Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins SXSW Speaker Roster

A$AP Rocky, Olivia Wilde, and the Fonz all join conference

"...• Designing for Films at Pixar Animation Studios Featured Session with Character Art Director Deanna..."

Jan. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hyde Park Theatre's The Antipodes

A ton of tales enliven this play by Annie Baker, but what do they tell us about the state of storytelling?

"...each of them, telling a story for Amazon or Pixar or, heaven forbid, the Hallmark Channel. Which may be..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Incredibles 2

Pixar's superhero family returns with familiar but still welcome action

"...In the 14 years since Pixar’s The Incredibles debuted, consumer intake of the heroic adventures..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Unleashing the Summer Blockbusters

Your cinematic calendar for the must-see big releases

"...Incredibles 2 (Buena Vista, PG) Brad Bird and Pixar bring back the first family of animated superheroes...."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Cartoon creations from Kobe to Goldilocks

"...It wouldn’t be a normal Oscar free-for-all if Pixar didn’t show up with something to tug on your..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Animation Studio Releases Interactive Storybook

Mighty Coconut unveils augmented reality app 57° North

"...Mighty Coconut has made a name with Pixar-quality animated shorts. Studio co-founder Lucas Martell made “Pigeon: Impossible”..."

Feb. 5, 2018 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Viva la muerte! Pixar's touching animated film brings the afterlife to vivid life..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Five Recent Graphic Novels to End This Crazy Year Right

We mean, if there’s any way to end it that’s other than wrong

"...royal fantasy – and we sure hope someone at Pixar or American Empirical Pictures or even Amazon has the..."

Dec. 14, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Don Hertzfeldt and His “World of Tomorrow”

Austin animator screens his acclaimed shorts

"...like yourself versus mega-budgeted Hollywood fare from, for instance, Disney/Pixar? If John Lasseter called and told you he wanted..."

Nov. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Can New Republic Studios Be a Game Changer for Austin?

Massive makeover could make Austin the new Atlanta for film

"...in production-friendly states like New Mexico and Georgia. Meanwhile Pixar regularly recruits animators from A&M's architecture school. Robison said,..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Coco

A moving and colorful addition to the Pixar filmography

"...Despite the simmering brouhaha over Disney/Pixar’s Día de los Muertos-themed movie – Mexican director Jorge..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Summer Stock Austin's A Shoe Story

Allen Robertson and Damon Brown's new musical reinvents "The Elves and the Shoemaker" as a timely tale of refugees but in a clever, playful way

"...in much the way we do characters in a Pixar film. A Shoe Story's topicality works in large part..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Cars 3

Third times not a charm for this franchise

"...Pixar’s anthropomorphic automobile franchise may be the least-loved of all..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...reckless youth. Coats and Hamou-Lhadj have day gigs at Pixar and it shows both in the attention to crusty..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces New Batch of Featured Speakers

Game of Thrones showrunners join tech, health innovators, and more

"...Frozen. Steve May is the chief technology officer at Pixar, overseeing the development of visual effects tools and processes..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Storks

These animated birds never quite achieve liftoff

"...ago, falls short of the sterling standard set by Pixar and (on occasion) other studios. For starters, the script..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Wild Life

An animated spin on Robinson Crusoe

"...in comparison to their anthropomorphic counterparts in relatively recent Pixar and Disney animated features. Indeed, those movies have set..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

DVDanger: Building The Iron Giant

Tim McCanlies talks behind-the-scenes of the animated classic

"...were up against unbelievably stiff competition, with Disney's Tarzan, Pixar's A Bug's Life, Prince of Egypt and South Park:..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Phantom Boy

Hand-drawn animation is the hallmark of this animated French film

"...English) nonetheless makes for a dreamy, lightweight alternative to Pixar/Disney’s usual summertime CGI onslaught. It employs traditional hand-drawn animation..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cracking the Mighty Coconut

Inside the Austin animation studio

"...of what they are not. He said, "We're not Pixar, we're not Disney, we're not Rooster Teeth, we're not..."

July 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Finding Dory

If only Dory had ruby slippers, she could click her heels and be home

"...getting lost or losing a parent, both of which Pixar mined to winning effect in 2003’s Finding Nemo. This..."

June 17, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

"Chris Guarino: From the Unknown"

The haunting array of sculptural mutants displayed at Art on 5th are at once foreign and familiar, frightening and comical

"...Guarino's works are somewhere between the kid-friendly creations of Pixar and the nightmarish surrealism of an Adam Jones music..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by H.C. Arnold

Zootopia

These animated Disney critters are fun, topical, and inclusive

"...Executive-produced by Pixar’s John Lasseter and with a tight, winning script from..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...it to say that with the inclusion of the Pixar-produced “Sanjay’s Super Team,” which follows the superhero-inflected imagination of..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2015

How to enrage God's flock in 322 words or less

"...“Like the very best Pixar movies, Inside Out speaks to multiple generations, in multiple..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...catchy tunes, and the humor and heart of a Pixar film. 5) Hunger (Vortex Repertory Company)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Dinosaur

Sweet and charming, Pixar's dino pic should please everyone

"...With its latest film, Pixar Animation continues to reign supreme in the realm of..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chasing The Good Dinosaur

FX director Jon Reisch on Pixar's newest animation

"...dinosaurs. So why does Jon Reisch, effects supervisor for Pixar's new The Good Dinosaur, think we're so fixated on..."

Nov. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

OUTside In

It's time for an LGBTQ check-in

"...art: We were inspired by a recent viewing of Disney/Pixar's Inside Out. Guilty. Silly. But if we're going to..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Inside Out

Audacity is matched by artistry in the latest Pixar crowd-pleaser

"...sad robot patrolling Armageddon for signs of life, but Pixar really swings for the brass ring of seemingly unmarketable..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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