Tag: Toy Story
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The Only Franchise To Have Multiple Entries With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Toy Story saga has lots of notable accomplishments to its name. For one thing, the initial Toy Story kicked off a new era of entirely computer-animated motion pictures. There was no going back to imagining audiences couldn’t sit through a feature entirely populated by digital figures after the creation of this movie. For another,…
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Inside Out 2 – Release Date, Cast, Director And More Info
“What if [X] had emotions?” It’s a template Pixar used to massive success with “Toy Story” and has returned to time and time again ever since. It was probably inevitable then that the studio would make a film with the premise, “What if emotions had emotions?” The result was 2015’s “Inside Out,” and you know…
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ESPN’s ‘Toy Story’ NFL Stream Started Glitchy, Got Better, and Then Had a Drug Reference
ESPN’s “Toy Story”-themed alternative live stream of Sunday’s Jaguars-Falcons game was incredibly ambitious, and it showed early on in the form of technical issues.The stream was available on both Disney+ and ESPN+. That is, if you could get in. I was able to log in on my second or third try after fully restarting my…
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The Chips Are in the Shoulder Pads: How a Live NFL Game Will Instantly Become Part of the Animated ‘Toy Story’ World
The NFL goes to “Infinity and Beyond” when the October 1 football match-up between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars instantly transforms into a real-time animated simulcast set in the “Toy Story” world. Thanks to a first-time collaboration between ESPN, Disney/Pixar, and the NFL — and AI and animated tech — “Toy Story Funday Football”…
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Disney Veteran Ken Caldwell Retires After 40 Years
Ken Caldwell, a nearly 40-year veteran of Disney, is retiring from the company at the end of the year.He most recently served as executive vice president and general sales manager of North American theatrical sales and reported to Tony Chambers, the executive VP of theatrical distribution. In his role, Caldwell oversaw domestic distribution encompassing the…
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Disney to Release Gargantuan 100-Movie Blu-ray Collection in November
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Disney fans and physical media collectors, rejoice! This November will see the release of a gargantuan 100-film Blu-ray collection called the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection. The catch? It’ll cost you $1,499.96.The boxed set officially…
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‘Seinfeld’s Funniest Character Isn’t One of the Main Gang
Earlier this year, the world said goodbye to actress Estelle Harris. For the last two decades, audiences knew her best for voicing Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, but she will always be most remembered for her years on the ’90s NBC sitcom Seinfeld as George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) shrill mother. Even though…
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Pixar’s Coco Dances Its Way Back Into Theaters This Month
In honor of Disney’s 100th anniversary, the Academy Award-winning Disney and Pixar film Coco returns to theaters for a limited run from September 15-28. While Fandango initially announced this news earlier in the year, along with films like Toy Story and The Incredibles returning to theaters, the Pixar Twitter account shared an updated poster with…
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This Is the Most Terrifying Moment in a Pixar Movie
In its almost 30-year history of creating high-class animated features, Pixar has practically built its entire studio identity on telling enthralling stories from unexpected points of view. Their films have been able to create engaging pathos and thoughtful world building by telling stories of how the perspectives of toys, fish, and even abstract emotions are…
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Jamie Foxx Gave Us One of Pixar’s Best Performances
Ever since the very first Toy Story, Pixar’s animated films have been able to book buzz-worthy celebrity voice talent that was cast based on role, not just star power. While Tom Hanks, John Goodman, and Amy Poehler are certainly big names that can draw a crowd, what sets Pixar’s films apart from the star-driven voice…