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Entertainment In Brief

WALL•E replaces celebrities with bleeps, bloops and chirps. Why didn’t we think of that sooner?

May the force be with him

One of the fun things about watching animated movies is hearing the voices of A-list stars coming out of the mouths of pixilated characters. But when it comes to the latest Pixar pic, this month’s WALL•E, actors have largely been replaced by noises created by famed sound designer Ben Burtt.


The movie focuses on WALL•E the robot, who’s been left alone on Earth for 700 years and whose dialogue consists entirely of electronic beeps and whistles. WALL•E’s director, Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), admits his cinematic ’bot was inspired by none other than Star Wars droid R2-D2, and says that with WALL•E, “I’m basically making R2-D2: The Movie.”

 

Stanton knew the only person who could “voice” WALL•E was Burtt, the man responsible for R2-D2’s chirps, as well as the “swoosh” noise lightsabers make as they cut through the air and Darth Vader’s menacing breath — the latter of which Burtt created by recording himself breathing into an old scuba regulator.


But if you listen closely to WALL•E, you’ll hear Sigourney Weaver as the voice of a spaceship computer, Stanton’s shout-out to Weaver’s Alien films.


—Ingrid Randoja

Artifact: This month’s objet de film

The Godfather script poster

If you think this Godfather poster featuring star Marlon Brando looks a little strange, that’s because it’s created using handwritten words, the entire script from the film to be exact. Available from Los Angeles Pop Art (www.lapopart.com), the poster employs the ancient art form of micrography — which uses miniscule script to create shapes and forms — to pull off the trick. You can order a 24” X 30” poster for $14 U.S., while a 44” x 55” limited edition giclée print costs $400. But who knows, maybe you can make them an offer they can’t refuse.

 

—Ingrid Randoja

 

 

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