First Looks at Disney’s "The Princess and the Frog" and "Up"; Docter Talks Up...
New video clips are available for the upcoming Disney movies The Princess and the Frog and Up. The Princess and the Frog trailer is at the movie’s official website. A brief clip of Up is at the...
View ArticlePR: NYCC and Disney/Pixar Present the First 50 Minutes of "Up"
NYCC And Disney•Pixar Present The First 50 Minutes Of UP Norwalk, CT, February 3, 2009: New York Comic Con is proud to announce that the first 50 minutes of Disney•Pixar’s 10th film, UP, will screen...
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NYCC2009: Spending Time with Disney/Pixar’s "Up" (and, Disney’s "Surrogates")
Walt Disney Features attended New York Comic Con to promote two of their upcoming films: Disney/Pixar’s Up and Surrogates, based on the graphic novel by Robert Venditti and Brett Weidele. The coverage...
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NYCC2009: A Roundtable Discussion with "Up"’s Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
Pete Docter’s long career with Pixar Animation Studios has meant he’s worked on many of the studio’s most beloved films, including both Toy Story movies, WALL-E, and his directorial debut Monsters,...
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Pixar Delivers Another "Up"-Lifting Movie Experience
Pixar has a history of delivering movies that have a solid story to go along with their equally solid visuals. With every film the studio puts out comes an expectation—and for some people perhaps even...
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Toon Zone Presents: A Virtual Roundtable with Pete Docter & Bob Peterson on "Up"
In the pre-release run-up for Disney/Pixar’s Up, Wall Street analyst Richard Greenfield expected a poor reception for the movie, stating, “We doubt younger boys will be that excited by the main...
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Toon Zone Presents: Ronnie Del Carmen’s Special Mission – An "Up" Virtual...
As a boy growing up in the Philippines, Ronnie Del Carmen was an early devotee of animation, especially of Disney characters like Donald Duck and Dumbo. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in...
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Review: “Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 2”– More Little Gifts from Planet...
Way back in 2007, when I reviewed the Pixar Short Films Collection Vol. 1, our own staffer Duke asked: “Does Pixar even have enough short films for a second volume? Or will that second volume come out...
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Want Diversity in Casting and Roles in Hollywood? Look at Animation
The Los Angeles Times makes note of ethnic diversity in both on-screen characters and the actors portraying them in current-era animated features, in comparison to a live-action selection which turned...
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Daniel Gerson, Screenwriter for “Monsters Inc.” and “Big Hero 6,” Passes Away...
Variety reports that screenwriter Daniel Gerson has passed away at age 49 after a battle with brain cancer. Mr. Gerson frequently collaborated with Robert L. Baird, with the duo earning screenwriting...
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