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'Monsters University' Releases a Sneaky New TV Spot

Damon Houx — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 23:57:27 +0000

With college football bowl games happening now, Pixar has made an ad for their college-themed film ‘Monsters University‘ and unleashed it during the games. It’s the sort of clever ad that gives hope that the prequel to ‘Monsters, Inc.’ has a couple tricks up its sleeve. By noting that it’s an ad for ‘Monsters University’ [...]

Balloonist Recreates 'Up' in Real Life

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:55:15 +0000

In the tear-jerker animated film 'Up,' a home is lifted into the sky by a cluster of party balloons. While it all looks great in Pixar's beautiful animated style, it doesn't seem like it would be something you could pull off in real life.

But, in fact, cluster ballooning is a thing, and Jonathan Trappe may well be the world's leading cluster balloonist.

'Monsters University' Gets New Photos and a Legitimate College Website

Britt Hayes — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:00:53 +0000

If you've been dying to see more of 'Monsters Inc. 2'/ 'Monsters University,' fear not -- we've got a whole batch of new photos and a very special (and fully-functional!) college website courtesy of our friends at Pixar to give you a fun peek at the upcoming prequel to 'Monsters, Inc.'

'Finding Nemo' Fish Could Be Listed as Endangered

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:15:22 +0000

The Center for Biological Diversity has started a petition to get the orange clownfish, who was popularized as Nemo in Pixar's hit movie 'Finding Nemo,' and seven other species of damselfish to be classified as an endangered species.

Disney fanatics Buy Real-Life "UP" House Replica [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:30:26 +0000

Bangerter Homes in Utah,built a replica of the house featured in “UP”, Disney / Pixar’s hit movie. The house has been up for sale since completion a few months ago. A California couple purchased the house for $400,000 and Disney has actually recognized it as the “UP” house. Clinton and Lynette Hamblin said “We just [...]

Replica Of Pixar 'Up' House For Sale

Eric Cornish — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:04:18 +0000

(Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune)
If you've seen the Disney/Pixar movie 'Up,' (you know the one where you'e crying within the first 5 minutes), then you know that the plot revolves mostly around a very special house. A house that becomes a world traveler, thanks to a load of balloons. Now you can own the house.