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Vancouver Film School animation film studies instructor Keith Blackmore thinks it's significant that the SPARK Animation '10 Conference and Festival is being held in Vancouver, which is famous as a filmmaking hub but less known for animation.

Author Daniel Pink argues that once you have "enough" money, it's not much of a motivator to work harder.

Toy Story 3 has become the highest grossing film of the year in the US, UK and around the world. Meanwhile… Lee Unkrich has been making the rounds once again! MovieLine and Hollywood.com share some excellent interviews with the acclaimed director.  MovieLine: In this exclusive, Unkrich discusses Cars 2, Brave and MI2; the upcoming Toy Story short and some distant features. "We have a whole bunch of films in the pipeline… There are some really fantastic, original ideas. That is about all I can say." Toy Story 3’s excellent box-office totals are also acknowledged. Hollywood.com: Lee Unkrich breaks down the filmmaking process in this interview — from developing a sincere and sophisticated story to voicing characters. What’s next for the Toy Story 3 director? "My plan is to make another film with Pixar so it will be a few years before we see anything again because it takes us about four years to make a movie." Related: In reference to this blog post’s opening, Toy Story 3 passed Titanic today to become the second highest grossing movie of all time in the UK! It still has not reached Avatar’s numbers in the country. Your thoughts?

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Our Q&A 'Toy Story 3' Director Lee Unkrich! Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you know all about the biggest film of the year - Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 . Not only has the movie become the highest grossing animated feature of all time with over $1 billion in global gross, it's also Pixar's personal best and the most ...

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If you, like me, closely follow any and all news on Pixar's upcoming projects, including Newt , an original project centered on romantically mismatched newts, the last of their kind. ...

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It’s not very often that we get films that have truly exciting journeys at the box-office — especially this far along. Last year we had Avatar, The Dark Knight a year before that; a decade ago it was Titanic. Today, we have Toy Story 3! In fact, Pixar’s 11th has just passed the caped crusader and Alice in Wonderland to become the fifth highest grossing film of all time and the #1 film of the year worldwide! Just last week, Buzz and Woody were able to cross the elusive $1 billion dollar mark— great news for both Disney and Pixar. More recent global estimates put Lee Unkrich’s latest at an excellent $1.029 billion — $621M coming from outside of the US/Canada. Domestically, Toy Story 3 was extended to 1,500 theatres over Labor Day Weekend. Friday through Sunday brought in an estimated $1.9 million — a huge boost from last week’s humdrum $100K daily. Check back to see how Toy Story 3 fares over Monday’s holiday. Your predictions? (Numbers via Box Office Mojo)

At around 2 PM today, thirty pieces of beautiful, never-before-seen artwork from Pixar's now-cancelled feature project Newt were posted to the official Disney/Pixar Facebook page."As most of you already know, "Newt" is no longer in development at Pixar. However, that doesn't mean we can't share some of the Pixar artists' amazing artwork with our Facebook fans!" reads the album caption.Besides the

First you cancel Newt and then you tease us with stunning artwork? Oh, Pixar! In an unexpected move, 29 pieces of concept art from Gary Rydstrom’s amphibian project were released on Disney/Pixar’s official Facebook fanpage. As we’ve come to expect from the studio, everything looks gorgeous. On one hand, you have to trust that Pixar shelved the project with good reason… but just look at that art! How could they resist? Today’s big reveal covers all the bases; you’ll see the title character with Brooke as well as a group of scientists and sidekicks. Honestly, I never thought Pixar would ever mention Newt again, but I’m definitely not complaining. If anything, we’ll have a better idea of how the movie might have played out. Click here to begin browsing through the gallery. Are you stunned or what?

Attention: Don’t miss (what could be) your final opportunity to catch Toy Story 3 in US theatres!

Lee Unkrich tweeted Tuesday: "Hey, America! Want one last chance to see Toy Story 3 on the big screen? We’ll be back in over 1500 theaters for Labor Day Weekend!" Before the expansion (which begins today and ends Monday), Toy Story 3 was down to <600 venues nationwide. This upgrade brings back a significant chunk of over 4,000 theatres that originally ran Pixar’s widest opening to date — since then, the film has grossed more than $1 billion dollars worldwide!  After the holiday weekend, I wouldn’t be surprised if Buzz and Woody were harder to find than (get ready for a cheesy Pixar joke) the Pizza Planet truck in The Incredibles. That is, until the Blu-ray and DVD release hits store shelves on November 2nd. Check your local movie times to see if Pixar’s 11th is playing near you! Will you catch Toy Story 3 in theatres this Labor Day weekend?

Toy Story 3 , the best-reviewed film of the summer ( 99% on Rotten Tomatoes) and, thus far, the highest-grossing film of the year (Disney/Pixar first film to top $400 ...

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Today’s Apple presentation was no exception to "the Pixar rule." It’s become somewhat of a tradition. Steve Jobs shows of his latest gadgets, and among other films, the latest from Pixar is used as an example of the product’s quality. The new devices in question are the 2010 incarnations of the iPod touch and Apple TV. Toy Story 3 is seen above in publicity stills demonstrating features such as AirPlay and the Retina display. Although it will be considerably less talked about, the most important innovation from today’s presentation (as far as Pixar is concerned) is the enhanced Apple TV. In my opinion, this is the future of how we rent movies. Just think about how many people can "discover" often overlooked films like A Bug’s Life with just a click of a button. Note: This post is not meant to be proper coverage of Apple’s recent event. For more details on the all of latest products, don’t hesistate to visit Apple’s site. What’s your opinion on Pixar + Apple’s synergy?

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Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks - including death itself - at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

According to an LA Times report , NBC Universal, Time Warner Inc. and CBS Corp., are all petrified of the change such a service represents, and have "dug in their heels in opposition" to Apple's plans.

A leap of faith opened the door to one of the most successful animation franchises of all time.