Pixar

Disney, Pixar End Annie Awards Boycott

August 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

After shunning the controversial animated awards in 2010, Disney and Pixar restore support for a revamped organization

  

Willem Dafoe, John Lasseter, Miss Piggy to Meet Fans at Disney D23

August 9, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 1 year ago

This weekend-long event focuses on 25 years of Pixar's technical wizardry

  

Disney/Pixar's 'Cars' Series Not Plagiarized, Judge Rules

August 1, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Court rejects screenwriter's claims that he came up with the anthropomorphic autos in the mid-'90s

  

'Cars 2' Opening Weekend Was $66 million -- Not $68 million

June 27, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The adjusted weekend figure is still some $6 million higher than the most optimistic pre-release projections

  

Review: 'Cars 2' Isn't Just a Kiddie James Bond on Tires, It's Tired

June 23, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

“Cars” -- though the least compelling of Pixar’s 11 previous features -- is a Lamborghini compared to the Edsel that is its sequel

  

Pixar Announces New Project for Winter 2013, Gives Few Details

June 20, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Animation studio will debut an "untitled" film on Nov. 27, 2013

  

Weezer, Robbie Williams, Brad Paisley Rock 'Cars 2'

May 11, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Weezer recorded The Cars' "You Might Think" for Pixar's film, and Williams and Paisley recorded a duet

  

Good Morning Hollywood, March 30: A Prequel, a Cheerleader, a Second-Generation Sci-Fi Maven

March 30, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Tidbits from CinemaCon, David Bowie's son learns from Major Tom, and why Zack Snyder will outlast Michael Bay

  

Good Morning Hollywood, March 22: Fighter 2, and Mrs. Banksy

March 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The "Fighter" sequel that might be, the Pixar movie that won't be, and what Banksy's wife tells the neighbors

  

Disney Changes Release Date for 'The Brave'

March 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Pixar film stars Reese Witherspoon and Emma Thompson

  

Annie Awards Promise 'New Era' After 'Dragon' Sweep

March 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Animation organization announces changes to process that had caused Disney/Pixar to withdraw

  

'Dragon' Named Top Toon at Annie Awards

February 5, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

"How to Train Your Dragon" wins 10 awards in replay of embarrassment from two years ago; Disney and Pixar opt out

  

What If They Gave An Awards Show and It Had No Oscar Influence?

February 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The fact is this weekend's Writers Guild of America Awards and Annie Awards are very very limited in their predictive ability for the Academy Awards

  

Short Spotlight: Pixar's 'Day & Night'

February 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Ingenious blend of 3D and 2D looks to halt Pixar's losing streak in the Animated Short category

  

Ex-Pixar CFO Ann Mather to Head New MGM Board

December 23, 2010 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Mather takes position with company just out of Chapter 11

  

Annie Awards Embrace - and Then Ignore - Defectors Disney and Pixar

December 6, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

"Toy Story 3" and "Tangled" get Best-Picture nods, but "How to Train Your Dragon" and DreamWorks dominate other categories

  

Former Pixar CFO Courted for MGM Board

November 30, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Ann Mather is also a director of Google and Netflix

  

Shortlist for Oscar Animated Shorts Includes Pixar, Bill Plympton

November 30, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

New Roadrunner/Coyote film also makes the shortlist

  

Is Pixar Sexist? Anger as Studio Replaces Female Director on ‘Brave’

October 20, 2010 By Sharon Waxman & Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Animation insiders accuse Disney’s animation house of being sexist and – worse – formulaic, for firing the first woman director in its history

  

Comments Blast Pixar From the 'Brave' Blogosphere

October 20, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

"Home on the Range" co-writer/director John Sanford sounds off against John Lasseter's animation studio

  

Sam Raimi to Exec Produce 'The Familiars' for Sony Animation

October 4, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Doug Sweetland will direct the adaptation of Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson's children's book

  

Good Morning Hollywood, September 7: Winners & Losers

September 7, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Even the biggest movie stars can’t measure up to a bunch of animators

  

Disney, Pixar Abandon Toon Awards Over Voting Process

August 25, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The most successful animation company in history will no longer participate in the Annies

  

Rogen to Scare Up Laughs in DreamWorks Animation's 'Boo U'

August 19, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

Tony Leondis ("Igor") will direct the ghoul school comedy from a script by Jon Vitti ("The Simpsons")

  

'Toy Story 3' Becomes Top Grossing Animated Movie

August 13, 2010 By William Yelles 2 years ago

The movie has taken in more than $920 million to date

  

'Toy Story 3' Sets All-Time Pixar Mark

August 12, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Closing in on $900 million worldwide, 3D film surpassed "Finding Nemo" as animation company's top grosser