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Preview of 'Presto', the Short Airing Before 'WALL-E'

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Still wondering if you should show up to WALL-E carefully-calculated five minutes late, thus avoiding the traditional Pixar short that precedes the film? Here's a tenth of it for you to judge and decide! And yes, the idea of a preview for a bonus short before a feature is as absurd as you're thinking it is. We're nearing the point of having commercials for commercials.

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