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Disney Movies By Mail
The CinemAttic &bull Jul 30, 2010
Orlando dream vacations are now becoming cheaper. Orlando vacation rental home makes them cheaper and still proffers all the best amenities for your dream family vacations. The solution is in three magical words Orlando vacation rental. That's right instead of cramming your family into one or two expensive hotel rooms you can… Full Story »
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. . . And Some Decades You Get The Bear
Movie Nation (Boston Globe) 7 &bull Jul 24, 2010
Some movie decades are better than others. The '30s and '70s, si. The '60s and '80s, non. Of course there's no way of telling at the time what the judgment of movie history will be. It's in the nature of… Full Story »
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Toy Story 3: fitting finale or tired rehash?
Guardian Unlimited &bull Jul 20, 2010
Will Woody and Buzz's final outing be a shallow retread of its predecessors or an emotionally fulfilling conclusion to the saga? The basics Toy Story 3 arrives 11 years after the last instalment, and 15 years after Toy Story, the film that catapulted Pixar into the public conciousness and transformed the world of motion picture animation forever. But with the exception of a few characters whose voice actors have died in the interim, all the familiar gang from Andy's bedroom are back. Woody… Full Story »
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Film Review: Despicable Me | West Side Spirit
westsidespirit.com via @WestSideSpirit &bull Jul 19, 2010Despicable Me poses a crucial summer question: Is it possible to enjoy a movie simply for what it is or does hype determine audience response? This 3-D animated comedy, developed by technicians from Franceas Mac Guff Ligne graphic arts company, makes genuinely witty use of 3-D trompe laoeil: The ladders that stretch out toward you, the objects that seem to land in your… Full Story »
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It's bad enough Hollywood is out of ideas, but now it looks like Pixar is running out of ideas, too [Sad]
Fark.com Showbiz RSS &bull Jul 17, 2010
If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. Much like most people, I absolutely love all of Pixar's movies, except for the mediocre Cars movie. If Pixar keeps this up, may may lose touch with what made… Full Story »
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Pixar to Make 'Cars' Direct-to-Video Spin-Off 'Planes'?
:: The Playlist :: &bull Jul 14, 2010
It's kind of universally accepted that John Lasseter's 2006 feature "Cars," while certainly a gorgeous-looking Pixarmovie, was far from the studio's best. Still, it sold a shitload of toys and pajamas and other assorted bric-a-brac, so much so that Disney… Full Story »
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Ratatouille Returning to Theatres in 3D?
Upcoming Pixar &bull Jul 14, 2010Yup, according to Pixar 3D Supervisor, Bob Whitehill, the film's conversion is currently in development. Brad Bird is even on board to guide the process along.Hey U Guys has the entire roundtable interview with Whitehill (focusing on Toy Story 3, spoilers), but if… Full Story »
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Jerry @ Comic Con 2010
Cartoon Brew &bull Jul 11, 2010
The San Diego Comic Con has posted its daily schedules - and if you are going to the Con and want to see me you'll have ample opportunity. Right now I'm set to be at the Insight Editions (booth #2913)… Full Story »
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Human Story
Edward Copeland on Film &bull Jul 9, 2010
By Damian My wife and I saw Toy Story 3 (in glorious 2-D thankfully) a couple of weeks ago and I find that since then Iave been reflecting on it a great deal. I was fully prepared for it to be a decent movie (perhaps not the best of the three but an enjoyable and pleasant time at the theater nonetheless), but what I was not prepared for was how emotional an experience it would prove to be and how red my eyes would look when the lights came up. For those few who still may not know, Toy Story… Full Story »
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Cinematical Seven: The Animated Pets We'd Love to Own
Cinematical &bull Jul 7, 2010
Cats and dogs are fantastic pets, but nowadays it's all about one-upping your neighbor with a more unusual critter. There are designer dogs, micro pigs, lemurs, exotic birds; the choices are practically endless. A tank full of piranhas is a cool thing to show off to your friends, but the fun really stops there. What we need are some cute and loving creatures with a little more going on upstairs. And the ability to talk couldn't hurt either. Let's face it: a nice majority of moviegoers wish, even if it's… Full Story »
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Weekend Estimates: Toy Story Holds Off Impressive Debut by Grown Ups
The Numbers &bull Jun 27, 2010
As expected, Toy Story 3 won a second straight weekend at the box office, and its decline of 47% wasn't bad for a movie that opened with over $100 million -- in fact, it's slightly better than WALL-E managed in… Full Story »
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What's Your Favorite Pixar Ending?
Cinematical &bull Jun 25, 2010
Some spoilers for Pixar movies here, needless to say. Finding the right note to end a movie is hard, and doing so for a family film is harder. When an unambiguously happy ending is mandatory, the understandable temptation is to trend toward the hokey and the maudlin. Even Disney in its animated-feature heyday had trouble with this: I'll grant… Full Story »
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Boy Story Three
Reverse Shot &bull Jun 25, 2010
We all know it's a boy's world. And since Hollywood has unofficially become a Pixar world, don't expect that to change on the big screen any time soon, either. Of course complaining about Pixar films has become something like looking a gift horse in the mouth, especially lately, when their Quality Product seems… Full Story »
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Box-Office Oracle: Jun. 25 - Jun. 27, 2010
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines 7 &bull Jun 24, 2010
Right now Toy Story 3 is running wild all over the competition. It'll crack $200m in worldwide cume today, and it should jump into 6th place all-time for Pixar on the domestic charts this weekend, passing Wall-E. Speaking of this… Full Story »
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Pixar animators = Renaissance masters?
In Contention &bull Jun 24, 2010
I'm not saying it - Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones is. In a brief but gutsy blog post, Jones adds an alternative (but still admiring) view to the past week's pile of love letters to "Toy Story 3," focusing less… Full Story »
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The ten best Pixar flicks of all time. No. 1 and No. 2 really need to swap places, though, and "Cars" was just a Doc Hollywood rip-off [Spiffy]
Fark.com Showbiz RSS &bull Jun 18, 2010
FARK.com: (5419893) The ten best Pixar flicks of all time. No. 1 and No. If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. A slideshow? On EW.com? I'm shocked! Oh, and #8 deserves to be #1, #6 deserves to be #10, and #1 deserves to be torn out of your DVD player and used as a drink coaster. Non slideshow format: 10.… Full Story »
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Toy Story 3's perfect reviews-Jonah Hex's perfectly awful ones
Frankly My Dear... &bull Jun 18, 2010
I scanned a few reviews just to see if anybody else thought that it hit a soft, slow patch in the middle, only to finish with a flourish, as I did. A few are in agreement, something borne out by… Full Story »
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Friends to the end
Boston.com &bull Jun 17, 2010
When it comes to movie sequels, the third time is rarely the charm. Threequels are usually a desperate attempt to squeeze life out of a fading brand, and there's not much in the first half of "Toy Story 3'' to make you think any differently. How can this be? We're talking about Pixar, the gold standard not just for family films and computer animation but pop culture as a whole. How can John Lasseter's gang of super-geniuses fall asleep at the switch?… Full Story »
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5 Best Performances In Animated Movies
Boston.com &bull Jun 17, 2010
Maybe it's the fact that they can walk into a recording booth with no makeup or costumes or props and just go for it. Maybe the kid inside of them comes out when working on such family friendly material. Either way, superstars and character actors alike, when paired with great writing, have… Full Story »
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`Toy Story 3' doesn't shine quite as brightly
Boston.com &bull Jun 14, 2010
This is what happens when you're good at your job: Everyone expects excellence from you, and anything even slightly short of that feels like a letdown. Toy Story 3" is a gorgeous film -- funny, sweet and clever in the tradition of the best Pixar movies -- but because it comes from that studio's nearly flawless tradition, including two "Toy Story" predecessors, the expectations naturally are inflated. Excluding "Cars," Pixar has a perfect track record of animated classics, with… Full Story »
