As if we didn’t already go to the coolest college in existence (you are disowned if you do not agree), Pixar just gave us one more reason to toot our own horns as Berkeley kids. The prequel to everyone’s favorite animated monster movie, “Monster’s, Inc.,” uses parts of Berkeley as Read More…
“My name is Ralph, and I’m a bad guy.” Delivered with a sense of robust melancholy by actor John C. Reilly, these are the first words we hear from the titular character of Disney’s new movie, “Wreck-It Ralph.” They define his existence. For 30 years, Ralph has been the villain Read More…
Regular readers of this column may be surprised at how often my bed features as a location of movie viewing. Whether it’s in Hollywood, New York or Berkeley, I have an irresistible attraction to the hollow pallor of the computer screen as I skirt the embrace of Morpheus. If it Read More…
With a plot that could be lifted from any Disney film, Pixar’s “Brave” although beautifully filmed and animated, lacks the depth and nuance that had graced other Pixar films. Even aside from the borrowed storyline, “Brave” is as close to a typical Disney film as Pixar has been. Read More…
A team of UC Berkeley students have made it to the finals of a national Disney-sponsored design competition, and are presenting their project at the Walt Disney Imagineering headquarters this week. Read More…
On my first Monday of summer, I jumped out of bed with a spring in my step, ready to tap into my optimistic “school’s out” mentality and make something of my boundless free time. Summer, that wonderful season where laziness and lethargy are permissible and celebrated. But I was determined Read More…
Like her former BFF Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez is the most recent of Disney starlets to hit the tabloid covers. Recently hospitalized for that perennial celebrity ailment ― “exhaustion” ― and as the girlfriend of the new pop prince, Justin Bieber, Gomez is almost certainly more notable for her personal Read More…
Last night at Haas’ Arthur Andersen Auditorium, hundreds of Pixar enthusiasts from all different majors came together to shed their student exteriors and reveal their fanboy and fangirl selves. After a screening of Pixar’s upcoming film “Brave” — a fairy tale about a princess who is at odds with her Read More…
Look out world, the monsters are back! With the release of the much anticipated “Monsters Inc.” prequel, “Monsters University,” lurking around the corner after years of development, fans have been curious as to what some of the concept art will look like. Berkeley students and residents will be proud to Read More…
