Pixar - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/pixar/?source=rss&aim=pixar en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT "Up" By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/29/up_review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/29/up_review/index.html?source=rss Pixar's latest is bursting with charming visual touches and life-affirming messages, so why does it feel so cold? Kids' movies that aren't for kids: The top 10 By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/15/kids_grownups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/15/kids_grownups/index.html?source=rss Will "Where the Wild Things Are" be a smash or a flop? Either way, it joins an august list of kidult classics Can 3-D save the movie industry? By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/05/28/zacharek_3d/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/05/28/zacharek_3d/index.html?source=rss Filmmakers hail the technology as a new frontier. But the future looks a lot like the past. What's behind the "WALL-E" cult? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/20/walle_dvd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/20/walle_dvd/index.html?source=rss Is Pixar's Chaplin-meets-Kubrick robot romance really the best animated film ever? Plus: Answers to our "Sukiyaki Western Django" quiz revealed! "WALL-E" By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wall_e/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wall_e/index.html?source=rss This new Pixar movie is an environmental cautionary tale and a story of robot love -- and quite possibly the most melancholy cartoon ever made. To Pixar: We love it. But next time, could you add a girl? By Catherine Price Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/03/pixar_girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/03/pixar_girls/index.html?source=rss Pixar's characters are consistently fun, engaging, lovable ... and male. "Ratatouille" By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/06/29/ratatouille/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/06/29/ratatouille/index.html?source=rss This delicious tale of a rat who cooks is pure joy, a grand achievement -- one of the most beautiful animated pictures ever made. "Cars" By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/09/cars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/09/cars/index.html?source=rss This animated tale from Disney/Pixar is sleek and shiny, but is it anything to get revved up about? Digital fashion design ain't as easy as it looks By Sarah Lidgus Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/21/incredibles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/21/incredibles/index.html?source=rss The computer-generated clothing in Pixar's "The Incredibles" required real tailors and years of programming. "Finding Nemo" By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/2003/06/06/finding_nemo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/2003/06/06/finding_nemo/index.html?source=rss Pixar's latest animation wonder -- a shimmery, velvety undersea coming-of-age story -- sure is beautiful. But why should we spend two hours looking at it? "Monsters, Inc." By Charles Taylor Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/11/02/monsters_inc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/11/02/monsters_inc/index.html?source=rss The new animated feature from Pixar has too much Disney pap and not enough Gothic. Linux goes to the movies By Michael J. Hammel Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/index.html?source=rss Who says free software is passé? Hollywood's special-effects industry can't get enough of the operating system built by hackers, for hackers. The new, improved Steve Jobs By Janelle Brown Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/11/deutschman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/11/deutschman/index.html?source=rss Even if he did try to stop publication of a biography about him, there's a lot to admire about the Apple CEO, says author Alan Deutschman. The once and future Steve Jobs By Alan Deutschman Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/11/jobs_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/10/11/jobs_excerpt/index.html?source=rss How the comeback kid remade Apple -- from the "Think Different" campaign to a "loose lips sink ships" reign of terror. An end to the Apple turnover By Lydia Lee Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/05/steve_jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/05/steve_jobs/index.html?source=rss Steve Jobs accepts the inevitable -- and embraces the CEO title. "Toy Story 2" By Janelle Brown Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/11/24/toystory2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/11/24/toystory2/index.html?source=rss Buzz and Woody get warm and fuzzy in Pixar's terrific sequel. "Toy" story man By Michael Sragow Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/11/23/story/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/11/23/story/index.html?source=rss Pixar whiz Joe Ranft explains the Buzz on "Toy Story 2" -- and gives voice to Wheezy the Penguin. The magician of Macworld By Chris Allbritton Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/07/21/macworld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/07/21/macworld/index.html?source=rss There's no business like the show business of Steve Jobs, who pulled Apple's iBook and Pixar's "Toy Story II" from his Macworld hat. Machine dreams By Scott Rosenberg Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/01/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/01/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss In an industry of clones, Steve Jobs put his smart, stylish, stubborn stamp on our computers. This bug's life By Janelle Brown Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/11/25/reviewa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/11/25/reviewa/index.html?source=rss With it's much-anticipated follow-up to 'Toy Story,' Pixar conquers in the animated bug battle. Reviewed by Janelle Brown. Toy gory By Scott Rosenberg Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/07/10/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/07/10/review/index.html?source=rss How much mayhem can a bunch of foot-high action figures incite? In 'Small Soldiers,' plenty. Review by Scott Rosenberg.