Pixar

And why Paradise Pier hotel becoming a Pixar destination was inevitable. — In late April, it was announced that Paradise Pier Hotel would undergo a name change and a theme change to Pixar. This inevitable retheme got my brain flowing with ideas and I decided to see how many possible Pixar Hotel names I could come up with. So, here we go. Hotel Emeryville …

Pixar’s Inside Out has a lot of truth packed into a short kid’s movie. Many articles applaud Inside Out for recognizing that emotions are multifaceted, so I won’t belabor that point here. I want to discuss something else. If you’ve watched the movie, did you notice how the adults had…

How I Came to Love My Children’s Favorite Movie Even as They Outgrew It — On a remarkably cold but sunny January morning, I bundled my seven month old into his brown snowsuit with the bear cub ears and headed to the subway. Two train lines and a short walk later we arrived at the Sunshine Cinema. Located on the edge of Chinatown in Lower…

Toy Story 2 (1999) I will not be able to do true justice to Toy Story 2 in half a blog, but I have to try!

Welcome! In lieu of the release of Lightyear — ah, who am I kidding? My wife and I started rewatching Pixar from the beginning, and I want to talk about it. Toy Story (1995) Toy Story is a radical achievement in filmmaking — the first ever 3D computer animated movie. The animation may…

Your characters can have all the wardrobe, hairstyles, and accents they want, but people will quickly lose interest if they don’t have the right qualities to make them compelling and exciting. Take a look at your favourite TV shows, movie franchises, and popular books to see how writers create captivating…

With the release of Walt Disney’s sixty-fifth animated film, Encanto, is a Colombia-set tale that follows the story of the Madrigals, a fantastic family with unique skills ranging from super strength to the ability to heal with food. Pixar’s Turning Red is set in Toronto, Canada, and the story follows…