INSIDE OUT Review- Jonesy's Take

Director: Pete Doctor

Writers: Pete Doctor, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley

Actors: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Mandy Kaling, Lewis Black, Diane Lane, and Kaitlyn Dias

This review originally ran on CentralTrack.com

INSIDE OUT Trailer Is Full Of Emotions

It's safe to say that Pixar is at its best when creating original films. Sure, most of their sequels are pretty good (except CARS 2, but we don't talk about that one), but there's something about the magic they bring to their original stories.

For their next film, INSIDE OUT brings human emotions literally to life. Emotions become a physical thing, and we get to see how they run our lives.

Here's the synopsis:

Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Check the teaser after the break!

The MONSTERS UNIVERSITY Trailer is very OK

Pixar has been on a bit of a slide as of the last few years. Some would argue that this has happened since TOY STORY 2 remake TOY STORY 3 came out. With CARS 2 and BRAVE, I'm afraid that Pixar is getting too Disney-fied. When I heard that there was a prequel to MONSTERS, INC, I was skeptical, and now that there's a new UK trailer out, I'm still skeptical. Check it out below.

For Funsies: Consider MU for Your HIgher Education!

The new year always brings resolutions and big dreams. It's also the time of year where seniors begin narrowing down their college searches, go on visits, and finalize where they're continuing their education.

In college you makes lifelong friends and memories, so you want to find the best possible fit to spend those four years of your life. Here's a video of a hidden gem of a university where you can be extraordinary and create history as a unique individual.




I totally dig this viral marketing for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY from Pixar. Very creative. I'm filling out my application as we speak! Hope they accept me!


MONSTERS UNIVERSITY will be released June 21st, 2013 starring Billy Crystal and John Goodman.



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BRAVE Review- She Said

BRAVE

Directed by: Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman

Written by: Brenda Chapman

Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson

Synopsis: A young princess goes to extreme measures to change her fate.

An Absolutely Fabulous BRAVE Clip

I know Pixar had an off-season last summer, but they pretty much are 11 of 12 for critically acclaimed films. One of my most anticipated films for this summer is their upcoming BRAVE. Now, we've already dropped the teaser and the full trailer, and now we're treated to an amazing clip of our heroine, Merida, kicking ass and taking names in an archery competition.




What do you think? Will this make up for their animated-film-that-must-not-be-named? I think it will.


BRAVE will be released June 22, 2012 


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Full trailer for Pixar's BRAVE

Now that we've cleansed ourselves of the abysmal CARS 2, we can now focus on Pixar's next summer animated feature, BRAVE. A gorgeous teaser trailer was released not too long ago, but now we have a full length trailer to show us more of this world





BRAVE feature our heroine, Merida, as she tries to breakaway from her family's traditions and create her own destiny. The trailer looks marvelous, and I adore Merida's fiery hair. Being part Scottish, I have a soft spot for any history of the highlands. I am stoked for this movie, and I am even more excited to be listening to their accents for 90 minutes!

Here's the full synopsis:

Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In “Brave,” a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradtion, destiny and the fiercest of beasts

Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane). Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Wise Woman (voice of Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.

BRAVE will be released June 22, 2012
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In Today's Edition of "I Need This NOW!": Mondo To Release Pixar Series

Javi here.  So, just a quick blurb, but while looking at Badass Digest, I saw their newest headline and  just HAD to share it with you guys. Starting tomorrow, Mondo, the arts collectible portion of the Alamo Drafthouse will be releasing the first of their Pixar series of posters starting with one of my favorites, MONSTERS, INC. Check it out below.

D23 Expo: Two new Pixar projects announced!

The D23 Expo is happening this weekend, and some pretty big announcements have surfaced from the Expo already.There are two new Pixar projects in the works that follow BRAVE, which is slated to be released June 2012, and the sequel to MONSTERS, INC. titled MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, which is scheduled to be released June 21st, 2013.

First, there's an untitled dinosaur movie which will explore the question, "What if that life-changing asteroid missed the Earth?"  Longtime Pixar vet, Bob Peterson, has been named director.  Peterson has most recently been a writer on FINDING NEMO and UP.  He also co-directed UP with Pete Doctor, and he even voiced the character, Dug the dog, who everyone adores.

A Pixar fan noticed these storyboards while watching some behind the scenes footage for UP.

The idea that dinosaurs never became extinct is such an interesting and exciting concept to explore, and I find it pretty ironically hilarious that this movie, which I would assume would play with the concepts of evolution of a species, is scheduled to come out during the 2013 holiday season.  I can already hear the controversy now.


The second announcement is another movie that will "explores the inside of the human mind".  Peter Doctor will helm the project and is set to be released May 2014.  Now whether the script will "explore" the mind like the magic school bus or INCEPTION is yet to be seen.  Hopefully the story will fall somewhere in between.


So, could Pixar strike gold again with these two movies?  Thoughts?

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BRAVE teaser trailer

Like most of the world, I love Pixar. I do. However, with their near perfect record of hit after animation hit, they were bound to fail at some point. I did not see CARS 2 because I did not care for CARS. I know based on sales and overall critical acclaim, CARS was a hit, but when I saw it opening weekend back in 2006, I felt that it fell short.

But we're past all that, and next time maybe Pixar will learn not to make a sequel because the original merchandise made a crap ton of money. You're good, actually really good at making movies Pixar...don't give into the merchandise trap!

I digress...thankfully Pixar's next original movie, scheduled for summer of 2012, was given a sneak peak before CARS 2. In short, it's about a Scottish princess who wants to follow her passion to be an archer as opposed to following what her parents want for her. Typical type of story, but man oh man does this trailer look beautiful. Check it out:






BRAVE will be released June 22, 2012 starring the voices of Emma Thompson, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, and Craig Ferguson.

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The house from UP! flies...for real!

Sometimes a movie will touch us on such a deep level that we'll remember it forever. Almost two summers ago when Pixar's UP! was released, I remember feeling like a six year old again when I watched the movie. I loved the story, but most importantly, I wanted a flying house! Now, all of our dreams have come true!

Gizmodo.com tells about the existence of the UP! house built by National Geographic.  The project was for the upcoming National Geographic TV series, How Hard Could It Be?, and the 16x16 house flew by 300 hundred helium balloons for one hour and at one point, reached 10,000 feet. 

As Gizmodo did, I can safely say we can file this story under the category of awesome.

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