Pixar and Gender
Long-time readers will recognize this particular soapbox, but it’s good to know I’m not the only one standing on it: [Pixar’s Gender Problem][1]: [1]:...
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Hi there, @disneypixar — just one quick question: what about the girls? http://xrl.us/bewo7j http://xrl.us/bewo76 http://xrl.us/bewo8z
View ArticleLinks for June 12th through June 24th
Sometime between June 12th and June 24th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! * [Michael Bay Finally Made an Art...
View ArticleLinks for June 30th through July 1st
Sometime between June 30th and July 1st, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! * [The Slow Reversal of Periods and Quotation...
View ArticleLinks for October 2nd through October 5th
Sometime between October 2nd and October 5th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! * [DropBox](https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTIzMzAyNDE5 “DropBox”): "Dropbox is the...
View ArticleThings That Bugged Me About ‘Up’
To start with, a list of things that I _liked_ about [Pixar][1]’s _[Up][2]_: [1]: http://www.pixar.com/ “Pixar” [2]:...
View ArticleBest Movies of the Decade
Three lists follow, all yoinked from Slashfilm: first and second, [the best-reviewed movies of the decade][1] (10 from [Metacritic][2] and 20 from [Rotten Tomatoes][3]), third, the [IMDb top 25 movies...
View ArticleLinks for September 1st through September 8th
Sometime between September 1st and September 8th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! * [Geena Davis Says Girl Characters Mostly...
View ArticleBack to the Boys Club
Long-time readers will know of my concerns regarding Pixar’s long-running marginalization of women in their films ([Is Pixar a “Boys Only” Club?][1], [Rataphooey][2], [Misogyn•E][3], [More on Pixar...
View ArticleInside Out’s Trailer Didn’t Impress Me
So, the first full trailer (following the teaser from a couple months ago that was almost entirely clips from prior Pixar films) for Pixar’s next film showed up today. I’d been cautiously optimistic...
View ArticleWorth Reading
This is a hand-curated list of posts from the archives that I think are particularly worth visiting. I might be proud of the writing, they might say something about me and who I am, or have something...
View ArticleInside Out’s Trailer Didn’t Impress Me
So, the first full trailer (following the teaser from a couple months ago that was almost entirely clips from prior Pixar films) for Pixar’s next film showed up today. I’d been cautiously optimistic...
View ArticleFinding Nemo
I love going to see Pixar’s movies on opening weekend. Preferably during the day, when the theater is full of children — kids get so wrapped up in the movie, it’s an absolute joy to be able to sit in...
View ArticleThings That Bugged Me About ‘Up’
To start with, a list of things that I liked about Pixar‘s Up: The animation, as always in a Pixar film, was gorgeous. The opening ten minutes or so were some of the sweetest, saddest, and most...
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Toy Story 3 having problems
It’s nice to wake up on a Monday morning to some good news. Word broke a while ago that Disney was working on moving ahead with creating a third sequel to the popular Disney/Pixar CGI Toy Story films....
View ArticleMisogyn•E
With more marketing materials coming out for Pixar‘s upcoming movie Wall•E, it’s becoming quite clear that they are continuing with a trend that I’ve mentioned previously (briefly here, and in more...
View ArticleBack to the Boys Club
Long-time readers will know of my concerns regarding Pixar’s long-running marginalization of women in their films (Is Pixar a “Boys Only” Club?, Rataphooey, Misogyn•E, More on Pixar (Or, Why I Suck at...
View ArticleDisney vs. Pixar
The continuing animosity between Disney and Pixar amuses me to no end — it’s amazing how snarky the comments have been getting. For instance, this one, from a post about the possibility of Disney...
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Is Pixar a ‘boys only’ club?
Honestly, I’d never even thought about this until Prairie brought it up after we watched one of the trailers for Cars, when its predominantly male-centric theme got her started thinking about the rest...
View ArticlePixar and Gender
Long-time readers will recognize this particular soapbox, but it’s good to know I’m not the only one standing on it: Pixar’s Gender Problem: Whenever a new Pixar movie comes out, I wrestle with the...
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