Early into A Bug’s Life, Pixar’s second film after Toy Story, clumsy but well-meaning Flik returns to his home colony before the vicious grasshoppers arrive to claim the fruits of their labor. When Flik throws aside his unstable contraption, it ends up toppling all of the food over a ...
Story lead McKenna Harris says, “It tells two stories: it hints at what might be a troubling backstory for Alberto, but on the other hand, it’s every kid’s dream to have a place of their own where imagination rules. We all want to hang out there. It’s charming and, at the sa...
In the beginning ofUp, Carl is forced to give up his house to a corporation because they are expanding the city. Think on that. What corporation is guilty for polluting the earth and wiping out life in the distant future because of technology overreach? Buy-n-Large (BNL), a corporation ...
this seems to be the season where all of your Facebook friends march like lemmings to tell you what you’re supposed to think of said offerings before you even have had a chance to view them for yourself. Being the good-natured contrarian that my parents raised,...
The short film Piper, released by Pixar in 2016, won the 89th Academy Award for Best Animated Short film. Piper was written and directed by Alan Barillaro, previously working in the animation department. It’s a wonder that he had the fortune to win Oscar for his first film. The short...