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Blu-Ray Review: Pixar’s Up 4-Disc Set

2 hours ago | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »

There is no animation studio as consistently good as Pixar. Period. Ten feature films, the likes of Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Wall-e all attest to that. And with the Blu-ray release of the studio’s latest feature film, Up, its parent company, Walt Disney Studios, continues what is becoming a trend of high-definition home video excellence. The “4-Disc Combo Pack” includes two Blu-ray discs packed full of content, as well as a DVD which also contains the feature and all of the special features (sans Bd Live) contained on the first Blu-ray disc. The collection is rounded out by a digital copy of the film for Windows or Mac. Up tells the story of Carl Frederickson (Edward Asner), who takes off in his own home with the help of thousands of helium balloons after facing some hard times in his life. He is accompanied against his »

- Bill Jones

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Up Blu-Ray Review

14 hours ago | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Critics and audiences alike often get flack for championing Pixar’s films every time a new one is released. While everyone does go crazy with praise, just take a look at their catalog. Cars and A Bug’s Life may not be up to the standards of Toy Story 2, Wall-e, or Finding Nemo but they’re still better than half of the animated movies that are released over the years. If anything they’re probably the best studio around as they consistently churn out projects that above all put their story and characters first. One year ago, everyone crowned Wall-e as their finest achievement and was on many “best of” lists, mine included. While Up is certainly going to be there this year, my question now is will it remain on top? While it’s dropped a place or two, there’s no denying that Pixar has crafted their finest film. »

- Philip Barrett

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Up Blu-ray Review

6 November 2009 8:11 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

When we first meet recently-widowed Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) in the new Disney/Pixar comedy adventure Up, he is about to lose his home to building developers and be forced into a retirement home by the courts following an accidental altercation. But before that happens, Carl decides to fulfill a lifelong dream he and his late wife Ellie shared, but never got to fulfill, of exploring the world. By tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl and his house liftoff and head to Paradise Falls, a secluded spot in South America.

Shortly after takeoff, Carl discovers that he is not alone: an overly optimistic 8-year-old wilderness scout named Russell (Jordan Nagai) has unintentionally stowed away on the former balloon salesman's porch. Unable to turn back, the odd couple continues south. Upon arrival, the two discover that they are not alone. They meet the once-legendary explorer . and Carl's »

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Shelf Life: Monsters, Inc.

4 November 2009 9:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

On November 10, 2009, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is releasing a 4-disc Blu-ray set for Monsters, Inc., Pete Docter's feature directorial debut. Much like Finding Nemo set the stage for what Andrew Stanton eventually did on Wall-e, the 2001 Pixar film offers a glimpse of what was yet to come from Docter - who went on to direct this summer's Up, also out next week - but it also reiterates some of the themes that run throughout all of the studio's best work, including the concept of an alternate perspective on a place or idea that seems obvious, and the idea of families that are both familiar and unconventional. But how effectively does it examine and explore those things, particularly in light of what the studio has done since?

Suffice it to say that the Blu-ray set offers not only the best presentation of the film imaginable, but a bounty of extra »

- Todd Gilchrist

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Unseen Prequels, More Pixar Costumes And M.I.A. In Today's Twitter-Wood

3 November 2009 3:30 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Simon Pegg came a little late to the "Unseen Prequels" meme that's been bouncing around Twitter this week, but I stuck his "Star Wars" proposal along with Jon Favreau's submission up at the top of the list today just the same.

Also discovering a trend late today appears to be "Twilight" actor Peter Facinelli, who's been exploring new Bluetooth headset technology. He and his "Eclipse" director David Slade show up in the Twitter-Wood report today, as does Facinelli's co-star Alex Meraz. Check out their posts after the jump, along with some more Pixar costumes from Lee Unkrich, and an M.I.A. performance caught by Nicky Hilton during the Jimmy Choo shoe debut for H&M. It all happened in Twitter-Wood, and it's in the report for November 3, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@peterfacinelli Broke down and got a Bluetooth. Comes w/ free service, but I hate these things. »

- Brian Warmoth

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A 'Twilight' Actor As Sid Vicious, The World Series And Gwen Stefani In Today's Twitter-Wood

2 November 2009 4:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Halloween tweets were way more interesting this morning since everyone was posting actual photos instead of just being indecisive about what to wear. "Twilight" star Billy Burke took the crown for most authentic, though, with his Sid Vicious outfit. He pretty much nailed the Sex Pistols' late bassist.

"Toy Story 3" director, Lee Unkrich, meanwhile retweeted a few incoming photos he received of well crafted character costumes. Gwen Stefani stood out from the pack in that batch, doing Woody's gal pal Jessie from "Toy Story 2." Then there was Fred Durst, who appears to have put a leg up on December, posting a shot of the Christmas tree he just set up in his living room. Check out all of those, as well as reactions from the World Series, Rob Zombie and John Stamos. They're all waiting after the jump in the Twitter-Wood report for November 2, 2009.

Twitter Pic of the Day:

@billy_burke http://twitpic. »

- Brian Warmoth

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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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Page 3

28 October 2009 8:09 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

You "might" want to check out the upcoming Mighty Mouse DVD for some early work by Wall-e and Finding Nemo mastermind Andrew Stanton. TV Shows on DVD have details of the release. And, yes, I made that pun. You aren't dreaming. Page 3 is the eccentric little brother of Page 2 and compiles even more stories which, for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. There's a whole heap of different items after the break - video clips, posters, pictures, odd snippets of news. Look 3D are to beat Gucci and be the first to launch a line of non-temporary RealD compatible eyewear onto the market. Reuters have the press release in full. How long until the contact lenses launch, I wonder? James Cameron has been wearing them for a while, apparently. As well as acting with his future roomies from the Nursing Home for 80s Action Heroes, »

- Brendon Connelly

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Art of the Movie Poster #2: The House of the Devil

26 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- This month we welcome Art Director, Neil Kellerhouse, to discuss our featured poster for "The House of the Devil". The man is no stranger to film graphics: His company, Kellerhouse Inc., has created stunning covers for Criterion Collection releases, and even developed logos for Pixar's "Finding Nemo", and "Up" (his website is well worth a look). This time around he creates his own inspired version of a 70's/80's horror poster that evokes its own kind of chills while tipping its hat to the likes of "Carrie", "Rosemary's Baby", and "Black Christmas". Read on as we shed some light on the design process, right down to the choice of the poster's tag-line. Gino Pagliuca: Clearly a lot of effort went into capturing the look of those 70's posters. The Title font alone seems like it took some time to create. Was any of this done using old design techniques before moving onto the computer? »

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Visibility Matters: Entertaining the Future

25 October 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

Visibility Matters is a monthly-ish column by AfterEllen.com Founder Sarah Warn about larger trends affecting lesbian/bi women in entertainment and the media.

Visibility Matters: Entertaining the Future

Lesbian/bi visibility in entertainment today is a mass of contradictions. It's both better and worse than it was when I started writing about it more than seven years ago.

There are more lesbian talk show hosts than ever before on network TV, but still very few fictional lesbian characters on broadcast or cable TV.

We now have well-developed, prominent lesbian characters and superheroes in comics — from Willow to Batwoman — but even the most minor lesbian characters are missing from, or "straightened out" in, most studio theatrical releases. Sometimes an entire lesbian subculture is de-gayed, as demonstrated in Whip It.

Female musicians are coming out left and right as gay or bisexual, as we saw when Brandi Carlile finally confirmed last week that she's a lesbian, »

- sarahwarn

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Producer John Lasseter To Receive PGA Achievement Award

22 October 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

"Finding Nemo" animator John Lasseter is set to be honored at the Producers Guild of America with Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures. PGA is acknowledging the producer's role as the first producer of animated films to receive the award.

Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, will collect the trophy at the PGA awards show on January 24 at the Hollywood Palladium.

He is also currently the Principal Creative Adviser for Walt Disney Imagineering.

Some of the Academy Award-winning producer's film credits include the critical and box office hits "Toy Story" (1995), "Toy Story 2" (1999), "Monsters, Inc." (2001), "Finding Nemo" (2003), "The Incredibles" (2004), and "Wall-e" (2008).

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Shark Tale Co-Director Finds A Monster in Paris

21 October 2009 4:46 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

For the record: Shark Tale is one of the worst animated films I’ve ever seen, only made more painful by the fact that it quickly followed on the heels of Finding Nemo the way that Surf’s Up followed Happy Feet and March of the Penguins.

It was laughless and devoid of fun, and now its co-director Bibo Bergeron is getting another chance to display his questionable directorial talent — his knack for animation isn’t a question, as he’s been involved with films since Asterix.

The $42 million movie in question is A Monster in Paris, which, according to Variety, “is set at the turn of the 20th century. It follows a monster who lives in a garden and falls in love with a beautiful, young singer.” At least that sounds a little more unique than the transparent Shark Tale, but I’ve yet to be swayed to Bibo’s side. »

- John Cooper

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Dafoe's 9 foot alien

20 October 2009 11:46 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

I really do not mean the title to be any sort of innuendo. It's true though, but not in the phallic sense (I have an unintentionally dirty mind). In Willem Dafoe's next movie John Carter Of Mars, he will play a 9 foot tall alien called Tars Tarkas. He gave some information about the movie during an interview with AICN. Dafoe says that he doesn't know much about the project at this point, but is excited to be working again with Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) and Pixar. The actor said this... »

- Niki Stephens

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Up: The sky’s the limit for Pixar

20 October 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

For animated filmmakers, the Holy Grail is to create something that is equally popular with adults and children. Sating these divergent demographics is no mean feat, and more often than not recent films churned out by the celebrated Dreamworks and Pixar stables have found themselves pleasing the pre-teen market, while failing to connect with an adult audience. This is why previous Pixar outfits such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Wall-e are so universally lauded; they not only bring a smile or tear to a tot’s face, but they also fill us, the grown-up child, with laughter, sadness and joy. Up, I am pleased to say, falls successfully into this category. It is a wonderful film that captures the spirit of youth and the loneliness of old age; one that is visually breathtaking, emotionally heart-warming and at times laugh-out-loud funny. Our protagonist is Carl, a 78 year-old cantankerous widower who, »

- Dan Jude

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Another Toy Story 3 Character Poster

19 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Pixar Animation Studios released this new movie poster for the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″. Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar Animation and “Toy Story 3″. »

- Brian Corder

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Toy Story Named Top Animated Movie

18 October 2009 7:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Toy Story has been voted the best animated film of all time by movie fans.

The Disney classic, featuring voiceovers by Tim Allen and Tom Hanks, beat out competition from Shrek and The Lion King, which were named second and third favourites respectively.

Fish adventure Finding Nemo came fourth, while Ice Age was voted fifth in the British survey of 4,000 film buffs.

A spokesperson for onepollcashback says, "Toy Story was loved by both the older and younger generations and will be viewed for many years to come." »

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'Toy Story' named as greatest animation

16 October 2009 6:43 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Toy Story is the greatest animated film of all time, according to a new poll of movie fans. The 1996 Pixar film, featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, pipped Shrek and The Lion King to the top spot. Four thousand people aged between 7 and 65 where questioned in the OnePoll survey, which saw Finding Nemo take fourth place followed by Ice Age at number (more) »

- By Sarah Rollo

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Toy Story 3 Trailer Released!

16 October 2009 4:56 AM, PDT | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »

The creators of the beloved Toy Story films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of Woody, Buzz and our favorite gang of toy characters in Toy Story 3. Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment, Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future. Lee Unkrich (co-director of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo) directs this highly anticipated film, and Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of... »

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Toy Story 3 Dino Movie Poster

16 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Pixar Animation Studios recently released this new movie poster from the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″. Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar Animation and “Toy Story [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Go Up, up and away with Pixar

15 October 2009 3:20 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Disney’s newly acquired animation studio Pixar certainly don’t make it easy for themselves. After fish (Finding Nemo), furry monsters (Monsters Inc), robots (Wall-e) and toys (Toy Story), what would the obvious next subject of a movie be: Grumpy old man? Hardly something young children will be able to associate with. Carl Fredericksen is a 78 year old curmudgeon (and any film that can get us using the word curmudgeon can only be applauded!).After the death of his wife Ellie, he decides to live their lifelong dream and visit Paradise Falls in South America. Overcoming the threat of eviction, he tethers thousands of balloons to his house and takes to the skies, but is accidentally accompanied by eager wilderness explorer Russell. It is not your typical animation, nor even typical Pixar. The laugh out loud moments are few, as are the cutesy moments. Yet as a whole, it’s »

- Michael Shelton

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