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Disney/Pixar recent business matters

There’s been a lot of talk and rumors floating around this week about a possible buyout of Pixar by Disney. Chuck Oberleitner helps to make sense of it all at…

Pixar employee arrested for sending explicit images to 'minor' from office

Petaluma CA police arrested a Pixar finance manager last week after he sent sexually explicit images and messages from his office computer to an undercover detective posing as a 13-year-old…

Interview: Nate Wragg, Pixar character designer

Luxo points to the Character Design blog, which offers an interview with Nate Wragg, character designer for Pixar. The conversation covers such topics as some specifics of Wragg’s work, other…

Press release: Pixar Short Films Collection

Ultimate Disney shares the press announcement for the Disney DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Pixar Short Films Collection – Volume 1. Containing Pixar’s brief animated classics, from The Adventures…

The School of Pixar

The New York Times ponders the success of Pixar, analyzing what has made the studio such a formidable presence in the field of animation. Likewise, the article spotlights Pixar University,…

Drawn Together: Not the "reality" show, but Disney and Pixar

The Disney Insider online has more information on the recent purchase of Pixar by Disney, including reactions by Steve Jobs, Roy Disney, and Diane Disney Miller. In case anybody’s wondering,…

Disney's first-quarter profit, Pixar's production slate increase

…Disney CEO Robert Iger has revealed plans for the company to release about two Pixar films per year, with Toy Story 3 now being one of Pixar’s movies in production….

[AN&V DVD reviews!] Ratatouille, Pixar Short Films, Shrek the Third

At Animated News’ sister site, Animated Views, Ben Simon reviews three of the most popular animated DVD titles released this fall: Ratatouille, Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 and Shrek…

Do Studio Ghibli’s films make Pixar look weak by comparison?

In a recent column, Film School Rejects laments in “How ‘The Story of Princess Kaguya‘ Makes Pixar Look Bad” about the lack in variety in 2013’s potential nominees for the…

Three artists placed in Pixar's Corner

Upcoming Pixar points out that three artists have joined the Artist’s Corner at Pixar’s official website: “Andrew, Director”; “Gini, Animator”; and “Neil, Technical Director”….

G2: Pixar’s changing face of animation; New Wonder Woman

The Guardian online version of its G2 supplement today looks into the way Pixar and its feature debut Toy Story revitalized the animation industry, as the third film gets ready…

Interview: Pixar's Jan Pinkava

Computer Arts speaks with Pixar’s Jan Pinkava. In addition to animating, Pinkava has likewise directed for the studio, with his work seen in the short film Geri’s Game. In this…

Interview: Pixar's Ralph Eggleston

The Museum of Modern Art provides an interview with Ralph Eggleston (For the Birds) from Pixar, as noticed by Upcoming Pixar. The conversation has been placed at the MoMA’s teen…

Pixarian interviews, book and DVD reviews

Upcoming Pixar points to three interviews with high-profile Pixarians. The first interview is a Newsarama.com one with John Lasseter, focusing on Pixar Short Film Collection: Volume 1, WALL-E, Disney animation…

20 years of Pixar headed to Japan

The Mainichi Daily News reports that “Pixar: 20 Years of Animation” is coming to Asia. The exhibit which experienced acclaimed success in New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the…

Interview: Pixar's Ralph Eggleston

Luxo notices that the Museum of Modern Art’s Red Studio interviews Ralph Eggleston from Pixar. The site writes that topics in the conversation include “the role artists play at Pixar,…

Summary of Pixar Story's Austin, Texas screening

JV Pixar News briefly describes the sights and sounds of the October 14th screening of The Pixar Story, held at the Alamo South Lamar in Austin, Texas. The report includes…

Pixar battling "brand fatigue"?

Jim Hill Media ponders why Ratatouille did not reach the domestic box office heights that other Pixar films have met, pointing out thoughts on the matter from Director Brad Bird….

Interview: Pixar's Sanjay Patel

Upcoming Pixar points to The San Francisco Chronicle, where E-Ville Press artist and Pixar employee Sanjay Patel is interviewed. The insightful conversation explains the animator’s upbringing and inspiration….

Disney close to renegotiating deal with Pixar?

Jim Hill looks at recent events which lead one to believe that Disney and Pixar may reunite for a deal composed of either three or five films. The three picture…

Jobs and Iger in talks to continue Disney/Pixar partnership

The Wall Street Journal, via the Internet Movie Database, indicates that Pixar and Apple Computer Chairman Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Robert Iger have been in preliminary talks regarding a…

Pixar shorts coming to Blu-ray disc

Blu-ray.com reports that the Pixar Short Films Collection will be made available on Blu-ray on November 6th for the first time in high definition. The disc will include all 13…

Pixar and Princess rule our latest updates!

November 23, 2009 — Tinker Bell Nintendo winners, Pixar reviews for Monsters, Inc. and Up, plus our Views on Merry Madagascar, A Christmas Carol and a chance to win The…

Pixar's Presto!

Animation World Network features an exclusive first look at Pixar’s upcoming short film, Presto. Presto, the two-page article reports, stars a magician and his rabbit who partake in a cartoonish…

Interview with Pixar's Ted Mathot

Upcoming Pixar speaks with Pixar story supervisor Ted Mathot, mostly regarding his personal projects unrelated to the animation studio. Topics in the interview include Mathot’s involvement with comics, drawing and…

JoBlo visits Pixar, interviews John Lasseter

Representing JoBlo, Jason Adams recently visited Pixar Animation Studios. During the trip, Adams was able to tour the company’s premises, learning about such topics as the inspiration, art design, lighting…

Pixar storyboard artist talks Ghibli and more

Ghibliworld has an exclusive in-depth interview with Pixar storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa wherein he talks about Studio Ghibli, Pixar and how Hayao Miyazaki’s films have influenced his own work. According…

Coverage of Pixar's recent Australian events

Rachel O’Brien recently attended the Australian premiere for Ratatouille, as well as the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibit in Melbourne. For Upcoming Pixar, she has written a recommended, in-depth…

US Postal Service to release Pixar stamps in 2011

The United States Postal Service announced today that they will release a commemorative series of Pixar stamps in 2011. This pane of 20 stamps, which go on sale August 19,…

Rumored Rumblings: Pixar's Up chasing windmills?

As with everything in Rumored Rumblings, take the following with a grain of salt. Several different web sites around the net are buzzing that Pixar’s slightly mysterious 2009 release, Up,…