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3 hrs ago | /film

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 .

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Related Topix: 9, Media, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

18 hrs ago | Edmonton Sun

Up-lifting experience

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.

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Related Topix: Up, Comedy Movies, Media, Emeryville, CA, Family, Animation Movies, Monsters, Inc., John Goodman, Sports

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Los Angeles Times

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.

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Related Topix: Media, Audio and Video, Electronics, Marketing, Apple, Startups, Computers, Apple Computer

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Digital Content Producer

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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Related Topix: Media, Sweden, World News, Startups, Pixar Animation Studios

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Pixar's impressive 'Up' out on DVD

Up ***** As ambitious and strange as its title is simple, Up tells the story of Carl Fredricksen , a curmudgeonly widower who decides to tie thousands of helium-filled balloons to his house and float away to South America - the place where, for many decades, he had hoped to travel with his late wife.

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Related Topix: Up, Comedy Movies, Media, The Ugly Truth, Entertainment

Macon Area Online

"Up" looks aloft, hopes for best picture Oscar

Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:28am EST -Pete Docter, director and screenwriter of the Disney-Pixar animated film "Up", poses with characters Carl Fredricksen, Dug and Russell from the film during the film's premiere in Hollywood, California May 16, 2009.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Up, Media

KVVU-TV Henderson

'Up' Filmmaker Digs Doing Voice Of Dug

While he and fellow Pixar Animation Studios filmmaker Pete Docter have been hailed for their genius in the co-writing and co-direction of the blockbuster "Up," Bob Peterson has no bone to pick the praise he's been thrown for voicing Dug -- the lovable standout among the film's uproarious talking dog pack.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Up, Media, Animation Movies, Finding Nemo, Family, Drama Movies, Adventure

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Film.com

Blu-Ray Review: Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc. represents something of a pivotal moment for Pixar. It was the first time director John Lasseter turned over the reigns, and coming off of Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life that was probably for the best.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Monsters, Inc., Media, Toy Story 2, Adventure, A Bug's Life, John Lasseter, Up, Movies, Entertainment

Film Threat

Up: Two-Disc Deluxe Edition

"The time just seemed ripe to do a story about a senior citizen." That's "UP" co-director Bob Peterson speaking on this DVD's commentary track.

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Related Topix: Up, Comedy Movies, Media, Steve Jobs

Mon Nov 09, 2009

New York Magazine

Up Director Pete Docter on His Next Project and Why Pixar Movies End With Chase Scenes

This spring, Wall Street was fretting over the uncertain commercial prospects of Pete Docter's Up .

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Up, Media, Entertainment

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Los Angeles Business Journal Online -...

For 'Princess,' Disney Goes Traditional

"The Princess and the Frog," Walt Disney Co.'s first hand-animated feature film in nearly six years, is a gamble by the studio that audiences will respond to the traditional medium of Mickey Mouse in an era when animation is dominated by slick computer-generated fare from Pixar Animation and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

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Related Topix: Media

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Fortune

CEO of the decade

Why him? Steve Jobs revived Apple and remade entire industries, defying the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression - and his own serious health problems.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Computers, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, Media, Headphones

SF Gate

Head 'Up' to Fenton's for release party

You scream, I scream, we all scream for a Blu-ray and DVD release party on Tuesday for "Up" at Fenton's Creamery.

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Related Topix: Media, San Francisco Metro, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, Al Pacino

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Asbury Park Press Online

California pilsner brings something new to the table

As far back as I can remember, I've always had something of an intense and at times unreasonable dislike of most things extremely popular.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Dancing With The Stars, Television, Media, Flemington, NJ

Tue Nov 03, 2009

/film

Cool Stuff: Eric Tana s Up Posters

To celebrate the November 10th DVD & Blu-ray Combo pack release of Pixara s Up , Disney has released high resolution copies of Eric Tan's awesome retro posters which were created during the development of the film for inspiration, and were hung in Pixar Animation Studios during production.

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Related Topix: Media

Mon Nov 02, 2009

SoundtrackNet

Movie Review: Monsters, Inc.

When it was first released in 2001, Monsters, Inc. was the fourth feature-length computer animated film from Pixar.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Monsters, Inc., Media, John Goodman, Billy Crystal, A Bug's Life, Adventure, Movies, Entertainment

Calgary Sun

The Tinker tailors

The Tinker Bell in the current Disney Fairies franchise is feisty but never sassy.

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Related Topix: Media

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Salt Lake City Weekly

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid marked a feature-animation turning point 20 years ago - sort of.

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Related Topix: Media

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Examiner.com

Interview: Pete Doctor and Bob Peterson, directors of Pixar's UP

I had the good fortune of attending a virtual roundtable with Pete Doctor and Bob Peterson, the director and co-director of Pixar's latest film, UP.

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Related Topix: Up, Comedy Movies, Media, Dogs, Pets

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

SHOW & TELL

Animation pioneer and Toy Story creator John Lasseter will receive a career honor from the Producers Guild of America, becoming the first producer of animated films to do so.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, A Bug's Life, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Toy Story 2, Cars, Adventure, John Lasseter, Media, Los Angeles, CA

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