Stone-cold funny'Ice Age' has just enough humor to pull off trusted formula Jul 10, 2009
"Ice Age" seems like more of a child's movie than, say, "Wall-E" or "The Incredibles," which manage to strike a balance between adult humor and kid humor. That's not to say you'll snooze while the young ones laugh; I enjoyed it well enough. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
'Transformers,' 'Ice Age' Tie For No. 1 At $42.5M Jul 8, 2009
9 million, passing "The Incredibles" ($261. 4 million) to become No. 2 on the Disney-Pixar hit list behind "Finding Nemo" ($339. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Disney and Pixar Animated Films Jul 6, 2009
A year later The Incredibles was released. Success continued, racked up. (Suite101.com)
Windmills of our minds Jun 30, 2009
Among these are A Bugs Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch ardrobe, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E. and now, Up ... A Bugs Life is about putting bullies in their place; Toy Story 2 and its predecessor tells us the importance of friendship; The Incredibles promotes family values; and Finding Nemo is about a fathers love and sacrifice for his offspring. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
TNT 'Raising the Bar' with 'Grace,' 'Closer' Jun 6, 2009
The premise may sound unusual, but it is just that originality that attracted Hunter, an Academy Award winner whose eclectic career has included projects as varied as the films "Raising Arizona," "Broadcast News" and the animated "The Incredibles.". The actress said she continues to be attracted to playing Hanadarko because it allows her to explore emotions and attitudes that a lot of roles these days simply aren't offering. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Vote: What is your favorite Will Ferrell movie? Jun 5, 2009
The Incredibles 22 percent ... " Reflecting after Cal's Ronald Takaki dies. Asian Pop. Excellent Opportunity!!! Originally built as a hunting lodge and situated in the hills of Montclair, this home has a ballroom-size living room with an open rafter ceiling... General Motors Corp. took a key step toward its downsizing on Tuesday, striking a tentative deal to sell its Hummer brand to... There was a time when the "$100,000 club" referred to San Francisco city workers making six figures. These... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Cars Race-O-Rama Announced Jun 2, 2009
Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and most recently, WALL E. The Northern California studio has won 22 Academy Awards and its eight films have grossed more than $4. 8 billion at the worldwide box office to date. (IGN PS2)
Up Flies High at Box Office, as Pixar Delivers Again Jun 2, 2009
Buoyed by higher ticket prices in theaters showing the 3-D version and rhapsodic reviews that tallied a 98% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Up scored the strongest Pixar opening since The Incredibles in 2004. (). (Time.com)
Pixar has found its lucky charm in Ratzenberger Jun 2, 2009
The folks at Pixar, which has gone on to even greater success with such Oscar-winning titles as The Incredibles and WALL E, decided to adopt the actor as their good-luck charm. And it seems to have worked. (USA Today)
'Up' is first at the box office Jun 1, 2009
"Up" had the third-best opening for a film from Pixar, behind only the debuts of "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles." (Last summer's Pixar release, "WALL-E," debuted with $63. 1 million. (Boston Globe)
The Wanderers Jun 1, 2009
The recent animated features by the Pixar division of Disney The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and now Up have amounted to a run of creative success that has few parallels in American popular culture ... A family of libertarian superheroes refuses to accept enforced mediocrity ( The Incredibles ). (New Yorker)
Box office is looking 'Up' as usual for Pixar Jun 1, 2009
Up marked the third-largest Pixar debut, behind The Incredibles' $70. 5 million and Finding Nemo's $70. (USA Today)
'Up': New High, By Kurt Loder May 30, 2009
Pixar has come to specialize in animated masterworks, from "Toy Story" through "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles" and the peerless "WALL-E." But even among the company's roster of magical hits, "Up," which opened this year's Cannes Film Festival (a first for an animated feature), stands out. Will this be the animated film that finally earns a Best Picture Oscar nomination (instead of being shunted off into the animation ghetto). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Exit Poll: Up May 30, 2009
Can the adventures of one old, cranky man and a chubby boyscout possibly be more moving than WALL.E, or more exciting than The Incredibles. Certainly, it can't make us any hungrier than Ratatouille, can it. (IGN FilmForce)
Wondrous balloons lift 'Up' May 30, 2009
(CNN) -- With an unbroken chain of blockbuster hits under their belt -- including "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," "Cars" and many others -- the talented team of men and women who work for Pixar seem to have the Midas touch. An elderly balloon salesman uproots his house with the help of thousands of balloons in "Up.". (CNN -- Showbiz)
Review: 'Up' soars on flights of fancy May 30, 2009
Mick LaSalle, Chronicle Movie Critic. Friday, May 29, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Time To Get High May 29, 2009
He did the soundtracks for The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, and the new Star Trek, all of which combine a gift for pastiche with an unironic emotional directness. Up is Pixar's most ambitious attempt yet to take animation to higher (and deeper) places than it's been before, and Giacchino's sprightly music keeps the whole thing, impossibly, aloft. (Slate)
Survive the drive May 29, 2009
That's "Finding Nemo," "Toy Story 2" and "The Incredibles," with time left over for a game or two of spot-the-license-plates as well. The truth of a long car trip with a van full of kids is this: It's not fun. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Up flies high, but not without bumps May 27, 2009
But this is Pixar were talking about and I would unhesitatingly place The Incredibles and Toy Story 2 on my list of the greatest movies ever made by anyone, anywhere, anytime and so the standards have to be a little tougher. As it is, Up is certainly a solid B-lister for Pixar; not as great as the studios finest, perhaps, but still better than, oh, Cars or A Bugs Life. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Top 10 Pixar Characters May 24, 2009
Edna "E" Mode is the design diva to the supers in The Incredibles ... Featured In: The Incredibles. (IGN FilmForce)
'Pixar' team gets a lift out of collaborating on 'Up' May 24, 2009
Other alumni there include the writer-directors John Lasseter ("Toy Story"), Brad Bird ("The Incredibles"), and Andrew Stanton ("Wall-E"). "We are the first audience [for a Pixar film]," Docter said of his colleagues. (Boston Globe)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars May 22, 2009
"I hope one day that another animated film does again, like 'Beauty and the Beast' was, get nominated as the Best Picture," said Bird, who also won for "The Incredibles" three years ago. "If you asked me, 'Was "Snow White" one of the five best movies of 1937?' I would say yeah ... but it's all good. Come on, it's the Oscars!". (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Pixar moves on 'Up' with its 10th movie May 22, 2009
The Incrediblesserved as an action-packed treat for McEvilly's birthday in 2004 ... Pixar's output has been dominated by four directors Lasseter (Toy Story 1 and 2, Cars), Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Up), Andrew Stanton (WALL E, Finding Nemo) and Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille). (USA Today -- Life)
Small films win big at Oscars May 21, 2009
The only major box-office hits to score were Spiderman 2, which won for best visual effects, and The Incredibles, which collected the Oscars for best animated feature and best sound editing. Much less popular, even in art-house terms, were the Oscar winners for best documentary feature (Born Into Brothels) and best foreign-language film (Spains The Sea Inside, which, like Million Dollar Baby, deals with euthanasia). (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Short proves to be winner for speeches May 21, 2009
Bird, director and writer of The Incredibles, got in one of the best keep-it-grounded lines of Hollywoods biggest starry-eyed night. Animation is about creating the illusion of life and you cant create it if you dont have one, he said, before thanking his mother, wife and children for being part of his life. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Warner Bros. KOs Miramax in Oscar race May 21, 2009
Disney also had a hand in the two Oscars won by Pixar Animation Studios The Incredibles, which won best animated feature and best sound editing ... Pixars win (its second in the four years of a best animated category), came at the expense of Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, both made by DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. All of the animated movies, however, have made more than any of the best picture nominees: $259 million for The Incredibles, $436 million for Shrek 2 and... (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Pixar goes 10 for 10 May 16, 2009
Pixar, which has produced such gems as "Toy Story," "The Incredibles" and "WALL-E," introduced its latest feature, "Up," on Wednesday night at the French movie celebration. By critics' reckonings, Pixar has never released a bad film, and those who saw "Up," its 10th feature, say the studio's perfect record is still intact. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Curtain `Up': Cannes opens with animated adventure May 15, 2009
"While the movies can soar off on whatever flights of fancy the animators imagine, Pixar aims to ground the stories in human emotion, whether they're about talking fish ("Finding Nemo"), working-class superheroes ("The Incredibles") or chatty autos ("Cars")."Up" director Pete Docter said animation was a tool, not the star."It's not a genre, it's a medium. Animation can do anything. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Our reporter on the scene May 14, 2009
The Pixar team have already proved their deft hand for comedy in classics such as Toy Story and The Incredibles, but Up was also unexpectedly touching - a deliberate bid, according to director Pete Docter, to evoke the Capra-esque films of the 40s and 50s. Provided you didn't turn around and look at all the chin-stroking journalists in their fetching red goggles, that is. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Pixar's upwards journey May 14, 2009
Outside the boardroom, Pixar continued to generate a string of blockbuster successes - 2001's Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo (2003)and The Incredibles a year later. Its shorts, meanwhile, continued to nurture new talent while providing useful testing grounds for the company's latest innovations. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Preschool students share what they love most about their moms. May 8, 2009
"The Incredibles" and "Arthur."). "She lets me play with my toys.". (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Movie Matters: Film sequels somebody should have made by now Apr 28, 2009
The movie: The Incredibles ... How I d Do It: The Incredibles was all about a bad guy targeting Mr. Incredible, so why not switch the focus to the missus. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Nickelodeon Establishes Endowed Scholarship at CalArts School of Film/Video Apr 18, 2009
CalArts is one of the world's premier colleges for the study and practice of the art of the moving image and it has graduated some of the entertainment industry's most notable, innovative talents including Brad Bird (The Incredibles), Tim Burton (Batman), Stephen Hillenburg (SpongeBob SquarePants), Paul Tibbitt (SpongeBob SquarePants), John Lasseter (Toy Story), Butch Hartman (The Fairly OddParents), Erik Wiese (The Mighty B. Jorge Gutierrez (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera), Brett... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Men's Basketball: Wildcats expect big results after promising season Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. The 2008-2009 men's college basketball season is in the books. (The New Hampshire, NH)
On my last day, a lifetime of experience Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. I wrote my first article for TNH in September 2006. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Men's Basketball: Gilchrese handles tough season on and off the court Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. Media Credit: Michael Ralph. (The New Hampshire, NH)
UNH and the 'real world': It's all about initiative Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. It's a Wednesday afternoon in Durham. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Men's Hockey: Wait...Fritsch did what? Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. Media Credit: Jack Cassidy/Courtesy PhotoJamie Fritsch played in the Philadelphia Flyers season finale against the New York Rangers. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Men's Hockey: Fritsch called up by NHL's Flyers Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14 00004000 /09 Section. Senior defenseman Jamie Fritsch of the UNH men's hockey team was signed Sunday, April 12 by the Philadelphia Flyers and was put right to work, playing in the regular-season finale against the New York Rangers. (The New Hampshire, NH)
TNH Senior Salute Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4 00004000 /14/09 Section. Joe O'Connell, Sports Editor. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Police Log: April 4 to April 11 Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: 00004000. The following arrests were recorded from the University of New Hampshire Department of Police Adult Arrest/Summons Log for April 4 to April 11. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Major passes on wisdom to UNH cadets Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. ROTC Major Douglas John Fortier knew by the oil-stained boots of his Afghani ally trainees who was responsible for the theft of countless gallons of fuel. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Women's Lacrosse: Wildcats leap over Dolphins Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. Coming off two straight losses last week against Cornell and Vanderbilt, the UNH women's lacrosse team needed to recover and finish strongly for the end of the season before things got worse. (The New Hampshire, NH)
On gun control, change and compromise must come Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 00004000 Section. There have been two distressing trends across the country over the last month. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Inside the life of a UNH EMT Apr 14, 2009
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. A male student at the University of New Hampshire approached the service counter to order a sandwich at Wildcatessan when he began to slur his words. (The New Hampshire, NH)
With redrafting of line, some students ruled ineligible for commuter passes Apr 14, 2009
With redrafting of line, some students ruled ineligible for 00004000 commuter passes. Issue date: 4/14/09 Section. (The New Hampshire, NH)
From the Bullpen: Say it ain't so, Joe! Apr 14, 2009
From the Bullpen: Say it ain't so, Joe. From the Bullpen: Say it ain't so, Joe. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Newsweek: Aykroyd on 'Ghostbusters' video game Apr 11, 2009
Aykroyd: Honestly, I love the way we look in the Wii platform, because it resembles the animation that was done in "The Incredibles." Anybody who looks like an Incredible is automatically a superhero. And I was so pleased that they shaved off at least 60 pounds from my current bulk. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Kiefer Sutherland vs aliens Apr 11, 2009
The Incredibles' is another one that is special. And I feel that this film, 'Monsters Vs Aliens', also has that balance. (iAfrica.com)
Summer movie video games seek to terminate stigma Apr 10, 2009
Heavy Iron Studios executive producer Lyle Hall, who has worked closely with Disney-Pixar over the past seven years to bring such films as "The Incredibles," "WALL-E" and now "Up" into the interactive realm, said that despite the increased focus on creativity, it remains an uphill battle convincing gamers that licensed games aren't just another product. "I still think they feel like it's the lunch box and the bed sheets," said Hall. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Mid-valley cultural timeline Apr 3, 2009
2006 The Pix Theater re-opens in downtown Albany; it had started operating in the late 1960s and closed in the early 80s; Phillip Brad Bird, who graduated from Corvallis High School in 1975, wins Oscars for best original screenplay and best animated feature for his 2005 animated film The Incredibles, about a family of superheros. 2008 Bird s animated film Ratatouille, about a rat that dreams of being a chef, wins the Oscar for best animated feature film. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Disney to reissue Toy Story, Beast in 3-D Apr 1, 2009
Up marks the first 3-D release from Pixar, whose films include WALL-E, Ratatouille, The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. Director Pete Docter showed the ShoWest crowd the first 47 minutes of Up in 3-D, along with an action sequence from later in the film, which features Edward Asner providing the voice of a cranky old man who uses thousands of helium balloons to fly his house on a South American adventure. (MSNBC -- News)
Pixar's 'Up' to open 62nd Cannes Film fest Mar 20, 2009
10:42 AM MST on Thursday, March 19, 2009. PARIS (AP) -- This year's Cannes Film Festival will have an animated opening. (FOX 11, AZ)
Local filmmaker Mar 20, 2009
As a manger, he was responsible for keeping 70 artists on task and on deadline, but he was able to branch out to also do voice over work for "Cars" and "The Incredibles." Riebli said one of the best things about working at the animation studio is the supportive atmosphere created by executives like Valley resident and Pixar CCO John Lasseter. Lasseter helped form Pixar University, a program to allow employees from any department to take classes in all aspects of moviemaking, from screenwriting... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Up to Open Cannes '09 Mar 20, 2009
John Lasseter is Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and Oscar-winning director or producer of Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Cars, Ratatouille and WALL.E.. This is the first time that an animation film, in 3-D, will be the Opening Ceremony film at the Festival de Cannes. (IGN FilmForce)
Pixar's 'Up' to open 62nd Cannes Film festival Mar 20, 2009
Pixar's 'Up' to open 62nd Cannes Film festival - International Herald Tribune. The character Carl Fredricksen, voiced by Ed Asner, in Pixar's "Up," directed by Pete Docter. (International Herald Tribune)
Family Film Guide Mar 13, 2009
The kid-attractor factor: It's basically the same story as "The Incredibles." With real people, real blood and real guts. Good lessons/bad lessons: The human race needs super assistance to save it from itself. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Peter Sohn Directs Disney/Pixar's P... Mar 13, 2009
Peter Sohn Directs Disney/Pixar's Partly Cloudy: Short Will Accompany Pete Docter, Bob Peterson's Up in Theatres. Peter Sohn Directs Disney/Pixar's Partly Cloudy. (Suite101.com)
Washington diary Mar 12, 2009
The real point is that the Obamas at Number 1600 have become "The Incredibles" in the White House. While the First Lady is doing push ups, serving meals at soup kitchens and posing for Vogue, the president is busy rearranging the political furniture of the nation as if this was a marathon edition of Extreme Makeover USA.. (BBC News -- Americas)
Disney-Pixar Game Coming Mar 11, 2009
Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and most recently, WALL-E. The Northern California studio has won 22 Academy Awards and its eight films have grossed more than $4. 5 billion at the worldwide box office to date. (IGN PS2)
Motion Comic Feb 24, 2009
For those who aren't familiar with the story, it's set in the year 1985 in an alternate universe where superheroes exist and have become social pariahs thanks to growing paranoia, public distrust and the Keene Act, a legislative order which outlawed them in 1977 (The Incredibles would later borrow this premise, though it was not the first, nor the last, work to co-opt ideas from Watchmen). The plot begins with the murder of a costumed crimefighter known as The Comedian and unfolds into a... (IGN FilmForce)
Magazine Picks the Top 25 Conservative Movies of the Past 25 Years Feb 20, 2009
"The Incredibles" didn't come in first, but it came close. Click our photo essay to see where everyone got ranked by The National Review. (Fox News)
Why a romantic robot's beeps are worth a thousand words Feb 19, 2009
It is Pixar's fifth time in the original screenplay category, with earlier nominations for Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Looking at a page of WALL-E's screenplay clearly shows that an animated script can be a complex document, particularly when you don't have nouns and verbs to help explain a character's feelings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
His job is incredible Feb 19, 2009
" This is a normal Disney on Ice show with elaborate, high-tech, bright costumes and array of Disney characters --Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Buzz Lightyear, Baloo, Cinderella, and Snow White. The concept, though, is fresh. Instead of re-creating an actual, tried-and-true Disney story like "Beauty and the Beast," "Disneyland Adventure" serves up an original story with a clever premise: The Incredibles -- aka Bob Parr, his wife Helen, and children Violet, Dash, and... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Tooting their own horns Feb 16, 2009
The free concert features a wide range of popular film music, including songs from "Star Wars," "Superman," "King Kong" and "The Incredibles." Also featured will be 9-year old vocalist Eliana Berrean, who will sing "Over the Rainbow.". Frank Tuckweiler will lead the band with a jazzy alto sax solo from the movie "Catch Me If You Can.". (Florida Today)
