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Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Bonnie Arnold was a product of the Watergate generation of journalists, fired up by the state of current political affairs. She sought her undergraduate degree at the University of Georgia and soon took off to grad school at Boston University, where some dabbling in broadcasting was enough to light a [...]
INTERVIEW: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ producer Bonnie Arnold
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:53 pm · October 15th, 2010
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MONDAY CENTS: Rob bless America
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 1:54 pm · July 5th, 2010
*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars. Happy Independence Day everyone! I trust you ate some grilled meat, camped out on a beach for the day and saw some fireworks. I know I did. Apparently, others also went to see a movie called
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SUNDAY CENTS: Phenom ‘Activity’
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 5:46 pm · October 11th, 2009
The number one movie at the box office this weekend was Universal’s “Couples Retreat” with $35.3 million. That’s the ninth-biggest October debut in history and the biggest total ever tallied on this particular weekend of the year, but it’s not the biggest success story of the weekend. Not by a mile. No other films were [...]
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10/2 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:04 am · October 2nd, 2009
• Maurice Sendak’s one nit-pick with the adaptation of his “Where the Wild Things Are.” I agree with him. [io9] • Capturing the miniature worlds of the film. [Los Angeles Times] • Adding a new dimension to Woody and Buzz Lightyear. [New York Times]
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SUNDAY CENTS: Great ‘Balls’ on fire
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 10:57 am · September 27th, 2009
America lined up for seconds as “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” topped the box office for the second weekend in a row, dropping only 19% to $24.6 million. That’s a fantastic hold for the only family film out in the market and makes $100 million a very real possibility, if not a formality. It [...]
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‘Toy Story’ and ‘Toy Story 2’ 3D re-release trailers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · July 29th, 2009
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Your ranked list of the 10 most influential films of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:43 am · June 10th, 2009
And with that, our poll series comes to a screeching halt. I’ve already offered some thoughts on how all of this turned out. I hope readers unfamiliar with some of the films I’ve been harping on will take that to heart and at least seek them out. You owe it to yourself as a film [...]
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Lasseter on his Disney ups and downs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:29 pm · June 5th, 2009
Total Film has done a notably thorough interview with John Lasseter, which takes the form of a chronological tour through the animation maven and “Toy Story” director’s career. It’s a fascinating read, particularly if you, like me, are not entirely au fait with the early history of Pixar and computer animation. I hadn’t realized how [...]
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John Ratzenberger: Pixar’s “good-luck charm”
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:23 am · June 2nd, 2009
I’m glad someone finally got around to doing this story. In the pages of USA Today this week, Susan Wloszczyna has written up a nice little feature on actor John Ratzenberger, who has provided voice talent to every Pixar film since the studio’s first ground-breaking effort “Toy Story” back in 1995. Here’s a taste: The [...]
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THE LISTS: Ranking 14 years of Pixar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:34 pm · May 26th, 2009
This weekend, Pixar Animation Studios will be releasing its 10th feature film, “Up.” For many, with the film having successfully opened this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, the occasion has marked another milestone in the studio’s continued maturation. In my recent review of the film, I wrote, “Watching Pixar Animation grow and develop as a [...]
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POLL: the most influential films of all time, round one, part six
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:23 pm · May 20th, 2009
Alright, we’re at the end of round one with a final set of 10 films. For background on this series, click here. By the way, “Jaws,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Toy Story” were the survivors from the last round. Have your say in the left sidebar by picking up to three films [...]
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TCM’s top 15 most influential classic movies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · April 13th, 2009
Well, here’s something I guess. Rope of Silicon points us to TCM’s list of the top 15 most influential “classic” films of all time. I actually started working up such a list for the site a while back but abandoned it for whatever reason. It was going to include all comers, though, not just classic [...]
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Counting down the best of Pixar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:53 am · June 27th, 2008
In honor of today’s release of Walt Disney/Pixar’s “WALL-E” (it seems we’re sticking with the hyphen), the gang at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog have offered up a countdown of the best films in Pixar’s consistently impressive portfolio. I have to say, I share their opinion that “The Incredibles” simply…isn’t all that. I was on [...]
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