Tag: Pixar’s

15 JUL

Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Debuts New Footage and Music from ‘Frozen’ Songwriters [D23 Expo 2017]

Pixar Animation has another film hitting theaters this fall, and it’s unlike any movie they’ve made before. This time, the animation studio has assembled an all-Latino cast to bring to life the story of a young boy (Anthony Gonzales) who meets the deceased members of his family in The Land of the Dead after defying […]

26 JUN

Pixar’s Andrew Stanton Shoots Down ‘Toy Story’ Fan Theory About Andy’s Dad

Not every unanswered question in a movie deserves an elaborate fan theory “explaining” away plot holes or filling in background gaps that the movie purposefully didn’t fill. Sometimes a movie is just a movie. But one Toy Story fan theory gained some traction because it came from an unusual source: someone who worked on the original film. Pixar […]

17 JUN

Junior Moon and Sally’s Mustache: Inside Pixar’s Pursuit of Authenticity in the “Cars” Films

– Among film critics, the Cars movies tend to be the least beloved of Pixar’s works. And admittedly, the Mater-centric spy drama of Cars 2 wasn’t a patch on the first film’s homage to the world of stock-car racing and a peculiar little town barely clinging to life in the American Southwest. But for those with […]

13 JUN

Why the World of ‘Cars’ is so Maddening (and Out of Step With Pixar’s Best Work)

(Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: why the world of Pixar’s Cars series, and the fan theories it inspires, are so frustrating.) With a new Cars movie racing into theaters this week (Do you get it? “Racing”? Because Lightning […]

10 MAY

‘Cars 3’ Trailer: This is Pixar’s Version of ‘Rocky IV’

Sylvester Stallone turned the training montage into a staple of the sports movie genre with his Rocky films, but it looks like the people at Pixar are big fans of Rocky IV in particular. The brand new Cars 3 trailer that just debuted looks like this movie is essentially a remake of Stallone’s sequel, and Cars 3 even […]

27 APR

Pixar’s Short Film ‘Lou’ Is An Impressive & Touching Achievement in Animation

During our visit to Pixar Animation’s campus in Emeryville, California to check out a bunch of footage from Cars 3 (read our reaction over here), the animation studio also took the time to show us their new short film that will be attached to the sequel when it hits theaters this summer. In case you […]