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Toy Story 3 Official Movie Trailer 3

9 hours ago | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Walt Disney Studios UK just released this official movie trailer for the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″. Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar Animation and “Toy [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!

24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Listen up hi-def humbugs and Blu-ray Scrooges! This is the year you'll not just want, but need, to buy a new hi-def plasma screen and a shiny black Blu-ray player for Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate with lavish gifts). Why? Because this technology has reached its performance plateau. And it is finally at a reasonable price most of us can afford. Not only that, it serves as the one prefect gift the entire family can enjoy together. With more Blu-ray titles being released right now than ever before, there simply couldn't be a better time to dive head first into this leading technological platform.

But wait! There's one thing you don't want to overlook after all that exciting new equipment has been unwrapped. Without a stack of Blu-ray discs strategically placed in each family member's stocking with care, your gorgeous new HD flat screen becomes a delectable serving tray, »

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MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide

24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Black Friday is approaching, fellow readers. No, I'm not talking about some sort of economic free-fall or any apocalyptic event that we might see in 2012. I'm talking about the shopper's paradise/nightmare that is the day after Thanksgiving, where all the hot holiday items are paraded about with slashed prices galore. While this day does wonders for your pocketbook, it takes a toll on your sanity with malls full of shoppers packed in like sardines, scurrying to complete their lists. We all know how trying these times are, so we here at MovieWeb are trying to make it a little easier on our readers. No, we won't be selling Blu-ray players for under $100, but we are compiling a tidy little list of our own complete with our top DVD buys of the season. Below you'll find a comprehensive guide to all of the hot titles that will be on the shelves this season, »

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New Pixar Short Online

24 November 2009 4:09 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Trailer Addict have managed to get their hands on the new Pixar short - part five of the Cars series directed by John Lasseter.

Entitled Unidentified Flying Mater it features Mater telling the other cars about a time he met a UFO and saves it from a bunch of government scientists... honestly, we think it needs no more by way of introduction:

>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Tuesday 24 November 2009

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'Road' Poster, Maguire on 'Spider-Man 4,' Shatner in 'Star Trek' and 'Thor' Casting

23 November 2009 4:21 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

First off, a new short arrives on the heels of the short for Up I posted earlier. This time it's the fifth in a series of Cars shorts directed by John Lasseter called "Unidentified Flying Mater."

Moving on, TrekMovie has the as scripted scene from Star Trek had William Shatner as Captain Kirk been included. Read that here.

Next, Natalie Portman tells MTV Kat Dennings has secured a role in Thor but no word on what her role will be. Idris Elba also recently joined the cast as Heimdall, guardian of the Bifrost Bridge.

Tobey Maguire was quoted by HitFix saying Spider-Man 4 will begin filming in February or March of 2010 and said audiences will be seeing a new side to Peter Parker in the third sequel of the comic book flick.

Finally, Rolling Stone gets top-billing on the latest poster for The Road.

Photo: The Weinstein Co. »

- Brad Brevet

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New Pixar Cars Short: Unidentified Flying Mater

23 November 2009 1:50 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Directed John Lasseter, Pixar's co-founder and director of Toy Story 1 & 2, A Bug's Life and Cars (along with co-director Rob Gibbs), Unidentified Flying Mater is the fifth in a series of Cars short films (originally titled "Cars-toons"). The computer animated short premiered on The Disney Channel on Friday, November 20th 2009. Mater tells a tall tale about the time he met a UFO and saved him from a group of government scientists in this Cars Toon. Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. When Mator is captured by the military forces, Mater saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and Mator's mother. Also of note: An older press release claims that Mark Mothersbaugh (”Devo”) composed the music for the short film. Watch the full short film, embedded after the jump. »

- Peter Sciretta

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Blu-Ray Review: Pixar’s HD Collection Continues With ‘Monsters, Inc.’

19 November 2009 2:49 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – As Disney/Pixar continues to release new films on Blu-Ray, they often “piggy-back” one title with another from their catalog, choosing to release Pete Docter’s first directorial effort for the company, “Monsters, Inc.” in HD on the same day that they release his new film, “Up”. In a beautiful 4-disc combo pack that includes Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital copies of the film, “Monsters, Inc.” continues the Pixar Blu-Ray tradition.

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0

John Goodman and Billy Crystal star as the lovable-and-gigantic Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski, respectively. Sulley and Mike work for a scream-processing factory in Monstropolis known as “Monsters, Inc.” A little girl named Boo finds her way into the world, scaring the monsters in return, and it’s up to Sulley and Mike to restore order and get the wee one back home where she belongs.

Monsters, Inc. was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on November 10th, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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6 Movie Clips and a Featurette from Walt Disney’s The Princess And The Frog

18 November 2009 11:45 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

“‘The Princess and the Frog’ is a return to the timeless world of hand-drawn animation at Disney. It’s an ageless fairy tale, but with a fresh twist that combines everything we look for in great stories: comedy, adventure, music-and most of all, the kind of heart that always sets Disney animation apart.”

~ John Lasseter, Executive Producer and Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Opening on November 25th, in limited release, is Walt Disney’s return to 2D animation, The Princess and the Frog.  After years of focusing on computer animation, The House That Walt Built is returning to its roots and I couldn’t be more excited.  While I don’t know if The Princess and the Frog is going to be a classic like Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast, I know there is a place for traditional animation alongside what Pixar does so brilliantly with computers. »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Wtf: Check Out the Chinese ‘Remake’ of Pixar’s Short Presto

18 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

I'm not sure where I first saw this crazy piece of animation, but it was likely when Pixar's Lee Unkrich mentioned it on Twitter. "The most strangely surreal thing I've seen in a while. Like being transported to an alternate reality," he said. There has been a lot of Pixarn't over the past few years, including 'remakes' of Ratatouille and Cars from Brazilian outfit Vídeo Brinquedo, both of which are linked below. But this Chinese version of the short Presto is possibly the most exact replication of Pixar's work yet. That being the case, it's still light-years from the real thing. It's like there's a version of the uncanny valley that relates specifically to cheap versions of good animation. The closer something gets to replicating the real thing without actually doing so, the weirder it looks. One of the comments on the original YouTube upload of this short makes an »

- Russ Fischer

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[DVD Review] Monsters, Inc.

17 November 2009 3:02 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Monsters, Inc. has everything a Pixar movie should: an interesting take on a common story, fantastic animation, top-shelf acting and a sense of child-like wonder. Oh, and John Ratzenberger. Flipping the monster in the closet paradigm on its head, Monsters, Inc. takes the traditional idea and asks a question few consider “Why do they scare?” Many horror films waste countless frames of celluloid attempting to give a brief background or origin story to their ghoulies, but Monsters, Inc. upped the ante. Instead of a mere glimpse, they completely dive into the world of monsters and tell us a story about avarice and business ethics while still providing a film most kids will go ga-ga for.

James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) holds the record in Monstropolis for the most energy generated by scaring children. Contrary to the really simple conceptualization of monster-lives-in-closet, the monsters of Monstropolis have a genuinely genius method for reaching their targets. »

- Lex Walker

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Disney-Pixar Revs Up With Special Edition "Cars" Blu-ray

12 November 2009 10:02 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Disney-Pixar's "Cars" is now available in a fully loaded special edition Blu-ray Hi-Def.

The 2006 film was released on November 10 in a whole new format with the "Cars" Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set. The set includes a Blu-ray copy of the movie with special bonus features, in addition to limited edition die-cast toy cars.

In a world filled with the titular automobiles, the story follows the experiences hot shot race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson), who is his own biggest fan in his bid to become the greatest racing champion of all time. But en route to the deciduous race, Lightning gets lost, and winds up stuck in the tiny town of Radiator Springs, where life is slow and worst of all, no one has ever heard of his prowess on the race track. But small town life may just be what he needs to get perspective on his career. »

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Blu-ray Review: Ultimate 'Cars' Gift Pack

10 November 2009 12:50 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »

Rounding out a day of high profile Disney/Pixar Blu-ray releases (both Up and Monster's Inc. also released on Blu-ray today) is the Cars Ultimate Gift Pack. Even if you haven't seen Cars, chances are high that you've seen some of the merchandise inspired by it as just about every little boy seemingly has one pair of Lightning McQueen pajamas. Set in a world where vehicles (primarily cars) represent humans, Cars tells the story of an arrogant race car, Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson), that has his eyes only on fame and fortune, nothing else. Before an important championship race, McQueen finds himself lost in a desolate town called Radiator Springs, just off the famous Route 66. From Tow Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) to Doc Hudson (Paul Newman) to Sally (Bonnie Hunt), McQueen encounters many rich characters that he grows to love and the experience completely humbles him »

- Link

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Blu-ray Capsule Review: Cars (Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set)

10 November 2009 1:29 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Cars (Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set) Quick Thoughts: Often looked at as the lesser of the Pixar films (hardly an insult) and at almost two hours I can understand some of those complaints, but this isn't a terrible film by any means. I will, however, say that after defending it when I ranked the first ten Pixar films, I would probably knock it down a couple of notches and certainly place it behind Monsters, Inc. at this point. Don't get me wrong, I still like this film and would watch it in a heartbeat, but the more I watch it, the less I get out of it. It's still the best thing Larry the Cable Guy has done and ever will do and visually it's stunning, but it is rather by-the-book and doesn't have the heart most Pixar films have as much as it just follows procedure.

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- Brad Brevet

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Up Blu-ray Review

9 November 2009 7:50 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

When talking about the latest Pixar, it’s easy to fall into superlatives. Really, there’s only one modestly bad apple, and that’s Cars. The other film singled out as less than is A Bug’s Life, but that’s a solid film in its own right, and probably their most underrated. So is it fair to call Up a masterpiece? Yes. Yes it is. My review of Up after the jump.

Carl Frederickson (voiced by Ed Asner) has led a great life. He and his wife Ellie were together for a very long time, but there were two minor problems in their marriage. One, she couldn’t get pregnant, and two their plans to go adventuring were always cut a little short by life.  After she passes away, Carl is one of the few holdouts in his neighborhood that hasn’t sold his house, and so contractors are »

- Andre Dellamorte

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #16

9 November 2009 1:18 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I know I'm a day late with this, but it's for good reason. The problem this week wasn't that I didn't watch any movies, it was simply that I watched too many that I couldn't cover with this Sunday column for one reason or another. As a result, I waited one day so I could watch one of my Netflix selections that arrived on Friday so I would have at least something to add to the conversation before I let you guys run wild in the comments.

However, just in an effort for full disclosure, I watched Up once again on Blu-ray as well as the Blu-ray copies of Monsters, Inc. and Cars all in preparation for my reviews, which I just finished and will publish on Tuesday. I also watched the Bruno Blu-ray and on top of all that I saw A Christmas Carol (review), Pirate Radio, The Fourth Kind »

- Brad Brevet

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Up Blu-Ray Review

8 November 2009 11:40 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Critics and audiences alike often get flack for championing Pixar’s films every time a new one is released. While everyone does go crazy with praise, just take a look at their catalog. Cars and A Bug’s Life may not be up to the standards of Toy Story 2, Wall-e, or Finding Nemo but they’re still better than half of the animated movies that are released over the years. If anything they’re probably the best studio around as they consistently churn out projects that above all put their story and characters first. One year ago, everyone crowned Wall-e as their finest achievement and was on many “best of” lists, mine included. While Up is certainly going to be there this year, my question now is will it remain on top? While it’s dropped a place or two, there’s no denying that Pixar has crafted their finest film. »

- Philip Barrett

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Up Blu-ray Review

6 November 2009 8:11 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

When we first meet recently-widowed Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) in the new Disney/Pixar comedy adventure Up, he is about to lose his home to building developers and be forced into a retirement home by the courts following an accidental altercation. But before that happens, Carl decides to fulfill a lifelong dream he and his late wife Ellie shared, but never got to fulfill, of exploring the world. By tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl and his house liftoff and head to Paradise Falls, a secluded spot in South America.

Shortly after takeoff, Carl discovers that he is not alone: an overly optimistic 8-year-old wilderness scout named Russell (Jordan Nagai) has unintentionally stowed away on the former balloon salesman's porch. Unable to turn back, the odd couple continues south. Upon arrival, the two discover that they are not alone. They meet the once-legendary explorer . and Carl's »

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Take a Look at Up's New Backstage Pass

4 November 2009 1:10 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The popular new Pixar film Up will be released on DVD, two-disc Special Edition DVD and a four-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on November 10. In celebration of this new title, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released a special "backstage pass" which takes you into several different aspects of making this animated film, which you can read below.

Step behind the scenes as we bring you the lowdown on Disney Pixar's dynamite DVD, Up. We've got a backstage pass to the making of the awesome animation - and you're invited!

Up, Up and Away - What's the new Blu-ray about? "The story centers around a grumpy old man called Carl Fredricksen and an 8-year-old wilderness explorer called Russell," explains the movie's director, Pete Docter. "The pair fly off to South America for a wild adventure on a floating house suspended from helium balloons!"

Bright Spark - "The original idea for the »

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Wilson To Woof It Up As Marmaduke

3 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Owen Wilson is back in the doghouse after scoring a Christmas 2008 hit with Marley & Me - he has signed on to be the voice of cartoon mutt Marmaduke in a new film.

The actor will join William H. Macy, Fergie, Steve Coogan and Wayans brothers Damon and Marlon in Fox’s CGI/live-action movie adaptation of the 55-year-old comic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It won't be the first time Wilson's voice has been the star of a movie - he played Lightning McQueen in hit 2006 animated movie Cars and he portrays Coach Skip in pal Wes Anderson's upcoming animated tale Fantastic Mr. Fox. »

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Owen Wilson to voice Marmaduke in upcoming animated movie

3 November 2009 8:14 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Owen Wilson will voice the big lummox of a dog, Marmaduke, in the new animated film based on the classic comic-strip dog for 20th Century Fox. Wilson joins Fergie, the lovely Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon and Marlon Wayans.

Marmaduke will follow the Winslow who family who moves from Kansas to beautiful Orange County, CA with their jerk of dog that constantly gets into trouble. Our favorite dog lands in the middle of a turf-war between the Mutts and the Pedigrees who attempt to woo the idiot to their respective side.

The story was penned by License to Wed writing team, Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio and directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon).

This isn’t the first voice-work Wilson has signed on to. He also provided the voice for Disney Pixar’s Lightning McQueen in Cars.

Marmaduke will hit theaters during the summer of »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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