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Art

Disney’s Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Short ‘Paperman’ Is the Most Romantic Thing in Animation

February 14, 2025 Art

Paperman went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2013, and it remains one of the most technically interesting things Disney has produced in the modern era. The film uses a hybrid technique called Meander, which layers hand-drawn 2D lines directly over 3D computer animation — giving it the warmth of classic cel work with the spatial depth of CG. The result feels genuinely timeless in a way that fully digital animation rarely manages to achieve.

Walt Disney Animated Studios has a great short that played before the theater-release of Wreck-it-Ralph called Paperman. It’s beaut.

Video/Film/Literature

Pixar’s Latest Film ‘Lightyear’ Features Same Sex Kiss That Got it Banned in Many Muslim Countries

June 16, 2022 Video/Film/Literature

Pixar is the juggernaut of animated films, raking in Oscars (and dollars) with every feature release. The California-based company also features a lot of heart in their films, making sure to spend extensive time on storytelling and emotion throughout the movies.

Their latest film, Lightyear, is an origin story for Buzz Lightyear, of the Toy Story franchise. It features a young Buzz Lightyear as he flies through the galaxy. His co-space ranger, Alisha Hawthorne, is a black woman, and she marries a woman in the film, and one short scene features a loving hug and kiss between them.

This scene featuring a very G-rated kiss between females is the center of the film’s controversy in Muslim countries.

The absurdity of this ban underscores how behind-the-times these countries are, which so far includes The U.A.E., Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and others, with Indonesia and Malaysia threatening to ban the film.

We applaud Disney for not only keeping the tame, appropriate, and culturally-realistic scene in the film, but also standing up to homophobic views, using their clout to help normalize same sex relationships.

Here’s hoping the film is a success upon its launch June 17 🚀, and for more films that challenge the status quo when it comes to L.G.B.T.Q. issues.

Check out the trailer below, and read more via The New York Times.

All the homophobes whining about a kiss in the #Lightyear movie like "Kids shouldn't see this!" 🙄 #dinsey #LightyearMovie #PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/jb8zWrmhad

— Emerald 💀🪐 (@skyrimsbiatch) June 14, 2022

Animation

Memorable Photos from Opening Day at Disneyland, from July 1955

July 27, 2019 Animation

Take a technicolor jaunt down memory lane with these photos of Disneyland’s opening day in 1955. These iconic photos show the pure joy and excitement in the kid’s faces, the fascinating nostalgia of Tomorrowland, and the overall time capsule of the 1950s.

Scroll through to check out the Disney park on opening day, via The Atlantic:

Children run through the gate of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland, Walt Disney’s theme park, in July 1955. The park opened to the public the week of July 17, 1955.

Visitors ride the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party attraction in Fantasyland on July 17, 1955.

Children run into Disneyland on opening day, July 17, 1955.

Crowds of people watch the Tomorrowland portion of a parade celebrating the opening of the Disneyland amusement park on July 17, 1955.

Parade participants and costumed Disney characters ready themselves for the televised grand opening of Disneyland on July 17, 1955.

Showgirls in costume sit at an outdoor table and drink from mugs at Disneyland in July 1955.

People rest in Tomorrowland’s Space Port on July 17, 1955.

Disneyland’s opening-day parade, photographed on July 17, 1955.

The Disneyland parking lot, full on opening day, July 17, 1955.

Visitors take a ride on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disneyland on July 17, 1955.

The Painted Desert in Frontierland, photographed on July 17, 1955.

Tourists enter Frontierland, a re-creation of the Old West, in Disneyland, ca. 1955.

Eddie Fisher (left) was a host at the opening of Walt Disney’s ‘Disneyland,’ where he served on the Coca-Cola refreshment corner. Shown are Eddie Fisher as he gives a drink to aluminum-clad spaceman Don MacDonald, as Debbie Reynolds looks on.

A children’s saloon, the Golden Horseshoe, photographed at Disneyland on July 17, 1955.

A crowded Mark Twain Riverboat sails at Disneyland in July 1955.

An aerial view shows Disneyland as guests attend opening-day festivities in Anaheim, California, on July 17, 1955.

Dumbo and other characters from Disney movies appear in a parade down Main Street, U.S.A., at the Disneyland opening on July 17, 1955.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse appear at Disneyland’s opening day, on July 17, 1955.

The movie producer and animator Walt Disney smiles as he stands in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at the grand opening of Disneyland in 1955.

Animals

New ‘Lion King’ Photos and the Stars Behind The Characters

July 10, 2019 Animals

Disney’s plan to reintroduce all of their classic movies as live action has met with mixed reviews. However, many people are excited about the ‘live action’ version of The Lion King, despite much of it being advanced motion graphics and digital effects.

Directed by Jon Favreau, the epic, childhood favorite is cast with a number of recognizable actors, including Beyonce, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover.

The new Lion King arrives in theaters July 19, with James Earl Jones reprising his role as Musafa, along with a new score by Hans Zimmer. Via Insider:

Shahadi Wright Joseph and JD McCrary play Young Nala and Young Simba in “The Lion King.”

Donald Glover plays Simba, the young prince in “The Lion King.”

Beyoncé plays Nala in “The Lion King.”

Alfre Woodard plays Sarabi in “The Lion King.”

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Scar in “The Lion King.”

John Oliver, Seth Rogen, and Billy Eichner play Zazu, Pumbaa, and Timon in “The Lion King.”

Eric Andre, Florence Kasumba, and Keegan-Michael Key with Azizi, Shenzi, and Kamari in “The Lion King.”

Animals

Disney’s Classics, Minimalized

September 20, 2016 Animals

A bright, colorful, lovingly recreated tribute to some of the best known moments in Disney’s catalog, 2veinte of Buenos Aires have taken a modern, minimalist design to scenes from Dumbo, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and several others. Their work displays the efforts that went into faithfully stripping down the original scenes and creating vibrant shape animation out of the characters. Via Behance: