Madeline Sharafian has been nominated for two Annie Awards for her storyboarding on We Bare Bears and Coco. She also worked on Onward and is the writer and director of a new Pixar SparkShorts entry. Burrow, about a rabbit looking to create the (underground) home of her dreams, debuts with Soul this Friday December 25th […]
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INTERVIEW: Animators and Story Team Bring Heart To Pixar’s “Soul”
December 15th, 2020 
Jackson Murphy In addition to interviewing director Pete Docter, co-director Kemp Powers and producer Dana Murray, a few months ago I had the chance to speak with six other key creative makers of Soul. Pixar’s 23rd film is already nominated for the Best Animated Feature Critics Choice Award and debuts next Friday December 25th on Disney+. These […]
INTERVIEW: “Soul” Team on Their Ambitious Upcoming Disney/Pixar Feature
October 9th, 2020 Jackson Murphy The past two Pixar animated films from director Pete Docter have earned him Oscars. His latest, Soul, will debut December 25th on Disney+, becoming the first Pixar entry to premiere on the Mouse House’s streaming service. Docter, co-director Kemp Powers and producer Dana Murray discuss the film’s production schedule, story inspirations and lead voice actor, […]
Pixar Unveils Next Film: “Luca”
July 30th, 2020 Jerry Beck Pixar Animation Studios announced today that its next feature film release will be Luca. Directed by Academy Award nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”), Luca is set to open in U.S. theaters June 18, 2021.
NEW TRAILER: Pixar’s “Soul”
March 12th, 2020 Jerry Beck Check out the new trailer from Disney and Pixar’s all-new original feature film “Soul,” which opens in U.S. theaters on June 19th, 2020. Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets […]
REVIEW: Pixar’s “Onward”
March 11th, 2020 Martin Goodman Onward has the misfortune of being merely a very good film from a studio that produced the best animated films of the past two decades. This film has only a few flaws (more on that later) that are outweighed by its strengths. Still, in comparison with the best of Pixar I can only draw on […]
INTERVIEW: Writer/director Rosana Sullivan and producer Kathryn Hendrickson discuss Pixar’s “Kitbull”
January 2nd, 2020 Jackson Murphy Pixar is back in the Best Animated Short Film Oscar race. Kitbull is one of the 10 finalists for the prize. The top 5, official nominees in the category will be announced on Jan. 13th. Writer/director Rosana Sullivan and producer Kathryn Hendrickson discuss the year-long attention the hand-drawn “Kitbull” has been receiving. Rosana Sullivan: It […]
WATCH: Pixar’s Oscar Short-listed “Kitbull”
December 20th, 2019 Jerry Beck Recently Included on the 92nd Oscars Shortlist for Best Animated Short Film, Pixar’s “Sparkshorts” film Kitbull, directed by Rosana Sullivan and produced by Kathryn Hendrickson, is about an unlikely connection that sparks between two creatures: a fiercely independent stray kitten and a pit bull. Together, they experience friendship for the first time. It’s now online […]
NEW TRAILER AND POSTER: Pixar’s “Onward”
December 17th, 2019 Jerry Beck Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers (voices of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland) who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. A new trailer and poster are now available, and new character posters were recently revealed, […]
FIRST LOOK: Pixar’s “Soul”
November 7th, 2019 Jerry Beck Directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Pete Docter, co-directed by Kemp Powers and produced by Academy Award-nominee Dana Murray, Disney and Pixar’s Soul opens in theaters on June 19th, 2020. According to Docter, the idea for the story is 23 years in the making. “It started with my son—he’s 23 now—but the instant he was born, […]
OFFICIAL TRAILER, NEW POSTER: Pixar’s “Onward”
October 10th, 2019 Jerry Beck Disney and Pixar’s Onward, which hits theaters March 6th, 2020, unveiled a new trailer, poster and images this morning. Set in a suburban fantasy world, Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt), who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a […]
REVIEW: “Toy Story 4”
July 1st, 2019 Martin Goodman This summer marks my twentieth year as an animated film critic. During stints with Animation Nerd’s Paradise, Animation World Network, and of course, Animation Scoop as well as other work with Mr. Beck, I have learned one crucial thing: There is no one way to review an animated film and no limit to the levels […]
Q&A with “Toy Story 4” Head of Story Valerie LaPointe
June 18th, 2019 Jackson Murphy As Story Supervisor on Toy Story 4, Valerie LaPointe spent the past five years helping to bring this new, and somewhat unexpected chapter of the beloved franchise to life. In this “spoiler-free” interview, the Pixar veteran discusses the multigenerational approach she and her colleagues took in crafting this emotionally-charged journey for Woody and company — […]
TEASER TRAILER: Pixar’s “Onward”
May 30th, 2019 Jerry Beck Check out the teaser trailer for Disney and Pixar’s Onward, a new original feature film in theaters March 6th, 2020, that features the voices of Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. Set in a suburban fantasy world, Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if […]
Charles Solomon’s Animation Year End Review 2019
Although he wrote them in 1859, Charles Dickens might have been thinking of animation in 2019 when he penned the celebrated lines, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the […]