Woody's News Round-Up (6/29/09)

Welcome to another edition of Woody’s News Round-Up, stories we want to pass along that didn’t quite make it to an individual post:

Ed Catmull to be Honored by VES: The Visual Effects Society announced today that they will be presenting the George M?liès Award to Pixar President and co-founder Ed Catmull! The prize’s description defines Catmull very well since he pretty much "pioneered… the art and/or science of the [CGI] visual effects industry." He will be accepting the honor during the VES Awards on February 28th, 2010.
[Source: THR | via: The Pixar Touch Blog]

Up in FoxTrot: The popular Sunday comic strip, FoxTrot by Bill Amend, featured a certain Pixar movie that’s been making waves at the box-office. When one of the kids watches Up in theatres, he’s inspired. But what exactly does he do with that inspiration? Click here to see a large version of the hilarious strip.
[Thanks, Hannahmation from the Pixar Planet Forums]

Toy Story 3 Grows Up: The word "mature" brings up different thoughts in different people; some think of it as inappropriate for younger audiences, others as smarter and wiser, and some think of it as a term for violent content. Whatever your perception of the word, this is what BURN•E director and acclaimed animator Angus MacLane had to say to Cinematical about Toy Story 3: "…each of the films represents where the filmmakers were at the time… we’re approaching [TS3] 10 years later… we’ve grown up with these toys, and we have a reverence for them, but we also have different things as a priority." Working off of those quotes, Total Film has also explored some odd possibilities for this "grown-up" plot, I’m sure it’s a joke, of course.

Notice Something?: Look at the title of this article, doesn’t that date look familiar? Well, it should because it’s the second anniversary of Ratatouille! Go make yourself something nice to eat in honor of Chef Remy! Notice something else, it’s the one month anniversary of Up. With reviews and revenue like that, Pixar must be celebrating BIG!