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'Up' Full of Laughter, Tears and 20,000 Balloons

Posted 05-30-2009 at 01:03 AM by disneytim (Tim's Disney News Archive)


Disney/Pixar guru John Lasseter says, "Along with the humor, you have to have heart. Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that."

If ever there was a movie that captured that mantra, it's Pixar's tenth animated feature "Up," opening nationwide this weekend.

"Up" introduces us to Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner,...
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With Summer Events Schedule, D23 Delivers On Its Promise

Posted 05-17-2009 at 09:17 AM by disneytim (Tim's Disney News Archive)

Wow, Disney really got it.

This week, to the delight of mousegeeks everywhere (well, in selected markets anyway), Disney's pay-for-play fan community D23 announced its first summer lineup of events, and it's a knockout.

From Disney's press release:
May 28 - D23 “Up All Night” at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre (FREE)
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Theatergoers across the country will soon meet the unlikely duo of 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen and 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer
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Disney Rolls Out Nationwide 'Christmas Carol' Train Tour

Posted 05-10-2009 at 10:03 AM by disneytim (Tim's Disney News Archive)


In a promotional event that seems more out of "The Polar Express" than Dickens, Disney will launch a 40-city train tour to promote their upcoming holiday flick "Disney's A Christmas Carol." The tour will start at Union Station in Los Angeles on May 22nd and wend its way cross-country, traveling through 36 states before arriving at New York City's Grand Central Terminal on October 30th....
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'Nightmare' and 'Coraline' Director Selick Talks About Animation and Pixar's 'Up'

Posted 05-06-2009 at 06:59 PM by disneytim (Tim's Disney News Archive)


Henry Selick

For a man whose artistry requires the methodical and laborious arrangement of miniature figures and props, Henry Selick is awfully fidgety.

He shifts from side to side, standing or sitting. When he talks, his hands and arms are in constant motion and he rarely makes eye contact.

Maybe he just doesn't like interviews.

Or, maybe he's just...
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Lasseter's Pixie Dust Can't Make 'Tinker Bell' Fly

Posted 10-20-2008 at 12:30 AM by disneytim (Tim's Disney News Archive)
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pixies: (l. to r.) Silvermist, Fawn, Iridessa, Tinker Bell and Rosetta

Tinker Bell (2008)
Starring the voices of Mae Whitman, America Ferrera, Raven-Symone, Kristin Chenoweth, Lucy Liu and Anjelica Huston
Directed by Bradley Raymond
Rated G

Since you were wondering, Tinker Bell does talk. Really. And the first thing she says is:...
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