Tag: Toy Story
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‘Lightyear’ Trailer: Chris Evans Is the New Buzz Lightyear in Action-Packed Pixar Origin Story
To infinity and beyond! Disney and Pixar have debuted the action-packed first trailer for “Lightyear,” the upcoming “Toy Story” prequel that tells the origin story of the real Buzz Lightyear. Tim Allen famously voiced Buzz in the four “Toy Story” movies, but it’s Captain America himself, Chris Evans, that’s taking on the role of Buzz…
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Tom Hanks is everyone’s ideal on-screen dad. I wish he was mine | Stuart Heritage
You can keep your Harrison Fords and Anthony Hopkinses. I want Hanks to legally become my parent, take me to the baseball game and give me chummy little pep talksIt is Father’s Day on Sunday. And while the traditional way to spend Father’s Day is to think about your own father, and all the sacrifices…
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nWave producing Don Quixote-inspired animation from ‘Toy Story’ writers (exclusive)
The Brussels-based company’s ‘Bigfoot Family’ recently sold to Netflix.An animated feature based on the story of Don Quixote is in production at Brussels-based animation studio nWave Pictures, scripted by two of the screenwriters behind Toy Story.Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen have written the feature, which will be directed by Jérémie Degruson and has a budget…
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‘Pixar Popcorn’ Trailer: Disney+ to Premiere Animated Shorts Featuring Iconic Characters
A slew of new animated shorts featuring iconic Pixar characters are slated to debut January 22 on Disney+.Disney announced on Tuesday that the shorts, collectively titled “Pixar Popcorn,” would feature characters from acclaimed films ranging from “Toy Story” and “Soul,” to “The Incredibles” and “Cars.” The company also announced the names for the shorts on…
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I raised my kids on Pixar – and it has ruined classic cinema for them | Zoe Williams
Having grown up on Toy Story and Up, this generation has zero tolerance for slow pacing or only mild amusementI was recently scrolling through Christmas films at the cinema opposite the kids’ school, picturing the happy scene where I arrive unexpectedly outside the gates, on 17 December or thereabouts, wearing flashing reindeer horns, and bear…
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Cool Stuff: Adidas Celebrates ‘Toy Story’ 25th Anniversary with a Collection Just for Kids
Even though a good chunk of the items featured in our “Cool Stuff” category is geared towards kids who love action figures, pletny of the toys and collectibles we feature are loved by adults too. But when it comes to the new Toy Story 25th anniversary collection of shoes and gear from Adidas, this is…
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Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate Opens for Drive-In Movies
British moviegoers will be able to feel like royalty thanks to a drive-in film series hosted at Queen Elizabeth II’s Sandringham Estate.Starting on Sept. 25, the 20,000-acre private home of Queen Elizabeth and several previous monarchs will screen award-winning movies, like “1917,” “A Star Is Born,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and more.Sam Mendes’ Oscar-winning war film will…
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‘Animation Outlaws’: Film Review
Mike Gribble, co-founder of Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation, was just 42 years old when he passed away from pancreatic cancer in 1994 — an awful case of a larger-than-life film-world figure dying before his work was done. That probably would have been the perfect time for Kat Alioshin’s short, oh-so-adulatory “Animation Outlaws,” which…
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Every ‘Toy Story’ Movie and Short Film Ranked from Worst to Best
2020 is a big year for the Toy Story franchise. It’s the 25th (!) anniversary of the first film and the 10th anniversary of the third. These are movies that reshaped not only the world of animation, but the way that viewers watch and process computer-generated characters. Up until Toy Story, CGI had mainly been…
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Cool Stuff: Celebrate Pixar with Hallmark’s 2020 Christmas Ornaments for ‘Onward’, ‘Inside Out’ & More
Whenever Hallmark releases their line-up of ornaments for the new year, there are a plethora of them inspired by the movies of Pixar Animation. This year is no exception as the ornaments include characters from Inside Out, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles 2, Wall-e, Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and one of the recurring Easter eggs from…