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The Cars 3 Writing Team Reveals the Story Behind the Story

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Story is King. That’s pretty much the mantra at Pixar Animation Studios, where they tell some amazing stories. From Toy Story to Finding Nemo, the Pixar team seems to flawlessly crank out success after success. But what really goes on behind those closed doors? How do these masterpieces make it to the Big Screen? That’s exactly what I got to find out on a recent #Cars3Event Blogging Trip to Pixar Studios, where we sat down …

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Make Your Own Baby Groot Cupcakes and Celebrate Guardians of the Galaxy

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Baby Groot Cupcakes

Marvel Studios can say so very much with so few words. Why, just three little words in fact can move even the stiffest of hearts. No, I’m not talking about, “I love you.” I’m referring to the tree-like alien Groot, who’s famous for his extremely limited vocabulary that consists almost entirely of, “I am Groot.” We just saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2 this weekend to celebrate my son’s 14th birthday and the movie was …

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I Raced at Sonoma Raceway, Took the Cars 3 Pit Stop Challenge and Learned the History of NASCAR Racing

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#Cars3Event Sonoma Raceway

You know your day’s going to be amazing when it starts out with your bus driving straight onto the race track at Sonoma Raceway. No, this wasn’t a dream. Nor a video game. It was one of the wildest (and longest!) days of my blogging life. It was surreal. It was competitive. It was pure adrenaline. It was…. early. Very very early. I’m so not a morning person. Not at all. So when I saw the itinerary …

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Marvel and Netflix Spin More Gold With Danny Rand’s Iron Fist

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I can give you five golden reasons right off the bat why you need to watch Marvel’s Iron Fist. Seriously, what was the pitch room at Netflix like the day they heard this one? So, Bob, um, this on’es based on a comic book but it’s about this rich kid who studies martial arts in a magical place that you can only get to once every 16 or so years and he can harness his Chi …

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Disney is Sending Me on a San Francisco Treat!

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As a blogger I have way too many blogger friends. And when something good comes along, it spreads like wildfire. Or rather, not fire but dust. Pixie Dust. See, Disney really knows how to take care of its bloggers, offering some amazing opportunities in the form of press trips with once-in-a-lifetime access and opportunities. Thanks to Disney, I’ve flown out to L.A. to interview Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Costner, Ginnifer Goodwin and yes, even Kermit the …

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