Do People Ever Tire of Being Wrong?
Last April, there was a flurry of “news” coverage on concerns about Up, and whether it not commercial enough. Well, it has currently grossed more money than any other film this year (though Transformers 2 will blow past it soon. Still…) Is anyone going back to the “analysts” and upbraiding them for their shortsighted work? [...]
Book Review: The Pixar Touch
As part of my life of nerdiness, I’ve attended animation festivals since I was in high school in the late-ish 80s. At Cal (1989-1993), I would work the shows when Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation came to school (it paid $5/hr!). Computers were also (obviously) an interest, and each year one company would produce [...]
