Pixar’s “Elemental” arrives on the big screen in less than a week, an original comedy built on the premise that no two people are too different to fall in love—not even if they happen to literally be fire and water. Unconventional leads Ember and Wade,… Read More »Review: ‘Elemental’ is Bright, Bold, & One of Pixar’s Best
We’re getting closer to the June 16 release of Pixar’s Elemental—the studio’s 27th feature and, arguably, its first romantic comedy. (RIP, Newt.) Set in the fantastical Element City, the film follows fiery Ember and sappy water guy Wade. The couple must navigate their many differences… Read More »Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Shows A Lot of Potential
It’s almost Halloween which means we’re just a few days away from rejoining Woody, Buzz, and the gang in an extra special and spooky TV special, Toy Story Of Terror! It promises to be a light hearted riff on horror movies as only Pixar can… Read More »Pixar’s Toy Story of Terror! TV Spot
My boys and Merida strike a pose at Disney California Adventure (she’s usually in Disneyland, but she made a special appearance for Cars Land Media Day).
Pixar took some lumps after Cars 2 was released. There were more than a few people that believed that it was not up to Pixar’s standards. I was one of them (all is forgiven thanks to Cars Land!). Don’t worry, Brave (and La Luna) has Pixar back on the pedestal where it belongs.
Brave is set in Scotland, and it follows the contention between Princess Merida and her mother, Queen Elinor, over the fate of the former — and it wasn’t something pulled from a previously existing fairy tale, but rather the real experience of story creator Brenda Chapman (except she isn’t Scottish royalty). According to Brave Director Mark Andrews (pictured below), “Brenda Chapman came up with the storyline and the characters, and it came out of her being a parent and her trials and tribulations with her daughter.”Read More »Be Brave and See It
Yesterday we took my daughter to see Wall-E. I wasn’t sure if it was going to be a little intense for a 2 year old, so we watched a few of the trailers and vignettes of our robotic friend online before we left. My daughter… Read More »Waaalll-eee (A review of Disney/Pixar’s Wall-E)