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Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy-comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film and the first theatrical film produced by Pixar. Toy Story follows a group of anthropomorphic toys who pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present, and focuses on the relationship between Woody, a pullstring cowboy doll (voiced by Tom Hanks), and Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut action figure (voiced by Tim Allen). The film was written by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, and Joss Whedon, and featured music by Randy Newman. Its executive producers were Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull.
Pixar, which produced short animated films to promote their computers, was approached by Disney to produce a computer-animated feature after the success of the short film, Tin Toy (1988), which is told from a small toy's perspective. Lasseter, Stanton, and Pete Docter wrote early story treatments which were thrown out by Disney, who pushed for a more edgy film. After disastrous story reels, production was halted and the script was re-written, better reflecting the tone and theme Pixar desired: that "toys deeply want children to play with them, and that this desire drives their hopes, fears, and actions." The studio, then consisting of a relatively small number of employees, produced the film under minor financial constraints.
Nigel /ˈnaɪdʒəl/ is an English masculine given name. The name is derived from the Latin Nigellus. This Latin word would seem to derive from the Latin niger, meaning "black"; however this is thought to be an example of an incorrect etymology created by French-speaking clerics, who knew Latin as well, to translate the Norman first name Neel in the Latin written documents. Indeed, the Latin word nigellus gave birth to Old French neel (modern nielle), meaning “niello, black enamel” and it explains the confusion, because the clerics believed it was the same etymology as the first name Neel, spelled the same way.
In fact, the Old Norman first name Neel (modern surname Néel) derives itself from the Norse Njáll. The Norse Njáll, in turn, is derived from the Gaelic Niall. The English Nigel is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages, however it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Sir Walter Scott published The Fortunes of Nigel in 1822, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published Sir Nigel in 1905–06. Nigel was a common name for boys born in England and Wales from the 1950s to the 1970s (see below).
Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated buddies comedy film directed by Pete Docter, produced by Pixar, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton both served as executive producers. The film was co-directed by Lee Unkrich and David Silverman and stars the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn and Jennifer Tilly.
The film centers on two monsters employed at the titular Monsters, Inc.: top scarer James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman) and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal). Monsters, Inc. employees generate their city's power by targeting and scaring children, but they are themselves afraid that the children may contaminate them; when one child enters Monstropolis, Mike and Sulley must return her.
Docter began developing the film in 1996 and wrote the story with Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, and Ralph Eggleston. Fellow Pixar director Andrew Stanton wrote the screenplay with screenwriter Daniel Gerson. The characters went through many incarnations over the film's five-year production process. The technical team and animators found new ways to render fur and cloth realistically for the film. Randy Newman, who composed the music for Pixar's three prior films, returned to compose its fourth.
A Bug's Life (stylized as a bug's life) is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stanton, the film involves a misfit ant, Flik, that is looking for "tough warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, only to recruit a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. Randy Newman composed the music for the film, which stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Denis Leary, John Ratzenberger, Jonathan Harris, Madeline Kahn, Bonnie Hunt, Mike McShane and Brad Garrett.
The film is inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. Production began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The screenplay was penned by Stanton and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed new technical innovations in computer animation. During production, the filmmakers became embroiled in a public feud with DreamWorks Animation due to their similar film, Antz.
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton, it tells the story of the overprotective clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal tang named Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let Nemo take care of himself.
Originally released on May 30, 2003, the film was eventually re-released in 3D on September 14, 2012, and it was released on Blu-ray on December 4, 2012. The film received widespread critical acclaim, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and was nominated in three more categories including Best Original Screenplay. It was the second highest-grossing film of 2003, earning a total of $936 million worldwide.Finding Nemo is the best-selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006, and was the highest-grossing G-rated film of all time before Pixar's own Toy Story 3 overtook it. It is the 31st highest-grossing film of all time, as well as the 5th highest-grossing animated film. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it the 10th greatest animated film ever made as part of their 10 Top 10 lists. A sequel, Finding Dory, is in production, set to be released on June 17, 2016.
Detective Brian Gold has been assigned an unusual case. He has to visit a mental health hospital and interrogate a criminal who pretends to have a mental condition because he wants to avoid going to prison. Dark comedy starring: Nigel Barber Luke Ireland Haydn James Tommie Grabiec James Arthur Daniels Karen Brace Will Lewis Tippy Elgar Nicola Howard Satish Pema Eduard Vijulie DOP: Jason Chua Camera Assistant: Nady Pomyateeva Sound: Thomas Hamblin Costume: Jenny Anderton Art Department: Saffron Cook Music Composer: Neil Myers Edit Assistant: Nigel Bunyan Initiator: Eduard Vijulie
This is the only hymn in popular use today by John Bunyan (1628-1688). He was born in Elstow and was a Baptist minister at Bedford. Bunyan wrote the original Valiant's song in The Pilgrim's Progress (part II, 1684) with the words "Who would true valour see". It is spoken by Mr Valiant-for-truth, relating the story of his pilgrimage to Mr Greatheart. The original words are found in The BBC Hymn Book ('Hobgoblin nor foul fiend') and Hymns Ancient and Modern (all editions, with a minor change to 'No goblin nor foul fiend'). The English Hymnal (both editions) and the Anglican Hymn Book all use the extensive revision by Percy Dearmer (1867-1936), who begins "He who would valiant be". Dearmer changes lines 1-4 of verse 1, lines 5-8 of verse 2, and parts of the third verse. Despite Dearmer claimi...
Ashtanga Yoga - Just Another Diamond Day of Mysore@AST - Hong Kong - July, 2015 A typically beautiful , early morning Mysore- style class, at Pure Yoga AST, in Central Hong Kong. With KPJAYI Level II Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, Nigel Marshall. Music is an excerpt of Vasti Bunyan's glorious "Just Another Diamond Day", from 1970. Please Subscribe, Like, Comment www.youtube.com/c/AshtangaYogaHongKong www.facebook.com/AshtangaYogaHongKong INSTAGRAM @ashtangayogahongkong
Real life 'Three Girls' victim claims she was ignored Breaking News Today Check The Source Here: https://goo.gl/X1qYHA Real-life 'Three Girls' Rochdale victim claims police and social workers ignored horrifying abuse because they were 'too politically correct' to admit sex gang members were Asian. Police and social workers ignored the Rochdale sex abuse scandal - depicted in BBC drama Three Girls - because of political correctness, a victim has claimed. The woman, who was named Holly in the drama and played by Molly Windsor, said authorities 'knew exactly what was going on', but turned a blind eye. Known as Girl A when the horrific case went to court, the young woman - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - was repeatedly raped by ringleader Shabir Ahmed from the age of 14. Her co...
My 22 pound norwegian forest cat Nigel and I unbox the iOptron SmartEQ Pro computerized telescope mount I received back in April. I'm very happy with its performance so far, and I'll be uploading a better setup video soon, showing how to configure date, time, location, etc. Some owners doing astrophotography have reported that this mount is capable of 5 minute unguided exposures. My very first astrophotography attempt, with a shoddy alignment, produced a 30 second exposure with no trails at all (with a 500mm focal length lens attached). Very impressive. The big hole in the outer box did no damage to the inner boxes or their contents, but it was pretty alarming upon receipt. It looked like Paul Bunyan tried to kick a field goal with the box.
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come; Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. For records I do not own this video. This is a re-upload
What if the House of Mouse doesn't have disney characters, but instead have various characters from Pixar Animation Studios films such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, and Up. Here's a song from an episode of House of Mouse (Ask Von Drake) that Ludwig Von Drake sings of which table the Disney-Pixar characters sit. Cast: Hamm (Toy Story films) as Dumbo Rex the dinosaur (Toy Story films) as Bambi Bo Peep (Toy Story films) as Princess Cinderella Darla Sherman (Finding Nemo) as Cruella De Ville Carl Fredrickson (Up) as Prince Charming Ellie (Up) as Princess Snow White Mater (Cars films) as the Genie Sally Carrera (Cars films) as Princess Jasmine Lightning McQueen (Cars films) as Aladdin Nigel the pelican (Finding Nemo) as Peter Pan Dory (Finding Nemo) as Tinkerbell EVE ...