Academy Award nominations have been announced! Pixar gets an Animated Short nod, but not a one for Cars 2. Also, what’s next for Brad Bird?

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Links for this episode:

/Filmcast reviews WALL-E (in 2008):
http://www.slashfilm.com/filmcast-episode-6-wanted-and-wall-e/
and http://www.slashfilm.com/the-filmcast-after-dark-episode-6/

‘La Luna’ Hardcover Coming Soon, Director Enrico Casarosa illustrator
http://pixartimes.com/2012/01/18/la-luna-hardcover-coming-soon/

What’s next for Brad Bird?:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-ghost-protocol-director-brad-bird-on-whether-hes-still-involved-at-pixar-and-earthquake-movie-1906

Andrew Stanton responds to John Carter myths:
http://pixartimes.com/2012/01/20/director-andrew-stanton-dispels-john-carter-myths/

Naysayers on John Carter?:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/%2520john-carter-taylor-kitsch-47-ronin-keanu-reeves-mission-impossible-283347

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