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Check Out The First Trailer For Disney•Pixar’s INSIDE OUT

INSIDE OUT

Check out the new teaser trailer for Disney/Pixar’s INSIDE OUT.

From an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award-winning director Pete Docter (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Up”) has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In Disney•Pixar’s original movie “ Inside Out,” he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all—inside the mind.

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Director Pete Docter is the Academy Award-winning director of “Up.” He made his directorial debut with Disney•Pixar‘s smash hit “Monsters, Inc.,” which was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated feature film. Along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, Docter developed the story and characters for “Toy Story,” Pixar‘s first full-length feature film, for which he also served as supervising animator. He served as a storyboard artist on “A Bug’s Life” and wrote the initial story treatment for “Toy Story 2.” As one of Pixar Animation Studios’ key creative contributors, Docter garnered an Academy Award nomination for his original story credit on Disney•Pixar’s Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning WALL•E.

Jonas Rivera produced the Academy Award-winning “Up,” for which he was nominated for best picture. Prior to “Up,” he had worked on nearly every Pixar film since joining Pixar Animation Studios in 1994, beginning with “Toy Story” for which he served as production office assistant. His subsequent credits include “A Bug’s Life” (as art department coordinator), “Toy Story 2” (as a marketing and creative resources coordinator), “Monsters, Inc.” (as art department manager) and the Golden Globe-winning “Cars” (as production manager).

INSIDE OUT opens in theaters June 19, 2015

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LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR – The Review

Antonino D’Ambrosio’s LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR has potential, but I’m still not 100% certain of its message…

LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR gives a glimpse into the reign of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, as well as an ADHD look into civil disobedience, propaganda, consumerism, and rebellion in the 20th century. The film starts out strong, focusing on Reagan and Thatcher’s reign, and their common focus on individuality rather than community. This spirals into a narrative showcasing the demise of society as we know it. Rather than focusing on a timeline of facts and opinions that correlate, D’Ambrosio throws an overabundance of information and imagery at the audience. On top of that, there are 50 people giving their opinions about the various subjects covered in the film. You heard me, 50 people! Sound confusing? It is.

There are so many people talking throughout this film that more time is spent trying to figure out who each person is, rather than listening to their story. The questions “What are they talking about now?” and “How did we end up talking about this?” popped into my head repeatedly while watching this.

The one fascinating thing about LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is listening to people like Chuck D, Tom Morello, and Lewis Black share their opinions and stories throughout the film. The problem is (again), their tales get lost amid the clutter. They need to pull the film and recut it. Simplify it. We don’t need to hear from 50 people. Focus on a few of the great artists that are featured, and their work rebelling against the society that they felt was failing them. I think that was the ultimate goal of the film, but it’s hidden beneath the disorganization.

It’s sad… there are some great things being said in this film that will go unnoticed because they are lost in an abundance of rambling and visual chaos. The audience is left with a scrapbook of events loosely tied together, rather than a clear message of what they just watched, or why.

LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR is opens in San Francisco on January 18th and LA on Jan 25th

OVERALL RATING: 2 out of 5 stars

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