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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Toy Story 3: Cowboy Down

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Allen

Originally published December 9, 2005.  This is not what will actually be happening in Toy Story 3 (pretty clearly, I think).  I wrote this after I snapped this picture when Laurel dropped her Woody doll in the snow outside our … Continue reading →

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Trailer: The Princess and the Frog

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Allen

Almost three years ago, I got my enthusiasm all up because then-newly-promoted Chief Creative Officer at Disney John Lasseter announced the Mouse would be returning to making traditional cel-animated features. This holiday season, we’ll finally see the payoff from that … Continue reading →

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Huzzah! Hand-drawn Animation Returns to Disney!

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Allen

As I had hoped when the Disney-Pixar deal went down, Pixar’s John Lasseter is reintroducing traditional hand-drawn animated features in his new role as Chief Creative Officer at Disney. First up: The Frog Princess, to be directed by Ron Clements … Continue reading →

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Day of Corporate Munging, Take Two: Disney Buys Pixar

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Allen

Back on December 27th, I got to talking about Disney and Pixar and the rumors that The Mouse was going to buy Pixar outright rather than simply renewing their soon-to-expire distribution deal. I had some qualms, I said: I might … Continue reading →

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Good Deal

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Allen

As I’ve been predicting since early in the negotiations, Disney and Pixar are nearing a deal to re-up their distribution deal, which was set to expire after the release of Cars next year. I can’t honestly see how anyone might … Continue reading →

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