tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75570462008-05-06T05:32:32.685-06:00Ken Bautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990887085599977838noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-28882222837340189572008-04-18T15:21:00.000-06:002008-04-18T15:26:35.802-06:00

MovieWeb has posted a new 4-minute video where director Andrew Stanton talks about WALL•E: You can also head over to to this link to check it out. via: Animated News

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-71342836283305024752008-04-14T23:41:00.000-06:002008-04-14T23:44:29.112-06:00

Sorry all. I'm just fighting a cold/flu and haven't had a lot of time to update on the latest Pixar news, but in case you didn't read it already, Disney/Pixar released info on their upcoming films and they all sound pretty cool! Head over to Animated-News for more info.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-36167594170407995462008-03-24T20:16:00.005-06:002008-04-03T16:19:19.286-06:00

UPDATE: Thanks to the Petersen Automotive Museum we've received some images and text from The Art of Cars exhibit: A Happy Place John Lee and Nat McLaughlin Acrylic © Disney/Pixar Flo Wing Study Bob Pauley Marker and Pencil © Disney/Pixar Ramone Hood Designs Bert Berry, Yvonne Herbst, and Laura Phillips Digital Print © Disney/Pixar You can download the press release for the exhibit

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While we don't necessarily agree with the order or reviews, you can check out The REEL Addict's REEL List ranking of Pixar films at this link. Thanks to Alex for the notice.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-35199462144913654742008-03-15T13:18:00.002-06:002008-04-14T17:29:09.863-06:00

Pixar's Brad Bird will direct the live-action film, 1906 for Disney/Pixar and Warner Bros. according to The Hollywood Reporter:The story centers on a college student who begins to investigate the murder of his father, uncovering a web of deceit that has left the city vulnerable to the sort of fire that breaks out when the Great Earthquake of 1906 hits San Francisco. Paula Weinstein is

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-15326051413442716922008-03-12T13:41:00.000-06:002008-03-12T13:51:31.538-06:00

You can check out the new WALL•E trailer which debuted at ShoWest, the Motion Picture Industry Convention at Apple's Trailers site. This is the same trailer that snuck onto the Internet a few weeks back. It showcases a few more story points, some vibrantly colored settings, a few new characters. Thanks to Josh and all the others for the notice.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-69457166858699132532008-03-02T00:34:00.000-07:002008-03-02T00:46:15.540-07:00

Want to work as an animator at Pixar? The position doesn't seem to be posted too often so you better head over the Pixar website and check out the new posting in the Careers section:Job Title: Animator Job ID: 10092 Location: Emeryville, CA About Pixar Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award®-winning computer animation studio with the technical, creative and production capabilities to

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-37433898832412951372008-02-28T10:32:00.001-07:002008-02-28T10:36:18.317-07:00

A new poster for WALL•E courtesy of Cinematical: Larger version is available at this link. via ComingSoon.net

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-83337382185706066872008-02-24T21:25:00.004-07:002008-02-24T22:02:04.867-07:00

At this evening's 80th Annual Academy Awards, Pixar's Ratatouille won for best Animated Feature Film. It was also nominated for Original Screenplay, Achievement in Sound Editing, Achievement in Sound Mixing, and Original Score. Congratulations to all the talented artisans at the studio, at Disney, and all the other folks who helped make the "anybody can cook" movie a success! A full list of

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Thunder Chunky recently interviewed Pixar's Susan Bradley, who works as a type and graphic designer at the studio. Her most recent work can be seen in Ratatouille. From the interview:One of your roles on the film was graphic designer; what sort of things did this entail? There were a few of us working with the talented Harley Jessup and we basically took different scenes and developed them

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Pixar's Ratatouille swept up most of the Annie Awards at the recent awards ceremony. From Variety (via Animated News):"Ratatouille" ranked tops with Hollywood's animation community, taking home nine trophies - including best animated feature - Friday night at the 35th annual Annie Awards. [Ratatouille] can also boast wins for short subject for its DVD extra "Your Friend the Rat" and for the "

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-50760894644270921472008-02-12T00:54:00.000-07:002008-02-12T01:08:47.088-07:00

For those of you into online video renting, Pixar's Ratatouille is featured as one of Apple's new iTunes Movie Rentals services: More information can be found at the official Apple site.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-53843607264209495282008-01-12T16:53:00.000-07:002008-01-13T04:30:45.506-07:00

Happy New Year to all of you! Those who have picked up Ratatouille on DVD or Blu-Ray Disc will probably have watched the new Pixar short film by Jim Capobianco, Your Friend the Rat. Once again, kudos to the folks at Pixar! Not only is the animated short outstanding fun, we here in Alberta are jazzed to see our province featured in the short film! Alberta gets a nod because we are considered

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-31258199875403344222007-12-21T09:39:00.000-07:002007-12-21T13:17:43.758-07:00

If you haven't bought any Disney•Pixar related items for those special folks on your holiday list, here's some popular items you can order from Amazon.com and support this blog. Be sure to head over to our fellow animation blog sites and support them as well! The Amazon.com Gift Certifcate is also a good way to let your friends and family choose their own Disney•Pixar holiday gift! MOVIES (

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-16836984181985488342007-12-20T13:32:00.000-07:002007-12-21T14:16:02.141-07:00

Our good friend and outstanding Pixar Story Supervisor, Ronnie del Carmen, was interviewed during a recent visit to the Philippines. He discusses storytelling, the local animation industry, and his own creation Paper Biscuit. Check it out at The Inquirer website. Also, be sure to head over to Ronnie's blog and read about the narrowly averted natural disasters and coup attempt in the

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-14652958695413803412007-12-20T13:18:00.000-07:002007-12-20T13:31:57.886-07:00

Something I've been meaning to do for a while, but thankfully Jim Hill has already accomplished it: a list of some of the in-jokes, easter eggs, and self references in the Pixar films and shorts. Thanks to Josh for the notice. Image: © 1995 Disney / Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-13199128340089532862007-12-20T13:05:00.000-07:002007-12-20T13:18:05.615-07:00

Our good friend Thorsten sent along this image for the upcoming book: The Art of WALL•E: Details: 160 pp 250 color illustrations Hardcover $40 April 17th, 2008

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-56999005225009188292007-11-29T12:00:00.000-07:002007-11-29T15:07:22.872-07:00

Apple Matters reminds us that on this day in 1995, Pixar became a publicly traded company.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-66187966756115086082007-11-14T12:10:00.000-07:002007-11-14T12:24:52.546-07:00

Rebecca let us know about a current Ratatouille art auction on eBay that is going to benefit the Sonoma Children's Home: An unprecedented donation has been made to the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home: and it’s going up for auction on EBAY this week! The donated item is a one-of-a-kind animation artwork created by Darryl Bellach of Kenwood, California. The artwork, entitled “What’s Cooking”

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-13581079797999451882007-11-06T19:08:00.000-07:002007-11-06T20:03:01.776-07:00

Leo Holzer discusses Leslie Iwerks' documentary, The Pixar Story for Vacaville's The Reporter:In an interview following a recent screening of her film at the Mill Valley Film Festival, Iwerks said the fact that "Toy Story" exists is "a testament to the fearless nature and the determination" of entrepreneur Steve Jobs, computer engineer Ed Catmull and animator Lasseter. "This film," Iwerks said

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-36851328073550665422007-11-06T18:52:00.000-07:002007-11-06T19:07:59.811-07:00

Dan at The Man Room provides a review of the new Pixar Short Films Collection Vol.1 Blu-ray Disc:One of my favorite Shorts I first saw in theaters was Boundin’. This 2004 Short looked good then, but in no way did that large-scale presentation even begin to approach the clarity, sharpness or impact of how beautiful it looks on Blu-ray Disc. There are no flaws to be found, anywhere, from up close

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-62448049619287249222007-10-26T11:03:00.000-06:002007-10-26T12:07:00.172-06:00

We know many of you Pixar fans are also admirers of the work of Mary Blair, one of the first women concept artists to work for Disney. So, it is with great interest that we let you know about a major Mary Blair retrospective beginning tomorrow (October 27) at The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. Pixar's Pete Docter wrote the introduction to the gallery text and loaned a few pieces of art

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-21385043827392023192007-10-05T09:57:00.000-06:002007-10-05T10:51:33.498-06:00

Apparently these great retro-styled postcards were given out at the San Diego Comic-Con International this year to promote Disney/Pixar's WALL•E. Larger versions can be found over at Kino-Govno. Since neither Ken or I were able to attend, anybody who has an extra set or two can send 'em our way! Thanks to /film and all the readers for the notice.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-83295704714357599722007-10-04T12:28:00.000-06:002007-10-04T12:34:00.218-06:00

Some of you may not yet be aware of this viral marketing website related to the upcoming film, WALL•E. Head over to the Buy N Large Corporation to learn more about some of the possible robotic stars of the picture.

Chad Kerychukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7557046.post-68529203420113808432007-10-02T16:50:00.000-06:002007-10-02T16:54:12.966-06:00

Head over to Yahoo! Movies to check out the new WALL•E trailer.

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