Tag: Pixar

Aaron R. Davis shares his many thoughts on the state of Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks. He laments projects that never came to be and questions many of the ones that did in this in-depth rundown of the state of animation.

Aaron R. Davis I didn’t make a thing out of it (except to Joel; I’m still waiting for my steak knives), but last week was my 100th Positive Cynicism column. It took me a little while to get here — I seem to take more weeks off than …

Tangled Release Date: March 29, 2011 Available on Blu-ray and DVD Directors: Nathan Greno and Byron Howard Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay), Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (fairy tale) Stars: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, M.C. Gainey, Jeffrey Tambor, Brad Garrett MPAA Rating: PG HoboTrashcan’s Rating: …

Ned Bitters This week’s inductees into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” are … cartoons. Last week the Sunday newspaper had a little piece devoted to offbeat (read: way too precious) ideas for first dates. These suggestions were beings sold as quirky and unique, largely because they written by …

Aaron R. Davis Back in June, I wrote about my weird friend Harlan and his horrifyingly convincing theory that Steven Spielberg’s movies are all about conquering or mastering the penis. Back then, I teased you with a future column devoted to Harlan’s theory that Pixar movies are all …