Ultimate Disney has acquired the preliminary cover art for the DVD to Disney/Pixar’s summer hit Cars. The DVD is expected to race into stores on November 7th….

…Prada which came in at $27 million. On the animated front, in its fourth week, Disney and Pixar’s Cars fell to fourth with $14 million but didn’t lose any ground…

Steve Jobs, the new board chairman at Disney since its acquisition of Pixar in May, won’t be receiving a paycheck for his services there. Television Point reports that the board…

Still having trouble playing the Ratatouille trailer? Then check out the teaser for Disney and Pixar’s eighth feature length film here in any of several formats that may better suit…

Pixar President and co-founder Dr. Ed Catmull has been selected to receive the 2006 IEEE John von Neumann Medal for his contributions to special effects in live-action and animated motion…

Chuck Oberleitner gives a plausible reason for the somewhat less than expected box office take last weekend for Disney/Pixar’s Cars. The film “lapped the competition this past weekend to claim…

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Although it debuted with weekend ticket sales weaker than those of its recent Pixar brethern, Cars outperformed The Incredibles, regarding first Monday and Tuesday numbers. The Internet Movie Database indicates…

For some time, Jan Pinkava was credited as the sole director of next year’s Disney/Pixar flick, Ratatouille. However, it was announced last spring that Brad Bird had taken over the…

According to weekend estimates, Disney/Pixar’s Cars took first place at the weekend box office, bringing in approximately $62,800,000 from 3,985 theaters. On average, the film gathered around $15,759 per theater….

Pixar’s on a roll. Having released CARS to theaters and One Man Band to iTunes yesterday they’ve also just released the teaser trailer for their Summer 2007 Brad Bird-directed release…

…QuickTime (320×240) 1500k QuickTime (480×360) Flash 750K FLV (320×240) 1500K FLV (480×360) IPOD .m4v (320 x 240) PSP .MP4 (368 x 208) VIDEO PODCAST EPISODE 12: “Sonoma” Description: Pixar animators…

Pixar’s \\Cars\\ opens today at 3,985 theatres according to {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2006&wk=23&p=.htm Box Office Mojo}}. The film’s reviews, while not as universally positive as director John Lasseter’s previous films, still merit…

Today marks the release of the official soundtrack for Disney/Pixar’s Cars. Described as the “ultimate road trip album” it can be purchased wherever music is sold, downloaded from iTunes (download…

Dark Horizons interviews the voice behind Mater the tow truck in Disney/Pixar’s Cars, Larry the Cable Guy. The conversation refers to Larry’s winning and working with the role. Likewise, the…

A recent article at VFX World looks at the steadily reviving animated shorts program at Disney, the never-dormant shorts program at Pixar, the new short First Flight from DreamWorks Animation,…

…in Cars and at Pixar. The Age likewise serves an interesting four-page piece about the movie’s making and Lasseter, who confirms that hand-drawn animated films will be done at Disney….

…former Disney CEO’s talk show, Conversations with Michael Eisner. Topics raised during the talk included Disney’s acquisition of Pixar and the process of Iger’s being chosen for the CEO position….

…points to the press release for the promotion AT&T and Disney/Pixar are teaming on, in order to bring customers special advertisements, games, and downloads in anticipation of the animated adventure….

Goodyear is offering a limited edition original soundtrack CD to Disney/Pixar’s Cars with a tire purchase. “Purchase a set of four selected Goodyear tires from May 21, 2006 to June…

…brightened things up arguably outdoing even the Shrek films for visual astuteness, making this the closest any studio has gotten to Pixar’s dominating perfection.” We present you with a guest…

…slapstick and clever animal characters. One gets the sense though that the animation team isn’t pushing the edges of their computers the way the Pixar gang does. Directors Tim Johnson…

…at), but with no Pixar film this year, many were expecting for Dragon 2 to be one of the biggest movies of the summer, if not the biggest. One thing…

Speaking with the The National Ledger, Tim Allen refers briefly to Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3. “It’s going to be great,” comments the voice of Buzz Lightyear himself. “We have John…

…similar design as its teaser counterpart. In related poster news, Luxo sports an image of the poster for Pixar’s latest short, Lifted, as shown at the Chicago International Film Festival….

Ultimate Disney now has eleven screen captures from the upcoming DVD for Disney/Pixar’s Cars, including storyboards from deleted scenes and a first look at the new short Mater and The…

…will receive the award on behalf of Pixar. Carlos de Abreu, the founder of the awards, and a committee determine who win the honor. A recent deal was struck with…

The San Francisco Bay Guardian via Luxo reminds that on Monday, October 16th, from 7-9pm, “Pixar Animation Studios: The Making of Cars” will be held in the Morgan Auditorium of…

…has struck with such companies as Apple and Pixar. In addition, it notices the business tactics of the latest Disney CEO, comparing them to those of his predecessor, Michael Eisner….