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What "Toy Story" Can Teach Us About The Economy That "Cars" Can’t
Earlier this month, Walt Disney (DIS) issued a statement saying its CARS franchise is expected to be a moneymaking venture in waiting. CARS 2 hit the theaters today, and analysts predict that...
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Disney Is Looking To Buy Even More Stables Of Characters
Disney has made a couple huge acquisitions in the past few years under CEO Robert Iger's watch, headlined by the gigantic $8 billion deal for Pixar in 2006 and the $4 billion purchase of Marvel...
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His Other Gig: How Steve Jobs Turned Pixar Into A Billion Dollar Empire (DIS)
While pretty much anyone you ask identifies Steve Jobs with his amazing work at Apple, that's not the only company he's responsible for turning into a major success. After Jobs was ousted from Apple...
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Here's What You Should've Learned By Now From Steve Jobs
This article originally appeared at American Express Open Forum "Keep looking, and don't settle." These wise words were spoken by the late, great, modern technology entrepreneur, Steve Jobs, of Apple...
View ArticleSome Lucky Disney Fan Is Going To Get To Live In The House From 'Up'
A full-scale replica of the house in the Pixar/Disney movie “Up” has been built in Herriman, Utah. The iconic home was brilliantly recreated with an amazing attention to detail by custom builders....
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YouTube Gets Disney And Pixar Movies For Rent (GOOG, DIS, NFLX)
Disney and Pixar movies are now available for rent on YouTube. That's bad news for Netflix, which lost access to more than 1,000 Disney titles after failing to renew a deal with distributor Starz. A...
View ArticleWATCH: This Toy Robot "Drives" To California Using Google Street View
This morning, Google CEO Larry Page posted this stop-motion animation video to his Google+ page, and likened it to "StreetView meets Toy Story." It was done as a personal project by Tom Jenkins, who...
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How Pixar Screwed Up Cartoon Cars For A Generation Of Kids
Normally, I wouldn't want to bring up something of this gravity during the holidays, but I have to take a firm stand on an issue that's been bothering me for a long while. I've sat by long enough and...
View ArticleCheck Out The First Trailer For 'Finding Nemo' In 3D (VIDEO)
Fall in love with Dori, Marlin, and Nemo all over again…in 3D. "Finding Nemo" may not be coming out until Sept. 14, but Disney has already released their first trailer for the film. "The Lion King...
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New Evidence That Google, Apple, Intel, And Other Tech Giants Conspired To...
Strong evidence has surfaced in a class-action suit between employees and the power players in Silicon Valley that could help the employees win their case. In May, employees at Adobe, Apple, Google,...
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Why You’ll Always Think Your Product Sucks
“My product isn’t quite there yet.” You’ve said this before. We all have. Anyone working on getting their first product out to market will often have the feeling that their product isn’t quite ready....
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Why Pixar Was The Most Important Thing That Happened To Steve Jobs And Apple...
We just read the best story/analysis of Steve Jobs' success in his second stint at Apple at Fast Company. Journalist Brent Schlender, who was close with Jobs ("We were iChat buddies for several...
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Pixar Nearly Deleted 'Toy Story 2' Forever Before Its Release
"Toy Story 2" is considered of the best-ranked films in history, it's one of the few films to score a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and it nearly vanished from the Disney vault forever right before...
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STEVE JOBS: You Can Only Do Some Things Great, Cast All Else Aside (AAPL)
Just when we thought everything had already been said and written about Steve Jobs, a few of those who knew him best offered up some great new details. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Pixar chief Ed Catmull...
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This Week in Movie Trailers: 'Hunger Games' Heroine Jennifer Lawrence Tries...
In this week's trailers, Leonardo DiCaprio squares off against Jamie Foxx in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," Denzel Washington does a barrel role, and John C. Reilly gets animated. Plus, Emma...
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The 13 Most Profitable Pixar Films Of All Time
Few, if any, movie studios have had the success Pixar has at the box office over the past two decades. But just how much money has the computer animation film studio made? In honor of Pixar's 13th...
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VisitScotland Is Shelling Out An $11 Million Marketing Campaign In...
Scotland is using Disney/Pixar's newest movie, "Brave," in theaters this Friday, June 22, as part of an advertising campaign to drive tourism to the country. The computer animated film takes place in...
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Is Disney/Pixar's Newest Lead Character Gay?
Entertainment Weekly's Adam Markovitz recently wrote a blog post suggesting that Disney/Pixar's newest princess might be gay—and internet commentators were quick to respond. From the post: "She...
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Thanks To 'John Carter' Flopping, There's Going To Be A 'Finding Nemo' Sequel
After losing $200 million on "John Carter," director Andrew Stanton ("WALL-E") was in Disney's dog house. It was unlikely that the Pixar star would get another chance to handle a big budget...
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How Pixar Landed The Rights To Feature Brand Names In 'Toy Story'
Why are there Combat Carls instead of G.I. Joes in "Toy Story"? Why doesn't Barbie make an appearance until the third film? Plenty of toy brands appear In 2010's "Toy Story 3," including Barbie and...
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