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DISNEY BUYS PIXAR

In case you haven’t heard — now it’s official. Jobs is Disney’s largest shareholder. Any way you slice it – he’s now the big cheese. …

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Disney+Pixar=?

Former ANIMATO! editor (and current PC WORLD editor) Harry McCracken asks the questions that are weighing heavily on the collective mind …

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Disney/Pixar News Roundup, Pt. II

The NY TIMES reports that Disney may announce their acquisition of Pixar as early as tomorrow. According to the TIMES, “the deal would …

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Disney/Pixar News Roundup

Good piece in today’s LA TIMES – “Walt’s Shoes at Disney Could Be a Fit for Jobs” – that draws parallels between Jobs and Walt …

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MY TWO CENTS ON DISNEY/PIXAR

I would have preferred that Pixar create its own distribution company and compete with the industry as a full-fledged stand alone player …

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Pixar at MoMA

Pixar story artist Ronnie del Carmen is chronicling the adventures of the Pixar artists who are currently in New York for the opening of …

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Pixar in the 19th Century

Among the cool things to see at the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibit opening this week at MoMA is a giant 19th century-style zoetrope …

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PIXAR GOES MAD

I don’t know how I missed this, but Steve Segal just pointed out the December 2004 issue of MAD MAGAZINE (with The Incredibles on the …

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Pixar at MOMA

A few days ago, I mentioned a couple books that Chronicle Books will be publishing this winter in honor of Pixar’s twentieth anniversary. …

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PIXAR! PIXAR! PIXAR!

Brad Bird will be on Fresh Air with Terry Gross Wednesday, April 6th.Meanwhile, Dateline: Hollywood bets Pixar will sign up with Harvey …

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PIXAR MOVES “CARS”

We gotta wait eight months longer for Pixar’s deal with Disney to end… CARS has been pushed back to summer 2006.

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIXAR

I just read this piece in Hollywood Reporter. It is typical of Hollywood’s constant astonishment with Pixar and the success of THE …

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PIXAR’S CARS

The trailer for Pixar’s final Disney release, CARS (Directed by John Lasseter) is online here.

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THANK GOD FOR PIXAR

From the current issue of TIME Magazine:”Brad and I were in the first year of the character-animation program,” recalls Lasseter, “and we …

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Pixar and The Uncanny Valley

I stumbled across an interesting blog post over at RobotJohnny.com that again mentions the “Uncanny Valley” theory and how Brad Bird has …

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Blogging Pixar

Ken Bautista has started a new all-Pixar blog called LUXO. And if you’re wondering why you can’t find any INCREDIBLES toys at your local …

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