It’s one thing to bring cinematic life to fish, bugs, furry monsters and toy cowboys. … But skeletons? That was the substantial challenge that confronted Pixar artists — including Oakland-born Daniel ...

Death comes to life and life comes to death in Pixar’s latest animated film “Coco.” After a subpar “Cars 3” release, Pixar returned to its former glory with “Coco,” a film featuring exceptional ...

Review • A Mexican family, living and dead, reunites in a movie that rivals “Up” and “Inside Out” in emotional range. The liveliest movie of the season is about dead people: Pixar Animation Studio’s ...

It’s been a long year for animation. While we’ve had a couple good hits here and there, there’s been a lack of quality in many titles. So I really needed Coco. Coco is directed by Lee Unkrich and ...

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Like most 20-somethings these days, Pixar is struggling through some growing pains on the way to becoming a fully independent adult. The studio would like to keep its reputation as the place where ...