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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …