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Barta’s ‘Toys’ Leave the Attic, Plus More Toon DVDs!

February 4, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

There are some fresh faces and some ol’ familiars hitting the home ent. shelves this week. Topping our list is Czech director Jiri Barta’s eerie, intricate, visually sumptuous stop-motion feature Toys in the Attic [Hannover House, $14.95]—a Cold War-inspired story of toys and knick-knacks living in an attic divided into [...]

A Czech Toy Story

September 12, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

An inventive, English-language version of Jiří Barta’s acclaimed stop-motion feature Toys in the Attic arrives in the U.S. this month. It looks like Cowboy Woody and Buzz Lightyear have some interesting competition this month. The new English-language version of Czech animator Jiří Barta’s Toys in the Attic (originally titled In [...]

‘Toys in the Attic’ to Open in New York

July 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

New York audiences will get a chance to enjoy Toys in the Attic, the new stop-motion movie by Czech master Jiri Barta, on August 25 and 26 at 11 a.m. at the IFC Center. The NYICFF 2010 Grand Prize winner will be playing, in a new English language version, featuring [...]

Disney Releases First Image from Pixar’s ‘Small Fry’

November 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

USA Today unveiled the first image from the new Toy Story short Small Fry today. The short accompanies The Muppets (in theaters on Nov. 23). Directed and written by Pixar veteran Angus McLane (BURN.E), the adventure finds Buzz Lightyear accidentally trading places with a Happy Meal-type toy at a fast food [...]