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Shrek

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2011

    Shrek the Musical

    Segerstrom Center for the Arts

  • Columns

    September 29, 2011

    Why Do Mexicans Hire People Dressed as Shrek to Advertise Businesses?

    [¡Ask a Mexican] And why do Mexicans want to redistrict political boundaries in their favor?

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Q&A: Mike Altman, Technical Director for Pixar

    ​A little over a decade ago, Mike Altman and I were both attending the Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) in Columbus, Ohio. Today, Mike works at Pixar as a Technical Director, and I'm interviewing him for "OC Weekly." He wins!Mike worked for animation houses DNA Productions in Dallas and ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!

    Summer here is bliss, better than anyplace else in the States

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Eels

    Galaxy Concert Theatre

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Are Chinese Companies Producing Fake Rice From Plastic?

    The headline is as scandalous as it gets: "China Makes Fake Rice From Plastic." The news reports, like the one linked above from a site called Very Vietnam, alleges "that some distributors are selling fake rice in Taiyuan, Shaanxi Province, and this rice is a mixture of potatoes, sweet potatoes an ... More >>

  • Film

    February 3, 2011

    The State of the Art House

    When it comes to hip indie film theaters, OC is no LA—but LA is no NYC. Why not?

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Hamlet With No Legs, But Plenty of Heart

    ​More words have been written about William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet than probably any piece of literature in history other than the Bible. It's been the subject of countless dramatic treatments, at least nine film versions and Lord knows how many pop-culture references. But a Hamlet produced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Anaheim International Film Fest Opens With Hot Waifs, a Cool Video and a Windy Director

    ​The inaugural Anaheim International Film Festival opened Wednesday night at GardenWalk with five movie programs, a lauded UK director with a gift for gab, creepy Knott's Berry Farm Halloween Haunt extras, incredibly tall waifs gliding across the red carpet in incredibly high heels and a packed-in ... More >>

  • Film

    June 17, 2010

    Toys Are Us In Toy Story 3

    Woody, Buzz & Co. confront immortality, irrelevance and daycare

  • Film

    May 20, 2010

    Children of the '80s, All 'Grown Up'

    From 'MacGyver' to 'MacGruber': Filmmakers pay homage to the pop culture of their youth

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Dishney: Voices of New "Rapunzel" Animated Film Revealed!

    ​It was announced this morning during day one of the FOUR DAY DISNEY EXTRAVAGANZA THAT IS D23 EXPO! that former pop star (and current wife of alt-country rocker Ryan Adams) Mandy Moore will lend her voice to the title character in the 3D-animated Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard (Pocahontas, Mul ... More >>

  • Film

    March 26, 2009

    In the Latest Round of Effects vs. Storytelling, Effects Win Big in 'Monsters Vs. Aliens'

    ​It was announced this morning during day one of the FOUR DAY DISNEY EXTRAVAGANZA THAT IS D23 EXPO! that former pop star (and current wife of alt-country rocker Ryan Adams) Mandy Moore will lend her voice to the title character in the 3D-animated Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard (Pocahontas, Mul ... More >>

  • Film

    March 13, 2008

    'Horton Hears a Who!' Is a Surprisingly Strong Dr. Seuss Adaptation

    ​It was announced this morning during day one of the FOUR DAY DISNEY EXTRAVAGANZA THAT IS D23 EXPO! that former pop star (and current wife of alt-country rocker Ryan Adams) Mandy Moore will lend her voice to the title character in the 3D-animated Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard (Pocahontas, Mul ... More >>

  • Film

    January 31, 2008

    Lousy Movie

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Spartan laughs to be had in this lackluster parody

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Long Beach Trek-tacular

    As much as I enjoy Star Trek, and always have, I can't say I was that enthused by the idea of “Star Trek: The Tour.” What could they show me that I haven't seen? Could it possibly top the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas? Do I really want to pay top dollar to see a bunch of multicolored spandex ... More >>

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    Bad Blood

    Horror films failed to scare up the big bucks in 2007

  • Film

    December 27, 2007

    Flights of Fantasy

    Sometimes critics forget movies are meant to be fun

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2007

    The hearse, the skunk and the president

    Costa Mesa resident Lori McDonald's odd taste in holiday decorations may be getting her into trouble with the city and her neighbors, but after she described them to us we had to get a look. McDonald's huge 1971 Cadillac Hearse, painted "Plum Crazy" purple has raised the ire of some of her uppity ... More >>

  • Film

    November 15, 2007

    DVDish

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Once Upon a Time . . .

  • Film

    October 11, 2007

    Golden Age, Porcelain Throne

    Cate camps it up for Queen Hard with a Vengeance

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

    Big Brother is Watching OC Weekly

    In case you were wondering, air travel still sucks. Flights are more crowded and dirtier than ever (I could swear that stain on my courtesy pillow was blood), and even though transatlantic flights now have video on demand, the equipment for it takes up precious milimeters of legroom, already a scarc ... More >>

  • Features

    August 9, 2007

    2007: a Comic-Con Odyssey

    Or, How I learned to stop worrying and love sleep deprivation, huge crowds and wonderful toys

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2007

    Comic-Con 2007: Beowulf Cummin' At'cha

    It's not clear how aware the rest of the world is of the new Beowulf movie, but it's quite the huge deal here. Coming out in November in 3-D, 3-D IMAX, and plain old regular (not the way to see it if you can help it), this is a performance-capture animated film, a la Polar Express. I'm going to ass ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 28, 2007

    A Spoonful of Sugar

    Forward into the past at Disneylands Storybook Memories exhibit

  • Film

    June 21, 2007

    Special Screenings

    Movie of the Week: Sicko

  • Features

    June 7, 2007

    The Return of the Drive-In

    The Star-Vu delivers the biggest screen for your buck

  • Film

    May 17, 2007

    Lumieres Descendent: Thierry Fremaux

    Cannes artistic director

  • Film

    May 17, 2007

    Ogreload

    Third times the charmless for Shrek franchise

  • Film

    April 12, 2007

    Twelve Films I'm Excited to See

    (And eight I plan to avoid like the plague)

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    New Reviews

    Code Name: The Cleaner; Freedom Writers; Happily N'Ever After; Thr3e

  • Film

    September 21, 2006

    New Reviews

    Aurora Borealis; Facing the Giants; Flyboys; Jackass: Number Two; Man Push Cart; Open Season

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Over the Hedge and Under the Radar

    Mapping todays kiddie-movie landscape

  • Film

    March 2, 2006

    Homophobia On the Range

    Breaking down the Brokeback hysteria

  • Film

    January 12, 2006

    New Film Reviews

    Glory Road, Hoodwinked, Last Holiday, Tristan & Isolde

  • Film

    December 8, 2005

    Lions and Witches and Wardrobes Oh, My!

    The Chronicles of Narnia

  • Film

    May 12, 2005

    Shes Baaack!

    Jane Fonda in Monster-in-Law

  • Film

    September 2, 2004

    The Summer: No Bummer

    Thank God for big expensive favors

  • Film

    August 26, 2004

    Zhang Dang Doodle!

    Hero is a Gas

  • Film

    July 15, 2004

    Mickey Mouse Clubbed

    Is Eisner trying to kill Disney with Americas Heart and Soul?

  • Film

    July 1, 2004

    Cartoon geekboys are go!

    Anime Expo 2004 descends into the heart of Disney

  • Columns

    June 17, 2004

    Diary of a Mad County

    Anime Expo 2004 descends into the heart of Disney

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    Malled

    The Labs creator discovers theres no I in Irvine

  • Film

    May 20, 2004

    Optimal Precocity

    The decidedly grown-up pleasures of Shrek 2

  • Film

    July 17, 2003

    Aargh!

    Pirates of the Caribbean is big, loud, empty.

  • Film

    January 3, 2002

    Without Words

    Picking the top movies of 2001

  • Film

    November 15, 2001

    Under the Influence

    Spellbound in Shallow Hal

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Irvine

    You can plan cities, but you cant plan people

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