Needs More Jazz: A spoiler-free review of Pixar’s “Soul”
I had the opportunity to watch “Soul” a few months back when Disney Studios PR sent us a review screener. At the time, there was no vaccine and the Coronavirus[…]
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Family Underground: behind the making of Pixar’s “Burrow” SparkShort
In a time of physical distancing, is it healthy to truly separate oneself from everyone and everything? This wasn’t a question that Pixar animator Madeline Sharafian was necessarily facing to[…]
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The Importance of Jazz aka Black Improvisational Music to Pixar’s “Soul”
Jazz has been lauded and laughed at for what it is: improvised music. Specifically “Black improvisational music.” And both the Blackness and the improvisational music are central to the upcoming[…]
Pixar’s “Soul” first look and How Jazz became the answer to the question of life
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a questionable year for living. We’ve experienced tragedy and loss to varying degrees, and now have to live with the new resulting[…]
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Onward is a movie about brothers. I’m an only child, and I loved it.
I remember watching the trailer for Pixar’s “Onward” for the very first time and all I could recall was that it looked like a DreamWorks film. It featured blue troll-like[…]
Pixar’s “Float” short is a story about a dad and his son who just happen to be Filipino
If you’ve looked up recent Pixar news lately, you’re bound to see stories about the new animated shorts that were part of what once was an internal Pixar creative program[…]
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I really didn’t want them to make a Toy Story 4. I was wrong. [spoiler-free review]
I was in the majority. After Disney announced that Pixar would be making another Toy Story film back in 2014, I was absolutely against it. I had watched “Toy Story[…]
Pixar’s new SparkShorts program is revealing the diverse talent at one of Disney’s studios
The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is currently playing host to a new film showcase called SparkShorts from the creative minds at Pixar Animation Studios. It’s an experimental initiative that[…]
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Go behind-the-scenes of the making of Pixar’s “Bao” soundtrack with composer Toby Chu
Pixar’s “Bao” is very much a reflection of Chinese culture as much as it is a memorable Pixar animated short. That reflection is even in the only sound you hear[…]
Pixar’s Incredibles 2 Blu-ray has “Auntie Edna” short + “Bao” featurette
If there’s one reason why you should get Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” on Blu-ray, it’s two. There’s two new pieces of extra content that are included in the bonus features that[…]
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Pixar has a Theme Parks team. Here’s what they do, according to one of the team members [EXCLUSIVE]
It has been a busy season for Walt Disney Imagineering. The team that is responsible for turning Disney’s movies into real-life experiences had debuted new projects at the major U.S.[…]
Let’s talk about THAT shocking scene in Pixar’s “Bao” short film
**DO NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE SHORT SPOILED FOR YOU!** While you might have enjoyed watching the sequel to “The Incredibles” this weekend, you[…]