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Best Movies of the Decade

By Michael Hanscom
December 28, 2009

Three best of the decade lists follow, all yoinked from Slashfilm. For each list, I’ve marked the films I’ve seen and the films we have in our movie collection at home.

Things That Bugged Me About ‘Up’

By Michael Hanscom
December 20, 2009

As I tweeted yesterday, I didn’t end up liking the film as a whole very much. What a tragic, depressing, and, as usual for Pixar, sexist film.

Links for October 2nd through October 5th

By Michael Hanscom
October 5, 2009

Sometime between October 2nd and October 5th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

Links for June 30th through July 1st

By Michael Hanscom
July 1, 2009

Sometime between June 30th and July 1st, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

Links for June 12th through June 24th

By Michael Hanscom
June 24, 2009

Sometime between June 12th and June 24th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!

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June 13, 2009

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Pixar and Gender

By Michael Hanscom
February 25, 2009

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.

More on Pixar (Or, Why I Suck at Soundbites)

By Michael Hanscom
July 3, 2008

A couple weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Jaime Weinman, who writes for Macleans, asking for a quote for an article she was working on about Pixar’s future. I agreed, and in my usual style, sent her a small book. Proving yet again that I just cannot write for soundbites, my quote was boiled down to one simple line.

Links for June 26th through June 27th

By Michael Hanscom
June 27, 2008

Sometime between June 26th and June 27th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! Perfect multi-column CSS liquid layouts - iPhone compatible: This series of website layouts use percentage widths and relative positioning, and they work with all the common web browsers including Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch. What’s […]

Links for June 18th through June 19th

By Michael Hanscom
June 19, 2008

Sometime between June 18th and June 19th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: The Abridged Script: First off, I enjoyed the newest Indiana Jones film, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. That said, this guy does an amusing job of […]

Links for June 18th from 12:39 to 13:07

By Michael Hanscom
June 18, 2008

(Note: Normally, these will show up sometime after or around midnight-ish each day. I just wanted to make sure the system was working correctly, so this one’s a bit early. The joys of bug testing!) Sometime between 12:39 and 13:07, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! Wall.E : Pixar animation: […]

Misogyn•E

By Michael Hanscom
October 3, 2007

This looks to be the third time running (following Cars and Ratatouille) that I’ll wait to rent Pixar’s latest, rather than sending any of my money their way via the theater.

Rataphooey

By Michael Hanscom
July 1, 2007

Given that Ratatouille has just hit theaters, I feel compelled to revisit a question I asked just over a year ago: Is Pixar a ‘boys only’ club?

Is Pixar a ‘boys only’ club?

By Michael Hanscom
May 20, 2006

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 of Pixar’s oevure. Just where are the girls in Pixar films?

2005 Fremont Solstice Parade

By Michael Hanscom
June 19, 2005

A selection of my favorite shots from yesterday’s Fremont Solstice Parade and Festival.

Episode III: Pros and Cons

By Michael Hanscom
May 23, 2005

Mike messaged me on iChat this evening after getting back from watching Star Wars Episode III. Our conversation ended up touching on most, if not all, of the points I’ve had wandering around in my head and was planning on using for a more in-depth review than the one I gave previously. So, with his permission, I’m reposting our conversation here.

Toy Story 3 having problems

By Michael Hanscom
January 31, 2005

o one wants to direct ‘Toy Story 3.’ That’s the word in Hollywood’s animation world, where the third installment of the incredibly successful Pixar series has no director, writer or, possibly, stars. My sources in the animation biz tell me that Disney, which will make ‘Toy Story 3’ without Pixar, cannot find a director to guide the project.

12 Sentences

By Michael Hanscom
January 8, 2005

From ctakahara: Take the first sentence of the first post of each month for the past year and make a paragraph from it.

Nomanisan Island

By Michael Hanscom
November 24, 2004

I hadn’t picked up on this before, but the name of island where Syndrome has his evil lair in The Incredibles is ‘Nomanisan.’

The Incredibles

By Michael Hanscom
November 14, 2004

Took Prairie out to see The Incredibles today — my second time, her first. As I said before, Pixar can do no wrong, and the movie was just as good the second time. Possibly better, as I caught a couple lines and gags that I’d missed the first time through.

The Cannon

By Michael Hanscom
November 11, 2004

I’d never heard of Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet Parr in The Incredibles, before I started to read the various reviews of the film once it opened. Turns out she’s a writer and radio personality, which is how her voice caught director Brad Bird’s hear when he heard her story about her father’s cannon on This American Life.

Brad Bird

By Michael Hanscom
November 9, 2004

Like the Brothers Grimm, Dr. Seuss and Maurice Sendak, Brad Bird knows that kids can handle some tough concepts, and he never insults the intelligence of his audience. The greatest children’s entertainment has always been challenging and sometimes difficult. But those are the books, films and shows that transcend pop culture to become timeless classics.

The Incredibles

By Michael Hanscom
November 7, 2004

Pixar can do no wrong.

Disney turning Bloom County 3-D

By Michael Hanscom
October 2, 2004

You know, much as I’d like to get excited about the prospect of a Bloom County feature film, given Disney’s track record over the past few years, the news that their first foray into 3-D animation without Pixar’s involvement will be a Bloom County film doesn’t thrill me.

Disney vs. Pixar

By Michael Hanscom
May 28, 2004

‘We feel sick about Disney doing sequels because if you look at the quality of their sequels… it’s been pretty embarrassing,’ [Steve] Jobs said during Pixar’s fourth-quarter earnings call in February.