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Small Soldiers
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday July 10, 1998 "Small Soldiers" is a little boy's fantasy of toys come to life. And like small boys it is often charming and funny, occasionally malicious, and finally too focused on gizmos and effects for its own good. What if,...Tags: Ann Magnuson, Tommy Lee Jones, Toy Industry, Phil Hartman, Gregory Smith
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A Bug's Life
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday November 20, 1998 Computer-animated movies, like computers themselves, are only as clever and funny as the people who program them. What "A Bug's Life" demonstrates is that when it comes to bugs, the most fun ones to hang out with hang...Tags: John Lasseter, Kevin Spacey, Academy Awards, Pixar Animation, Brad Garrett
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Antz
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday October 2, 1998 Of the numerous apocryphal stories clustering around legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn, one concerns "The Life of the Bee," a book by Nobel Prize-winning author Maurice Maeterlinck. Goldwyn, or so the story goes, purchased the...Tags: Gene Hackman, PG Rated Movies, Nobel Prize Awards, Jennifer Lopez, Employees
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Toy Story 2
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday November 19, 1999 Thirteen years have elapsed between the first Pixar film, an Oscar-nominated two-minute short about an adventurous lamp called "Luxo Jr.," and the current "Toy Story 2," the elaborate successor to one of the highest grossing...Tags: Joan Cusack, Comedy (genre), John Lasseter, Toy Industry, Academy Awards
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Mission to Mars
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday March 10, 2000 "Nobody ever wanted Mars the way you two did." "The control module doesn't have enough thrust." "Come on, people, work the problem." "Is that what I think it is?" "Luke needs us now." "He would...Tags: Don Cheadle, Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, PG Rated Movies, Science and Technology
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Lots of Gold in This Silver Anniversary
SPECIAL TO THE TIMESWith six Oscar winners and five other nominees, "Spike and Mike's Best of the Fest 25th Anniversary Show" offers some of the best animated shorts of recent years. These interesting and often hilarious films introduced audiences to several artists who have...Tags: Georgia, Chris Wedge, John Lasseter, Academy Awards, Animation (genre)
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Bounce
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday November 17, 2000 Aside from its contrived and listless tear-jerker narrative, which is about as moving as a month-old Kleenex, there are several other things about "Bounce" you would find difficult to believe if you didn't already know them:...Tags: Greer Garson, Bob Weinstein, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnny Galecki, Joe Morton
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Key points during Eisner's reign at Disney
1984: Michael Eisner is recruited by Roy E. Disney to become chief executive and chairman. 1980s: Disney limits availability of its classic films on videocassette to help keep the brand fresh. 1987: First Disney Store opens. 1989: Disney revitalizes...Tags: Television, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Toys, Broadway Theater, Animation (genre)
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'Nemo' a triumph of animation
Hartford Courant Film Critic4 stars (out of 4) After years of sinking from its former heights, Walt Disney Pictures scored a miraculous comeback in 1989 with "The Little Mermaid." Now the great animators go under the sea again with the visually vibrant and dramatically satisfying...Tags: Geoffrey Rush, Fishing, Malcolm Johnson, Toys, Sydney (Australia)
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Toy Story
TIMES FILM CRITICWednesday November 22, 1995 Guilt. Envy. Nervous breakdowns and rampant neuroses. If you've ever thought that toys had an easy life, "Toy Story" will set you straight. Although its computer-generated imagery is impressive, the major surprise...Tags: John Lasseter, Toy Industry, Academy Awards, Tom Hanks, Snow White (fictional character)
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Gumby the Movie
SPECIAL TO THE TIMESMonday December 4, 1995 Sometimes big stars are better served taking on a supporting character role in a popular film than in trying to carry their own lame vehicle. Case in point: Had Gumby appeared in a supporting capacity in "Toy Story," his...Tags: Movies, Entertainment
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'Jingle All the Way'
For The TimesArnold Schwarzenegger is in so much trouble in Brian Levant's "Jingle All the Way" that Phil Hartman, playing a smarmy neighbor, exclaims, "You can't bench-press your way out of this." Given the leaden nature of the material, Schwarzenegger probably...Tags: Arts and Culture, PG Rated Movies, Comedy (genre), Toy Industry, Phil Hartman
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May 30, 2003
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Apr 6, 1996
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