Pixar Product Placement
The Product Placement blog has details on deals made by Disney/Pixar to garner $150 million in sponsorship money for The Incredibles. That means it’s potentially profitable before it even makes it to the theatres.
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Incredible Reviews
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
New Incredibles Clip
Yahoo Entertainment has a new clip from Pixar’s The Incredibles. Now, I was expecting something a little more adult oriented from Director Brad Bird, but this scene is incredlbly dark. I can’t wait to see this in the theatre.
Reports from the party…
The thing that struck me the most about the evening, aside from Sunday morning’s hangover, was how much joy and pride the entire company took in the film. There was genuine excitement from people who didn’t work on it for the people who did. The always on the ball Cartoon Brew has a summary of… Read More »Reports from the party…
Disney Trends Away from Stage Musicals on Film
I’m still a huge fan of the Neo-Golden Age musical films (The Little Mermaid up through, oh, Mulan — I don’t include Tarzan in the group, because it marked the end of the era, being the first in the series to completely lack character songs) (and while I like some of the later endeavors —… Read More »Disney Trends Away from Stage Musicals on Film
Disney and Pixar Sitting in a Tree
The on again off again relationship of Pixar and Disney has had more twists and turns than a theme park roller coaster. For now it appears to be back on track with the departure of Eisner next year. This does not bode well for Bob Iger’s chances at succession as Pixar likely would not sign… Read More »Disney and Pixar Sitting in a Tree
The Incredible’s, The Reviews
A few early reviews are in at Ain’t It Cool News. The early buzz on this one is even better than the previous Pixar flicks, if that’s even possible.
Toy Story III & IV
Apparently Disney is content to severe all ties with Pixar and go it alone with their own CGI Animation Department. To that end, they just announced that two more sequels to the Toy Story movie will be released, but this time without the help of Pixar. If that doesn’t put a nail in the coffin… Read More »Toy Story III & IV