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Pixar’s ‘Blue Umbrella’ to Debut at SXSW
Pixar’s latest animated short The Blue Umbrella, which debuted this month at the Berlin Festival, will make its U.S. premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival (March 8-16) in Austin. Directed by Saschka Unseld, the short is slated to play in theaters with Monsters University beginning [...]
Yup, It’s Time for a New ‘Monsters U.’ Trailer!
There are at least 14 new animated features heading our way in 2013, but Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University has already generated a lot of pre-release buzz among toon fans. This week, a new trailer for the much-anticipated release, which is directed by Dan Scanlon hit the Internet. The story follows original [...]
Trailer Released for Pixar’s ‘Blue Umbrella’
Disney has released a brief trailer for Pixar’s new short The Blue Umbrella, which will play in theaters with Monsters University beginning June 21, 2013. Directed by Saschka Unseld (layout artist on Toy Story 3, Cars 2 and Brave) and produced by Marc Greenberg. The official synopsis is as follows: [...]
SIGGRAPH Asia: CG Platform Attracts Innovation
Last month the fifth edition of SIGGRAPH’s growing Asia event wrapped up in the island city-nation of Singapore after four days of talks, papers, exhibits and industry hobnobbing, furthering its goal of advancing its position as a global platform to showcase the region’s best digital innovations and breakthrough concepts to [...]
‘Monsters University’ Delivers Clever TV Promo
TV fans were treated to a fun new spot promoting Pixar’s summer pic Monsters University during Tuesday’s Rose Bowl telecast (January 1st). The entertaining ad is a spin on the relentlessly positive spots created by colleges to promote their institutions. Disney/Pixar’s ad, which goes hand in hand with the immersive [...]
14 Features to Look For in 2013
If you think 2012 was a good year for animated movies, wait until you find out what the new year has in store for us. Of course, the accuracy of our little list of animated pics waiting in the wings is at the mercy of the studio gods, who love [...]
One ‘Hobbit’ to Rule the Box Office
Warner Bros. had another great weekend with its tentpole pic The Hobbit sitting on top of the charts, with another $36.7 million at the U.S. box office. Peter Jackson’s return to Middle-earth is close to reaching a total of $150 million domestically after only two weekends in theaters. Overseas, the [...]
Crystal Gives ‘Monsters University’ Mini-Scoop
A lot of folks are dying to learn more info about Pixar’s upcoming prequel to Monsters, Inc., which is set to come out on June 21, 2013. Monsters University will focus on Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James “Sully” Sullivan (John Goodman)’s earlier years, when they met for the first [...]
‘Monsters, Inc. 3D’ Moves to December 2012
Family audiences are going to have one more animated title to choose from this holiday season. Disney has announced that it will release the new 3D version of Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The film was originally slated to be out on January 18, 2013. Directed by Pete [...]
Hunting for ‘Brave’s Hidden Gems!
Caution: Spoiler alert! If you’ve only caught Pixar’s Brave in theaters once, you might have been too dazzled by the 3-D CG animation to notice the fun studio Easter Eggs the artists managed to sneak in to the ancient Scottish adventure. Now, the studio has unveiled a couple of these [...]
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