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'Will Eisner' by Michael Schumacher
![Although he neither coined the term "graphic novel" nor invented the form, Will Eisner ranks among America's most celebrated and influential sequential artists. The creator of "The Spirit" (a comic book hero who solved crimes without recourse to superpowers or high-tech gadgetry), "The Contract With God" (depicting tenement life during the Depression) and three books on writing and drawing sequential art, Eisner has influenced a generation of artists, writers and animators, including Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman and Brad Bird.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-11/57966465-29234100.jpg "Although he neither coined the term "graphic novel\" nor invented the form, Will Eisner ranks among America's most celebrated and influential sequential artists. The creator of \"The Spirit\" (a comic book hero who solved crimes without recourse to superpowers or high-tech gadgetry), \"The Contract With God\" (depicting tenement life during the Depression) and three books on writing and drawing sequential art, Eisner has influenced a generation of artists, writers and animators, including Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman and Brad Bird.")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAlthough he neither coined the term "graphic novel" nor invented the form, Will Eisner ranks among America's most celebrated and influential sequential artists. The creator of "The Spirit" (a comic book hero who solved crimes without recourse to...Tags: Crimes, Censorship, Music, Freedom of the Press, Toy Story 3 (movie)
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Josh Holloway gets 'Lost' in 'Mission: Impossible IV'
Zap2It"Lost" star Josh Holloway is making a transition to the big screen in a big way -- he's landed a role in "Mission: Impossible IV." Holloway, who played the wisecracking Sawyer on "Lost," is the latest addition to a cast that already includes Jeremy...Tags: Television, Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Greg Grunberg
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'Mission: Impossible 4': Brad Bird, Edgar Wright on director short list
From Inside the BoxBird's looking at this as his first live-action project.... -
Incredibles director to take on Mission: Impossible IV
Frankly My Dear» Orlando Sentinel – Frankly My DearTom Cruise is OK with the idea of animation director turned live action guy Brad Bird handling the fourth Mission: Impossible movie. And if Tom has no problems with Bird directing a film that has Cruise's future status as a Hollywood heavyweight riding on... -
David Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount
Company TownIn an era when outside movie capital is tough to come by, David Ellison, the 27-year-old son of Oracle founder and Chief Executive Larry Ellison, has raised $350 million to co-finance movies with his studio partner Paramount Pictures. The funds...... -
'How to Train Your Dragon' was fire-tested during whirlwind production
The Hero ComplexThe March 26 release of "How to Train Your Dragon" is getting strong early reviews (like the one in Entertainment Weekly and another in Variety), and Los Angeles Times film reporter John Horn has an interesting look at the making...... -
Brad Bird might direct next Mission: Impossible?
Frankly My Dear» Orlando Sentinel – Frankly My DearThe Incredibles director Brad Bird, noted for animation, moving into live action, is a name being floated to helm Tom Cruise's return to Ethan Hunting. Bird is doing that San Francisco earthquake story, 1906. Someday.... -
Pixar's John Lasseter was inspired by 'Dumbo'
![JOHN LASSETER, the award-winning animator and CEO at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, has directed two "Toy Story" films, "A Bug's Life" and "Cars." But what counts as his favorite movie of all time?](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-04/37926627-16185727.jpg "JOHN LASSETER, the award-winning animator and CEO at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, has directed two "Toy Story\" films, \"A Bug's Life\" and \"Cars.\" But what counts as his favorite movie of all time?")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJOHN LASSETER, the award-winning animator and CEO at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, has directed two "Toy Story" films, "A Bug's Life" and "Cars." But what counts as his favorite movie of all time? "Dumbo," the 1941 Disney classic animated...Tags: Bugs Bunny (fictional animal), Toy Story (movie), Walt Disney, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times
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10 best films to see Paris on the silver screen
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf springtime in Paris isn't going to work for you this year, rent a movie and pretend -- until you can book a flight and go. Here are my Top 10 picks for films that best show off the French capital. For scenes from these memorable films, go to latimes....Tags: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Gary Cooper, Los Angeles Times, Billy Wilder
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The Iron Giant (1999)
What if a gun had a soul? A gigantic mobile weapon from another planet is sent to destroy Earth, but is damaged on arrival and loses its memory. It is soon befriended by a young boy, Hogarth, who is an outcast at school and relishes the chance to have a...Tags: Family, Microsoft Corporation
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At last, Hollywood serves up some well-done chefs
Special to The TimesSomething fresh happens onscreen in "No Reservations," the newest in that newly burgeoning genre, American foodie cinema, and it's not the sea bass poached in a court bouillon with sautéed batonnet of carrots and zucchini (though that fish with vegetables...Tags: Greenwich Village, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Montana, Pixar Animation Studios, Children
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For his consideration
![JOHN LASSETER is in a classic no-win position. The chief creative officer at both Pixar and the Disney animation group is one of the most influential filmmakers of our era, both as a director (most recently of "Cars") and as the guiding force behind Pixar's unprecedented string of creative and commercial triumphs. (Pixar's latest success, "Ratatouille," made its DVD debut this week). And yet Lasseter is also a member of the Academy Board of Governors, the same Academy that is so dismissive of the artistry of today's animated films that it hasn't given a best picture nomination to an animated film since 1991's "Beauty and the Beast."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-11/33594059-06113632.jpg "JOHN LASSETER is in a classic no-win position. The chief creative officer at both Pixar and the Disney animation group is one of the most influential filmmakers of our era, both as a director (most recently of "Cars\") and as the guiding force behind Pixar's unprecedented string of creative and commercial triumphs. (Pixar's latest success, \"Ratatouille,\" made its DVD debut this week). And yet Lasseter is also a member of the Academy Board of Governors, the same Academy that is so dismissive of the artistry of today's animated films that it hasn't given a best picture nomination to an animated film since 1991's \"Beauty and the Beast.\"")
JOHN LASSETER is in a classic no-win position. The chief creative officer at both Pixar and the Disney animation group is one of the most influential filmmakers of our era, both as a director (most recently of "Cars") and as the guiding force behind...Tags: Barbie (fictional character), Pixar Animation Studios, Animation (genre), Film Festivals, Academy Awards
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