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TONIGHT: Pixar Shorts on ABC Family
Tonight on ABC Family, a two-hour presentation of almost all of the Pixar shorts produced to date.
'Princess and the Frog' is a hearty hop
The last time we heard from the hand-drawn animators at Disney, they offered up the barnyard tale "Home on the Range." The 2004 'toon was so forgettable it seemed as though it really might be the last time we ever heard from the hand-drawn animators at the studio where the art form was pioneered.
Pixar's Up Leads a Vibrant Pack of Animated Awards Hopefuls
A mean little girl; a grumpy old man; a well-dressed fox: this year's race for best animated feature is heating up as the one to watch.
The end of the CrunchPad, the beginning of something else
I've always thought people drawn to creating content should probably steer clear of producing hardware on which to distribute that content.
Toy Story' and a trip down memory lane | Guest column
This fall, Disney/Pixar re-released both "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" in 3-D to theaters throughout much of the known world.
The Princess And The Frog Review
Directed By: Ron Clements and Jon Musker Written By: Ron Clements, Rob Edwards, Greg Erb, Jon Clements, and Jason Oremland; Based on the novel, "The Frog Princess," by E.D. Baker Runtime: 97 minutes MPAA Rating: Official Website: The Princess And The Frog Official Site Tiana - Anika Noni Rose Prince Naveen - Bruno Campos Dr.
New Animated Film Features African-American "Princess"
Princess Tiana in "The Princess and the Frog" Walt Disney Pictures Christmas 2009 For more than a decade now, animated films have been dominated by computer-generated images; but Disney takes a big step back with its new feature: a tune-filled fairy tale created by hand-drawn animation, in the style studio founder Walt Disney used to make.
Disney returns to its roots and makes history
Directed by Ron Clements and Ron Musker. Produced by Peter Del Vecho. Written by Clements, Rob Edwards, Greg Erb, Musker and Jason Oremland.
New Orleans setting for 'Princess and the Frog' is a Disney dream come true for one man
John Lasseter, you've just created the game-changing movie " Toy Story ," the first-ever computer-animated feature film, and you're about to turn 40.
Review: `Princess and the Frog' is a hearty hop
The last time we heard from the hand-drawn animators at Disney, they offered up the barnyard tale "Home on the Range." The 2004 'toon was so forgettable it seemed as though it really might be the last time we ever heard from the hand-drawn animators at the studio where the art form was pioneered.
Exclusive Video: The Princess and the Frog Cast & Crew Featurette
Disney Animation had announced in 2004 that Home On The Range would be the studio's last 2D animated film entry to their pantheon of animated features, due in part to the extremely successful CGI Animated Pixar films.
New Pixar Cars Short: Unidentified Flying Mater
Directed John Lasseter , Pixar's co-founder and director of Toy Story 1 & 2, A Bug's Life and Cars ,A Unidentified Flying Mater is the fifth in a series of Cars short films .
Q & A with 'Princess and the Frog' animators
The Disney animation team of Ron Clements and John Musker wrote and directed the 1989 blockbuster musical fairy tale "The Little Mermaid," and followed that up with 1992's "Aladdin" and 1997's "Hercules." Seven years after their last Disney film, 2002's "Treasure Planet," the two are back with the new musical fairy tale, "The Princess and the ...
Pixar's 'Partly' in Oscar animated shorts race
Pixar's "Partly Cloudy" is the most high-profile title among the 10 animated shorts that are advancing in the 2009 Oscar race.
I opined when it came to Up that it's hard to judge the Pixar canon because there are so few missteps, but when it comes to favorites, everyone's got to have one.
Disney Prep And Landing Preview
The holiday season is nearly upon us and ABC is set to kick off the month of December with the premiere of a half-hour Christmas special called Disney Prep & Landing .
Only Two of the Top 30 Grossing Films of This Decade Are Original
Wikipedia has a list of the highest grossing films of this decade so far, and kottke noticed that of the top 20 films at the box office, only one movie was not based on a past film or tv show , or an adaptation of an established property .
Pete Docter's Pixar production Up is not just the best animated film of 2009, it is one of the best films made in any style, genre and country.
Rich Ross restructures Disney movie studio
Rich Ross is putting his mark on Walt Disney Studios, bringing over a technology guru from Pixar and promoting the home entertainment chief to a newly created job.
Film Masters Are In The Picture For Pixar
November 9, 2009 Digital Vision, a global leader in color grading and enhancement systems, has announced that Pixar Animation Studios will take delivery of two Digital Vision Film Masters and replace the current color grading systems at its Emeryville headquarters in the coming weeks.
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