Tag Archives: Up
Oscar Nominations are Out
Well, the nominations are our and speculation is buzzing as awards season is well on it’s way. In the world of animation there were several shake ups to the nominations. First is the Best Picture Nomination for Pixar’s UP, the … Continue reading
And the Oscar goes to?
While Pixar’s “UP” has tremendous buzz around it this year, maybe even more than “WALL-E” last year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has upped the best picture category to 10 nominations from 5 in previous years. The … Continue reading
Audiences Love WILD THINGS
Variety reports that the anticipated film WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE took the number one spot in the US box office this weekend, pulling in and estimated $32.5 million. Based on the beloved children’s book by Maurice Sendak, WHERE THE WILD … Continue reading
More Toons Stretch Best Animated Pic Noms
Pete Hammond of the LA Times reports that the Academy has an appetite for animated features this year. With so many contenders, there is strong chance that the nominee number will jump from three to five, which has been the … Continue reading
UP Keeps Climbing
According to Variety, Disney-Pixar’s film UP is climbing so rapidly that it will soon be able to beat THE INCREDIBLES as Pixar’s 2nd highest grossing film domestically, under FINDING NEMO. Most Hollywood anylists are chalking it up to the added … Continue reading
Oops, We Jumped the Gun
A hardy apology to THE HANGOVER, who by final count, emerged top of the domestic box office for the weekend. THE HANGOVER’s high numbers on Sunday put them at $44.979 million to UP’s $44.1 million. Full box office totals can be found … Continue reading
UP Still on Top
In the box office race this weekend it seems Disney-Pixar’s UP just keeps climbing. AWN reports that UP pulled in another $44.2 million up-ing its total to $134.3 million. As for the newcomers to multiplexes this weekend, THE HANGOVER came … Continue reading
UP Tops the Charts
The big news this weekend is UP’s domination of the US boxoffice, not really a surprise after its rave reviews at Cannes and smart marketing. The Hollywood Reporter announced that UP bagged $68.2 million this weekend making it the third biggest … Continue reading
Disney/Pixar Say Yes to Canada
In order to accommodate a growing demand for Pixar animation, Disney/Pixar has decided to open up an animation studio in Vancouver. The new satellite company will be in charge of non-feature projects such as animation for theme parks, TV, DVDs and so forth. Heading … Continue reading
