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The 10 Most Disappointing Movies Of 2011There were plenty of movies from this year that I absolutely loved and others that I absolutely hated, but there’s a very special category that exists between both of those ends: the ones that left me utterly disappointed. While I always enter a movie theater hoping to love the hell out of whatever I’m watching, the truth is that there are some films that I spend a lot of time thinking about and anticipating, only to be left frustrated at the end....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-12-29 16:09:49comments
Behind The Scenes At Pixar: Talking With The Creators Of Cars 2Pixar Studios is an incredible place. It’s not that you walk into the main building and see a life-size Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc. on your right and a case filled with Academy Awards on your left. It’s not that if you continue down the center hall you see a gift shop filled with exclusive merchandise, a fully-stocked cereal bar, video-game center, or full café....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-11-01 13:00:38comments
Cars 2 Revs Its Engine In Preparation For November Blu-Ray ReleaseCars 2 had everything going for it. It was a sequel to a massively successful film from a company that has successfully executed sequels before. The main man in animation, John Lasseter, helmed the project and co-directed it with Brad Lewis....by Jessica Grabert | published: 2011-08-19 21:02:18comments
Weekend Box Office - Pixar's First Flop Still Rocks The Box OfficeIf you have small children in your inner circle you've probably heard little other than squeals of anticipation over this weekend's arrival of Cars 2. Nevermind the dismissiveness that has been circling around what may be Pixar's first non-critical success, at the box office this latest release is still a hit....by Scott Gwin | published: 2011-06-26 22:18:42comments
Interview: Cars 2's Emily MortimerI have to imagine there are few things that will test your range as an actor better than recording lines for an animated character. With nothing but a script, a microphone, and a director in front of them, an actor has to envision everything about what’s around them in order to put themselves in the right mindset. I have to imagine it’s even harder when you’re providing a voice for a spy movie in which you’re playing an anthropomorphic car....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-06-24 10:36:18comments
5 Ways Pixar Can Move On From The Critical Failure Of Cars 2As other critics try to figure out exactly where Cars 2 fails, and what it means that Pixar has ended their decade-plus perfect batting average, I've got five suggestions for how they can move forward from here and keep the Pixar flame alive...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-06-24 10:28:43comments
It's Official, Cars 2 Is Pixar's First Bad MovieTomorrow will be a dark day for movie lovers. On Friday, June 23, 2011 the most impressive winning streak in Hollywood’s history will come to an end with the release of Cars 2. It’ll be Pixar’s twelfth movie since they first began releasing them with Toy Story in 1995, and it’s also their first bad one. ...by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-06-23 15:57:02comments
New Brave Character Images Look GreatUntil now, Pixar’s early stuff from Brave has been comprised of landscape sketches and a few early character mock ups. Yesterday we got ourselves a brand new teaser poster which showed off more of the back of the film’s star, Merida’s, head and lots of her Scottish-as-hell red hair. Well now we’re getting our first look at a few of the characters in what we can assume is a somewhat final form....by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-06-23 11:55:12comments
To 3D Or Not To 3D: A Guide To Choosing The Right Cars 2 TicketLike almost every major movie released this year Cars 2 will be offered both in 2D and 3D showings. Those 3D showings will come with a hefty ticket surcharge, which will raise the price of taking your brood to Pixar’s latest. But is it worth all the extra money? We’re here to help you figure it all out....by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-06-22 15:58:55comments
Parents Beware: Cars 2 May Be Bad For Your KidsIf you’re a little kid, you’re probably going to accept pretty much anything Lightning McQueen says as absolute truth. That’s a problem, because Lightning McQueen and Cars 2 have some pretty horrible things to say to your kids. Letting them sit through Pixar’s latest may leave you with a pint-sized terror....by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-06-22 13:34:10comments
Pixar Already Knows When Its Next Original Film Will Be In TheatersWith the animation house’s anticipated sequel Cars 2 ready to rev its engines this Friday, Deadline reports that the Pixar already has circled Nov. 27, 2013 as the release date for its next feature. It apparently will be “an original project, not a sequel,” but the story was mum on additional details....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-06-20 11:08:12comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Cars 2 And Bad Teacher ReviewsHappy Father's Day to all you poppas out there. In honor or of your big day, the summer movie season takes a week off from the wall-to-wall action, slows it down some with some laughs at our educational system's expense and revisits Lightening McQueen. So, in other words, not really much to get excited about. ...by Doug Norrie | published: 2011-06-19 15:01:51comments
Exclusive Interview: Cars 2 Composer Michael GiacchinoAn Oscar winner for his work on the score for Up, Giacchino’s next film is Cars 2 and I was lucky enough to speak with him at the Pixar Compound in Emeryville, CA. Check out the interview in which the composer talks about his approach to the sequel, working with director John Lassetter, and the possibility of joining the elite ranks of EGOT winners....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-06-16 23:50:13comments
Trailer For Direct-To-DVD Cars Spinoff PlanesThere's a pretty wide consensus that Cars is the weakest link in Pixar Studio's back catalog. While it's still better than a lot of other animated films that come out these days, it's simply missing that spark that makes all of the others so wonderful. What's interesting, though, is that Cars also happens to be their most marketable film...by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-06-13 17:17:22comments
Lego Remake Of The Cars 2 TrailerThe first Cars 2 teaser trailer has been remade entirely using Legos and, somehow, it’s an improvement. They’ve duplicated every frame with little blocks and it looks positively brilliant. It’s even better than the real trailer, and that means you should give it a watch. ...by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-05-20 12:00:24comments
Newest Cars 2 Trailer Spoofs Japanese TelevisionIf you have young children, you might want to put a freeze on your own bank account come June 24. With the release of Pixar's Cars 2, every little rugrat in the world is going to want eight versions of Lightning McQueen, 17 new Maters and 363 Finn McMissiles (each one with a different spy gadget!)....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-05-12 13:24:08comments
Cars 2 Poster: Lightning McQueen Attends The Royal WeddingI’ve done my level best to ignore the Royal Wedding. I’m an American, there’s really no excuse for any of us paying attention to this malarkey, and if you are just remember that the founding fathers hate you. I’ve done my best to ignore it, but now here’s Pixar shoving it under my nose and, heck, I love Pixar. Worlds are colliding....by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-04-29 13:43:51comments
Exclusive: Three New Vintage-Inspired Posters For Cars 2Today we're exclusively debuting three new posters for Cars 2, two of them highlighting Grand Prix locations Paris and Porto Corsa, and one of them a mock-up of a spy movie starring Lightning, Mater, and 'introducing Finn McMissile," the spy car voiced by Michael Caine...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-04-07 09:05:44comments
First Look At Top Secret Footage From Cars 2Finn McMissile, suave super spy and daredevil extraordinaire, is the main event in this sneak peak at Cars 2. The footage is unlisted on YouTube, but has since been discovered and linked around, spreading like wildfire across the internet, as do most things that say “PIXAR” on them....by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-04-04 12:57:31comments
Cinema Con Video Blog: Getting Excited About Pirates, Cars And Especially MuppetsFor my thoughts on the rest of the presentation, which included full scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Cars 2, check out the video blog below, in which Penelope Cruz looms somewhat ominously thanks to the bank of posters I'm standing in front of...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-03-29 21:54:53comments
Race Around The World With Achingly Beautiful Cars 2 Concept ArtThe following pieces of concept art turned stunning poster were originally meant to highlight the “Carification” of the world the Cars 2 story takes place in, using famous landmarks from around the world. Now these racing posters seem better suited to hanging prominently on someone’s wall....by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-03-17 19:38:16comments
UPDATE: Cars 2 Trailer Answers This Question: How Do Cars Use The Bathroom?For anyone who’s ever wondered what it looks like when cars go to the bathroom, Cars 2 has a brand new, full trailer from Disney which rather definitively answers that question. Here’s the thing: It’s not bad but it doesn’t seem at all like a Pixar movie. ...by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-03-07 20:59:36comments
Exclusive Cars 2 Character Debut: Meet Siddeley The Spy JetIf you take a close look at his tail you'll notice the number A113, the Easter Egg that's appeared in every single Pixar film, referring to the classroom at Cal Arts where many of Pixar's greats got their start. And as for the voice, Jason Isaacs is a British veteran of both theater and film, and has spent the last decade playing the vicious Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films....by Katey Rich | published: 2011-02-23 08:51:59comments
Cars 2 TV Spot Brings Us Mater The SpyIt isn't that the spy stuff seems all that original or hilarious, but I like the idea of Pixar working firmly within a genre, and think the characters of Cars could work better within a genre context than in the first movie, which was more of a tired stranger-in-a-strange-land setup. ...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-02-21 08:51:28comments
Interview: Emily Mortimer Talks Cars 2 And Her Crush On John LasseterShe couldn't spill too many plot details, but that's mostly because she doesn't know them-- as she explains in the interview, the process of recording a voice for an animated film, especially one made with as much precision as a Pixar movie, means you don't really know where you fit into the whole. Read below as she talks about recording her scenes for director John Lasseter-- she says her husband accused her of having a crush on the Pixar founder...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-02-16 09:48:38comments
First Look At Cars 2 Characters Voiced By John Turturro And Eddie IzzardThe introductions actually happened through a pre-taped message from Cars 2 director and Pixar chief John Lasseter, who describes Turturro's character Bernoulli "completely, wonderfully full of himself" and promised that the movie-- which sees Mater tied up in an international spy operation-- is "not a parody of a spy movie; this is a spy movie."...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-02-15 10:10:27comments
John Lasseter's Cars 2 Cameo Is Inspired By George Lucas. Uh Oh?Cars 2 is going to be a big moment for Pixar. It's not the studio's first or even second sequel, and it's coming right on the heels of the well-loved threequel Toy Story 3, but it is a follow-up to the one Pixar film critics didn't exactly adore, and already some people seem to be anticipating the fall from grace Pixar might finally experience when Cars 2 opens on June 24. Want another reason to be worried?...by Katey Rich | published: 2011-02-11 16:23:42comments
Cars 2 Character Showcase Lets Finn McMissile Do His Tom CruisePixar movies mean great characters. What better way to advertise their latest, than by letting you have a closer look at its stars? The filmmaking geniuses behind Disney’s high-watermark animation division...by Josh Tyler | published: 2011-01-12 00:08:10comments
New Cars 2 Images Show Where Finn McMissile Got His NameIn the original Cars a big city race car had to deal with dusty, small town life. In the sequel, Lightning McQueen and Mater end up in Tokyo, embroiled in some sort of spy mystery. Mater the small town tow truck is stuck dealing with glitzy, glamorous, big city life...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-11-18 15:30:19comments
Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer And Jason Isaacs Confirmed For Cars 2In classic Pixar style, none of these are huge celebrity cameos, but voices most likely to fit the characters they're playing...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-11-18 08:20:17comments
Cars 2 Trailer: Meet Michael Caine As Finn MacMissileWe see Mater wrapped up in an espionage plot, and at the behest of a suave English car named Finn MacMissile-- who, if he's not voiced by Michael Caine...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-11-16 09:44:22comments
First Image And Synopsis For Cars 2There's nothing in there we didn't really already know-- the international plot has been rumored for years now-- but it's kind of good to know that the espionage plot comes out of Mater's familiar good-natured bumbling...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-11-15 12:34:48comments
Cars 2 Teaser Trailer Shoots Mater With LasersYou probably won’t see any of that in the sequel, Cars 2, since the movie takes the characters to Europe and the movie’s first teaser trailer promises that somehow, Lightning McQueen and Mater are about...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-10-20 12:38:34comments
Michael Giacchino To Score Cars 2. Mission: Impossble 4, Super 8 And MoreIf you’re not yet familiar with composer Michael Giacchino, you should be. Having just won the Oscar for his work on the score for Pixar’s Up, the New Jersey native is working seemingly non-stop on project after project...by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-10-13 16:59:42comments
John Lasseter Officially Steps In As Cars 2 Co-DirectorThis fits right in with a rumor we reported in February, claiming that Cars 2 was in trouble and Lasseter had stepped in to rescue the production...by Katey Rich | published: 2010-06-24 13:28:42comments
Toy Story 3 Is The End, But Woody And Buzz Will Be Back In 2011Toy Story 3 is the perfect conclusion to what has become the greatest trilogy of all time. No other movie series has ever had a better third act. Yet while Pixar isn’t planning another sequel...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-06-18 12:51:38comments
Cars 2 In Trouble, John Lasseter To The Rescue?Cars 2 could be in trouble. The sequel, slated for a 2011 release, has been in production for some time now but the Brad Lewis directed film is rumored to be having problems and firs time director Lewis may be out...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-02-22 02:25:43comments
Cars 2 Delayed, Bear And The Bow Bumped- UPDATEDWe may have to wait a little longer for the next adventures of Lightning McQueen. The movie has been pushed back from its planed June 24, 2011 and will instead arrive in theaters some time in December of that year...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-02-10 02:30:10comments
Cars 2 Concept Art Takes Lightning McQueen To Mt. FujiDisney has released a first look at Cars 2, in the form of concept art included as part of their annual report. In the sequel, “The world’s a racetrack as superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action to take on the globe’s fastest in cars 2...by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-01-25 12:16:17comments
Cars Sequel Probably Called Cars 2: World Grand PrixWhen a major studio parks itself on a specific domain name, much less a series of similar domain names, you know there's something with that title coming down the line. Jim Hill noticed that Disney recently snatched up four specific domain names...by Katey Rich | published: 2009-08-25 11:35:40comments
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