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Pixar and Andrew Stanton’s Wall-E

June 27th, 2008 Discussion {0}

Suffice to say that Pixar’s Wall-E is a moving, stunning film, working on two exciting levels. Firstly, it really succeeds on levels we haven’t seen before, with poetic,

New York Times on Pixar, Disney, Lasseter

June 2nd, 2008 Discussion {0}

A very interesting feature on the relationship between Pixar and Disney over at the New York Times. Firstly, there’s mention of Princess and the Frog (I hadn’t seen

Considering Pixar’s Ratatouille

September 18th, 2007 Discussion {1}

After Pixar’s somewhat disappointing Cars, Ratatouille marks a reassuring return to their inventive, unexpected and frequently subtle filmmaking style. The story is driven by the characters in fresh

Chicken Little: Reviews Indicate Dissapointment

November 5th, 2005 Discussion {0}

The first reviews don’t look very promising at all, unfortunately. I’ll wait to see it for myself before I really know how bad it is, but it sounds

Chicken Little A Test For Disney

November 1st, 2005 Discussion {0}

Well, Chicken Little is about to open in the US, and they’re understandably looking at this as the beginning of their “new era” in animation. Behind the scenes

Studio 360 Disney Feature

September 15th, 2005 Discussion {0}

There’s a very interesting audio feature at Studio 360 featuring John Canemaker and Tony West talking about the end of hand drawn animation, the differences between the pencil

Joe Ranft 1960 - 2005

August 25th, 2005 Discussion {0}

Joe is the very best story man ever and the best human being I’ve known in animation. He is mentor, friend and inspiration to all of us who

Disney vs. Pixar, One Film a Month, & Toy Story 3

August 16th, 2005 Discussion {0}

There’s an article worth reading over at Jim Hill Media about the current state of negotiations between Pixar and Disney. Sounds like they’re talking again, and more than

Studio Power Rankings

August 10th, 2005 Discussion {0}

A very interesting commentary about studios’ possible ranking of ‘power’ in the animation industry, with Pixar on top, Disney second (interesting comments on this one), and Dreamworks third.

Pixar’s One Man Band

August 8th, 2005 Discussion {0}

I heard an interesting interview on Radio National on Sunday with Pixar folks Osnat Shurer (executive producer of Shorts Group) and Andrew Jimenez (co-writer and director) about their