Mark Nielsen and Kelsey Mann
Jackson and Oscar-winning “Inside Out 2” producer Mark Nielsen (“Toy Story 4”) and Oscar-nominated director Kelsey Mann at Pixar Animation Studios in 2024
‘Toy Story 4’ Rapid Review
Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie’s beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself as “trash” and not a toy, Woody takes it upon himself to […]
Animation Scoop: ‘Toy Story 4’ Q&A
It’s My Animation Scoop ‘Toy Story 4’ Q&A with Head of Story, Valerie LaPointe. Pixar’s latest highly anticipated feature opens this weekend. ———————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether […]
LCJ Q&A: ‘Toy Story 4’ Head of Story Valerie LaPointe
In this spoiler-free interview, Pixar’s Valerie LaPointe talks about working on ‘Toy Story 4’ for the past five years and trying to live-up to people’s expectations. Learn how Bo Peep was re-vamped, how she feels Woody has evolved, and how Keanu Reeves brought his own flavor to Duke Caboom (Canada’s greatest stuntman). ———————————- The LCJ […]
Tough to Rank 4 ‘Toy Story’ Films
Get ready because “Toy Story 4” is about to dominate movie theaters and social media for the next several weeks. The latest film from Disney/Pixar opens this Thursday June 20th at 6pm. Some locations are doing special 5pm “event” screenings, and there are even a few showing all four “Toy Story” movies back to back. […]
‘Toy Story 4’ Review
When Pixar officially announced, back in 2014, that they were developing “Toy Story 4”, just four years after “TS3”, the general reaction was not enthusiastic. “Toy Story 3” was the perfect ending to this beloved series (which was then followed by a few sweet holiday specials). “TS4” is Pixar’s biggest risk to date. And the […]
The Summer of Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves is ready for one of the biggest summers of his career. He’s also gearing up to achieve a much-needed box office milestone. If “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” earns more than $100 million at the U.S. box office, it will be the first film to do so that Reeves has been in […]
