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NEWS ABOUT: Pixar

Pixar stories: 17 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Look Out, Pixar: 
 Mr. Fox Is Fantastic 

Is it a film for kids? Who cares! gush critics

Nov 13, 09 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Wes Anderson is winning raves for his stop-motion take on Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic Mr. Fox, with voices by a raft of stars including Meryl Streep and George Clooney:
  • It's so good, David Edelstein forgot himself. When the flick ended, he writes in New York , he wished "the
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entertainment • film • Dreamworks • Pixar • movie review • Wes Anderson • Meryl Streep • George Clooney • Roald Dahl • Fantastic Mr. Fox • stop motion • Brad Bird

 Disney Reinventing Stores 
 as 'Imagination Parks' 

Apple's expertise will help transform shopping into entertainment

Oct 13, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has unveiled ambitious plans to bring the theme park to the shopping mall by turning its network of stores into interactive "Imagination Parks." The overhaul—designed using the expertise of Steve Jobs and his Apple Stores team—will cost some $1 million per store and focus... More »

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Steve Jobs • Walt Disney Co. • Apple • Pixar • Disney • mall • retail stores

 Going Up? 
 9.4M Balloons 
 Should Do It 

But different sources give widely varied estimates

Jun 5, 09 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pixar stuck 20,622 balloons on a house to achieve liftoff in its animated Up, which wouldn't come close to doing the trick in real life, writes Nina Shen Rastogi on Slate's Explainer blog. If the old Carl character were using typical party balloons, he'd need somewhere around 9.4... More »

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film • Pixar • Disney • physics • house • balloon • helium balloons

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Up Hits Box Office Heights 


May 31, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pixar’s Up floated to the top of the box office this weekend with $68.2 million, USA Today reports. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian came in second with $25.5 million. Though critics loved it, Drag Me to Hell debuted to just $16.8 million, while... More »

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entertainment • film • Pixar • box office • Star Trek • Terminator Salvation

MOVIE REVIEW

 Up Is a 'Buoyant Delight'  


May 29, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's nearly unanimous: Critics can't say enough good things about Up, the latest offering from Pixar:
  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: The story of a curmudgeon who tries to fly his house to South America " is a soaring, touching, funny and altogether buoyant movie that lives up to
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Pixar • movie review • animated movie

(Newser) - Cannes opened in an unusual way tonight—with the animated 3-D film Up from Pixar. It’s the first time either an animated movie or a 3-D flick got the honored spot, and Timothy M. Gray of Variety reports an “enthused” response from both audience and critics.... More »

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film • France • Cannes Film Festival • Pixar • movies • Jay-ZTV

 Cannes Prepares 
 for a Quieter Festival 

Economic woes put the breaks on Croisette craziness

May 12, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival opens tomorrow with a screening of the new Pixar film Up, but this year the glitzy two-week movie fest on the French Riviera may be a low-key affair, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Yachts have gone unrented, Vanity Fair has canceled its annual party, and movie execs... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • film • France • Quentin Tarantino • Cannes Film Festival • Pixar • Ang Lee • French Riviera • film deal • movie industry • Pedro Almodovar • Jay-ZTV

MOVIE REVIEW

 Bolt Is Fetching Fun 

Critics say frisky Disney animation is its best effort in years

Nov 21, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Disney's latest animated movie may not win prizes for originality, but Bolt is barking up the right tree for family entertainment, say critics. John Travolta voices with "terrific tenderness" the super-powered pooch who's unaware that his life has been a canine Truman Show, writes Michael Rechtshaffen in the Hollywood ... More »

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John Travolta • Pixar • Disney • animation • movie review • Miley Cyrus • movies • animated movie

opinion

Pixar's Lovable Robot Has
Important Lessons For Us

Wall-E warns about our over-consumption

Jul 11, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yes, Wall-E has environmental themes, but its main point is a moral one, writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post. Not simply a critique of capitalism, as some conservatives have suggested, the movie sets its satirical sights on our self-imprisoning culture of consumption—and the snacking, reclining consumers in the... More »

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Earth • Pixar • consumption • robot • consumerism • computer animation • Wall-E

 Wall-E Sees
 Box Office Stars 

Jolie's Wanted surprises in 2nd at weekend box office

Jun 29, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall-E charmed filmgoers and Angelina Jolie's Wanted beat out expectations in a strong box office weekend, Variety reports. The Pixar-Disney animation flick banked $62.5 million while Wanted raked in $51.1 million. Get Smart held at third with $20 million and Kung Fu Panda kicked up $11.7 million... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Pixar • Disney • box office • Universal Pictures • Wall-E • Wanted

movie review

 Pixar's Wall-E Proves Its Mettle 

Robot love story wins rave reviews from critics

Jun 27, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stunning animation, an endearing love story, and a compelling look at mankind’s future make Pixar’s Wall-E one of the best films of the year, critics agree. “This is getting to sound like a broken record: Pixar Animation Studios has just topped itself. Again,” Kirk Honeycutt writes... More »

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Pixar • animation • movie review • apocalypse

book review

 Cracking the Steve Jobs Code 

Author peers into the brain of Apple's elusive guiding force

Apr 21, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it’s near impossible to get an interview with Steve Jobs, author Leander Kahney’s book Inside Steve’s Brain gives a “fresh, noble perspective” on the Apple icon’s impenetrable mind, Jon Swartz writes in USA Today. Like most who try, Kahney couldn’t score facetime, but... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • iPod • Pixar • biography • book reviews • book

Steve Jobs: Brilliant Tyrant

Apple's mercurial CEO creates a risky rollercoaster ride for shareholders

Mar 5, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is an undisputed Silicon Valley superstar, but his genius has a price, Fortune reports. Jobs is a risk-taking, short-tempered tyrant, and those foibles make Apple a potential rollercoaster for investors. Jobs threatened the company—and his own freedom—in two separate backdating scandals, and, reports the magazine, risked... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • shareholders • Apple • Pixar • pancreatic cancer • stock option backdating • corporate governance • backdating scandal

Things That Won't Shake
The Media World in 2008

BusinessWeek columnist takes a stab at '08 predictions

Dec 28, 07 7:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Overloaded with prediction lists, Business Week polishes the crystal ball and looks ahead to see what won't happen in the media world  in 2008.
  1. The writers won't win the current strike
  2. DreamWorks isn't going to leave Paramount after all
  3. Apple won't reinvent TV viewing
  4. "Juno" won't win
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media • Google • Indiana Jones • Katie Couric • Apple • list • Pixar • Disney • Fox Business Network • DreamWorks • Paramount • predictions • Hollywood writers' strike • Juno • MGM

Disney Park Launches $1B Redo

Mouse to make California Adventure more like Disneyland

Oct 18, 07 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney is launching a $1.1 billion overhaul of its California Adventure theme park in a bid to boost smaller-than-predicted earnings and make the park more like big brother Disneyland. The Anaheim park, opened in 2001, drew 6 million visitors last year—a million less than predicted and far fewer... More »

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Pixar • Disney • Anaheim • Michael Eisner • Bob Iger

French Foodies Eating Up 'Ratatouille'

Soi-disant epicures love the intricately realistic animated chef flick

Aug 14, 07 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Legions of French citizens are crowding theaters for a first taste of Pixar's latest 3-D animated feature Ratatouille, the story of a rodent chef in Paris and now the 4th highest-grossing movie premiere in France's history. The French, known for their devotion to everything food-related, are raving about "Ratatouille"... More »

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food • film • France • cooking • 3D • Ratatouille • Pixar • chef • cartoon • Le Monde • movies • movie theaters

Disney's Rat Trounces 'Die Hard'

'Ratatouille' is weekend box office champ,  with $47M to  'Die Hard's'  $33M

Jul 2, 07 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Ratatouille," Disney's critically hailed animated flick about a gourmet rat, dominated the box office in its opening weekend, scoring $47.2M to the latest Bruce Willis vehicle's $33.15 million.  Also bested was religious-themed romp "Evan Almighty."  More »

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Hollywood • theater • film • Ratatouille • Pixar • Disney • animation • box office • movies

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