BYKevin Ohannessian Relevancy Score: 100 Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 10:42 AM
Yesterday, Pixar reported better earnings than what was expected. It is no surprise with the success of Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. What is a surprise is that Pixar is willing to wait for Disney to choose a new CEO before ...READ»
BY Scott Kirsner Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:01 AM
As he builds his own digital version of the vertically integrated movie studio, Broadcast.com founder Mark Cuban is questioning everything about the business--and naturally ticking a lot of people off.READ»
BYMark Borden Relevancy Score: 100 Tue Dec 1, 2009 at 1:00 PM
As a young prince, Jeffrey Katzenberg made billions for the Magic Kingdom, but his ambition got him banished. Now the CEO of DreamWorks Animation has a (smaller) kingdom of his own -- and every intention of living happily ever after.READ»
BYBud Bilanich Relevancy Score: 100 Tue Jul 1, 2008 at 11:31 AM
WALL E. Have you seen it? What did you think? I loved it.
I want to discuss WALL E, the latest release from Pixar, not because of the quality of the movie, but because of the Pixar story, and what it has to say about self ...READ»
BY Todd Balf Relevancy Score: 100 Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Feeling burned out? Meet the men and women of Pixar Animation Studios. They're under the kind of pressure that would drain anybody's battery. Here are their screen-tested strategies for staying animated.READ»
BY Alan Deutschman Relevancy Score: 93 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:03 AM
It's the iconic American industry. But audiences are vanishing, piracy is soaring, and new technology is treacherous. Can Tinseltown innovate its way out of trouble?READ»
BYAriel Schwartz Relevancy Score: 90 Mon Jun 8, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Warner Home Video is releasing new DVDs in cases that contain 20% less plastic. As a result of the effort, the company will reduce carbon emissions from its home entertainment division by 31%--and slash materials and shipping ...READ»
Tomorrow's release of the new Eddie Murphy film, Norbit, got me wondering if there is any method to when the big movie studios plan to put out their films. Norbit is another one of Eddie Murphy's low-brow physical comedies, similar ...READ»
With the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel grossing approx $132 million over the weekend, Disney's doing just fine in the post-Eisner era. Perhaps a media company can be run without a mega-ego at the helm.
Not long ago, industry ...READ»
BYClay Dillow Relevancy Score: 77 Wed Aug 12, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Hollywood studios are rapidly choosing up sides over Redbox's deceptively simple, but very disruptive DVD-rental kiosks. Today's players? Lions Gate gets it. And Fox doesn't.READ»
BYCliff Kuang Relevancy Score: 76 Sun Feb 8, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Pixar obviously has an enormous stable of talent. But how does the company find the people they hire? Here's a video explaining the process. Randy Nelson is dean of Pixar University, the company's recruiting and ...READ»
BY Arianne Cohen Relevancy Score: 74 Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 1:30 AM
Lia Vollack, Sony's soundtrack guru, is the shrewdest music executive in Hollywood. In the past five years, in the face of a little glitch called the Failure of the Music Industry -- the 40% drop in CD sales since 2000 -- Vollack's power has grown immensely. Why? Because soundtracks -- often purchased as a keepsake of a movie -- reliably sell CDs. Can the record labels keep her happy long enough to hold onto their last cash cow?READ»
BYChuck Salter Relevancy Score: 71 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:22 AM
Living a quiet life as an animator, Travis Knight never dreamed he'd work for his father. Then the Nike founder gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.READ»
BYRochelle Mucha Relevancy Score: 71 Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Creativity, and its coveted byproduct, Innovation does NOT result from an event. Sustained innovation accompanies a culture of innovation. Pixar is one company that has consciously created a culture of sustained innovation. Their ...READ»
Whether it's making Shrek come alive, guiding the 20 million hours of computing time to build Kung Fu Panda, or putting the amoeba-like B.O.B. into 3-D for Monsters vs. Aliens, DreamWorks' problems eventually find Ed Leonard. ...READ»
RED has already turned the movie industry upside-down with its high-quality, economical digital movie camera, beloved by Peter Jackson and other top-tier directors. Now the company appears to be taking on Canon [NYSE:CAJ] and Nikon ...READ»
BYLynne d Johnson Relevancy Score: 64 Tue Sep 12, 2006 at 9:53 PM
Apple announced a host of new products today including iPods, iTunes 7, QuickTime 7.1.3, and iTV.
iPod
The new iPod Shuffle is now about the size of the iPod Radio Remote with an aluminum design and contains one gigabyte of flash ...READ»
