Weekend Activities for July 23-25


Published: July 22, 2010 by 3D Comment on this article Leave a comment

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The three day show, Rock N America, begins Friday, July 23, at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50th Street.  Headliners for Friday include Twisted Sister and Great White. 

3 day passes start at $125.

<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25030" title="toystory_3_2" src="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/2436aa4cdb04783632c2ed419e971c98.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="414" imagescaler="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/2436aa4cdb04783632c2ed419e971c98.jpg" /> <em>Pixar </em>is known for producing both commercially and critically successful films, including its current film, <em>Toy Story 3</em>, which already has OSCAR buzz and over 0 million box office.  However, they are becoming known for something else now: giving advice to other filmmakers.  The folks behind<em> Tron Legacy</em> have already admitted to running early versions of their film by the <em>Pixar </em>people to get their input on everything from story to character issues.  Apparently, Jason Segel decided to do the same with his new Muppet movie recently.  In both cases, I'm sure the makers of these films were hoping some of the Pixar magic would rub off on their projects (and please notice that neither of these are animated films).  It just goes to show how great <em>Pixar's</em> reputation has become in recent years.  ---3D

Rock N America continues Saturday, July 24, at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50th Street.  Headliners for Saturday include Scorpions and Cinderella.

<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25030" title="toystory_3_2" src="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/2436aa4cdb04783632c2ed419e971c98.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="414" imagescaler="http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/imagescaler/2436aa4cdb04783632c2ed419e971c98.jpg" /> <em>Pixar </em>is known for producing both commercially and critically successful films, including its current film, <em>Toy Story 3</em>, which already has OSCAR buzz and over 0 million box office.  However, they are becoming known for something else now: giving advice to other filmmakers.  The folks behind<em> Tron Legacy</em> have already admitted to running early versions of their film by the <em>Pixar </em>people to get their input on everything from story to character issues.  Apparently, Jason Segel decided to do the same with his new Muppet movie recently.  In both cases, I'm sure the makers of these films were hoping some of the Pixar magic would rub off on their projects (and please notice that neither of these are animated films).  It just goes to show how great <em>Pixar's</em> reputation has become in recent years.  ---3D

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