Do you live in the Hollywood/LA region near Old Pasadena? Well then you are in luck! Leslie Iwerks’ feature documentary about Pixar, The Pixar Story, is screening till Thursday Aug 30 at the Pasadena Laemmle One Colarado Theatre on 42 Miller Alley, Old Pasadena, CA 91103. The showings are at 7:10pm and 8:45pm. Here are the details again…
Friday, August 24 through Thursday, August 30, 2007
Two Showings Daily: 7:10pm and 8:45pm42 Miller Alley
Old Pasadena, CA 91103
(626)744-1224
Why I didn’t pick up on this earlier I don’t know, but who cares! If you live near there, go and catch a viewing! More details can be had at Animated News. AN does also say that a possible wide release is in the works. Fingers crossed.
UPDATE: From Dave in the comments below…
Saw it last night. In fact I was coming here to let you know about it, but I see you’ve beaten me to the punch as usual : )
The film was extremely well done, looked beautiful, had plenty of short clips I hadn’t seen before, and had new interviews with all the right people: Steve Jobs, George Lucas, and even Michael Eisner. I’m of the opinion that Eisner should be ashamed to show his face on camera after the way he botched the Pixar negotiations, but he shows up grinning and acting like he’s part of the reason Pixar succeeded. Maybe he was years ago, but I still think he’s a buffoon.
The only bad thing I can say about the film is that the whole thing came off kind of like a commercial for Pixar and Disney rather than a documentary with journalistic integrity. I guess this is expected since it was made in-house at Disney (I think), but it still came off as a little flowery. A small complaint about an otherwise spectacular film.
Thanks Dave!
Last modified: August 29, 2007
Hey,
Saw it last night. In fact I was coming here to let you know about it, but I see you’ve beaten me to the punch as usual : )
The film was extremely well done, looked beautiful, had plenty of short clips I hadn’t seen before, and had new interviews with all the right people: Steve Jobs, George Lucas, and even Michael Eisner. I’m of the opinion that Eisner should be ashamed to show his face on camera after the way he botched the Pixar negotiations, but he shows up grinning and acting like he’s part of the reason Pixar succeeded. Maybe he was years ago, but I still think he’s a buffoon.
The only bad thing I can say about the film is that the whole thing came off kind of like a commercial for Pixar and Disney rather than a documentary with journalistic integrity. I guess this is expected since it was made in-house at Disney (I think), but it still came off as a little flowery. A small complaint about an otherwise spectacular film.
Love your website and read it often,
–Dave
Must have been a real treat to watch, Dave! I hope this documentary gets a national, or even international distribution. 🙂
oh man, I am mentally kicking myself!
I live 36 minutes from there (according to mapquest) and I didn’t see this until now!!!
Augh!! That’s what I get for not keeping up with these updates!!
I have learned my lesson!! Dang.