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Thursday Oct 29 | American Profile

'Cheers' For Blue-Collar America

John Ratzenberger became famous for playing Cliff on the TV show Cheers , "where everybody knows your name." Now he's dedicated to making sure that everybody knows the importance of Americans who work with their hands.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Up, Comedy, Cheers, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Animation Movies, Family, Monsters, Inc., John Ratzenberger's Made In America, Reality TV, Adventure, Video Games

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Celebrity news

Animation pioneer and "Toy Story" creator John Lasseter is getting a career honor from the Producers Guild of America.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Toy Story 2, Cars, Adventure, John Lasseter, Entertainment

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Philadelphia's WB 17

'Toy Story' maker, animation trailblazer John Lasseter earns career prize from Producers Guild

Animation pioneer and "Toy Story" creator John Lasseter is getting a career honor from the Producers Guild of America.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Toy Story 2, Cars, Adventure, John Lasseter, Entertainment

Wed Sep 23, 2009

The Whit

a oeToy Storya and a oeToy Story 2a 3 to be released in 3D

Our generation is about to take a trip down memory lane - " "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" will be re-released in 3-D on Oct.

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Related Topix: Toy Story, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Toy Story 2, Adventure, Tom Hanks, Sport Movies, Cars

Tue Aug 04, 2009

Film.com

Kevin Spacey: Top Five / Bottom Five

He's won two Oscars, but he's also misfired. Here's a breakdown of the best and worst of Spacey.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Beyond the Sea, Family, The Shipping News, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Pay It Forward, Moon, Adventure, Musical Movies, American Beauty, Entertainment

Wed Jul 29, 2009

Film.com

Kevin Spacey: Top Five / Bottom Five

He's won two Oscars, but he's also misfired. Here's a breakdown of the best and worst of Spacey.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Beyond the Sea, Family, The Shipping News, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Pay It Forward, Moon, Adventure, Musical Movies, American Beauty, Entertainment

Mon Jul 20, 2009

Toronto Sun

TV on the net

From celebrity shenanigans to thought-provoking bloggers to monkeys scratching their butts, the Internet is an always-on source of video entertainment.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Cars, Adventure, John Lasseter, Lincoln Park, MI

Fri Jul 17, 2009

Hollywood.com

Phyllis Diller

A groundbreaking pioneer in American comedy, comedienne Phyllis Diller represented the face of the female stand-up comic for a generation of baby-boomers. Predating Roseanne Barr's seminal "Domestic Goddess" shtick by.... A groundbreaking pioneer in American comedy, comedienne Phyllis Diller represented the face of the female stand-up comic for a ...

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Related Topix: The Gong Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Splendor in the Grass, Adventure, Phyllis Diller, Lima, OH, Lima Metro

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Tucson Weekly

Ask a Mexican

Dear Mexican: You once asked why Mexican bands don't hit it big in the good old U.S. of A. I think the simple answer is that there are no Mexican Mouseketeers.

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Related Topix: Mexico, North America, World News, Thriller, Crime Movies, Edison, Drama Movies, Pop/Rock, Justin Timberlake, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Adventure, Kevin Spacey

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Zap2it.com

'Wolverine's' Taylor Kitsch is 'John Carter of Mars'

"Friday Night Lights" and "Wolverine" star Taylor Kitsch is stepping up to his first lead role in a movie, playing the title character in "John Carter of Mars." Kitsch will reunite with his "Wolverine" co-star, Lynn Collins , for the Disney-produced movie, the showbiz trades report.

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Related Topix: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Friday Night Lights, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Lynn Collins, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Finding Nemo, Family, Drama Movies, Adventure

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Salon.com

Where are the girls in Pixar films

I'm a liberal secular humanist who enjoys writing, reading, playing video games and watching sports.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, A Bug's Life, Adventure, Toy Story 2, Drama Movies, Finding Nemo

Sun Jun 07, 2009

OhNoTheyDidnt

Pixar Hall of Fame: 11 Classics

UP Up, opening today, features what is probably Pixar's oddest protagonist yet: the 78-year-old Carl Frederickson .

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Related Topix: Up, Comedy Movies, Family, Animation Movies, Toy Story 2, Adventure, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Dave Foley

Thu Jun 04, 2009

SFGate

The Poop's family DVD suggestions

Shaun the Sheep: Sheep on the Loose: The makers of the Wallace and Gromit series have fun with barnyard animals.

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Related Topix: Shaun the Sheep, Entertainment, Television, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Adventure, Andrew Stanton, Dave Foley

Tue Jun 02, 2009

USA Today

A chat with ... comedy legend Phyllis Diller

I want Phyllis Diller 's laugh to be my new ringtone. There's really no way to describe the comedian's legendary cackle in print -- capital letters aren't big enough, and sometimes the guffaw can extend for two or three lines.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Phyllis Diller

Mon Jun 01, 2009

New Republic

Grading the Talkies

In honor of Up , Time 's Richard Corliss catalogues the most memorable vocal performances in the Pixar oeuvre by picking one from each of the studio's ten films--which seems a little silly, given that some of the pictures have multiple standouts and others lack any that are terribly memorable.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Up, Animation Movies, Family, Adventure, Finding Nemo, Drama Movies, Ellen DeGeneres, John Ratzenberger

Fri May 29, 2009

Audio video revolution

Up

No studio in the history of Hollywood has had the track record of Pixar. Of course, no other movie studio releases so few films, but even so, it's remarkable that they have been able to retain such a consistently high level of quality amongst a series of feature and short films.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Up, Animation Movies, Family, Adventure, Brad Bird, Finding Nemo, Drama Movies, Andrew Stanton

Wed May 27, 2009

Palm Beach Post

Flick Chick picks Pixar's best

For almost 15 years, the geniuses of Pixar Studios have used the same basic formula - combine the wonder and life lessons of classic Disney animation with the awe-inspiring coolness of technology and the zip of famously familiar voices, and let the magic - and the John Ratzenberger - happen.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Toy Story 2, Adventure, Sport Movies, Up, Cars, Video Games, The Incredibles, Movies, Entertainment

Tue May 26, 2009

Digital Home Canada

This Week on Blu-ray

Making its way to Blu-ray this week is "A Bug's Life", Pixar Animation Studio's second computer animated film, which is parody of Aesop's fable of The Ant and the Grasshopper.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, A Bug's Life, Adventure, Video Games, Dave Foley, Valkyrie

Sun May 24, 2009

News Sun

Pixar has another role for 'Cheers' veteran

Things are looking 'Up' this summer for John Ratzenberger. He's about to star as a lead voice in the new Pixar film, his 14th movie with the company.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Cheers, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy Movies, Up, Animation Movies, Family, Adventure, John Ratzenberger

Sat May 23, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Cruise, a German co-conspirator in 'Valkyrie'

Loading... 1 of 6 "VALKYRIE" "A BUG'S LIFE" "PAUL BLART: MALL COP" "TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON" "MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D" "TERMINATOR 2: SKYNET EDITION" "BIG" "THE MACHINIST" "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" " CENTENNIAL COLLECTION" "EL DORADO: CENTENNIAL COLLECTION" "THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE" "PIGS, PIMPS & PROSTITUTES: 3 FILMS BY ...

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Related Topix: Valkyrie, Family, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Toy Story 2, Andrew Stanton

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