Facinationg look into how Pixar was founded, with a lot of concentration on John Lasseter, as there should be. Very well done, and they didn't spin it with the national enquirer type stuff that so many "story of" documentaries fall back on.
I thought I was well educated about Pixar, but I learned a few things and recommend this film for anyone who wants to know more about the history of Pixar, computer animation as well as the corporate culture of Pixar and a few insights into the development of the original Toy Story, which originally headed in a very different direction.
Still they neglected to mention Howard the Duck, which I had heard indebted George Lucas and motivated him to sell off his computer graphics division. Still not sure if that is true.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Some Like It Hot
If you know a little about this film, you know it's an old black and white Marilyn Monroe film. I had seen numerous ads for it through out my childhood on the re-run channel - channel 56, but have never seen it before.
The reason I got motivated to watch it was that I read that Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand from Star Trek) was in this film. But her role turned out to be so small, I don't even know for sure if I caught a glimpse of her, or if she even had a line.
The film itself was not without it's charm, but I didn't see anything that made it outstanding either, including the plot which didn't always go in any logical direction (as a comedy has a right to do).
The reason I got motivated to watch it was that I read that Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand from Star Trek) was in this film. But her role turned out to be so small, I don't even know for sure if I caught a glimpse of her, or if she even had a line.
The film itself was not without it's charm, but I didn't see anything that made it outstanding either, including the plot which didn't always go in any logical direction (as a comedy has a right to do).
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