Blondie and I saw Toy Story 3. We loved it. Hope it's not forgotten by Oscar time. It should win for best animated film, hands down. That franchise or trilogy is ridiculously awesome. Each film lived up to (or surpassed) the previous one. That's how it's done. Thanks, Pixar, for doing Andy, Woody, and Buzz justice.
Pixar also inserted a short film prior to Toy Story 3. It's called Day & Night. It's a little long, but these two characters make it hard to look away because you just want to know what they'll do next. Someone needs to do a Day & Night picture book. Simple, yet exploratory, concept. Since we are all creators, here is a short behind the scenes clip of Day & Night. Artistic. Creative. Collaborative.
____________________________
I've also decided that Looking for Alaska was very low concept and character driven, but John Green has a way of drawing you in with voice, character, emotion, and raw reality. He's an honest writer, telling the truth through fiction. I'll be stockpiling his other novels for my nightstand.
And since I'm hearing MT Anderson speak at SCBWI this summer...
On deck: Feed, by MT Anderson
In the hole: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, by MT Anderson
Are you rereading feed or have you never read?
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great, creative short film. Can't wait to see it along with Toy Story 3! Thanks for the behind the scenes video--I love that kind of stuff.
ReplyDeleteChris - I've never read Feed. First time.
ReplyDeleteKerrie - glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by.
How have you not read Feed?
ReplyDeleteYou should be lashed.
Shame on me. I know.
ReplyDeleteLoved Feed. Just generally thing MT is brilliant. But I have never been able to get into Octavian. What does it mean for it to be in the hole?
ReplyDeleteTina - a baseball expression. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteTo clarify, in baseball ON DECK means the next batter in the lineup after the person currently batting. IN THE HOLE refers to the batter after the on deck person. I've taken this jargon and applied it to books. Why not?
ReplyDeleteI read the first MT Anderson book I didn't like. The Game of Shrunken Places did not get finished. It had the Whales on Stilts wit, but the story itself blew.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll admit to reading and liking the first Octavian, but when the time came to read the second it was just too laborious. I'll take the blame for being intellectually lazy.
PMM - They look laborious indeed.
ReplyDelete