Pixar Archive

Brave – Review (EIFF 2012 – #edfilmfest)

Whether they are retired superheroes, outcast ants or insecure toys, Pixar have been consistently making films about males. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it just means that immediately Brave is something a little different to anything Pixar have done before. Remove their arch wit, take away a modern or futuristic setting and this becomes [...]
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Empire’s Big Screen 2011: Disney Studios Showcase

One of the most anticipated events at Empire‘s Big Screen was Disney‘s showcase of their upcoming releases. Real Steel will no doubt be a big hit this year and stars Hugh Jackman as an ex-boxer who trains up a competitor for the robot boxing league. The director Shaun Levy compared it to Rocky and Chariots of Fire, [...]
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Cars 2 Première and Interviews

So Sunday 17th July 2011 was a date to put into the diaries as it was the UK premiere of Disney Pixar's Cars 2. The newest sequel to be released from the studio who just gave us Toy Story 3 and are due to release Monsters University. The film stars Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer and Jason Issacs.
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Disney Debuts British Characters in Cars 2

Four months may have already passed since the royal wedding of the decade but Disney Pixar will be giving us a royal reminder when their latest release Cars 2 races into theatres next Friday. Director John Lasseter’s highly anticipated sequel to the 2006 hit animation flick includes five fabulous new Brit-inspired characters roaring to make [...]
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Cars 2 Soundtrack Release

Don’t be mistaken thinking that Disney Pixar’s Cars 2 is simply a sequel packed to the brim with top-notch computer animation, world-class grand prix racing and levels of international espionage that would have the likes of James Bond weeping with jealousy. Sure, everything mentioned above will have fans racing to theatres on July 22nd to [...]
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Pixar: the most successful film studio of them all?

With Toy Story becoming the latest box office smash, we look at what has made Pixar so successful over the last 15 years
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