by Karl Cohen
To celebrate Toy Story turning 20, John Lasseter and three of his associates recently talked about the early days of Pixar for almost two hours at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre. Continue reading
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Charlie Brown Reveals the Back Story About His New PEANUTS Feature
by Karl Cohen
At the 42nd annual SIGGRAPH, the computer industry’s largest professional gathering, there were six major production sessions about animated features. Continue reading
Making Pixar’s INSIDE OUT: A Look Behind the Scenes
by Karl Cohen
By the time Inside Out opens at theatres across the US on June 17, the advance publicity campaign for it will have caught the attention of almost everybody who loves Pixar’s features. Continue reading
San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Rediscover the Outrageous, Inventive Comedies of Charley Bowers
by Karl Cohen
Charley Bowers’s mature comedies, made in the last years of the silent era (1926–1928) are brilliant surreal works that feature outrageous Rube Goldberg-like magical inventions. Continue reading
My Wonderful Evening with Marc Davis, One of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men (Part 2 of 2)
by Karl Cohen
Read Part I of Karl Cohen’s essay, published in last week’s issue, here.
After enjoying the “Leading Ladies and Femmes Fatales: The Art of Marc Davis” exhibit currently on display at the Walt Disney Family Museum and talking with Andres Deja, I went into the museum’s lower lobby to collect my thoughts. Alice Davis, Marc’s wife, was seated at a nearby table and invited me to join her. One of the first things she told me was that Walt was the best boss she ever had. After attending Chounaird Art Institute, Alice had worked as a clothing designer. Walt hired her, from time to time, to design costumes. Her first job with him was on Sleeping Beauty. Continue reading
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