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Disney Movies on Home Release This Spring

Disney fans take note: the company has released the list of movies due out on home release this spring.  It’s a combination of films out of the vault, first time home releases, and TV on DVD.  First up, coming out last week, is “Peter Pan.”  In honor of the film’s 60th anniversary, this is Disney’s first Diamond Edition and Blu-Ray release of the classic.  Another famous Peter also hit the shelves this week: Peter Parker, in “Ultimate Spider-Man: Avenging Spider-Man.”  It’s one of the Marvel cartoons Disney’s currently producing. This week, in anticipation of its prequel’s June release, “Monster’s Inc.” … Continue reading →

Pixar: Where Math Meets Reality

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I remember being in high school algebra class and wondering: “how am I really going to use this in the real world?” I don’t think I was the first math student to wonder such a thing, nor was I the last. It seems that there are even more reasons to take those math classes today than there were in the 1980’s. On Thursday, April 3rd, a scientist from Walt Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios will talk to Hamilton College students about “Math in the Movies”. Tony DeRose heads the research group at Pixar. He has a bachelor’s degree in physics and … Continue reading →

Monsters Inc : Put Some Monsters In Your Closet

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Of course you’re afraid of the monsters in your closet, but did you ever think that the monsters might also be afraid of you? In the movie Monsters Inc the monster city of Monstropolis is powered by children’s screams. All of the lights in the monsters homes, and all of their electrical appliances are run by the screams of children. How do they get these screams you may ask? Monsters Inc is the cities power company. Monsters are employed by the company to go from room to room and scare children capturing the sound of their scream and bringing it … Continue reading →