Pixar Reviews, Interviews & More

As they've already mapped out their lineup through 2015, Disney and Pixar have announced a game plan to release eight new animated films starting in 2016 and ending in 2018. It's an aggressive number of films that shows Pixar has become the more dominant of the two companies, but leaves room for Disney's animation side to make just as many movies.

Pixar is more or less in the middle of their monstrous sequel wave that doesn't appear to be stopping at any point soon. While we're a month away from the release of the adorable-looking Monsters University, Pixar is already teasing us all about the next sequel that will be making its way into theaters within the next five years. The only problem is we have no idea which one that...

Prestigious awards shows don't like to be caught off guard. When Adele won Best Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammys, and a TV reporter sneaked onstage to tell her he loved her, he was arrested for his spur-of-the-moment bit. At the Oscars, Kristina Reed, producer of the short film Paperman, was temporarily kicked out of Sunday's ceremony for a harmless...

Though Pixar has made an effort of late to promote its upcoming non-sequel related films (of which we've heard mention of three, including the two spoken about two years ago, and a film about the Day of the Dead), they also have the prequel Monsters University, and the sequel Finding Nemo 2 in the works. Perhaps their work...

Pixar continues to roll out the sequels to some of their biggest hits, despite what some fans and critics want. Today they moved just a step closer into production as they got Albert Brooks to voice Marlin, the high-strung clown fish, once again in Finding Nemo 2. But that's not the only deal that Disney is making as they may give Andrew Stanton a second chance at...

After suffering from declining profits, Netflix could be getting a huge boost starting next year due to their new agreement with the House of Mouse. After taking their time forging a deal with Disney that users were hoping to see awhile ago, we'll be able to add a couple of our favorite classics onto our Instant queue. But there's more to it then that.

One of the best parts of this summer's Pixar film Brave was the short film La Luna, which was paired with the animated feature. Having a short film before the main feature has been a part of Pixar's modus operandi for a while now, but it seems to be embraced by most animated studios, which means we're in a new renaissance for animated shorts....

Finding Nemo—Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature, and Pixar’s second highest grossing film (Number one?  Toy Story 3)—is one of Pixar’s crowning achievements.  It’s even getting a 3D makeover and rerelease in September.  And now, after nine years, it looks like it’s finally getting the sequel treatment, as well.

When we saw the second trailer for Pixar's Brave in February, it showed one scene and one scene only, giving a sense of the characters and some of the stakes. It was a bold marketing decision, and was fresh and it was exciting. Now we've got a trailer that seems to throw so much at the screen at once that it's somewhate troubling.  Take a look below.

Curious as to the plot of Pixar’s newest winner, Brave?  The production company has eschewed the hyper trendy and annoying habit of releasing a trailer for a trailer; instead, they’ve released a teaser “featurette” that strings together scenes from the film, while the main character, Merida, provides a commentary.  Check out the video below.

Pixar may be the zenith for animation these days, but with their summer film Brave, they're shaking things up. For the first time in their twenty-plus year career, they're finally making a film that has a woman as its lead. There may be some cross pollination here, though, as their new main character (voiced by Kelly MacDonald) seems to be a Disney princess - but with...

With this weekend's re-release of Beauty and the Beast, Disney is starting to sell their next 3-D post-conversion and it's Finding Nemo, which is coming September 14.  Disney seems to have a game plan with their reissues: Convert to 3-D, release in the off season, and then profit (no underpants needed). Perhaps parents will grow wary of this...

As we inch closer to Thanksgiving, we realize it's time to partake in a dreaded holiday tradition—spending time with our relatives. Part of that grave duty means (in addition to drunk uncles, mumbling grandparents, and annoying aunts) spending time with whatever small children populate your extended family. And everyone knows, it’s the children who typically control the TV at holiday...

Though Pixar has been making a number of sequels lately (and plan to make more), their next big film is an original adventure that goes full Disney by having a princess as its lead. Brave stars Kelly MacDonald as Princess Merida, a strong Scottish woman who is about to suffer an arranged marriage, but wants adventure for herself. Check out the trailer...

The world has experienced a great loss with today's announcement of Steve Jobs passing. The former CEO of Apple, his role in revolutionizing the world is the sort of thing that will now pass quickly into legend. How we use our computers, and how we use our phones have all felt his touch. It's also important to note how he changed the film business.

For D23, there were a number of film presentations, but the highlight was much of the Pixar material. On top of the two newly announced titles, their slate through summer of 2014 was discussed, from the upcoming Brave through to those two announced untitled projects. John Lasseter was the tour guide through the animated material, but here's a...

D23 had some high and low points in terms of its film presentations, but one of the clear winners in terms of fan support and interest was the Pixar presentation - which ended with each audience audience being given a cupcake. Two new projects were announced: director Bob Petersen and producer John Walker are working on "The Untitled Pixar film about Dinosaurs," and...

Studios can promise you the end of a franchise, but when a a film makes more than $1.6 billion, they're going to rethink it. Tom Hanks, the voice of the Toy Story's beloved Woody, just told the BBC that Toy Story 4 is happening. During the premiere of his newest movie Larry Crowne, Hanks also told "Showbiz Tonight"...

Cars 2 may be Pixar's first critical failure, but after a huge opening weekend, the sequel proved to be another financial success for the beloved studio. Five years ago, Cars ranked No. 1 with $60.1 million. This weekend, Cars 2 surpassed its predecessor with $68 million. A film that took us by surprise was the new Cameron Diaz's...

I'm often inclined to give family movies a pass (as evidenced by my favorable review of Mr. Popper's Penguins), if only because sometimes you've got to drag the family to a movie theater just to get them all to shut up for 2 hours.  Don't worry, I sympathize here for you.  If you needed this critic's permission to pack up the family and go to the multiplex, here it is:  Cars...