The USC School of Cinematic Arts has announced that Miky Lee will deliver the 20024 Commencement address.
James Gray, director, writer, and Sca alumnus, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award at the graduation ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday, May 10, 2024.
“Miky Lee is a true pioneer and ambassador of collaborative global filmmaking, and we are so happy to have her share her insight and expertise with our graduating students,” Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, said in a statement. “Miky works across borders, cultures, and genres, and champions the kinds of projects our students aspire to creating. We are so pleased she agreed to be this year’s graduation speaker.”
Sca alumnus Jon M. Chu, who graduated in 2003 with a Bfa in film & television production, will speak at this year’s main, university-wide commencement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at Alumni Park.
As Commencement Speaker,...
James Gray, director, writer, and Sca alumnus, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award at the graduation ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday, May 10, 2024.
“Miky Lee is a true pioneer and ambassador of collaborative global filmmaking, and we are so happy to have her share her insight and expertise with our graduating students,” Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, said in a statement. “Miky works across borders, cultures, and genres, and champions the kinds of projects our students aspire to creating. We are so pleased she agreed to be this year’s graduation speaker.”
Sca alumnus Jon M. Chu, who graduated in 2003 with a Bfa in film & television production, will speak at this year’s main, university-wide commencement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. at Alumni Park.
As Commencement Speaker,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Robin Williams was one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood, who was known more for his comedic roles. Films such as Jumanji, Dead Poets Society, and Mrs. Doubtfire have featured the actor and Williams’ presence has made them certified classics. The late actor was also known for his dramatic roles in films such as Good Will Hunting, for which he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
While Williams initially started his career with comedic roles, a rumor made the rounds that the actor was considered for the sinister role of Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. While Jack Nicholson ended up playing the role, Williams was rumored to have been considered by Kubrick before seeing him in Mork & Mindy. However, Lee Unkrich’s new book on the film reportedly debunked the rumor and mentioned that Williams had no chance.
Robin Williams Was Rumored To Be...
While Williams initially started his career with comedic roles, a rumor made the rounds that the actor was considered for the sinister role of Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. While Jack Nicholson ended up playing the role, Williams was rumored to have been considered by Kubrick before seeing him in Mork & Mindy. However, Lee Unkrich’s new book on the film reportedly debunked the rumor and mentioned that Williams had no chance.
Robin Williams Was Rumored To Be...
- 4/2/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
It’s that time of year again. While some directors annually share their favorite films of the year, Steven Soderbergh lists everything he consumed, media-wise. For 2023––another year in which he not only Magic Mike’s Last Dance Review: Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum Take a Familiar, Gentle Bow”>released a new film, but dropped two TV series (Full Circle and Command Z“>Command Z) and shot another film (the Sundance-bound Presence)––he still got plenty of watching in.
Along with catching up on 2023’s new releases, Ferrari, Anatomy of a Fall, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Air, Reality, Dead Reckoning, among others), he took in plenty of classics, including Eyes Wide Shut, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Casablanca, Out of the Past, The Shining, the epic War and Peace, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and, following Tom Wilkinson’s passing, Michael Clayton. He also got an early look at Pussy Island,...
Along with catching up on 2023’s new releases, Ferrari, Anatomy of a Fall, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Air, Reality, Dead Reckoning, among others), he took in plenty of classics, including Eyes Wide Shut, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Casablanca, Out of the Past, The Shining, the epic War and Peace, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and, following Tom Wilkinson’s passing, Michael Clayton. He also got an early look at Pussy Island,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Animated flicks don’t get the justice they deserve when it comes to the Academy Awards. So often, animated movies are some of the most original, memorable, and well-told stories of the entire year yet they are, more often than not, confined to the category of Best Animated Picture.
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Fantasia,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” “Wall-e,” “Shrek,” and last year’s Best Animated Picture winner, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” are just a handful of all-time classic movies that aren’t great animated movies, they are great movies period. Despite this, however, we have only had three animated movies in Oscars history that have been nominated for Best Picture.
“Beauty and the Beast” was the first animated movie to do so, landing a Best Picture bid in 1991. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, “Beauty and the Beast...
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Fantasia,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “The Lion King,” “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” “Wall-e,” “Shrek,” and last year’s Best Animated Picture winner, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” are just a handful of all-time classic movies that aren’t great animated movies, they are great movies period. Despite this, however, we have only had three animated movies in Oscars history that have been nominated for Best Picture.
“Beauty and the Beast” was the first animated movie to do so, landing a Best Picture bid in 1991. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, “Beauty and the Beast...
- 9/8/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Clockwise from top left: The Lion King (Disney), 2001: A Space Odyssey (Warner Bros.), Toy Story 3 (Disney), The Muppet Movie (Disney)Illustration: AVClub
It’s hard to imagine a world without G-rated movies, but we’re getting there. Since the rating system was instituted in 1968, beloved films like Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,...
It’s hard to imagine a world without G-rated movies, but we’re getting there. Since the rating system was instituted in 1968, beloved films like Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Ian Spelling
- avclub.com
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, now available from Taschen Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film of Stephen King’s 1977 novel The Shining is one of the most written about, most celebrated, most loved, most hated, and most misunderstood motion pictures in the history of the medium. Its hypnotic effect is undeniable, and countless books and articles have been …
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- 5/1/2023
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
What happens when six Hollywood Reporter film critics get together to pick their 50 favorite movies of the 21st century so far? Debating, deliberating, voting, the devising of a nerdy point system, second-guessing, fine-tuning, re-deliberating, re-second-guessing, re-fine-tuning — you get the picture.
But now the list is published, and below are things we thought readers might find interesting about our selections. Some of these things surprised us, too.
18 films not in English: 4 French, 3 Japanese, 2 Korean, 2 Romanian, 2 Mexican, 1 Spanish, 1 Taiwanese, 1 Hong Kong, 1 Russian, 1 Mauritanian 11 films directed by women 9 films directed by Black filmmakers 6 documentaries 2 animated films 4 first films 5 directors with multiple films on the list: Jane Campion (2), the Coen brothers (2), Alfonso Cuarón (2), David Fincher (2), Richard Linklater (2) 2 best picture Oscar winners (Moonlight and Parasite) 3 Cannes Palme d’Or winners (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days; Shoplifters; Parasite) 2 Venice Golden Lion winners (The Return and Brokeback Mountain) Years with the most films represented: 2016 and 2018 (4 each) Actors with...
But now the list is published, and below are things we thought readers might find interesting about our selections. Some of these things surprised us, too.
18 films not in English: 4 French, 3 Japanese, 2 Korean, 2 Romanian, 2 Mexican, 1 Spanish, 1 Taiwanese, 1 Hong Kong, 1 Russian, 1 Mauritanian 11 films directed by women 9 films directed by Black filmmakers 6 documentaries 2 animated films 4 first films 5 directors with multiple films on the list: Jane Campion (2), the Coen brothers (2), Alfonso Cuarón (2), David Fincher (2), Richard Linklater (2) 2 best picture Oscar winners (Moonlight and Parasite) 3 Cannes Palme d’Or winners (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days; Shoplifters; Parasite) 2 Venice Golden Lion winners (The Return and Brokeback Mountain) Years with the most films represented: 2016 and 2018 (4 each) Actors with...
- 4/6/2023
- by Jon Frosch, David Rooney, Sheri Linden, Lovia Gyarkye, Leslie Felperin and Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“I’m not gonna hurt you.” When the increasingly unhinged Jack Torrence says those words to his wife Wendy midway through The Shining, we don’t believe him. We might believe that Jack’s actor Jack Nicholson has no intention of hurting Wendy’s actor Shelley Duvall, but we’re not sure that the man behind the scenes has her best interests in mind. No, not author Stephen King, who published The Shining in 1977. Rather, the man directing: Stanley Kubrick.
Even before his death in 1999, Kubrick achieved mythological status, helming some of the most influential and popular movies of all time, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. Part of that mythology drew from his public persona as a reserved intellectual, a cold and calculating technician who treated his actors as just another part of the set, there for him to move around.
According to the legend, that...
Even before his death in 1999, Kubrick achieved mythological status, helming some of the most influential and popular movies of all time, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. Part of that mythology drew from his public persona as a reserved intellectual, a cold and calculating technician who treated his actors as just another part of the set, there for him to move around.
According to the legend, that...
- 3/22/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Heeeeere’s Monterey Jack! Shelley Duvall isn’t the only one who faced the brunt of Stanley Kubrick’s torture during the making of The Shining, as it has come out that the director used dairy products to make Jack Nicholson miserable.
Lee Unkrich, who edited Taschen’s upcoming book, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining”, put a lot of work into combing through the fact and fiction surrounding the movie’s production. And one of the most peculiar stories he confirmed was Kubrick’s use of cheese to torment Nicholson while making The Shining. “I’ve been researching this movie so long that I’ve seen these incorrect or exaggerated stories appear, and then I’ve watched them become more and more exaggerated over the years. And a lot of times it’s harmless. Like Stanley Kubrick found out that Jack Nicholson didn’t like cheese sandwiches, and so he...
Lee Unkrich, who edited Taschen’s upcoming book, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining”, put a lot of work into combing through the fact and fiction surrounding the movie’s production. And one of the most peculiar stories he confirmed was Kubrick’s use of cheese to torment Nicholson while making The Shining. “I’ve been researching this movie so long that I’ve seen these incorrect or exaggerated stories appear, and then I’ve watched them become more and more exaggerated over the years. And a lot of times it’s harmless. Like Stanley Kubrick found out that Jack Nicholson didn’t like cheese sandwiches, and so he...
- 3/22/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
“The Shining” has obsessed Oscar-winning Pixar director Lee Unkrich since he saw it in theaters at the age of 12. After years of “The Shining” Easter eggs popping up in Pixar films, Unkrich’s fascination with Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror cult classic culminates in his monumental making-of book: “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining” (Taschen), currently available in a Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies. (A smaller standard edition has not yet been announced.) The three-volume collection includes hundreds of never-before-seen production photographs from the Stanley Kubrick Archive in London, interviews with cast and crew, and a deluxe set of facsimile reproductions of ephemera from “the masterpiece of modern horror.”
The Kubrick film’s sense of the uncanny and bravura filmmaking (including the innovative use of Garrett Brown’s Steadicam) possessed Unkrich from his first viewing at an Ohio movie theater and ultimately led to decades of rewatching the story of the Torrance...
The Kubrick film’s sense of the uncanny and bravura filmmaking (including the innovative use of Garrett Brown’s Steadicam) possessed Unkrich from his first viewing at an Ohio movie theater and ultimately led to decades of rewatching the story of the Torrance...
- 3/21/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
When Lee Unkrich was 12, he saw “The Shining” for the first time. He remembers less from the screening than what happened shortly afterward, which set in motion a lifelong obsession with Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece of horror.
On his way to summer camp, Unkrich bought the movie tie-in edition of Stephen King’s novel. “There were photos of Wendy cooking breakfast in the kitchen,” he tells Variety. “I realized that wasn’t a scene that was in the movie. And that got a bug in my head — I wanted to know more about that world.”
For Unkrich, a 25-year Pixar veteran, that deleted scene would beget decades of collecting Kubrick ephemera, a stream of Easter eggs in his work from “Toy Story 2” to “Coco,” a website cataloguing his findings, and now, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining,” a 12-years-in-the-making, 2,200-page account of the creation of Kubrick’s film that Taschen...
On his way to summer camp, Unkrich bought the movie tie-in edition of Stephen King’s novel. “There were photos of Wendy cooking breakfast in the kitchen,” he tells Variety. “I realized that wasn’t a scene that was in the movie. And that got a bug in my head — I wanted to know more about that world.”
For Unkrich, a 25-year Pixar veteran, that deleted scene would beget decades of collecting Kubrick ephemera, a stream of Easter eggs in his work from “Toy Story 2” to “Coco,” a website cataloguing his findings, and now, “Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining,” a 12-years-in-the-making, 2,200-page account of the creation of Kubrick’s film that Taschen...
- 3/16/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Cool Stuff: Lee Unkrich's Definitive Compendium For The Shining Is Up For Pre-Order, But It's Pricey
What is it about "The Shining" that induces such obsession? In the 43 years since its release, Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of the book by Stephen King has inspired conspiratorial documentaries, tribute songs, countless fan theories, countless books, sequels both failed and succesful, and more. You're looking at someone who's always stuck by King's side in thinking the movie is an inferior rendering of the deep, psychological morass contained inside his chilling novel. But even I can't deny that there's something irresistible about Kubrick's film, something that beckons in the brief flashes of bizarre art hanging on the walls, the labyrinthine pattern of the hotel carpet, and the actual labyrinth outside the Overlook -- the beguiling hedge maze.
It seems "The Shining" will never be fully plumbed of its mysteries, but lifelong Kubrick obsessive and noted animated film director Lee Unkrich has given it the best try in years. Luxury...
It seems "The Shining" will never be fully plumbed of its mysteries, but lifelong Kubrick obsessive and noted animated film director Lee Unkrich has given it the best try in years. Luxury...
- 2/11/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
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“Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining” is a 2,000-page collection claiming to be an “unprecedented look at the 1980 cult classic.” With only 1,000 copies available, this collector’s item details the laborious re-writes from director Kubrick, a breakdown of the inner workings of blood elevator, first-hand accounts of the fire at Elstree Studios and hundreds of never-before-seen production photographs curated from the Kubrick archive.
The “definitive compendium” to Stanley Kubrick’s film was authored by J. W. Rinzler (the creator of The Overlook Hotel website), edited by Oscar-winning director Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story 3” and “Coco”) and designed by M/M (Paris) agency (known for their collaborations with Björk and Vogue Paris).
Inspired by the 2005 book, “The Stanley Kubrick Archives,” Rinzler and editor Lee Unkrich embarked on a journey to uncover even...
“Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining” is a 2,000-page collection claiming to be an “unprecedented look at the 1980 cult classic.” With only 1,000 copies available, this collector’s item details the laborious re-writes from director Kubrick, a breakdown of the inner workings of blood elevator, first-hand accounts of the fire at Elstree Studios and hundreds of never-before-seen production photographs curated from the Kubrick archive.
The “definitive compendium” to Stanley Kubrick’s film was authored by J. W. Rinzler (the creator of The Overlook Hotel website), edited by Oscar-winning director Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story 3” and “Coco”) and designed by M/M (Paris) agency (known for their collaborations with Björk and Vogue Paris).
Inspired by the 2005 book, “The Stanley Kubrick Archives,” Rinzler and editor Lee Unkrich embarked on a journey to uncover even...
- 2/10/2023
- by Meredith Woerner
- Variety Film + TV
Toy Story 4 grossed a cool 1 billion during the summer of 2019. This was achieved after a nearly decade-long hiatus following the previous film in the Buzz and Woody franchise, Toy Story 3 (2010), which also earned 1 billion. The lack of box office fall-off between installments was remarkable. So this week’s news from rechristened Disney CEO Bob Iger wasn’t exactly a shock: Toy Story 5 is on the way. Apparently with both Tom Hanks’ Woody and Tim Allen’s Buzz Lightyear, if Allen’s social media posts are anything to go by. Still…
Is this a good thing?
In what feels like the increasingly distant past, there was a time when Disney was reluctant to make “official” sequels to their works—which is to say theatrically released films produced by either Walt Disney Animation Studios or the company’s live-action film department. The company certainly spent the ‘90s exploiting the financial appeal of follow-ups,...
Is this a good thing?
In what feels like the increasingly distant past, there was a time when Disney was reluctant to make “official” sequels to their works—which is to say theatrically released films produced by either Walt Disney Animation Studios or the company’s live-action film department. The company certainly spent the ‘90s exploiting the financial appeal of follow-ups,...
- 2/10/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Got your Pym particles ready? Then prepare to journey into the Quantum Realm for Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania – the MCU threequel that takes Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne and pitches them into the biggest, wildest adventure yet. The new issue of Empire presents the ultimate look at Marvel’s cosmic jamboree, going subatomic with the cast and creators of a so-tiny-it’s-gigantic sequel.
You can find the issue on newsstands from Thursday 19 January – with online orders available here – but in the meantime here’s a sneak peek inside its pages.
Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Phase 5 of the MCU is about to go off with a bang – or, more accurately, a Kang, since Paul Rudd’s diminutive hero is about to face Jonathan Majors’ maniacal despot. In a major world-exclusive, Empire speaks to Rudd, Majors, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton, director Peyton Reed, Marvel boss...
You can find the issue on newsstands from Thursday 19 January – with online orders available here – but in the meantime here’s a sneak peek inside its pages.
Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
Phase 5 of the MCU is about to go off with a bang – or, more accurately, a Kang, since Paul Rudd’s diminutive hero is about to face Jonathan Majors’ maniacal despot. In a major world-exclusive, Empire speaks to Rudd, Majors, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton, director Peyton Reed, Marvel boss...
- 1/18/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
In the broad spectrum of Marvel Cinematic Universe’ major new villain, Kang The Conqueror – a guy who (along with his many maniacal variants) would have Thanos quaking in his gold-toed boots. Marvel’s most miniature hero is about to face the MCU’s biggest bad yet.
The upcoming issue of Empire takes a world-exclusive journey to the centre of Ant-Man’s epic new adventure – exploring why the smallest Avenger is getting a bigger, bolder, and more bonkers outing this time around; peeking into the personal stakes for the wider Pym, Lang, and Van Dyne families; unveiling the eyeball-sizzling environments of the Quantum Realm; and discovering just why Kang The Conqueror is going to shake up the MCU so substantially. Inside, we speak to Marvel boss Kevin Feige and more to investigate Quantumania’s biggest quandaries – and there are more never-before-seen images than you can shake a tube of Pym particles at.
The upcoming issue of Empire takes a world-exclusive journey to the centre of Ant-Man’s epic new adventure – exploring why the smallest Avenger is getting a bigger, bolder, and more bonkers outing this time around; peeking into the personal stakes for the wider Pym, Lang, and Van Dyne families; unveiling the eyeball-sizzling environments of the Quantum Realm; and discovering just why Kang The Conqueror is going to shake up the MCU so substantially. Inside, we speak to Marvel boss Kevin Feige and more to investigate Quantumania’s biggest quandaries – and there are more never-before-seen images than you can shake a tube of Pym particles at.
- 1/16/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
With 2010's "Toy Story 3," Pixar and director Lee Unkrich were faced with punishingly high expectations. Besides the first two entries in the series being certified modern animated classics, there was also the question of purpose. For Pixar, a production company known at the time for its refusal to do sequels unless there was a story to justify one, to do a sequel over a decade after the previous entry, something good must have been in store.
The original "Toy Story," which was released in 1995, changed animation forever. Its 1999 sequel -- a moving allegory for the stages of life -- managed somehow to be even better. A follow-up couldn't simply take viewers back to the world of toy cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and toy astronaut Buzz (Tim Allen). Nor could it take the eventual route of "The Incredibles 2," which ignored the gap in time between movies. The series was always surprisingly deep,...
The original "Toy Story," which was released in 1995, changed animation forever. Its 1999 sequel -- a moving allegory for the stages of life -- managed somehow to be even better. A follow-up couldn't simply take viewers back to the world of toy cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and toy astronaut Buzz (Tim Allen). Nor could it take the eventual route of "The Incredibles 2," which ignored the gap in time between movies. The series was always surprisingly deep,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
Christmas is coming, folks, and that means that the Empire Podcast's sack is simply heaving with guests this week. First, Toy Story 3 and Coco director, Lee Unkrich, pops into the booth for a bit to talk about his new, definitive book about the making of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, and tackle this week's listener question (about Christmas songs in movies). Then Chris Hewitt chats with Resurrection star Rebecca Hall and Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua, and Amon Warmann gets to the heart of The Silent Twins' silent twins, Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance. And yes, he asks about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer to talk about the week's movie news, including the possible demise of Wonder Woman 3, and review Emancipation, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Resurrection. Bumper-sized! Jam-packed! Ho ho ho! Enjoy!
Listen to the episode...
Then, in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer to talk about the week's movie news, including the possible demise of Wonder Woman 3, and review Emancipation, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio and Resurrection. Bumper-sized! Jam-packed! Ho ho ho! Enjoy!
Listen to the episode...
- 12/9/2022
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining has legions of admirers the world over – not the least Lee Unkrich, director of Pixar classics including Toy Story 3 and Coco. Unkrich spent years collecting pictures, artefacts and stories about the making of the film, uncovering deleted scenes and getting to grips with its most obscure details. Here are a collection of unseen photographs from his forthcoming book about the 1980 horror classic
‘I got a bit drunk with the twins’: Toy Story 3’s Lee Unkrich on his obsession with The ShiningThe Collector’s Edition of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is published by Taschen...
‘I got a bit drunk with the twins’: Toy Story 3’s Lee Unkrich on his obsession with The ShiningThe Collector’s Edition of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is published by Taschen...
- 12/9/2022
- The Guardian - Film News
Pixar may have started as a small computer graphics company that made a few innovative short films in its early years, but it has since gone on to produce some of the most financially successful and critically acclaimed films of all time. The crown jewel of Pixar is undoubtedly its "Toy Story" series, which consists of four films. Not only does each film tell a hilarious yet heartfelt story about toys that come to life and go on adventures of their own, but it was the very first "Toy Story," released in 1995, that turned Pixar into a household name.
Clever writing and inside jokes abound in Pixar's films, and the "Toy Story" series is no exception. In every "Toy Story" movie, there are many Easter eggs that reference other Pixar movies and even nods to the lives of cast and crew members. While we could easily dedicate multiple articles to...
Clever writing and inside jokes abound in Pixar's films, and the "Toy Story" series is no exception. In every "Toy Story" movie, there are many Easter eggs that reference other Pixar movies and even nods to the lives of cast and crew members. While we could easily dedicate multiple articles to...
- 9/7/2022
- by Joe Garza
- Slash Film
Leon Vitali, an actor in Barry Lyndon who went on to become director Stanley Kubrick’s right-hand man, died Friday in Los Angeles at age 74. His family confirmed his death to Associated Press, but no cause was given.
“Leon was a special and lovely man driven by his curiosity, who spread love and warmth wherever he went,” his children said in a statement provided by his daughter, Masha Vitali. “He will be remembered with love and be hugely missed by the many people he touched.”
Vitali was profiled in the 2017 documentary Filmworker, which spotlighted his contributions to Kubrick’ work. Filmmaker Tony Zierra’s noted that Vitali did everything from casting and coaching actors to overseeing restorations.
His duties went so far as to once setting up a video monitor so that Kubrick could keep an eye on his dying cat.
Matthew Modine, who starred in Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket,...
“Leon was a special and lovely man driven by his curiosity, who spread love and warmth wherever he went,” his children said in a statement provided by his daughter, Masha Vitali. “He will be remembered with love and be hugely missed by the many people he touched.”
Vitali was profiled in the 2017 documentary Filmworker, which spotlighted his contributions to Kubrick’ work. Filmmaker Tony Zierra’s noted that Vitali did everything from casting and coaching actors to overseeing restorations.
His duties went so far as to once setting up a video monitor so that Kubrick could keep an eye on his dying cat.
Matthew Modine, who starred in Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket,...
- 8/21/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar and Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. The eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and is subject to change.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
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2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Animated Feature
Updated: Feb 17, 2022
Awards Prediction Commentary:
Walt Disney Pictures’ “Encanto,” directed by Jared Bush...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Animated Feature
Updated: Feb 17, 2022
Awards Prediction Commentary:
Walt Disney Pictures’ “Encanto,” directed by Jared Bush...
- 2/18/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Across the worlds of Hollywood, media, politics and even sports, the praises for actor Ned Beatty were universal.
The Oscar nominee, known for turns in Network, Deliverance and much more, passed away at his home today, aged 83, of natural causes.
Among the most recent to respond to news of his death was director Lee Unkrich, who cast the actor as the villainous Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear in 2010’s Toy Story 3. “Just heard that Ned Beatty passed away in his sleep. It was a joy and and an incredible honor to work with him,” Unkrich tweeted. “Thanks, Ned, for bringing Lotso to life — both his good side and his not-so-good side. We’ll miss you.”
Of course, there were also many other fans, friends and film geeks who took to social media to offer their remembrances of a kind man who transformed every role into something special.
Along the way, Beatty...
The Oscar nominee, known for turns in Network, Deliverance and much more, passed away at his home today, aged 83, of natural causes.
Among the most recent to respond to news of his death was director Lee Unkrich, who cast the actor as the villainous Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear in 2010’s Toy Story 3. “Just heard that Ned Beatty passed away in his sleep. It was a joy and and an incredible honor to work with him,” Unkrich tweeted. “Thanks, Ned, for bringing Lotso to life — both his good side and his not-so-good side. We’ll miss you.”
Of course, there were also many other fans, friends and film geeks who took to social media to offer their remembrances of a kind man who transformed every role into something special.
Along the way, Beatty...
- 6/14/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
"Sully, what about everything we ever worked for, does that matter?" This wonderful tribute was made to celebrate the release of Pixar's 24th feature film, Luca (watch the trailer), arriving this summer. It features footage from all of their films, including a few of their shorts and their excellent SparkShorts series, edited together and it's just beautiful. It's hard not to get watery watching this. For as long as I can remember, I've been a fan of Pixar. I've been lucky to visit the studio a few times, befriend a few animators, and purchase some of their merch. But most of all, I love their movies with all my heart. They're not only made for kids, they're magical and moving adventures that we can never forget, that touch us and change us. "In honour of Luca coming out next week here is my tribute to the wonderful folks at Pixar.
- 6/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
We’re not big on saying “told you so,” but we told you not to bet against Pixar at the Oscars, and we were right. The popular computer animation studio, which has received 15 nominations for Best Animated Feature since the inception of the category 19 years ago, took home another Oscar in the category when “Soul” triumphed over the competition during Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards.
The film, which is Pixar’s first to feature a Black protagonist, was sitting in first place in Gold Derby’s combined odds heading into the ceremony. With 27 Experts predicting it to win, the movie had 3/1 odds of taking home the award and was miles ahead of the rest of the pack, which also included “Onward,” another Pixar film that was released right before the pandemic shut down theaters around the world. Rounding out the rest of the category were “Wolfwalkers,” “Over the Moon” and “Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmaggedon.
The film, which is Pixar’s first to feature a Black protagonist, was sitting in first place in Gold Derby’s combined odds heading into the ceremony. With 27 Experts predicting it to win, the movie had 3/1 odds of taking home the award and was miles ahead of the rest of the pack, which also included “Onward,” another Pixar film that was released right before the pandemic shut down theaters around the world. Rounding out the rest of the category were “Wolfwalkers,” “Over the Moon” and “Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmaggedon.
- 4/26/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
If there is one rule to follow when filling out your Oscar predictions it is this: Do not bet against Pixar unless Sony’s “Spider-Man” is also in the running. While the popular computer animation studio doesn’t have a perfect record at the Academy Awards, it is the most decorated studio as the recipient of 10 Best Animated Feature awards. This year, Pixar actually has two films in the running for the first time — “Onward” and “Soul” — with the latter poised to become the company’s 11th animated feature winner out of 15 total nominations.
“Soul,” which is Pixar’s first film to feature a Black protagonist, tells a moving story about a middle school music teacher (voiced by Jamie Foxx) who goes on an enlightening journey to reunite his soul with his body after they become separated just before he’s about to have the biggest break of his jazz career.
“Soul,” which is Pixar’s first film to feature a Black protagonist, tells a moving story about a middle school music teacher (voiced by Jamie Foxx) who goes on an enlightening journey to reunite his soul with his body after they become separated just before he’s about to have the biggest break of his jazz career.
- 4/23/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
There are moments, watching Disney-Pixar’s latest release Soul, in which the ambition of the Emeryville-based animation house astounds in ways it hasn’t quite achieved in years. Moments of abstract expression that feel entirely unique to its new film, and yet wholly in keeping with the DNA that has made Pixar the standard bearer for family animation. The movie, which makes its world premiere bow this evening at a socially distanced London Film Festival screening, tackles existential themes without ever disregarding its core, family audience. And when it’s at its best, Soul is a joy to behold.
What is it that defines us? Director Pete Docter’s new movie imagines a plane of existence called The Great Before, in which our personalities are determined before we’re ever sent to Earth to be born. A plane of existence in which every soul must find its spark of particular...
What is it that defines us? Director Pete Docter’s new movie imagines a plane of existence called The Great Before, in which our personalities are determined before we’re ever sent to Earth to be born. A plane of existence in which every soul must find its spark of particular...
- 10/11/2020
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
When The Secret Life of Pets came out in 2016, more than a few people pointed out the similarities between the Illumination Entertainment animated comedy and Pixar’s Toy Story. But there’s nothing wrong with copying a tried-and-true formula, or emulating an all-time animated classic. However, it does raise a few more eyebrows now that Toy Story 3 director Lee […]
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- 9/14/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich has weighed in on a debate that’s long hovered around the nature of the franchise’s character’s existence. Can the toys die, or are they immortal pieces of imbued plastic?
In his opinion, the answer is definitely yes, the toys can die. Responding to a tweet that went viral by encapsulating the argument, Unkrich drew reference to the iconic incinerator scene from his movie, stating that were the toys to be completely destroyed, they would die just like any person would.
They live as long as they exist. But if they were to be utterly destroyed? Say, in an incinerator? Game over. https://t.co/p9nwIAjAl8
— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) August 2, 2020
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In his opinion, the answer is definitely yes, the toys can die. Responding to a tweet that went viral by encapsulating the argument, Unkrich drew reference to the iconic incinerator scene from his movie, stating that were the toys to be completely destroyed, they would die just like any person would.
They live as long as they exist. But if they were to be utterly destroyed? Say, in an incinerator? Game over. https://t.co/p9nwIAjAl8
— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) August 2, 2020
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- 8/3/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
When Disney+ launched in the Us last November, it was still shaking off the remnants of its former Netflix deal. Lingering ties to the streaming competitor meant that a few completist-irking gaps were left in the Us Disney+ Pixar catalogue. At launch, Coco, Up and Incredibles 2 weren’t available to American subscribers.
Not so for the UK. When Disney+ arrives on March 24th, it’s getting the full complement of Pixar. Films, shorts, you name it. That catalogue is fuller than Emile the Rat in a binful of tainted Camembert.
Don’t miss out on this Disney+ Pre-order Deal, on us!
So if you’re planning a Pixar marathon come the arrival of Disney+ (and really, is there a more wholesome lockdown activity than spotting every Pizza Planet truck, A113 or John Ratzenberger cameo in the animation studio’s back catalogue?), here’s what’s coming your way…
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Not so for the UK. When Disney+ arrives on March 24th, it’s getting the full complement of Pixar. Films, shorts, you name it. That catalogue is fuller than Emile the Rat in a binful of tainted Camembert.
Don’t miss out on this Disney+ Pre-order Deal, on us!
So if you’re planning a Pixar marathon come the arrival of Disney+ (and really, is there a more wholesome lockdown activity than spotting every Pizza Planet truck, A113 or John Ratzenberger cameo in the animation studio’s back catalogue?), here’s what’s coming your way…
We...
- 3/23/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
New members include filmmakers Lynne Ramsay, Haifaa al-Mansour, Fox Searchlight’s Kate Gardiner and Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2019 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the record 558 new members are filmmakers and writers Haifaa al-Mansour (Wadjda), Laszlo Nemes (Son Of Saul), Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Lee Unkrich (Coco) and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rose Glass (Saint Maud).
New executives on the list include Kate Gardiner (head of Fox Searchlight UK); Jason Maza (Unstoppable), Emma Hewitt (BBC Films...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2019 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the record 558 new members are filmmakers and writers Haifaa al-Mansour (Wadjda), Laszlo Nemes (Son Of Saul), Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here), Lee Unkrich (Coco) and former Screen Star of Tomorrow Rose Glass (Saint Maud).
New executives on the list include Kate Gardiner (head of Fox Searchlight UK); Jason Maza (Unstoppable), Emma Hewitt (BBC Films...
- 12/4/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Even with the streaming company’s sophisticated algorithms, it’s not always easy to decide what to watch on Netflix. The right mood is difficult to find and whether you’re feeling a sober classic like “Schindler’s List” or a heart-warming Disney-Pixar flick like “Coco,” there are options to fit every movie palate. Here are 20 films worth watching to begin your transition into the holidays.
“The Irishman”
Martin Scorsese’s latest is a long-form epic about the real-life mafia action of the ’70s. Frank Sheeran, truck-driver-turned-hitman played by Robert De Niro, gets involved with the Bufalino family — led by Joe Pesci’s Russell — and Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino. With three and a half hours of runtime, we recommend settling in with a smooth scotch. — Lorraine Wheat
“Zodiac”
David Fincher’s iconic thriller follows three real-life characters as they attempt to solve the mystery of the Zodiac serial...
“The Irishman”
Martin Scorsese’s latest is a long-form epic about the real-life mafia action of the ’70s. Frank Sheeran, truck-driver-turned-hitman played by Robert De Niro, gets involved with the Bufalino family — led by Joe Pesci’s Russell — and Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino. With three and a half hours of runtime, we recommend settling in with a smooth scotch. — Lorraine Wheat
“Zodiac”
David Fincher’s iconic thriller follows three real-life characters as they attempt to solve the mystery of the Zodiac serial...
- 11/28/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Alana Joli Abbott Nov 24, 2019
Toy Story 2 is one of the best sequels ever made. That is a miracle given all the obstacles that almost derailed it.
It’s the eve of Toy Story 2’s 20th anniversary, which makes it a fantastic moment to look at how we almost didn’t get this amazing sequel. If Toy Story 2 had failed, there’s a good chance Pixar, as a newly public company, would have gone down with it—and we certainly wouldn’t have gotten the two more recent and beloved additions to the series. But as frightening as a world without Pixar films might be, Toy Story 2’s incredible box office and critical success was no guarantee. The production was fraught with difficulties, from which Pixar learned some valuable lessons—and a great movie managed to come out on the other side.
Here are just some of the disasters the movie avoided.
Toy Story 2 is one of the best sequels ever made. That is a miracle given all the obstacles that almost derailed it.
It’s the eve of Toy Story 2’s 20th anniversary, which makes it a fantastic moment to look at how we almost didn’t get this amazing sequel. If Toy Story 2 had failed, there’s a good chance Pixar, as a newly public company, would have gone down with it—and we certainly wouldn’t have gotten the two more recent and beloved additions to the series. But as frightening as a world without Pixar films might be, Toy Story 2’s incredible box office and critical success was no guarantee. The production was fraught with difficulties, from which Pixar learned some valuable lessons—and a great movie managed to come out on the other side.
Here are just some of the disasters the movie avoided.
- 11/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Among the wave of alleged sexual offenders whose behavior rose to the surface in fall 2017 was John Lasseter. It turned out the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar had a long history of misogynistic and toxic behavior toward his (mostly female) employees and by the following year, the company ousted him from his role under the guise of a resignation. His alleged behavior included a pattern of “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes,” and the Oscar-winning toon titan reportedly had minders assigned expressly to rein him in.
According to a recent piece in Vulture, life at the company has changed now in his absence. Disney has its newly launched streaming platform, Disney+, to celebrate, along with the upcoming, already well-received “Frozen 2.” (IndieWire’s review is here.)
Per the interview, Pixar president Jim Morris told Vulture that the studio was already prepping changes ahead of Lasseter’s exit,...
According to a recent piece in Vulture, life at the company has changed now in his absence. Disney has its newly launched streaming platform, Disney+, to celebrate, along with the upcoming, already well-received “Frozen 2.” (IndieWire’s review is here.)
Per the interview, Pixar president Jim Morris told Vulture that the studio was already prepping changes ahead of Lasseter’s exit,...
- 11/17/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
When it comes to the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, no studio has been more prolific than Pixar, having gotten nine wins in the category, most recently with “Coco” (2017). (See the complete list of animated feature champions.) They’ve also received three additional nominations, a streak they’re looking to keep going with “Toy Story 4.”
Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the gang are now part of Bonnie’s toy collection but Woody’s not feeling as important to Bonnie as he was to Andy. On her first day of kindergarten, Woody sneaks into her backpack and stealthily helps her create a new friend, Forky (Tony Hale). Forky is very reluctant to see himself as a toy and repeatedly tries to return to the trash where he came from. When Bonnie’s family goes on a road trip and Forky escapes the Rv, Woody jumps out to rescue him.
Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the gang are now part of Bonnie’s toy collection but Woody’s not feeling as important to Bonnie as he was to Andy. On her first day of kindergarten, Woody sneaks into her backpack and stealthily helps her create a new friend, Forky (Tony Hale). Forky is very reluctant to see himself as a toy and repeatedly tries to return to the trash where he came from. When Bonnie’s family goes on a road trip and Forky escapes the Rv, Woody jumps out to rescue him.
- 11/16/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
David Crow Nov 12, 2019
We look at the Pixar movies that will be on Disney+, which are the best to watch, and what series fans have to look forward to.
To infinity and beyond. That’s of course Buzz Lightyear’s favorite turn of phrase, but it might as well describe the amount of viewing options you’ll have now that Disney+ is live. With almost every classic animated movie on the service, as well as most of Disney’s live-action library, there is a cornucopia of options for the Disney faithful. But what might make a certain subsect of the congregation especially happy is nearly full access to Pixar Animation Studios’ catalogue.
Stream your Pixar favorites with a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, right here!
The animation house responsible for changing the very way its art form is made and largely consumed—now in three-dimensional computer generated imagery!—Pixar...
We look at the Pixar movies that will be on Disney+, which are the best to watch, and what series fans have to look forward to.
To infinity and beyond. That’s of course Buzz Lightyear’s favorite turn of phrase, but it might as well describe the amount of viewing options you’ll have now that Disney+ is live. With almost every classic animated movie on the service, as well as most of Disney’s live-action library, there is a cornucopia of options for the Disney faithful. But what might make a certain subsect of the congregation especially happy is nearly full access to Pixar Animation Studios’ catalogue.
Stream your Pixar favorites with a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, right here!
The animation house responsible for changing the very way its art form is made and largely consumed—now in three-dimensional computer generated imagery!—Pixar...
- 11/11/2019
- Den of Geek
Nine years ago, “Toy Story 3” became the first (and so far only) sequel to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. In his acceptance speech, director Lee Unkrich thanked audiences for embracing Pixar’s film about “talking toys that hopefully had something very human to say.” The movie beat out “How to Train Your Dragon” and “The Illusionist” in the animated category, but lost Best Picture to “The King’s Speech.” At the time, “Toy Story 3” was thought to be the final chapter in the blockbuster film series about Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the gang — that is, until “Toy Story 4” was announced four years later. Watch the Oscar flashback video above.
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The fourth movie in the “Toy Story” product line was released on June...
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- 10/27/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
This summer, Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” took audiences on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip with Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the whole gang, earning a 98 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and more than $1 billion at the global box office. Packed with old friends and new faces, the fourth film in the beloved Toy Story series, which leads Woody to an unexpected fork in the road, arrives home on Digital in 4K Ultra HD, HD, and Movies Anywhere Oct. 1, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD Oct. 8.
Now you can win the win the Blu-ray of A Toy Story 4. We Are Movie Geeks has one copy to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie in this Toy Story series is. (mine’s Part 3). It’s so easy!
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Now you can win the win the Blu-ray of A Toy Story 4. We Are Movie Geeks has one copy to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie in this Toy Story series is. (mine’s Part 3). It’s so easy!
1. You Must Be A Us Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To Us Addresses.
- 10/7/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Burbank, Calif. — This summer, Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 took audiences on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip with Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the whole gang, earning a 98 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and more than $1 billion at the global box office. Packed with old friends and new faces, the fourth film in the beloved Toy Story series, which leads Woody to an unexpected fork in the road, arrives home on Digital in 4K Ultra HD, HD, and Movies Anywhere Oct. 1, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD Oct. 8.
Fans who bring home Toy Story 4 will be treated to over an hour of bonus features celebrating the film’s iconic characters, Pixar’s filmmaking team and the legacy of Toy Story, which began as the world’s first fully computer-animated feature film released nearly 25 years ago. Extensive extras includes deleted scenes such as an alternate ending,...
Fans who bring home Toy Story 4 will be treated to over an hour of bonus features celebrating the film’s iconic characters, Pixar’s filmmaking team and the legacy of Toy Story, which began as the world’s first fully computer-animated feature film released nearly 25 years ago. Extensive extras includes deleted scenes such as an alternate ending,...
- 8/22/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The Toy Story franchise tackled a lot of questions that the public never even knew they had about toys. Throughout the years, audiences have learned that these seemingly nonliving items are actually sentient, capable of rational thought, can fall in love and do plenty more than their immobility around humans would suggest. Nearly a decade ago on Twitter, longtime Pixar employee and the man who would go on to later direct Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich answered yet another inquiry that most have probably never wondered about until now: does Woody have a last name?
It turns out that he does. The cowboy protagonist’s full name is actually Woody Pride. What’s even more surprising is the fact that this has apparently been well-known by those at Pixar since the earliest days of developing the original film. This surname has never been mentioned in any of the movies up until this point though,...
It turns out that he does. The cowboy protagonist’s full name is actually Woody Pride. What’s even more surprising is the fact that this has apparently been well-known by those at Pixar since the earliest days of developing the original film. This surname has never been mentioned in any of the movies up until this point though,...
- 7/1/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
Pixar Reveals ‘Toy Story 4’ Easter Eggs Referencing ‘Up,’ ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘The Shining,’ and More
Pixar films are always chock full of Easter eggs — whether in reference to their own films, or upholding a long tradition of making nods to director Lee Unkrich’s favorite film, The Shining — but Toy Story 4 has a unique setting that allowed the team to fill the film to the brim with Easter eggs. Much […]
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- 6/21/2019
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
“Toy Story 3” seemed to offer the perfect ending to Pixar’s beloved trilogy, but there still was one loose end: the absence of Bo Peep (Annie Potts), who was Woody’s (Tom Hanks) Bff until Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) came along. This left the door open to “Toy Story 4,” which reintroduces a free-spirited, badass Bo who turns Woody’s life upside down.
“Toy Story 4” finds Woody still eager to please Bonnie when her favorite new toy, Forky (Tony Hale), a neurotic spork she made in school, runs away in a state of existential confusion. The Sheriff feels duty bound to find him, but the plot thickens when Woody is reunited with Bo. She enjoys being a lost toy on her own, and offers an opportunity for growth and change.
Bo Peep has been largely absent since the original “Toy Story,” but director Lee Unkrich said that wasn’t for lack of trying.
“Toy Story 4” finds Woody still eager to please Bonnie when her favorite new toy, Forky (Tony Hale), a neurotic spork she made in school, runs away in a state of existential confusion. The Sheriff feels duty bound to find him, but the plot thickens when Woody is reunited with Bo. She enjoys being a lost toy on her own, and offers an opportunity for growth and change.
Bo Peep has been largely absent since the original “Toy Story,” but director Lee Unkrich said that wasn’t for lack of trying.
- 5/28/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Earlier in the week, a New Trailer dropped for Pixar’s hotly anticipated sequel Toy Story 4. Apologies for not getting to it sooner, but we’re here now. Personally, I’ve long been of two minds about this effort. On the one hand, Toy Story is my favorite animated franchise and some of the finest hours within the Pixar oeuvre. On the other hand, Toy Story 3 wrapped up the series brilliantly, with such a perfect ending it can be almost impossible to duplicate. Well, this Trailer is out and seeks to show why a new outing is necessary. You can see it at the end of the post, as you’d expect, so read on for more on Toy Story 4… The film is the latest installment in the Toy Story franchise. Here, the adventures of our favorite toys continue on, though in a whole new way. Here...
- 3/24/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” just won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, continuing a winning streak that included similar victories at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA, and PGA. It became the 18th film in history to clinch that prize, beating out “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Mirai,” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet.” Tour our photo gallery above of every Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature, from the most recent winner to the very first one.
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The Best Animated Feature award was first introduced in 2001. Prior to that, only “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) had managed to earn a Best Picture nomination, with the medium largely ignored in other major categories. Starting in 2009, when the Best Picture lineup was expanded from five to 10 titles, two films — “Up” (2009) and “Toy Story 3” (2010) — have earned bids in both lineups.
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
The Best Animated Feature award was first introduced in 2001. Prior to that, only “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) had managed to earn a Best Picture nomination, with the medium largely ignored in other major categories. Starting in 2009, when the Best Picture lineup was expanded from five to 10 titles, two films — “Up” (2009) and “Toy Story 3” (2010) — have earned bids in both lineups.
- 2/25/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Netflix has inked another of its multiyear overall deals, this time with Darla K. Anderson, the Oscar-winning longtime Pixar producer whose credits at the Disney animation giant include Coco, Toy Story 3 and Cars. Under the new deal, Anderson will develop and produce new animated and live-action projects, both feature films and series, for family audiences.
It’s the latest big get for Netlfix which has been lassoing talent both behind and in front of the camera in both film and TV as it continues to ramp up original fare. It’s also the latest loss for Pixar, which in the past six months has seen the exits of co-founder John Lasseter (amid allegations of inappropriate conduct) and soon co-founder Ed Catmull (who is retiring) as well as Anderson’s Coco partner Lee Unkrich, who exited earlier this month after his own 25-year career there.
“Darla is one of the...
It’s the latest big get for Netlfix which has been lassoing talent both behind and in front of the camera in both film and TV as it continues to ramp up original fare. It’s also the latest loss for Pixar, which in the past six months has seen the exits of co-founder John Lasseter (amid allegations of inappropriate conduct) and soon co-founder Ed Catmull (who is retiring) as well as Anderson’s Coco partner Lee Unkrich, who exited earlier this month after his own 25-year career there.
“Darla is one of the...
- 1/31/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Pixar director Lee Unkrich has shared a letter addressed to his former colleagues at the studio explaining his reasons for leaving after 25 years.
“It is impossible for me to adequately express how epic this twenty-five year journey has been, and how much it has meant to work alongside such fantastic people and phenomenal talents,” Unkrich wrote in the letter, which he shared on social media on Saturday. “Many of you are like family to me, and it’s nearly incomprehensible to imagine no longer being here at Pixar with you.”
Unkrich, who directed “Toy Story 3” and “Coco,” is a longtime editor at Pixar, dating back to its early days and to the first “Toy Story” film. He also served as a co-director “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.”
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“It is impossible for me to adequately express how epic this twenty-five year journey has been, and how much it has meant to work alongside such fantastic people and phenomenal talents,” Unkrich wrote in the letter, which he shared on social media on Saturday. “Many of you are like family to me, and it’s nearly incomprehensible to imagine no longer being here at Pixar with you.”
Unkrich, who directed “Toy Story 3” and “Coco,” is a longtime editor at Pixar, dating back to its early days and to the first “Toy Story” film. He also served as a co-director “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.”
Also Read: Lee Unkrich, Director of 'Coco' and 'Toy Story 3,' to Leave Pixar...
- 1/19/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Lee Unkrich has been with Pixar Animation Studios since their very first film, Toy Story. He has directed films such as Toy Story 3 and Coco, and after 25 years he has decided to leave the studio.
Unkrich informed Pixar staff of his decision today and in a statement said:
“I’m not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered.”
He also confirmed the news on Twitter, saying:
After twenty-five incredible years, I’ve decided to leave Pixar.
The time has come for new adventures. pic.twitter.com/0KZyHXhs8L
— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) January 18, 2019
Pete Docter, who is currently chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios after John Lasseter officially departed, offered a statement on Unkrich’s exit, saying:
“Lee arrived at Pixar as we were crafting Toy Story, and he’s...
Unkrich informed Pixar staff of his decision today and in a statement said:
“I’m not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered.”
He also confirmed the news on Twitter, saying:
After twenty-five incredible years, I’ve decided to leave Pixar.
The time has come for new adventures. pic.twitter.com/0KZyHXhs8L
— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) January 18, 2019
Pete Docter, who is currently chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios after John Lasseter officially departed, offered a statement on Unkrich’s exit, saying:
“Lee arrived at Pixar as we were crafting Toy Story, and he’s...
- 1/19/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Lee Unkrich, who won Academy Awards for “Toy Story 3” and “Coco,” is departing Pixar Animation Studios after 25 years to spend more time with his family.
Unkrich joined Pixar in 1994 after working as an assistant editor in television on “Silk Stalkings” and “Renegade.” He served as editor on Pixar’s first feature, 1995’s “Toy Story,” then co-directed “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.” He was the sole director on 2010’s “Toy Story 3” and shared an adapted screenplay Oscar nomination with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton.
Unkrich informed Pixar employees on Friday of his decision. “I’m not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered,” he said.
Lasseter, Pixar’s co-founder, departed the company in late 2017 amid accusations of sexual harrassment and was hired earlier this month at Skydance Animation.
Unkrich joined Pixar in 1994 after working as an assistant editor in television on “Silk Stalkings” and “Renegade.” He served as editor on Pixar’s first feature, 1995’s “Toy Story,” then co-directed “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.” He was the sole director on 2010’s “Toy Story 3” and shared an adapted screenplay Oscar nomination with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton.
Unkrich informed Pixar employees on Friday of his decision. “I’m not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered,” he said.
Lasseter, Pixar’s co-founder, departed the company in late 2017 amid accusations of sexual harrassment and was hired earlier this month at Skydance Animation.
- 1/19/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lee Unkrich, a two-time Oscar winner and director for Pixar, is leaving the animation studio after 25 years, he announced on Twitter Friday.
“After twenty-five incredible years, I’ve decided to leave Pixar,” the director tweeted. “The time has come for new adventures.”
Unkrich, who directed “Toy Story 3” and “Coco,” is a longtime editor at Pixar, dating back to its early days and to the first “Toy Story” film. He also served as a co-director “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.”
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“I’m not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered,” Unkrich said in a statement obtained by TheWrap.
Pixar’s Pete Docter, who directed “Monsters, Inc.,” “Up” and “Inside Out,” praised his colleague upon notice of his departure.
“Lee...
“After twenty-five incredible years, I’ve decided to leave Pixar,” the director tweeted. “The time has come for new adventures.”
Unkrich, who directed “Toy Story 3” and “Coco,” is a longtime editor at Pixar, dating back to its early days and to the first “Toy Story” film. He also served as a co-director “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.”
Also Read: Oscar Short Film Finalists Include Pixar's 'Bao'
“I’m not leaving to make films at another studio; instead, I look forward to spending much-needed time with my family and pursuing interests that have long been back-burnered,” Unkrich said in a statement obtained by TheWrap.
Pixar’s Pete Docter, who directed “Monsters, Inc.,” “Up” and “Inside Out,” praised his colleague upon notice of his departure.
“Lee...
- 1/18/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Lee Unkrich, who directed Toy Story 3 and Coco, and worked on Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and more, is parting ways with Pixar after 25 years. Unkrich has been with the studio since they started working on their first feature film, Toy Story. His departure surely signifies a major shift behind-the-scenes at Pixar. More on Lee Unkrich leaving Pixar below. […]
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- 1/18/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
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