With a tough edgier Mickey Mouse starring in his own video game advances in technology and increasing adult appeal audiences have never had it better says William Langley.
A rare bit of bad press for Pixar emerged in September, when the company was sued by Norwegian lamp manufacturer Luxa AS for trademark infringement. Of course, the Pixar brand has used one of those desk lamps in its logo for about 20 years. John Lasseter 's short film that inspired the familiar logo is called Luxo, Jr. So, really, Luxa AS had a claim then and probably should have said something before...
Amazon, Pixar and Disney have started a deep Blu-ray promotion this week, as well as dropping the prices on the much anticipated titles Up and Monster's Inc . The large e-tailer has dropped the price of Up to $19.99 for the 4-disc Blu-ray edition (includes digital copy and standard DVD ), a giant drop off its MSRP of $45. Monster's Inc. has also been dropped to $23 for the same 4-disc BD edition,...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's FINDING NEMO took top honors in the category of Best Foreign Show in Argentina at the annual A.C.E. (Asociacion de Cronistas del Espectaculo) Awards. The A.C.E. Award is the highest achievement award for theatre in Argentina. This was the first A.C.E. nomination and win for Disney On Ice in the twelve years that the...
Every time the studio has a new release, Pixar is continuously and rightfully praised for its outstanding films. Many times they’re even considered the best pictures of their respective years. Even though these opinions are held high by the majority of film aficionados, movies like WALL •E and Ratatouille never seem to end up in the Best Picture category at the Oscars. Today, an animated...
I am so very naughty, yet again I havent done what I said I would do, show you some beads in a few days!! I have been dealing with family committments this week and I just havent got any photos done, weather has been bad on and off all week. Then Saturday which turned out to be a lovely sunny day and would have been great for a photo shoot, but I had promised Miss B (Darling Daughter of mine) I would...
It’s perhaps silly to complain about lists, but it has come round, shockingly quickly, to both that time of year and that time of the decade when critics are looking back at what the 21st century has given us so far, a summation of 10 years of cinema. I’ll be doing it myself at the beginning of 2010. The first of these lists that I’ve seen was published today in The Times, you can...
Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo took top honors in the category of Best Foreign Show in Argentina at the annual A.C.E. Awards. This was the first A.C.E. nomination and win for Disney On Ice in the twelve years that the productions have toured the country. The worldwide Finding Nemo tour, produced by Feld Entertainment, opened in Orlando, Florida, in September 2004. It quickly set...
Essentially get the Pixar film for $9.99 with the purchase of another applicable Disney Blu-ray. Amazon has another great offer for those planning to purchase the 'Up' Blu-ray, which is down to $19.99....
Essentially get the Pixar film for $9.99 with the purchase of another applicable Disney Blu-ray. Amazon has another great offer for those planning to purchase the 'Up' Blu-ray, which is down to $19.99....
I 've just spent the last hour and a half, crying and laughing at the Disney/ Pixar film Up. It's got to be one of the most heart-warming and funny family films I've seen in a long time. As usual Pixar prove that they are masters of computer animation, this is a work of genius. This movie had me crying within 10 minutes and laughing moments later. The story follows Carl, a pensioner, who decides to...
Filed under: Editor's Picks Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Fortune magazine has named Apple's Steve Jobs its 'CEO of the Decade,' due to the company's overwhelming success with iTunes, OS X, Pixar, and, of course, the iPhone. Jobs even persevered through serious health problems while Apple's worth skyrocketed -- from $5 billion to $170 billion in less than 10 years. [From:...