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Pixar

  1. drawing conclusions
    Every Oscar Winner for Best Animated Short Film, RankedFrom its earliest honorees to the present, the Best Animated Short category doubles as a history of the ever-changing medium.
  2. trailer mix
    Inside Out 2 Is Coming *Anxiety Increases*Enchantée, Ennui.
  3. at the box office
    Inside Elemental’s Slow-burn Journey from Summer Flop to Year-end HitHow one of the year’s most crushing box-office failures redeemed itself as an under-the-radar triumph (and Oscar frontrunner) after all.
  4. out of this world
    Meet Earth’s Newest Ambassador, ElioFrom the screenwriter and co-director of Coco.
  5. box office beatdown
    The Flash Flops at the Box OfficeNeither Ezra Miller nor anthropomorphized water hit with audiences.
  6. vulture lists
    All 27 Pixar Movies, RankedNone of these movies is bad, but one of them has to be No. 27 and one of them has to be No. 1.
  7. movie review
    Pixar’s Messy Metaphor for Interracial RomanceElemental is the story of what happens when fire meets water, falls in love, and turns into immigrant stereotypes.
  8. layoffs
    Lightyear Director and Producer Who Saved Toy Story 2 Among Disney Pixar LayoffsThe same producer who saved Toy Story 2 by having a backup file has reportedly been laid off.
  9. at the box office
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is-a Going to-a Make a Billion Dollars-a2023’s most lucrative domestic opening is already the biggest video-game adaptation of all time, and it’s only going to make even more money.
  10. trailer mix
    Pixar Wants You to Brave the ElementalIntroducing Sharkboy and Lavagirl’s spiritual successors.
  11. the church of animation
    Andrew Stanton Remembers When ‘Nobody Wanted to Make’ Wall-EThe director revisits the making of his Pixar classic, which has joined the Criterion Collection.
  12. utter disgust!
    Inside Out 2 Is Happening, But Only Amy Poehler’s Feeling the JoyFor the voice cast and their salaries, the sequel is … Poehler-izing.
  13. plot guy
    Tim Allen Doesn’t Understand Hot Buzz Lightyear“It just doesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”
  14. lightyear
    Pixar’s Lightyear GambitThe Toy Story spinoff got to blast off in theaters after Turning Red went to Disney+. Will the franchise play pay off?
  15. 4*real
    Turning Red’s 4*Town Are Turning Into the Main CharactersOf a new manga spinoff from Viz Media.
  16. say gay
    Chris Evans Believes Homophobia Will ‘Die Out Like Dinosaurs’Nobody tell him about Jurassic Park, he’d get really scared.
  17. summer preview
    13 Animated Films and TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See This SummerThe Belchers and Buzz Lightyear hit the big screen, while South Park continues its streaming-special blitz.
  18. trailer mix
    Pixar’s Lightyear Trailer: To Infinity and We YawnedAnd just to be clear, this “isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on.”
  19. movie review
    Turning Red Has No ObligationsThe new Pixar movie avoids the impossible expectations of its disparate viewers to speak only on behalf of the unabashed dork at its center.
  20. ka … chow?
    SNL Crashes and Burns Lightning McQueen’s Legacy“This is a complete betrayal of a beloved character and I don’t want any part of it.”
  21. pixar
    A Giant Red Panda Is a Metaphor for Anxiety in New Pixar Film Turning RedGrowing up is literally a beast.
  22. movie review
    Review: Pixar’s Luca Is a Literal Fish-Out-of-Water FantasyThough charming and vibrant, the new Disney film aspires for greater meaning that it doesn’t always reach.
  23. trailer mix
    Everyone’s Favorite Disney Princess, Roz, Is Back in Monsters at Work TrailerPut this show right in my eyeballs or so help me.
  24. trailer mix
    Pixar’s Luca Is Call Me By Your Name With a Sea Monster–Size TwistThe movie hits Disney+ on June 18.
  25. hollywood
    So You Want to Become a Working ScreenwriterIf screenwriting is your “spark,” what do you need to know? Soul co-writer Mike Jones explains the lessons he learned in the Hollywood trenches.
  26. movie review
    Soul Is Pixar at Its Most Unpredictably WeirdAnd while the movie doesn’t always work, that part is kind of nice.
  27. content overload
    All the Disney Investor Day Announcements in One Big PostFrom Rogue Squadron to Buzz Lightyear and Fantastic Four.
  28. to infinity and beyond
    Chris Evans to Voice Buzz Lightyear the Man, Not the ToyIn case there was any confusion.
  29. extremely online
    Broadway Is Closed, But Ratatouille the Musical Is Cooking on TikTok“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be embracing people referring to me as the ‘rat queen.’”
  30. trailer mix
    Soul Trailer: Pixar Cues Up Your Next Existential CrisisFrom Pete Docter, of Inside Out.
  31. somewhere in northern italy…
    Pixar’s Luca Sounds Like an Animated Call Me by Your NameItaly, a friendship, a summer: the movie.
  32. the replacements
    Wanted to Watch Pixar’s Soul This Weekend? Try These 5 Movies Instead.I Lost My Body, Coco, and more.
  33. dad is pants
    Onward Jumps to Disney+ Two Weeks After Hitting TheatersParents can have a little break from Frozen, as a treat.
  34. movie review
    Pixar’s Onward Is a Lot of Empty Emotional CaloriesBut Chris Pratt is pretty good.
  35. the gold rush
    A Historic Battle for the Animated Oscar BeginsThis year, a record number of animated movies are competing against Disney for an Academy Award in the feature category. Can an indie win?
  36. the industry
    How Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Are Evolving After John Lasseter“I would say, yes, the company’s quite a bit different now.”
  37. the race to animate
    The Token Female Pixar Story ArtistIn 1987, animator Brenda Chapman was the only woman in the story department at Disney. 25 years later, she made Brave.
  38. the race to animate
    Inside the ‘Absolute Explosion’ of Animation TodayAs rival studios prepare to saturate streaming platforms with animated content, experts say we’re in the midst of a “seismic shift” in the industry.
  39. the race to animate
    Tony Hale Leaves Forky Voicemails for Friends’ Children, and Now We Want One Too“Hey Jonathan, this is Forky. I just wanted to say hi. I hope we get to meet.”
  40. vulture festival 2019
    Forky Is Bringing Tony Hale and Two New Shorts to Vulture FestivalTrash? No, Vulture Festival!
  41. trailer mix
    The Forky Asks a Question Trailer Is Definitely Not TrashA very cute offering coming to Disney+.
  42. pixar
    Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Daveed Diggs, and Phylicia Rashad Flesh Out Pixar’s SoulTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross will reportedly compose the film’s score.
  43. the pixar universe
    Disney Quietly Removes Casting-Couch Sex Joke From Toy Story 2The post-credits scene features Stinky Pete and two Barbies.
  44. toy story 4
    The True Story Behind Forky, Toy Story 4’s Sentient SporkDirector Josh Cooley, animator Claudio de Oliveira, and actor Tony Hale explain how a utensil became the summer’s strangest movie character.
  45. easter eggs
    5 Toy Story 4 Easter Eggs You Might Have MissedThere’s a Dinoco gas station, of course, and the Pizza Planet truck. But did you see the grape soda cap from Up?
  46. are you crying?
    Pixar Announces Soul, Your Next Animated Existential CrisisDirected by master manipulator Pete Docter.
  47. the cinema
    Blame Forky: Pixar Isn’t Pairing Toy Story 4 With Animated ShortBreaking a 23-year streak.
  48. the toughest scene i wrote
    Behind the Incredibles 2 Scene That Took ‘Thousands’ of Drafts to Perfect“It was so easy to have Bob become too childish — and if he’s too pouty, you’re going, Why would Helen stay married to this guy?
  49. the industry
    With Notes App, Lee Unkrich Says Farewell to PixarRemember him.
  50. sexual misconduct
    And Just Like That, Disgraced Pixar Exec John Lasseter Has a New JobLasseter stepped down from Disney and Pixar following accusations of sexual harassment.
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