results: Best Pixar Movie

3 June 2009 9:12 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Well last week's poll definitely got a lot of people talking, but when the dust settled, Wall-e ended up being voted the #1 Pixar movie to date followed closely by The Incredibles. It's no surprise to see Cars and A Bug's Life down at the bottom of the list, but I can't believe Toy Story 2 was so far down there. When it came out, most people seemed to agree that it improved on the original... still, I suppose the original gets points for being the first feature-length computer animated movie Ever. So anyway, now that many of you have seen Up, where do you think that should fit into the list? 1. Wall-e -- 24.1% 2. The Incredibles -- 22.7% 3. Toy Story -- 18.4% 4. Monsters, Inc. -- 10.7% 5. Ratatouille -- 9.5% 5. Finding Nemo -- 9.5% 7. Toy Story 2 -- 2.9% 8. A Bug's Life -- 1.2% 9. Cars -- 1% »

- Sean

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My BluRay Shelf: 'A Bug's Life'

1 June 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Pixar's second film is the Rodney Dangerfield of Pixar movies, the one that had to come after "Toy Story."  Talk about a tough act to follow.  Honestly, "Toy Story" is the closest modern equivalent we have to the original "Star Wars" in terms of impact on the rest of the industry, and it's a fantastic piece of storytelling, even removed from the technical innovations.  So pretty much anything that came next would have taken a bit of a beating, and ten films down the road with this company that has one of the best track records in all of movies, the... »

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