"Best International Music Documentary at the festival. Same Old Story: A Trip Back 20 Years Same Old Story: A Trip Back 20 Years is a 2008 Japanese documentary film about a Japanese musician, Cheep Hiroishi who takes a look back at his life over the last 20 years. Traveling back to the place he had been two decades ago, he realizes how much time changes so many things. During the film, Hiroishi travels throughout Japan and even to New York to interview people who had known him or of him and what kind of affect his music had on their"
"Toy Story Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The feature-film directorial debut of John Lasseter, it was the first feature-length film to be entirely computer-animated, as well as the first feature film from Pixar. The screenplay was written by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow from a story by Lasseter, Pete Docter, Stanton, and Joe Ranft. The film features music by Randy Newman, and was executive-produced by Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull. The film features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim"
"while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean. Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 1995 film of the same name, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys, unknown to humans, are secretly alive, and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman named Buzz Lightyear. The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them. The"
"Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 1995 film of the same name, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys, unknown to humans, are secretly alive, and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman named Buzz Lightyear. The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them. The first two films of the franchise were directed by John"
"Toy Story 2 Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon, it is the sequel to 1995's ""Toy Story"" and the second film in the ""Toy Story"" franchise. In the film, Woody is stolen by a toy collector, prompting Buzz Lightyear and his friends to vow to rescue him, but Woody is then tempted by the idea of immortality in a museum. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jim Varney, Annie Potts, R."
"also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D ""double feature"" for at least two weeks in October 2009. The series is the 24th highest-grossing franchise worldwide, the fifth highest-grossing animated franchise (behind ""Despicable Me"", ""Shrek"", ""Ice Age"", and ""Madagascar""), and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time. On November 1, 2011, all three ""Toy Story"" films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films. The ""Toy Story"" series consists of three CGI animated films: ""Toy Story"" (1995), ""Toy Story 2"" (1999), and ""Toy Story 3"" (2010). A fourth film, ""Toy"
"Toy Story (video game) Toy Story is a side-scrolling platform game released by Disney Interactive Studios in for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the film of the same name, and follows its plot. The game was followed by a sequel based on the second film, called """". The game closely follows the plot of ""Toy Story"", with a few minor differences. It's the day of Andy's birthday party, and his toys are riled up about the possible newcomers and their potential replacement. In an effort to calm their nerves,"
"film under minor financial constraints. ""Toy Story"" was released in theaters on November 22, 1995, and was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend, eventually earning over $373 million at the worldwide box office. It was positively reviewed by critics and audiences, who praised the animation's technical innovation, the wit and thematic sophistication of the screenplay, and the performances of Hanks and Allen; it is considered by many to be one of the best animated films ever made. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song for ""You've Got a"
"include: the conclusion to the Toy Story franchise, ""Toy Story 3"" (2010), ""Tangled"" (2010), ""Despicable Me"" (2010), and ""How to Train Your Dragon"" (2010). The year 2011 contained the sequels ""Kung Fu Panda 2"" and ""Cars 2"", as well as ""The Smurfs"". The next two years would see other successful family/children's films, such as """" (2012), """" (2012), ""Frozen"" (2013), ""Despicable Me 2"" (2013), and ""Monsters University"" (2013). In 2014, there were 3 very successful family films: ""The Lego Movie"", ""Rio 2"", and ""How to Train Your Dragon 2"". In 2015, there were a few very popular films: Disney's live-action"
"ecstatic freedom of imagination, that's the hallmark of the greatest children's films. It also has the kind of spring-loaded allusive prankishness that, at times, will tickle adults even more than it does kids."" In 1995, ""Toy Story"" was ranked eighth in ""TIME""s list of the ""Best 10 films of 1995"". In 2011, ""TIME"" named it one of the ""25 All-TIME Best Animated Films"". It also ranks at number 99 in ""Empire"" magazine's list of the ""500 Greatest Films of All Time"" and as the ""highest-ranked animated movie"". In 2003, the Online Film Critics Society ranked the film as the greatest"
"well as humanism. In addition, ""Toy Story"" left an impact with its catchphrase ""To Infinity and Beyond"", sequels, and software, among others. In 2005 (10 years after its theatrical release), the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, one of only six films to be selected in its first year of eligibility. Buzz Lightyear's classic line ""To Infinity and Beyond"" has seen usage not only on themed merchandise, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well. In 2008, during STS-124 astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space"
"Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in Pixar's ""Toy Story"" series, and the sequel to 1999's ""Toy Story 2"". It was directed by Lee Unkrich, the editor of the first two films and the co-director of ""Toy Story 2"", written by Michael Arndt, while Unkrich wrote the story along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, respectively director and co-writer of the first two films. The plot focuses on the toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their friends accidentally being"
"million units sold by 2007. ""Toy Story"" and its sequels have inspired multiple attractions at the theme parks of Walt Disney World and Disneyland: ""Toy Story""s cast of characters forms the basis for the naming of the releases of the Debian computer operating system, from Debian 1.1 ""Buzz"", the first release with a codename, in 1996 to Debian 11 ""Bullseye"", the most-recently announced future release. In 2013 Pixar designed a ""Gromit Lightyear"" sculpture based on the Aardman Animations character Gromit for Gromit Unleashed which sold for £65,000. Toy Story Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy adventure comedy film"
"toys in the third. ""Toy Story 3"" also uses it for irony and dramatic effect, as the opening credits harken back to the first film and the song abruptly fades out with ""As the years go by/Our friendship will never die"", before showing that Andy's remaining toys in the present day are boxed up and unused. When they were unused, Andy was 17 years old. In the two sequels, the song is listened to by the characters as part of the story. Two of these are cover versions done at the end of the film for thematic reasons: at the"
"received enormous critical acclaim, earning a 99% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes. It also grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing animated film until the release of 2013's ""Frozen"". A third sequel, ""Toy Story 4"", will be released on June 21, 2019. It was originally set to be directed by John Lasseter, but he stepped down and was replaced by Josh Cooley. This film will focus on the toys going to find Bo Peep, who was given away before the third film. Most of the cast of the previous films will again reprise their character roles. In"
"at the box office, we'll [Pixar and Disney] both break even. If it gets $100 million, we'll both make money. But if it's a real blockbuster and earns $200 million or so at the box office, we'll make good money, and Disney will make a lot of money."" Upon its release on November 22, 1995, ""Toy Story"" managed to gross more than $350 million worldwide. Disney chairman Michael Eisner stated ""I don't think either side thought ""Toy Story"" would turn out as well as it has. The technology is brilliant, the casting is inspired, and I think the story will"
"first animated film to generate over $1 billion in ticket sales, and Pixar's second-highest-grossing film to date, behind ""Incredibles 2"". A sequel, ""Toy Story 4"", directed by Josh Cooley, is scheduled to be released on June 21, 2019. Now 17, Andy is headed to college, and his toys have not been played with for years. He has sold most of them except Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, the Aliens, and the Green Army Men. He intends to take Woody with him and puts the other toys in a trash bag to be"
"Friend in Me"", as well as winning a Special Achievement Academy Award. In 2005, it was inducted into the National Film Registry as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"" in its first year of eligibility. In addition to home media and theatrical re-releases, ""Toy Story""-inspired material includes toys, video games, theme park attractions, spin-offs, merchandise, and two sequels — ""Toy Story 2"" (1999) and ""Toy Story 3"" (2010) — both of which also garnered massive commercial success and critical acclaim, with a fourth film titled ""Toy Story 4"" scheduled for release in 2019. The movie depicts a world where toys"
"The plot focuses on the toys being accidentally dropped off at a daycare center while their owner, Andy, is getting ready to go to college. The film contains over 150 new characters, according to Pixar. It remains Pixar's highest-grossing film of all time both domestically and worldwide, surpassing ""Finding Nemo"". ""Toy Story 3"" grossed more than the first and second films combined, making it the first animated film to have crossed the $1 billion mark. In August 2010, it surpassed ""Shrek 2"", becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time until it was surpassed by ""Frozen"", another Disney production, in"
"in 2019. Initially, the first sequel to ""Toy Story"" was going to be a direct-to-video release, with development beginning in 1996. However, after the cast from ""Toy Story"" returned and the story was considered to be better than that of a direct-to-video release, it was announced in 1998 that the sequel would see a theatrical release. Toy Story's first sequel ""Toy Story 2"" was released in theatres November 24, 1999 and saw the return of the majority of the voice cast from ""Toy Story"", and the film focuses on Buzz leading Andy's toys on a mission to rescue Woody after"
"citing ""plodding and repetitive"" gameplay, rudimentary graphics, and the inaccuracy of Woody's drawstring. ""Toy Story"" was nominated for the Video Software Dealers Association's ""Video Game of the Year"" for 1995, losing to ""Donkey Kong Country 2"". Toy Story (video game) Toy Story is a side-scrolling platform game released by Disney Interactive Studios in for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the film of the same name, and follows its plot. The game was followed by a sequel based on the second film, called """". The game closely follows the plot"
"he is stolen by a greedy toy collector. The film was equally well received by critics, many of whom thought it was even better than the first installment, earning a rare 100% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 163 reviews. At Metacritic, the film earned a favorable rating of 88/100 based on 34 reviews. The film's widest release was 3,257 theaters and it grossed $485 million worldwide, becoming the second-most successful animated film after ""The Lion King"" at the time of its release. The second sequel ""Toy Story 3"" was released in theatres June 18, 2010 and centers on"
"the time of its release, it was the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time, after ""The Lion King"" (1994) and ""Aladdin"" (1992). When not considering inflation, ""Toy Story"" is number 96 on the list of the highest-grossing domestic films of all time. The film had gross receipts of $191.8 million in the U.S. and Canada and $181.8 million in international markets for a total of $373.6 million worldwide. At the time of its release, the film ranked as the 17th-highest-grossing film (unadjusted) domestically and the 21st-highest-grossing film worldwide. The film won and was nominated for various other awards including a"
"understand what toys are about. They're true to their own character. And that's just brilliant. It's got a shot that's always stuck with me, when Buzz Lightyear discovers he's a toy. He's sitting on this landing at the top of the staircase and the camera pulls back and he's this tiny little figure. He was this guy with a massive ego two seconds before... and it's stunning. I'd put that as one of my top ten films, period."" Before the film's release, executive producer and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs stated ""If ""Toy Story"" is a modest hit—say $75 million"
"named ""Toy Story 3"" the ""best film of 2010,"" as did Quentin Tarantino. In 2011, ""TIME"" named it one of ""The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films."" Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of ""A"" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as the first film, but down from the ""A+"" earned by the second film. A. O. Scott of ""The New York Times"" stated ""This film—this whole three-part, 15-year epic—about the adventures of a bunch of silly plastic junk turns out also to be a long, melancholy meditation on loss, impermanence and that noble,"
"Toy Story That Time Forgot Toy Story That Time Forgot is a prehistoric-themed 22-minute television special produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation that aired on ABC on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 and It is set shortly before the events of ""Toy Story 4"". It was written and directed by Steve Purcell and produced by Galyn Susman. Michael Giacchino composed the music for the special. Most of the regular cast from the ""Toy Story"" series reprised their roles, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Wallace Shawn as Rex, Timothy"
"kids and kids-at-heart."" Toy Story That Time Forgot Toy Story That Time Forgot is a prehistoric-themed 22-minute television special produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Television Animation that aired on ABC on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 and It is set shortly before the events of ""Toy Story 4"". It was written and directed by Steve Purcell and produced by Galyn Susman. Michael Giacchino composed the music for the special. Most of the regular cast from the ""Toy Story"" series reprised their roles, including Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Wallace Shawn"
"Pixar films Toy Story and A Bug's Life. The demo reel also contains some commercials and titles Segal directed and his animation work for the television series Pee-Wee's Playhouse. ""Toy Story"" (1995) was the first computer-animated feature film in Pixar's debut contract with Disney. In 2015, movie writer Julia Zorthian said in TIME, ""Children and adults flocked to theaters when Toy Story opened, making it the highest-selling film for three weeks in a row. As the first full-length, 3D computer-animated movie, it was a milestone for animation, possibly the most significant since the introduction of color."" Steve Segal Steve Segal"
"Larry Ellison and Andy Grove. The dueling premieres highlighted a festering issue between the companies: whether ""Toy Story"" was a Disney or a Pixar film. ""The audience appeared to be captivated by the film,"" wrote David Price in his 2008 book ""The Pixar Touch"". ""Adult-voiced sobs could be heard during the quiet moments after Buzz Lightyear fell and lay broken on the stairway landing."" ""Toy Story"" opened on 2,281 screens in the United States on November 22, 1995 (before later expanding to 2,574 screens). It was paired alongside a reissue of a ""Roger Rabbit"" short called ""Rollercoaster Rabbit"", while select"
"and the Beast"" and ""Up"". ""Toy Story"", the first film in the franchise, was released on November 22, 1995. It was the first feature-length film created entirely by CGI and was directed by John Lasseter. The plot involves Andy, an imaginative young boy, getting a new Buzz Lightyear action figure for his birthday, causing Sheriff Woody, a vintage cowboy doll, to think that he has been replaced as Andy's favorite toy. In competing for Andy's attention, Woody accidentally knocks Buzz out a window, leading the other toys to believe he tried to murder Buzz. Determined to set things right, Woody"
"""Toy Story 3"" (2010), the first animated film to pass $1 billion, ""Frozen"" (2013), the current highest grossing animated film of all time, as well as ""Zootopia"" (2016), ""Finding Dory"" (2016) and ""Incredibles 2"" (2018). He has won two Academy Awards, for Best Animated Short Film (for ""Tin Toy""), as well as a Special Achievement Award (for ""Toy Story""). In November 2017, Lasseter took a six-month sabbatical from Pixar and Disney Animation after acknowledging ""missteps"" in his behavior with employees. According to various news outlets, Lasseter had a history of alleged sexual misconduct towards employees. In June 2018, Disney announced"
"Andy's mom accidentally donating the toys to a day-care center when Andy, now a teenager, is preparing to go to college. Once there, they must hurry home before Andy leaves. Again, the majority of the cast from the prior two films returned, with Slinky Dog voiced by Blake Clark due to Jim Varney's death in 2000. It was the first film in the franchise to be released in 3-D for its first run, though the first two films, which were originally released in 2-D, were re-released in 3-D in 2009 as a double feature. Like its predecessors, ""Toy Story 3"""
"out to be an even greater success than the original ""Toy Story"", grossing over $497 million worldwide. The film was re-released in Disney Digital 3-D as part of a double feature, along with ""Toy Story"", on October 2, 2009. ""Toy Story 3"", the third film in the franchise, was released on June 18, 2010, nearly 11 years after ""Toy Story 2"" was. It was the first ""Toy Story"" film not to be directed by John Lasseter (although he remained involved in the film as executive producer), but by Lee Unkrich, who edited the first two films and co-directed the second."