Luxo blog, The Pixar Animation blog extra-ordinaire, features a new look and a link to this great MTV story on Brad Bird and The Incredibles. "Director Brad Bird is an anomaly in animation, a visionary with a retro sensibility and a stark aversion to the kind of safe, formulaic product that’s dominated the medium in… Read More »Luxo fun!
Apparently The Walt Disney Company feels the Asia market is vastly untapped. Talks have been under way to build a new Disney Themepark in South Korea. With a park in Hong Kong under construction, Two parks in Tokyo, and talks about a park near Shanghai, Disney looks to make their themeparks as ubiquitous as the… Read More »Disneyland Korea?
Most kids’ entertainment is about kids. Pixar movies are about adults. They show children what adults are supposed to do — to be brave and self-sacrificing, to defend children even at risk to themselves, to give even in the face of ingratitude. This is wise because, after all, children aren’t going to remain children. Just… Read More »National Review reviews The Incredibles
With Pixar and Disney on the outs, Dreamworks with a few succesful films under it’s belt (not to mention Shrek2 the most successful animated film ever), and talent drain turning into a possible drought, what will happen to Disney’s feature animation division? They risk the chance of being the 4th or 5th ranked animated film… Read More »Whither Disney Animation?
The movie, at 115 minutes, is the longest all-CG film to date. The plot actually fills the time out nicely — I never felt bored, rushed, waiting for the next scene, or wondering why we hadn’t seen more of the goings-on. It wouldn’t be nearly as good a film in either traditional animation, nor in… Read More »Dave Does The Incredibles
The movie does come to some interesting philosophical conclusions, not least among them the way it advocates full-on Nietzschean ethics. The “Supers” — literal Ubermensch — are the strong, endowed with special gifts that place them beyond the range of normal men. The Supers also… Read More »Bob Parr, Ubermensch?
Found this link on Jeff Bridges website, GLTron is a video game based on the lightcycle game from the Disney movie ‘Tron’. It’s also released under the GNU General Public License. Link to more Tron games.
It’s time to buckle down for another Pixar movie release. Here’s a review from Amid on CartoonBrew and it gives new meaning to the word glowing. I know LaughingPlace.com was at the Red Carpet in Hollywood and have interviews with all the big players coming up shortly. Let’s get this Presidential Election out of the… Read More »Incredible Reviews