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‘Planes’ a limp and uninspired entry in the ‘Cars’ universe

The story goes, per a five-part PBS documentary back in the early 2000s about the history of the Broadway musical, that when Andrew Lloyd Webber was shopping around Cats to be performed and produced in the United States, he reached out to iconic producer/director/Stephen Sondheim collaborator Harold Prince. Webber pitched Prince on Cats, inspired by T.S. Eliot’s book of feline-centric poetry, and when he was finished, Prince admitted to not grasping the deeper metaphor. Were the cats representative of the English class system? Was one of the cats a member of the royal family? What piece had Prince not figured out yet, he wondered. Webber paused, then said, “Hal. It’s about cats.”

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Some Thoughts on The Passing of Michael Ryan

I have never met a person as boundlessly enthusiastic as my Quebecois co-host Michael Ryan. We all have a reserve of positivity residing within us; some are smaller than others, but Mike’s was infinite. Upon seeing the news, posted to his Facebook page from his parents, Michele and Terry, that Mike had passed away, I …

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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 63: ‘Finding Nemo’

On this week’s episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, hell has frozen over. To quote the great Bill Murray, cats and dogs living together–mass hysteria! Yes, it’s true: Josh liked a movie more than Mike. And that movie is this week’s focus: the Pixar film Finding Nemo, which has been re-released in theaters thanks to a 3D …

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Pixar`s Lucky Charm

Back in 1995 John Ratzenberger became a part of history as one of the voices in the first animated feature done entirely by computer. That film was Pixar’s Toy Story and ever since, Ratzenberger has made a small cameo in every single one of Pixar’s 13 feature films. Abominable Snowman – Monsters Inc. Toy Story …

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