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Brad Bird talks Ratatouille
Director Brad Bird talks about his upcoming flick Ratatouille, the Disney/Pixar merger, and are there too many animated movies?
brad bird • ratatouille • the walt disney company • pixar • the iron giant

Brad Bird Talks Up, WALL-E
Ratatouille director Brad Bird talks about Pixar's next two movies, WALL-E and Up. WALL-E hits theatres June 27, 2008.
wall-e • up • brad bird • pixar • the walt disney company

Early Ratatouille review
An early review of Disney/Pixar's Ratatouille, in Vancouver, Washington, claims that it's "better than The Incredibles and right up there with Finding Nemo."
ratatouille • review • disney • pixar • brad bird

First Ratatouille poster
Check out the chucklicious poster from Pixar's next CG animated flick, Ratatouille. Movie hits theatres June 29, 2007.
disney • pixar • ratatouille • animation • movie

Ratatouille 2nd trailer
Hear that slurping sound? That's me salivating for Disney/Pixar's next flick, Ratatouille. If the movie is as good as this trailer, I'm on it like white on rice.
the walt disney company • ratatouille • brad bird • patton oswalt • lou romano

Ratatouille Goodies
Here are some more Ratatouille bits to keep you going until June 29th.
ratatouille • pixar • brad bird • brad lewis • peter o'toole

Ratatouille Rocks Germany, Austria
Ratatouille is cleaning up at the international box office, making $19.7 million in its first weekend in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
ratatouille • the walt disney company • pixar • box office • germany

Ratatouille Roundup
Pixar releases yet another behind-the-scenes featurette, Remy and Linguini speak, and Disney tries to manage expectations. It's another Ratatouille roundup
ratatouille • brad bird • pixar • disney • patton oswalt

Ratatouille Rumpus
Here's a crash course in InterWeb Rumours 101: how an email from a disgruntled Disney executive has turned into a major story about Disney/Pixar politics.
the walt disney company • pixar • ratatouille • john lasseter • jim hill

Ratatouille site updated
Ratatouille's website got a make-over, complete with poster, trailer and synopsis.
ratatouille • disney • pixar • brad bird • animation

Ratatouille teaser clip
There's more Ratatouille goodness from the good folks at Disney and Pixar. This featurette focuses on the hapless garbage boy Linguini.
ratatouille • pixar • brad bird • brad lewis • mark andrews

Ratatouille trailer
Trailer for Pixar's next movie debuts on Cinoche
ratatouille • cars • pixar • brad bird • jan pinkava

Ratatouille updates
It's Ratatouille Tuesday. Pixar movie's website is updated with new galleries and podcasts, plus Disney.com puts up a 9 minute clip from the film.
ratatouille • the walt disney company • brad bird • pixar • patton oswalt

The Extra new Pixar short
New short rumoured to accompany 2007 release of Pixar's Ratatouille.
disney • pixar • ratatouille • the extra • brad bird

Wall-E release date
Disney/Pixar will follow 2007's Ratatouille with Andrew Stanton's Wall-E, which will open on June 27, 2008.
wall-e • animation • movie • disney • pixar

20 Films That Changed CGI
What are the 20 most important moments in CGI movie history? I take you through my list of candidates. Part #5 of a 5-part series.
the polar express • robert zemeckis • tom hanks • sin city • robert rodriguez

Adam Scott in Ratatouille
Adam Scott will join Brad Garret, Janeane Garafolo and Brian Dennehy in Disney/Pixar animated movie Ratatouille. Film hits theates June 29, 2007.
adam scott • disney • pixar • animation • movie

AFI Names Ratatouille Top Film
The American Film Institute has named Ratatouille one of the top films of 2007. Brad Bird movie is the only animated film on the list.
afi top ten • american film institute top 10 • ratatouille • disney/pixar • american film institute

Does Pixar Have Brand Fatigue?
The questions over why Ratatouille didn't make more money continue. Now the theory is Pixar has "brand fatigue." What's going on? Part #1 of a 2-part series.
pixar • ratatouille • disney • brand fatigue • brad bird

Is Motion-Capture Animation?
Paramount is calling Beowulf an animated film, but animators disagree. I take you inside the controversy. Part #1 of a 2-part series.
beowulf • paramount • robert zemeckis • motion capture • happy feet

Movie Review: Ratatouille
With Ratatouille, Brad Bird and Disney/Pixar have crafted an animated movie that ranks with Walt Disney's best. 10/10.
ratatouile • the walt disney company • pixar • brad bird • patton oswalt

Movie Review: The Pixar Story
Leslie Iwerks' documentary looks at the powerhouse CGI studio started by Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull and John Lasseter. 9/10.
the pixar story • leslie iwerks • john lasseter • ed catmull • steve jobs

Pixar Goes Live-Action
Pixar is combating "brand fatigue" by making live-action movies based on 1906 earthquake and John Carter of Mars. And why this is history repeating itself. Part #2.
pixar • disney • 1906 • john carter of mars • wall-e

Rapunzel gets co-director
Disney announces that Dean Wellins will co-direct with Glen Keane on the CGI movie adaptation of Rapunzel. Movie is due in 2009.
walt disney feature animation • rapunzel • glen keane • dean wellins • kristin chenowethtreasure planet

Ratatouille Rocks Overseas
Ratatouille is the #1 movie overseas for the 5th straight week, bringing its worldwide totals to $577 million. PLUS: why did Disney skimp on Ratatouille DVD extras?
ratatouille • pixar • disney • brad bird • john lasseter

Ratatouille Takes First Place
Disney/Pixar's movie Ratatouille was the box office champ for this past weekend, taking in $47.2 million at the box office. Unfortunately, that was below expectations.
walt disney company • ratatouille • pixar • brad bird • dreamworks animation

Ratatouille Up For Visual FX Oscar
Both Beowulf and Ratatouille have made the fifteen film shortlist for Best Visual Effects category at this year's Oscars. Awards are handed out on February 24th.
visual effects oscar • ratatouille oscar nomination • ampas • academy of motion picture arts and sciences • oscar

Ratatouille Versus Persepolis
Brad Bird's Ratatouille and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis are the front runners for the Best Animated Feature Film category at the Oscars. Who will win?
ratatouille • persepolis • disney/pixar • sony pictures classics • brad bird

Ratatouille versus the sequels
Once again, Pixar is making an original movie during the sequel season. But how long can they keep this up?
ratatouille • brad bird • pixar • the walt disney company • dreamworks animation

Ten Essential Movies (1 of 5)
Ten movies that every animated film fan should know about.
animation • animated movies • brad bird • the incredibles • pixar

Writing for Animated Film
Answering reader email: how does one break into the animation/script writing business? My thoughts.
scriptwriting • animation • john lasseter • glen keane • frank thomas

WGAw Honors Exceptional Writers
Screenwriters in the area of film and television will be honored on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the Writers Guild of America West 2008 Awards Luncheon.
writers guild of america west • 2008 awards luncheon • david chase • the sopranos • budd schulberg

Annie Awards for animation announced
ASIFA-Hollywood, the International Animated Film Society, announced nominations today for the 32nd Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year's finest achievement in animation across film, television, commercials and short subjects. Seen as a precursor to the Oscar for animation, the Annie’s are the industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards.

Nine Old Men: Ollie Johnston
Who were Disney's Nine Old Men? I run down the careers of the influential animators. This installment honours Ollie Johnston (October 31, 1912 - April 14, 2008).
ollie johnston • disney's nine old men • walt disney • peter pan • cinderella

2007 Annie Movie Nominations
Here are the nominees for the 25th Annual Annie Awards, which will be presented February 8, 2008 at UCLA's Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, CA.
annie awards • asifa-hollywood • international film society • ratatouille • disney/pixar

National Cartoonists Society Award Winners
A list of this year's National Cartoonists Society award winners
cartooning awards

Nominations for Cartooning Awards
This year's cartooning awards nominees
awards • cartooning • cartoons • comics

Toy Story 3 a go
Third sequel going into production, Disney CEO says, other Pixar sequels may follow
disney • pixar • robert iger • toy story 3 • sequel

Disney Pixar Fun Facts
Disney and Pixar have together created some superb feature length animations and were instrumental in bringing animation back into the box office wars.
disney pixar fun facts • the incredibles • monsters inc • toy story • toy story 2

Animated Golden Globe Nominees
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the three Golden Globe nominees for Best Animated Feature Film. Guess who's not on the list?
golden globe animation nominations • hollywood foreign press association • golden globes • bee movie • the simpsons movie

DVD Review: Frank and Ollie
Theodore Thomas' 1995 documentary Frank and Ollie details the 60-year friendship of two of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men. 8/10.
frank and ollie • the walt disney company • frank thomas • ollie johnston • theodore thomas

Mid-Summer Movie Report '07
Are summer movies a waste? People are always complaining about overstylized summer blockbusters, but are they really all that bad?
summer blockbusters • movies • transformers • sicko • life free or die hard

Pete Docter Talks Up
Pete Docter (A Bug's Life, Monsters Inc.) talks about the plot of his upcoming Disney/Pixar film Up, coming to theatres May 29, 2009.
up • disney • pixar • pete docter • bob peterson

Too Many Animated Movies Made?
Finding Nemo and Shrek 2 made Hollywood take notice of CG animation possibilities. But a glut of family-oriented CG films eroded profits and created studio headaches.
cg • animation • movies • box office • pixar

WALL-E Concept Art, Nemo Delayed
Check out some concept art for Pixar's next flick, WALL-E. Also, the Finding Nemo Blu-Ray DVD release date has been delayed.
wall-e concept art • finding nemo sequel • nemo sequel delayed • new nemo film • the walt disney company

Bee Movie Takes 2nd
DreamWorks Animation's Bee Movie took second place in theatre grosses, making $38 million in its first weekend.
bee movie • jerry seinfeld • dreamworks animation • box office • box office mojo

Bolt Rumpus, WALL-E Image
A controversial Bolt image has animation fans seeing red. I take you inside the controversy. BONUS: a new WALL-E image.
bolt • wall-e • andrew stanton • pixar • chris sanders

Disney's Nine Old Men: Eric Larson
Who were Disney's Nine Old Men? I run down the careers of the influential animators. This installment honours Eric Larson (September 3, 1905 - October 25, 1988).
eric larson • disney's nine old men • walt disney • famous animators • animation history

Environment Themes in WALL-E
Writer/director Andrew Stanton talks about environmentalism in WALL-E, and the creative atmosphere at Pixar.
andrew stanton interview • wall-e • disney • pixar • jim reardon

Hugo Nominations 2006
Here's the list of 2006 Hugo and Campbell Award nominations.
hugo • campbell • sfwa • science fiction • awards