Pixar's "Up" Opens Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival broke new ground by opening with a Pixar film. It was the first animated film, the first 3D film and the first Disney film to kick off the festival in its in 62-year history, according to The Australian.

Per CNN, Cannes audiences are notoriously vocal. They'll whistle if they're unhappy -- a French version of a boo -- and a movie that doesn't meet the audience's high standards will be treated to the repeated "whop" sounds of theater seats banging shut as patrons leave."Up," however, received little noise but cheers and stellar reviews from critics.

The Twitterverse buzzed about the film's premiere.

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   mattmcgee Pixar's UP = standing ovation and 10 minutes of applause at Cannes Film Festival.
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   NelsonAspen Pixar's "UP" is a hit at Cannes Film Festival. I loved it soo much! Incredibly original, poignant and funny.
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   FunChannel The Cannes Film Festival entrusted its opening to a Pixar film, and the animation studio did not disappoint.
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   steffanie Standing ovations for 'Up' at Cannes film festival... Pixar deserves it, I can't wait to see the film and check if it does
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   BUTCH_LEAKE Pixar film Up has opened the 62nd Cannes Film Festival - the first time an animation has launched the event on the French Riviera.
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   cvaucher Follow @UP_dates for photos of the Pixar guys from the Cannes Film Festival. Can't wait to see this movie!

"Up" opens in theaters nationwide on May 29. You can follow the Twitter account of the "Up" creators via @UP_dates.

Hulu Announces Partnership With Disney

Disney, one of the largest media and entertainment companies in the world, has joined forces with popular video hub Hulu--which may mean trouble for rival YouTube, according to an article on CNET.com.

Per the deal, Disney will be provide Hulu with full episodes from its television network affiliates, including ABC. Hulu will host shows such as "LOST," "Grey's Anatomy," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Private Practice," and "Greek," among others.

Also according to the article, Hulu has snatched up content from three out of the six big-time film studios. The other three, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Paramount, leave YouTube with little to vie for. While Sony has agreed to share a small amount of content with both Hulu and YouTube, Warner Bros. keeps most of its content off the web, and Paramount's parent company is currently suing YouTube for copyright infringement.

Disney chief executive Robert A. Iger commented on the Disney-Hulu partnership in a NYTimes.com story: “Disney and Hulu share a focus on delivering the highest-quality entertainment experience, and we look forward to working with Hulu to build value for our consumers, our brands and our shareholders.”

The Twitterverse seems pleased with, and even excited about, the partnership.

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   mitchnetzer 30% of Hulu is now owned by Disney?!?! Ok, well at least we're getting some new shows on there! #Scrubs #FTW
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   elchankdos Maybe Disney will motivate Hulu to fix their drag-ass video streaming.
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   wap05a ABC Shows on Hulu! It's a little sad how excited I am about this.
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   david_henderson Hurray, Disney joining hulu.com, good news for Desperate Housewives and Grey's fans http://tinyurl.com/dbxh9l
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   cardiff_3 Disney and ABC will now be seen on HULU fuck yes! http://tinyurl.com/demojb about time Disney. Need to keep up with the times.
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   TimSchmitz ABC is joining Hulu! Awesome news. http://tinyurl.com/ctextj
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   sgrunenwald thinks that ABC/Disney shares in Hulu are really good news for online video but bad news for YouTube!
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   ryanbrownstar Lost coming to Hulu with new Disney-Hulu deal. Fantastic!
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   goodmanw Disney signing with Hulu is some of the best news I've heard today.

Disney movie "Earth" recieves mixed reviews

Disney made its latest big-screen debut on Earth Day with a documentary “Earth”, a repackaging of BBC’s television series, “Planet Earth."

The movie is getting both positive and negative feedback from reviewers.

According to a review by the Boston Globe, while the movie is well done, it borrows a little too much from the series: “This ‘Earth’ doesn't really have anything new to say, but it does present some newly entertaining ways of saying it.”

Entertainment Weekly called the movie “spectacularly photographed, gracefully edited, and effectively matter-of-fact in demonstrating the effects of of climate change.”

Many Twitterers are enthusiastic about seeing the movie for themselves.

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   30rock30 wanting to see the disney earth movie
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   KidsAreHeroes So looking forward to seeing the movie 'Earth' with dd today.
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   GoofysGal15 Off to go see the movie Earth! We want Disney to plant trees in our honor...I would like a pretty palm tree please.
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   jamesbarnes2 Going to see the new movie Earth. I heard a lot of negative things about it, but chance to learn about the planet is great opportunity.
   

But thers who have already seen "Earth" are giving it mixed reviews.

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   LindsSC1 mad at disney for taking the same footage from Planet Earth, changing the voice and charging $12 bucks for a full length movie :/
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   floyd_kelley Just watched Earth at the movie theater--absolutely outstanding!!
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   ajhaydenus well, yesterday i saw earth, it was sad. poor polar bears, all going to die a slow and painful death. Da movie was really pretty, see it!!!
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   KevynF Disney should be clearer the movie Earth is really just a best of the BBC planet earth miniseries. Ellie liked that the voice was Mufasa:)
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   dlgat i want to support the company but i've got to say - skip "earth" the movie if you have seen all of the "planet earth" eps. on discovery
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   archerra Thinks "Earth" was an awesome movie...when you look at the complexity of creation evolution is hard to believe.

"Beauty and The Beast" to be Remade

It's a tale as old as time and now it's getting a modern twist: the Academy Award-nominated Disney film, "Beauty and the Beast," will be remade with Vanessa Hudgens in one of the title roles, according to Variety.

The new film, simply called "Beastly," will focus "on an arrogant 17-year-old who’s hideously transformed in order to find true romance. "

But fans don't seem happy about the casting choice--or that this perennial favorite is being retooled at all.

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   Wanderer89 just found out that beastly is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast...and VANESSA HUDGENS IS GOING TO BE BEAUTY...HELLLLLL NO!!!!!!!!
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   hoinmyshoe Vanessa Hudgens in Beauty and the Beast movie? DO NOT WANT. http://bit.ly/bbvbeastly
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   MitzAnn Vanessa hudgens playing belle in a modern remake of beauty and the beast?! Gross!! Get outta here!
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   julieannequinn why make a remake of beauty and the beast!? and why does vanessa hudgens have to be in it? it just gets worse

Toy Story 3 Promo Released--Sort Of

If you attended the Digital Cinema Summit in Las Vegas this past weekend, you were one of the lucky few to see the brand new Toy Story 3 teaser.

The promo, so far not released to the public or other media outlets, featured Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang making a sign for the movie, Variety reported.

Though fans will have to wait until June of 2010 to see the Disney flick, they started tweeting their excitement now:

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   braydonislegend I just found out that there is going to be a toy story 3 and im pretty excited.
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   pinwheelstars Toy Story 3! Plus Beauty & the Beast in 3D! I'll never be too old for Disney. <3
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   jeanduff bad news, pixar is making cars 2. good news, pixar is making toy story 3 (next summer), and there is a teaser out! must find it now.
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   klangprod toy story 3 is coming in 2010. sweet.
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   macandchaz ogod...theres gonna be a toy story 3. im so seeing that. lol.
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   akirazenx Disney Screens Toy Story 3 Teaser
   Coming to theaters on June 18, 2010 http://ow.ly/3ovT