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What’s So Great About Toy Story 3?

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With an estimated opening weekend box office of $109 Million, you don’t need me to tell you that Toy Story 3 is a major hit. Pixar’s biggest opening yet speaks to the power of the franchise-and the indelible mark that Woody, Buzz and the whole crew have left on our culture in just 15 years. In fact, it’s hard to imagine many kids growing up without these films-like Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz, they are now part of the kids’ movie pantheon. Yes, the reviews have all been glowing, and even our reviewer Cynthia Fuchs gave the movie 10 stars. Yet what has intrigued me are some of the subtle-and not so-messages that the movie delivers and the brilliant worldview of Pixar and Disney that offers all of us so much insight and food for thought over and above the sheer entertainment value.

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Movie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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This week, TTPM.com‘s movie critic, Cynthia Fuchs,  reviewed Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the new film adaption of the book by Jeff Kinney. From the review: “Adapted from the first of Jeff Kinney’s popular kids-lit series, the movie features the book’s signature stick figures and cocky-wimpy kid’s perspective. The boys’ adventures range from excruciatingly routine (taunted

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