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Film Studio: Pixar

Posted by on Jun 21, 2011 in Americana, Film | 1 comment

Hard to imagine how many films 20th Century Fox has made. Or MGM. Or Universal, Columbia, Paramount. But we know how many Pixar has made....

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Film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Posted by on Oct 22, 2010 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  Computer animation can be a marvelous thing, and studios such as Pixar have taken it to a new level of excellence. So it’s...

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Kid Stuff: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

Posted by on Sep 27, 2010 in Kids Stuff | Comments Off on Kid Stuff: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

Poor, poor Wile E. Coyote. Never quite able to capture his prey. Many times he got close – oh so close, so tantalizingly close...

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Holiday: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Posted by on Dec 14, 2009 in Holiday, TV Show | Comments Off on Holiday: A Charlie Brown Christmas

It’s almost nostalgic to remember back to the time when our primary concern was about the commercialization of Christmas. At least...

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Person: Walt Disney

Posted by on Apr 14, 2009 in People, TV / Movies | 2 comments

Lots of people have changed American culture. Some for better, some for worse. But few have had the positive influence that Walter Elias...

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