Toy Story 4 is in the Works!!!!

According to Tom Hanks who voices Woody, in Toy Story, - when asked by BBC’s Tim Muffet if Disney/Pixar was working on a “Toy Story 4,” he answered: "I think there will be, yeah. Yeah, yeah, think they’re working on it now. There you go..."

I love the Toy Story series of movies; however, I think there were mixed emotions on Toy Story 3. It was sweet and fun, and a little sad...

I personally, as a very girly girl, who loved her Barbie dolls growing up... Loved the edition of Barbie and Ken. However, I do wish Ken could have been more of a man's man. That's how I think of Ken. I know Barbie was in the other movies, but she took on a bigger role this time around.

And then, there's the ending of Toy Story 3... when Andy gives away his most beloved toys, including Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and others... well, like most children and adults who viewed this, I thought it was sweet, yet, somewhat sad. I know Andy has a younger sister - I just don't understand why he couldn't finally give them to her to play with them. Or, he could have kept them for his own children, someday.

It will be interesting to see where this movie leads our most beloved characters. I love Tim Allen's portrayel of Buzz Lightyear. Woody, however, is my favorite character, and I would love for him to re-unite with Little Bo Peep!

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Tim Allen, a favorite Santa, Tool Man, & Toy Story Character, returns to TV !

I have always liked Tim Allen as... Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor in the popular family sitcom Home Improvement. It was a great show on ABC from 1991 to 1999! My, it was a major part of our 90's - airing for eight seasons.

By the way, for the first time - All 8 Seasons of Home Improvement are available on DVD in 1 Collection! (Yeah! I know all the Tool Men in my family will be excited by that.) Plus, the collection, pictured to the right, comes in a very cool Toolbox Design! (click on pic or here for details!)

Tim has also been a very popular Santa Claus - playing Santa - Scott Calvin in all three Santa Clause Movies.... 1,2, & 3! I love them all - but the first is still my favorite!

And, of course, he is the ever popular voice of Buzz Lightyear in all three Toy Story Movies!

Now, Tim Allen returns to TV - to his original Home Improvement Network - ABC, in a new comedy sitcom titled: Last Man Standing.

Here are some details from the official site:

Last Man Standing -

Today it's a woman's world, and this man's man is on a mission to get men back to their rightful place in society.

Tim Allen returns to ABC in this new comedy from Jack Burditt (30 Rock). Men may have built civilizations, invented the locomotive and created ESPN, but they're about to find out that it's not a man's world anymore. You can't get manlier than Mike Baxter. He's the marketing director for an iconic outdoor sporting goods store, he loves to have adventures while he's traveling for work and, of course, he drives a pick-up truck. While Mike is king of the hill at work, he's the odd man out in a home that is dominated by women -- namely his wife, Vanessa, and their three daughters, 22- year-old Kristin, 17-year-old Mandy and 14-year-old Eve. After being a stay-at-home mom for years, Vanessa recently returned to the workplace and was quickly promoted (much to the dismay of her primarily male co-workers). As a result of Vanessa's increased work load, Mike is pulled into more hands-on parenting than ever before.


CAST:

• Tim Allen as Tim
• Nancy Travis as Vanessa
• Molly Ephraim as Mandy
• Alexandra Krosney as Kristin
• Kaitlyn Dever as Eve
• Hector Elizondo as Ed

I'm hoping this will be a great new family sitcom, because along with good male 'fatherly' role models on TV, family sitcoms seem to be nearly extinct!

I like the overall concept of the show, too - I think it's great to have a good Father Figure and a Man who is a Strong Manly 'Truck Driving' sort of Man! Makes me kind of want to do a Tool Man Grunt... "ARGH ARGH ARGH!"

*Last Man Standing Premieres on ABC in the Fall of this year, 2011.

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Congrats to Toy Story 3 - Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Barbie, etc... Plus, News on the Next Toy Story Production!

It's amazing to me that a family movie, Toy Story 3, which is rated "G", was actually nominated for several Oscars, and in the Best Picture category, too! Wow! Unfortunately, Toy Story 3 didn't win in that category - it wasn't expected to. Instead, The King's Speech won - and while I like the actor, Colin Firth, forever Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice, 1995), I do not approve of Rated R movies, and in this case, it includes extreme profanity. I wanted to be sure you were all aware of this. I would love to see, in the future, a non-animated family film be nominated, though I 'm sure it will not be likely. If filmgoers chose these awards, instead of filmmakers, then I'm certain the nominess and results would be altogether very different!


TOY STORY 3 WON:


Best Animation

and...

Best Song

~ Randy Newman’s We Belong Together

News on the Next...
Toy Story Production:

The next production will be an "Animation Short" with many of the original Toy Story characters we know and love! 
The short is set to air before the Disney/Pixar movie “Cars 2″ in theaters, when it arrives on June 24, 2011.

The image below was shared by “Toy Story 3″ director, Lee Unkrich, who posted this scene image on his Twitter account, to share with fans, an image preview from the upcoming “Toy Story” short “Hawaiian Vacation.”

To Infinity and Beyond !!!

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Posted in Awards Show , Buzz Lightyear , Oscars , Tim Allen , Toy Story 3 , Woody

Past Academy Awards Best Picture Winners + 2010 Pick!

Which Movies are the your favorite past Oscar winners?

What Movie do you think should have won an award and didn't?

Or, which ones should not have won?


THIS IS A LIST OF PAST
OSCAR BEST PICTURE WINNERS:

2009 - “The Hurt Locker”
2008 - “Slumdog Millionaire”
2007 - “No Country for Old Men”
2006 - “The Departed”
2005 - “Crash”
2004 - “Million Dollar Baby”
2003 - “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
2002 - “Chicago”
2001 - “A Beautiful Mind”
2000 - “Gladiator”
1999 - “American Beauty”
1998 - “Shakespeare in Love”
1997 - “Titanic”
1996 - “The English Patient”
1995 - “Braveheart”
1994 - “Forrest Gump”
1993 - “Schindler’s List”
1992 - “Unforgiven”
1991 - “The Silence of the Lambs”
1990 - “Dances with Wolves”
1989 - “Driving Miss Daisy”
1988 - “Rain Man”
1987 - “The Last Emperor”
1986 - “Platoon”
1985 - “Out of Africa”
1984 - “Amadeus”
1983 - “Terms of Endearment”
1982 - “Gandhi”
1981 - “Chariots of Fire”
1980 - “Ordinary People”
1979 - “Kramer vs. Kramer”
1978 - “The Deer Hunter”
1977 - “Annie Hall”
1976 - “Rocky”
1975 - “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”
1974 - “The Godfather Part II”
1973 - “The Sting”
1972 - “The Godfather”
1971 - “The French Connection”
1970 - “Patton”
1969 - “Midnight Cowboy”
1968 - “Oliver!”
1967 - “In the Heat of the Night”
1966 - “A Man for All Seasons”
1965 - “The Sound of Music”
1964 - “My Fair Lady”
1963 - “Tom Jones”
1962 - “Lawrence of Arabia”
1961 - “West Side Story”
1960 - “The Apartment”
1959 - “Ben-Hur”
1958 - “Gigi”
1957 - “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
1956 - “Around the World in 80 Days”
1955 - “Marty”
1954 - “On the Waterfront”
1953 - “From Here to Eternity”
1952 - “The Greatest Show on Earth”
1951 - “An American in Paris”
1950 - “All about Eve”
1949 - “All the Kings Men”
1948 - “Hamlet”
1947 - “Gentleman's Agreement”
1946 - “The Best Years of Our Lives”
1945 - “The Lost Weekend”
1944 - “Going My Way”
1943 - “Casablanca”
1942 - “Mrs. Miniver”
1941 - “How Green Was My Valley”
1940 - “Rebecca”
1939 - “Gone with the Wind”
1938 - “You Can't Take It with You”
1937 - “The Life of Emile Zola”
1936 - “The Great Ziegfeld”
1935 - “Mutiny on the Bounty”
1934 - “It Happened One Night”
1932/1933 - “Cavalcade”
1931/1932 - “Grand Hotel”
1930/1931 - “Cimarron”
1929/1930 - “All Quiet on the Western Front”
1928/1929 - “The Broadway Melody”
1927/1928 - “Wings”


Please Note: I would never recommend all of these movies for viewing - for family movie night or for adults, either. Unfortunately, many of the movies I love and hold dear never made this list of Oscar Winners.... such as: It's a Wonderful Life, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, Music Man, etc...

As for the 2010 Movie Nominees:

'Black Swan', 'The Fighter', 'Inception', 'The Kids Are All Right', 'The King’s Speech', '127 Hours', 'The Social Network', 'Toy Story 3', 'True Grit', and 'Winter's Bone'

My pick would be: TOY STORY 3!

I chose it because of it's family-friendliness... though, I'm pretty certain it's a long shot here.

I've have heard that The King's Speech is an inspiring film - about overcoming stuttering. Please Note: This Movie is Rated "R", though, due to excessive Language - so please be ware of this! I have not personally seen this film. I am, however, a big fan of Colin Firth, who I first liked as Darcy, in the 1995 Production of Pride & Prejudice.

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Posted in Colin Firth , Oscars , Tim Allen , Toy Story 3

Catch the Cast of ABC's "The Middle" hosting ABC Family's Double Christmas Movie Feature

Wednesday ~  December 22, 2010

Tonight on ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas...
THE SANTA CLAUSE Movie Double Feature, starring Tim Allen

Perhaps, the hosting by the Cast of The Middle, will be somewhat like what Hoops and YoYo do, during Hallmark Movies- fun little in between commercial segments!

The Middle is typically a fun family show - so I look forward to seeing what they do!

The Santa Clause - 8 PM
The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause - 10 PM

Enjoy!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus is Comin' to Town!!!!

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Posted in ABC , ABC family , ABC family 25 days of Christmas , Patricia Heaton , The Middle , The Santa Clause , Tim Allen

Santa Clause 3 Coming to TV

Even though I have seen - Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause... starring Tim Allen
as Scott Calvin / Santa Claus... I love the Movie so much that I am so looking forward to watching it again on ABC Family when it premieres for the first time on basic cable!

Airs:
December 1, 2009 Tuesday

Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ... ABC Family ... 8 PM

Check the Christmas Schedule for More Times!

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Posted in ABC family , Puzzle , Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause , Tim Allen