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Cinefantastique's Here's What's Going On: Jonathan Demme to Direct Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Pilot

Dan Persons | Posted 06.19.2013 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Demme returns to the paranoid thriller with Line of Sight... John Lasseter digs into his studies for Monsters University... Don't go in that Abandoned Mine...

How Does Pixar Manage To Constantly Produce Commendable Movies?

Quora | Posted 06.11.2013 | Entertainment
Quora

As I've told many people over the years, at some point every single Pixar movie sucks. The trick is not stopping there.

Monsters University: A More Than Worthy Prequel With Bags of Gags and Tons of Heart

Greg Wetherall | Posted 06.07.2013 | Entertainment
Greg Wetherall

This film is strong enough to not rely on gimmicks. In terms of the story being slightly hackneyed, this is true. The ingenuity in this feature lies in the genuine hilarity, the insightful spotlight on broader themes and, once again, the animation itself.

Software-as-a-Slice of the Cloud: Interview with GreenButton CTO Dave Fellows

James Grundvig | Posted 06.04.2013 | Technology
James Grundvig

Throughout human history innovation has changed the status quo by casting aside the "skins" of the old way of doing things with the new. Take Zip Car....

Why I'll Keep Fighting For The Merida I Created

Brenda Chapman | Posted 05.23.2013 | Parents
Brenda Chapman

The message Disney sends to the public in changing Merida is that she is not good enough the way she is. In doing that, they are making the same statement to all the young girls out there.

Why Merida Matters

Lauren Boyle | Posted 05.21.2013 | Parents
Lauren Boyle

The original image of Merida was precious and clung to by moms who adored Merida for her adventures, her love of her family, and her resemblance to the young girls they know and love.

More 'Toy Story' Coming Soon

Posted 05.14.2013 | Entertainment

To xfinity (by Comcast) and beyond? ABC announced on Tuesday that it will air an all-new "Toy Story" special, called "Toy Story of Terror," this comin...

How Cinematographer Roger Deakins Helped Blur the Line Between Live-action and Animated Features

Jim Hill | Posted 05.13.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

while Deakins is quick to play down whatever small role he played in WALL•E's eventual enormous box office success, his creative contribution did not go unnoticed by others in the animation industry.

Academy's 'Oscar' Meeting Is Exciting and Informative!

Jay Weston | Posted 05.05.2013 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

Hawk revealed that the current rules for Best Picture voting, which can result in from five to ten candidates, will remain in force this year.

IT'S OFFICIAL

Posted 04.30.2013 | Entertainment

Snow White, you're old news. There's a new woman in town, and her bodacious red curls are taking over the spotlight. Disney has announced that it ...

Vocal Cast for Disney's Planes Includes a Top Gun Reunion, Top Names From Stand-up Comedy

Jim Hill | Posted 05.27.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

The Planes production team did come up with an appealing aerodynamic cast for this animated feature. But then the question became, who would Disney recruit to come voice this new set of characters?

ReThink Review: The Croods - Caveman or Superman?

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.21.2013 | Entertainment
Jonathan Kim

When is a cavemen not a cavemen? In the case of the new animated movie The Croods, it's when the family of "cavemen" in question looks cosmetically like Neanderthals but seem to have the powers of superheroes.

A Visit With the Walt Disney of Italy, Writer/Director Iginio Straffi

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.01.2013 | Entertainment
Xaque Gruber

Iginio Straffi's journey to becoming an entertainment mogul began with drawing comics at six years old and selling them to friends. Today, Straffi is best known as the creator of the Winx Club, an animated action/fantasy series.

Is 'Toy Story 4' Happening?

Posted 02.19.2013 | Entertainment

"Toy Story 4" is not happening, this despite reports to the contrary stemming from a tweet by a Columbian radio executive. According to BuzzFeed, P...

Alan Tudyk: It Sucks Not Being Able to Come Back for the Firefly and Wreck-it Ralph Sequels

Jim Hill | Posted 04.07.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

"I've done voicework for animated features before. You can hear me voicing minor characters in three of the four Ice Age movies. But King Candy is the first character that I've had in an animated feature which has some real meat on his bones."

Five of Steve Jobs's Biggest Mistakes

Peter Sims | Posted 01.24.2013 | Small Business
Peter Sims

It's a great disservice to everyone that the stories that we hear about the most accomplished entrepreneurs sound so effortless. The truth is just the opposite. Even visionary, creative success stories must be willing to be imperfect and make mistakes.

Steve Jobs Threatened Other Companies With Lawsuits If They Poached Apple Employees

Reuters | Dan Levine | Posted 03.25.2013 | Technology

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs threatened to file a patent lawsuit against Palm if that company's ...

10 Conversations That Changed Our World

Fast Company | JILLIAN GOODMAN, J.J. MCCORVEY, MARGARET RHODES, AND LINDA TISCHLER | Posted 01.16.2013 | Technology

This story originally appeared on Fast Company. 1. The Birth Of Silicon Valley Most of the modern technology that we hold dear today--from l...

WATCH: Live-Action 'Toy Story'

Posted 01.14.2013 | Comedy

There's no question that "Toy Story" was revolutionary when it was released in 1995. The Pixar production was the first-ever motion picture to be anim...

WATCH: Commercial For 'Monsters University' Will Make You Want To Transfer

Posted 01.07.2013 | College

"Monsters University" may have a better faux commercial than the real ones run by the country's colleges and universities. In a new video posted to...

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Monsters, Inc. 3D

Dan Persons | Posted 02.23.2013 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Once you're done unwrapping the gifts and singing the carols and observing whatever expressions of faith you feel are appropriate for the time (if any), you may want to reinforce the communal feeling with a visit to the cinema for something the whole family can enjoy.

The New Star Wars, Disney & Why Sci-Fi Was So Great in the 1970s

Jason Apuzzo | Posted 02.13.2013 | Entertainment
Jason Apuzzo

It's by far the biggest, best and most surprising entertainment news of 2012, yet still no one knows quite what to make of it: starting in 2015 we're getting a new Star Wars trilogy, beginning with Episode VII, supervised by George Lucas and produced by Disney.

Why 3D doesn't matter

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.03.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

After seeing Life of Pi and The Hobbit, whose 48-frame-per-second 3D is game-changing, according to some observers, it feels like the right time for m...

Mike And Sulley Get Collegiate

Posted 12.02.2012 | Entertainment

A new poster has been released for the upcoming "Monsters, Inc." follow-up, "Monsters University." Due out June 21, 2013, "Monsters University" follow...

Are These The Best 3D Movies Ever?

www.ew.com | Posted 01.22.2013 | Entertainment

As Ang Lee's ''Life of Pi'' opens, we salute films that use the third dimension as more than a gimmick....