Posts tagged Toy Story 3
EVENT: Scenes from the "Toy Story 4" Ultimate RV event at Navy Pier
EVENT: Scenes from the "Toy Story 4" Ultimate RV event at Navy Pier

This past Friday in Chicago, the “Toy Story 4” Ultimate RV event came to Polk Plaza area of Navy Pier. Sponsored by GoRVing.com, the movie-themed event had an alluring array of free activities. Contestants young and old could spin wheels, take selfies with “Forky,” toss snakes into boots, or throw rings around rockets to win various prizes, Toy Story swag, and even Fandango vouchers for free movie tickets. Every Movie Has a Lesson (and my eager family) was able to get an early peek at the festivities and wanted to share some sights and sounds from the sunny display on a perfect June morning, just in time for the movie’s box office debut.

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2019, EVENT, NEWS, Social Media, SPECIALDon ShanahanNavy PierToy Story 4, Toy Story 3, Toy StoryComment
GUEST CRITIC #12: Shaun the Sheep
GUEST CRITIC #12: Shaun the Sheep

For me, this is a very special edition of my "Guest Critic" series.  It is a return for two very special little boys who have grown up before my eyes.  Hop in to get reacquainted with Patrick and Nate!

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2015, Column, Editorial, GUEST CRITIC, MOVIE REVIEW, SPECIAL, Video on DemandDon ShanahanGuest Critic, Guest Critic series, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Shaun the Sheep, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Donald Shanahan, Patrick Finnegan, Nathan Finnegan, Toy Story 3, Don Shanahan, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, Two Brave First-TimersComment
MOVIE REVIEW: Inside Out
MOVIE REVIEW: Inside Out

The prevailing feeling has been that the hallmark extra level of magic and poignancy that used to be Pixar's calling cards have been lost while they milked dollars from lackluster sequels and prequels like "Cars 2" and "Monsters University."  We have missed the visual originality from "Monsters Inc." and "Cars."  We have missed the sense of wonder from "Wall-E" and "Ratatouille."  Most of all, we have sorely missed the strong familial dynamics of the "Up," the "Toy Story" series, and "Finding Nemo."  "Inside Out" is exactly the redemptive return to form that Pixar desperately needed.  The film rivals each of those prior greats in each of those areas.  This is exactly what you loved and were missing while being something truly great that can stand on its own merits.

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2015, 5 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanPete Docter, Up, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Disney/Pixar, Monsters Inc, Monsters University, Inside Out, life lessons from films, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, life lessons, film review, film commentary, movie review, movie commentary, 2015 Early Summer Movies, 2015 Summer Movies, 2015, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Richard Kind, Toy Story 3, Toy Story, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaitlyn Dias, Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Fear, Emotion, InceptionComment