Where Wall•E fans were prompted to feel defensive of their love of the personality-filled robot and his Apple-like companion, fans of Up are in good company. Since its release on May 26, Up has received almost exclusively positive reviews. RottenTomatoes (RT) lists only a few rotten reviews on their site, so Up achieves a 98% [...]
Opening day for a movie branded a “children’s film” by our culture is quite a sight to behold. There were lots of kids with not near as many parents, a couple of toddlers and at least one baby (who cried in the middle of the movie but wasn’t taken outside). We settled in and crossed [...]
Toy companies and Wall Street are all up in a tizzy right now over Pixar’s upcoming film Up. I’ve seen article after article down-talking the new film, which at first was receiving a lot of positive buzz. It has only been in the last few days that the real reason behind the turn toward the [...]
Another week, another linkspam. Lots seems to have happened this week. I’ve got a few things up my sleeves to write about, but I’m still coming off of a week of movies, and sleep is more important than writing about Disney. (Sorry, guys.) So, more links! Disney & Hulu Disney to Partner on Hulu? Rumor [...]
Yes, sorry darlings. I’m not dead, and I’M GONNA REVIEW SOMETHING SOON, DAMMIT. Disney (Animation Studios) and Pixar have announced their upcoming movie slate for 2008-2012, the list which as follows, is: 2008: WALL-E. DWEE. Bolt. Christ, another dog movie again? Tinkerbell (Straight to DVD). WHATTT?! WHAAAAAT?! DIDN’T BOB IGER SHUT THIS DOWN? (Oh wait, [...]