(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out—but next summer, everything changes. Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Continue Reading
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Big changes. New emotions. Teaser trailer releases for Inside Out 2
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out—but next summer, everything changes. Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Continue Reading
Welcome to Element City! Pixar releases teaser trailer for Elemental
SHAPSHOTDisney and Pixar’s Elemental is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they Continue Reading
Movie review: Lightyear
If you’re planning to make a prequel to one of the biggest animation franchises out there, featuring a character that many people have come to know and love, you have to make damn sure you don’t fumble the delivery because expectations can’t be anything but stratospheric. Fortunately, Lightyear which pivots Continue Reading
Documentary review – Beyond Infinity: Buzz And The Journey To Lightyear
There are so many iconic pop culture characters around that we simply accept as part of the collective furniture that it can sometimes feel as if they have been around forever. They almost feel like they’re alive, they’re so familiar, and while we know rationally they’re not alive and kicking, Continue Reading
Legacy of a space ranger: New featurette drops for Lightyear
SNAPSHOTThe sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. Lightyear features a voice cast that includes Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi. Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Continue Reading
Movie review: Turning Red
You would think that, given the chaotic, messy make-up of human nature in general, that as a species, we’d been reasonably au fait by now with the idea that who we are, what we do, and the society we create, won’t always fit into neat and tidy boxes. But … Continue Reading
Every hero has a beginning … Lightyear debuts an all-new trailer
SNAPSHOTTo infinity and… The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. Lightyear is directed by American animation filmmaker Angus MacLane, co-director on Finding Dory, and director of the shorts Toy Story of Continue Reading
To infinity and … Lightyear debuts teaser trailer and poster
SNAPSHOTTo infinity and… The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who would win generations of fans. Lightyear is directed by American animation filmmaker Angus MacLane, co-director on Finding Dory, and director of the shorts Toy Story of Continue Reading
More than just toys: How Toy Story beautifully explores issues of abandonment (video essay)
No one likes to be abandoned or neglected. It cuts to the very core of our self-worth and lovability and the even the prospect of it, quite understandably, leaves us quaking in our existential boots. The same goes for the toys of Pixar’s Toy Story series, says Isaac of The Continue Reading