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April 16, 2018
Derrick Clements
143: So long, partners

A review of "Coco" and a special announcement.

143: So long, partners
June 15, 2017
Derrick Clements
142: Review: 'Cars 3'

Conor Hilton joins the podcast to help review the new Pixar film, "Cars 3."

142: Review: 'Cars 3'
May 1, 2017
Derrick Clements
141: Finding the story for 'Cars 3'

In this episode, we'll hear a presentation about finding the story for "Cars 3" with writers Mike Rich, Bob Peterson and Kiel Murray and story supervisor Scott Morse. They'll discuss, among other things, social barrier-breaking real racers who inspired the story, the background of Cruz Ramirez, and how the team dug into the audio archives for Paul Newman and Tom Magliozzi.

141: Finding the story for 'Cars 3'
April 26, 2017
Derrick Clements
140: First look under the hood of 'Cars 3' with ...

In this episode, I share my reaction to the footage of "Cars 3" that I saw a couple weeks ago, and we dive into the film with director Brian Fee, producer Kevin Reher and co-producer Andrea Warren.

140: First look under the hood of 'Cars 3' with director Brian Fee, producer Kevin Reher and co-producer Andrea Warren
February 24, 2017
Derrick Clements
139: 'Piper' and 'Borrowed Time' filmmakers on ...

In this episode, I chat with Pixar artists Alan Barillaro & Marc Sondheimer ("Piper") and Andrew Coats & Lou Hamou-Lhadj ("Borrowed Time"). Both pairs are up for the Best Animated Short Oscar on Sunday.

139: 'Piper' and 'Borrowed Time' filmmakers on their Oscar-nominated shorts
Derrick Clements
January 22, 2013
News

089: The Blue Umbrella, Disney Infinity, ParaNorman, and more

Derrick Clements
January 22, 2013
News
089: The Blue Umbrella, Disney Infinity, ParaNorman, and more

We ring in 2013 with a discussion on the latest Pixar news!

Tagged: Disney Infinity, Jon Brion, Monsters University, ParaNorman, The Blue Umbrella

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Derrick Clements
December 4, 2012

088: Finding Nemo on Blu Ray and Teddy Newton Gets a Feature!

Derrick Clements
December 4, 2012
088: Finding Nemo on Blu Ray and Teddy Newton Gets a Feature!

We review Finding Nemo's first time ever on blu ray, in depth. Now, our Pixar blu ray collection is complete. Plus, Day and Night director Teddy Newton is apparently directing a Pixar feature!

Tagged: Annie Awards, Monsters University, Teddy Newton, In Depth: Finding Nemo, Day and Night

3 Comments
Derrick Clements
November 12, 2012

087: Review: Pixar Shorts Vol. 2 and Brave Blu Rays

Derrick Clements
November 12, 2012
087: Review: Pixar Shorts Vol. 2 and Brave Blu Rays

We review two new blu ray discs from Pixar (and react briefly to the news about Star Wars).

Tagged: Pixar Shorts, Brave, The Legend of Mor'du

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Derrick Clements
October 31, 2012
Interviews

086: Mark Walsh

Derrick Clements
October 31, 2012
Interviews
086: Mark Walsh

Director Mark Walsh talks about the short film Partysaurus Rex.

Tagged: Mark Walsh, Toy Story, Partysaurus Rex

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Derrick Clements
October 16, 2012
News

085: News and Contest Announcement!

Derrick Clements
October 16, 2012
News
085: News and Contest Announcement!

Monsters U launches an awesome "fake" website, Pixar to make a TV special, and more!

Tagged: Partysaurus Rex, Toy Story, Monsters University, Toy Story of Terror

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Derrick Clements
August 28, 2012
News

084: Rumor Control

Derrick Clements
August 28, 2012
News
084: Rumor Control

Finding Nemo 2? Brenda Chapman now at LucasFilm? We discuss the Pixar-related rumors that have emerged this summer.

Tagged: Andrew Stanton, Blu-ray, Brave, Brenda Chapman, Finding Nemo, Hidden City Cafe, Jon Brion, Star Wars, Finding Dory, Partysaurus Rex, Monsters Inc

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Derrick Clements
July 27, 2012
Interviews

083: Composer Alex Mandel

Derrick Clements
July 27, 2012
Interviews
083: Composer Alex Mandel

Alex Mandel has been at Pixar since 2003. Once they discovered he can write songs, he has been able to put those skills to use on shorts and most recently, on Brave.

Tagged: Alex Mandel, Mark Andrews, Patrick Doyle, Pixarians, Snap Judgment, The Echo Falls, Tracy, Your Friend the Rat, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
July 18, 2012
Interviews

082: La Luna Director Enrico Casarosa

Derrick Clements
July 18, 2012
Interviews
082: La Luna Director Enrico Casarosa

Enrico Casarosa talks about his personal short film, La Luna, as well as his work on Pixar's upcoming dinosaur film.

Tagged: Enrico Casarosa, Michael Giacchino, Pixarians, La Luna

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Derrick Clements
July 5, 2012

081: Story Artist Louis Gonzales

Derrick Clements
July 5, 2012
081: Story Artist Louis Gonzales

Pixar story artist Louis Gonzales talks about the story creation on Brave and the Pixar story process.

Tagged: Louis Gonzales, Pixarians, In Depth: Brave

2 Comments
Derrick Clements
June 27, 2012
Interviews

080: Mark Andrews 2

Derrick Clements
June 27, 2012
Interviews
080: Mark Andrews 2

I sat down with Mark Andrews on opening day of Brave to discuss his work as director, writer -- and lyricist! -- on the film.

Tagged: Mark Andrews, Pixarians, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
June 22, 2012

079: Review: Brave

Derrick Clements
June 22, 2012
079: Review: Brave

Germain Lussier of /Film joins The Pixar Podcast to talk in depth about Pixar's latest film, Brave.

Tagged: Cars 2, Pixar, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
June 22, 2012
Interviews

078: 'Brave' Producer Katherine Sarafian (Pixar Visit #5)

Derrick Clements
June 22, 2012
Interviews
078: 'Brave' Producer Katherine Sarafian (Pixar Visit #5)

In this episode, Brave producer Katherine Sarafian gives a roundtable Q&A and then an exclusive interview with The Pixar Podcast.

Tagged: Katherine Sarafian, Pixarians, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
June 6, 2012

077: Designing 'Brave' (Pixar Visit #4)

Derrick Clements
June 6, 2012
077: Designing 'Brave' (Pixar Visit #4)

In this episode, we get a presentation by Shading Art Director Tia Kratter and Production Designer Steve Pilcher, who both worked on Brave.

Tagged: Pixarians, Steve Pilcher, Tia Kratter, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
May 31, 2012

076: Hair and Cloth Simulation (Pixar Visit #3)

Derrick Clements
May 31, 2012
076: Hair and Cloth Simulation (Pixar Visit #3)

In this episode, Pixar Simulation Supervisor Claudia Chung takes us behind the scenes of hair and cloth simulation for Brave.

Tagged: Claudia Chung, Hair and Cloth, Pixarians, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
May 22, 2012
News

075: The Future of Pixar

Derrick Clements
May 22, 2012
News
075: The Future of Pixar

In this episode, Derrick, Johnny, and Greg discuss the next five Pixar films, including the latest news on Brave.

Tagged: Bob Peterson, Brave, Finding Nemo, Hunger Games, Lee Unkrich, Michael Arndt, Monsters University, Pete Docter, Sam and Max, Steve Purcell, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, Coco

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Derrick Clements
May 15, 2012

074: Welcome to Pixar (Pixar Visit #2)

Derrick Clements
May 15, 2012
074: Welcome to Pixar (Pixar Visit #2)

In this episode, we go behind the scenes at Pixar to see how they make their films.

Tagged: Brave, Pixar, In Depth: Brave

4 Comments
Derrick Clements
April 26, 2012

073: Mark Andrews (Pixar Visit #1)

Derrick Clements
April 26, 2012
073: Mark Andrews (Pixar Visit #1)

In this episode, I play for you a Q/A with Brave director Mark Andrews. It is the first in an upcoming series featuring behind-the-scenes presentations at Pixar in April 2012.

Tagged: Mark Andrews, In Depth: Brave

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Derrick Clements
April 10, 2012

072: Reaction to Brave footage and La Luna

Derrick Clements
April 10, 2012
072: Reaction to Brave footage and La Luna

Greg and Derrick react to the first 30 minutes of Brave, as well as the new short film La Luna! And Pixar news.

Tagged: Brenda Chapman, Enrico Casarosa, Mark Andrews, In Depth: Brave, La Luna

6 Comments
Derrick Clements
March 20, 2012
Non-Pixar

071: Review: John Carter

Derrick Clements
March 20, 2012
Non-Pixar
071: Review: John Carter

Andrew Stanton has temporarily left Pixar to make his dream project, John Carter. In this episode, we review the film and talk about how it lives up to Stanton's previous work. 

Tagged: Andrew Stanton, Walt Disney, Ward Kimball, John Carter

3 Comments
Derrick Clements
March 13, 2012
Interviews

070: Inside the Real Up House

Derrick Clements
March 13, 2012
Interviews
070: Inside the Real Up House

In this very special episode, we go inside a house that was built to be an exact replica of the house from Pixar's Up. Meet the new owners and hear their story!

Tagged: In Depth: Up

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