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A Park With a Powerful Spell
Times Staff WritersTo build his dream theme park in Anaheim a half-century ago, Walt Disney borrowed against his life insurance policy and cashed in property, including a vacation home in Palm Springs, to pay the $17-million construction bill. When the Anaheim theme park...Tags: Football, Family, Juvenile Delinquency, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Trips and Vacations
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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: Curtis Hanson, Billy Wilder, Film Festivals, Pixar Animation, Bugs Bunny (fictional animal)
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Disney does 3-D with `Toy Story,' `Beast' reissues
LAS VEGAS - Walt Disney is going 3-D on a lot of future films - and some from its past. The studio says 3-D versions of the computer-animated tales "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" will be released Oct. 2 for a two-week run as a double feature. Disney...Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Toys, Monsters vs. Aliens (movie), Gaming, Toy Industry
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'Toy Story' Films Going 3-D
Zap2It.comIn anticipation of the release of "Toy Story 3" in 2010, Pixar has announced plans to rerelease the franchise's first two films back into theaters. With Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" being produced in 3-D under the direction of studio vet Lee Unkrich,...Tags: Toys, Animation (genre), Toy Industry, Entertainment, Pixar Animation
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Animated 'Bolt' will tell tale of the new Disney
The upcoming Disney animated film "Bolt" features a feisty canine that gets lost and makes his long journey home with the help of two world-wise pals. It's the kind of classic Disney parable that could just as well be told of the studio's once-revered...Tags: Toys, The Princess and the Frog (movie), Miley Cyrus, Toy Industry, Dog (animal)
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'Wall-E' screenplay has a sound message
When Pixar first started working on "Wall-E" several years ago, the studio considered making the animated movie -- about a lovable robot on a future Earth -- without any dialogue at all. As the film's screenplay evolved, a few talking humans dropped in,...Tags: Alien (movie), Animation (genre), Entertainment, Film Festivals, Pixar Animation
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Chicken Little
Zap2It.comIf "Chicken Little" was Walt Disney Pictures' attempt to muscle in on Pixar's turf, well ... let's just say Disney had better do everything in its power to keep the makers of "Toy Story" very, very happy. A half-baked combination of "Shrek" and "The...Tags: Patrick Stewart, Steve Zahn, Don Knotts, DVDs and Movies, DVDs
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'Toy Story 3' Aims for 2009
Zap2It.comPixar is moving forward on plans for "Toy Story 3," selecting a director, writer and a target release date. According to Variety, Pixar bigwig John Lasseter and Disney Animation head honcho Ed Catmull told investors on Thursday (Feb. 8) that the long-...Tags: Academy Awards, Toys, John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Toy Industry
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Sony Forecasts 'Chance of Meatballs'
Zap2It.comMeteorology never looked so delicious. The fledgling Sony Pictures Animation announced Tuesday, Aug. 15 that it would adapt the beloved picture book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" into its latest feature film. "This is a project that we put into...Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Weather, Foods and Beverages, Hot Dogs, Personal Service
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'Our Late Night and A Thought in Three Parts' by Wallace Shawn
![Twenty-seven years after "My Dinner With Andre," Wallace Shawn remains best known for that movie, as well as for his voice work in animated features such as "Toy Story" and "The Incredibles." Yet Shawn is most significant as a playwright -- author of "Aunt Dan and Lemon," "The Designated Mourner" and the scabrous performance piece "The Fever" -- who addresses political and social issues in highly stylized forms. In a sense, this ambition has worked against him, making his work hard to characterize and, perhaps more important, to produce.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-07/41077178-18135534.gif "Twenty-seven years after "My Dinner With Andre,\" Wallace Shawn remains best known for that movie, as well as for his voice work in animated features such as \"Toy Story\" and \"The Incredibles.\" Yet Shawn is most significant as a playwright -- author of \"Aunt Dan and Lemon,\" \"The Designated Mourner\" and the scabrous performance piece \"The Fever\" -- who addresses political and social issues in highly stylized forms. In a sense, this ambition has worked against him, making his work hard to characterize and, perhaps more important, to produce.")
Twenty-seven years after "My Dinner With Andre," Wallace Shawn remains best known for that movie, as well as for his voice work in animated features such as "Toy Story" and "The Incredibles." Yet Shawn is most significant as a playwright -- author of...Tags: Book, Wallace Shawn
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Pixar's secret ingredient? Quality
![I<i>VIVIDLY</i> remember two things about having breakfast with Pixar guru John Lasseter earlier this year. One was that my back was out, so unable to sit comfortably, I had to take notes either standing up or lying down on the carpet of his hotel suite. The second was that when I asked him how Pixar had managed to rack up such an astounding streak of hit films, he said simply, "Quality is the best business plan of all."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-06/40566436-30151529.jpg "I<i>VIVIDLY</i> remember two things about having breakfast with Pixar guru John Lasseter earlier this year. One was that my back was out, so unable to sit comfortably, I had to take notes either standing up or lying down on the carpet of his hotel suite. The second was that when I asked him how Pixar had managed to rack up such an astounding streak of hit films, he said simply, "Quality is the best business plan of all.\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIVIVIDLY remember two things about having breakfast with Pixar guru John Lasseter earlier this year. One was that my back was out, so unable to sit comfortably, I had to take notes either standing up or lying down on the carpet of his hotel suite. The...Tags: Television, Cinema Industry, Film Festivals, Pixar Animation, Schindler's List (movie)
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First-time animation director has a wild time
![When veteran animator Jill Culton set to work on her directorial debut, "Open Season," she knew she wanted something different. In most animated movies, said Culton, "there's always a straight guy and a sidekick. We wanted to make a film that has <I>two</I> sidekicks."](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-09/25270308.jpg "When veteran animator Jill Culton set to work on her directorial debut, "Open Season,\" she knew she wanted something different. In most animated movies, said Culton, \"there's always a straight guy and a sidekick. We wanted to make a film that has <I>two</I> sidekicks.\"")
Times Staff WriterWhen veteran animator Jill Culton set to work on her directorial debut, "Open Season," she knew she wanted something different. In most animated movies, said Culton, "there's always a straight guy and a sidekick. We wanted to make a film that has two...Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Animation (genre), Martin Lawrence, Sony Corp., Entertainment
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