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When writer-director Andrew Stanton--whose last film was Pixar's all-time box-office champ, Finding Nemo--showed the first reels of WALL?E to the studio's brain trust three years ago, fellow auteur Brad Bird (The Incredibles) told him, "Man, you didn't make it easy for yourself." A movie that shows but doesn't tell, and whose leading characters are essentially mimes, could put an end to the eight-film box-office winning streak that began with Toy Story in 1995 and continued unbroken through last year's Ratatouille. To sell the project, Stanton had only...
...plant gets the two of them a trip to the Axiom, a kind of permanent cruise ship on which an army of droids tends to the exiled humans' every need--every need but exercise, for either body or mind. "Because the ship is totally automated," Stanton says, "the inhabitants have lost their need to know anything." The Axiom is Stanton's futurist nightmare vision of the modern home computer that is our work, shop and play station. After centuries of digital reliance, he says, "We'd turn into big babies that haven't grown up, that have lost the need...
...would be the case with junior high jumper Becky Christensen, who, despite being sparing in words, is not sparing in her ability to flat out jump. “[Becky’s] not one of the most vocal people on the team,” co-captain Sally Stanton said. “But she is definitely one of the most consistently good competitors on the team.” With a tough act to follow having won the high jump at the outdoor Heptagonals and competing at the NCAA Championships, Christensen did her sophomore campaign one better, winning...
...Fronk followed with a 41.75-meter toss, good for eighth. Fronk also qualified for Regionals at the Classic.“Sometimes it’s hard for Eda to be pleased with her performance cause she holds herself to a high standard,” co-captain Sally Stanton said. “But she did really well.”Senior Clara Blattler cleared 3.75 meters to finish seventh in the pole vault, while co-captain Sally Stanton tied for 18th with a clearance of 3.50 meters. Junior Brittan Smith rounded out Harvard’s field events...
...first try. The jump was all she would need to secure the victory, as Yale’s Emily Standish only cleared the bar on her third try.“This definitely was the easiest victory for Becky ever,” co-captain Sally Stanton said. With her win on Sunday, Christensen notched her third consecutive outdoor Heptagonals high jump victory, and fourth overall—including her indoor Heptagonal victory earlier this year.Junior Favia Merrit set a new school record in the 100-meter dash and contributed to another new record in the 4x100-meter relay...