Friday, November 19, 2004

Brilliant: “Studios Sue Pixar, Demand Bad Movie”. “The complaint alleges that with its sixth consecutive profitable and critically acclaimed film in ‘The Incredibles,’ Pixar is overturning a decades-long public relations campaign waged by Hollywood studios to convince the public that it’s impossible to consistently make high quality films. ‘If Pixar doesn’t get with the program, we’re going to have to fundamentally change the way we do business,’ groused Paramount chairwoman Sherry Lansing, whose studio hasn’t produced a hit film in several years. ‘I repeat my recommendation to Steve Jobs that he pay John Travolta and Halle Berry $20 million each to provide voices for an effects-laden remake of