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The Classic Romantic Comedies That Inspired Pixar's Elemental

By Valerie Ettenhofer

From a French BAFTA winner to an '80s film with Cher and Nicolas Cage.

Pixar's Elemental Recruited A Game Of Thrones Vet To Create A Brand-New Language

By Jenna Busch

The amount of language work that went into making Elemental is truly staggering.

Pixar's Elemental Took Seven Long Years To Bring Together

By Jeremy Smith

Crafting visuals as beautiful as the ones in Elemental take a long, long time.

What Is The Highest Grossing Animated Movie Of All Time? Let's Break It All Down

By Rafael Motamayor

Yes, both versions of The Lion King are animated, no matter what Disney claims.

The Most Stunning Animation Moments In Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Ranked

By Jeff Ames

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse features some jaw-dropping sequences that push animation forward. Here, we rank some of the best moments.

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Spider-People

Several Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Cameos Will Delight Animation Fans

By Devin Meenan

The highlights include Spider-Men from 1967, 1999, 2008, and a PlayStation video game.

How The Good Dinosaur Became Pixar's First Bona Fide Box Office Flop

By Mike Shutt

Pixar's forgotten animated 2015 film was one of the first cracks in the studio's armor.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse's Stunning Animation Breaks The Brain - But In A Good Way

By Rafael Motamayor

This movie's animation is its greatest feature.

Miles Morales Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Will Break An Animation Record

By BJ Colangelo

Meet the new longest animated film in Hollywood history.

Blonde Angelina Jolie smiling and pointing in Girl, Interrupted

14 Movies Like Girl, Interrupted That Are Worth Watching

By Kira Deshler

Like Girl, Interrupted, the following films tackle mental illness, coming of age in a hostile world, and the allure of dangerous figures like Jolie's Lisa.

The Little Mermaid Has Always Been An LGBTQ Allegory – And The New Movie Keeps That Alive

By Bryan Young

Ariel's transformation in The Little Mermaid is an important allegory, and so is King Triton's journey.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Costume Designer On Adapting Lower Decks Costumes From Animation To Live-Action [Exclusive]

By Witney Seibold

'Even the way Mariner wears her uniform in this nonchalant way, she has her sleeves rolled -- these are all very important references for me ...'

The Little Mermaid's Creepy, 'Realistic' Fish Are Actually Totally Fine In The Final Movie

By Caroline Madden

Trust the process: the new Flounder, Scuttle, and Sebastian all bring their unique charms to Rob Marshall's The Little Mermaid.

Jeremy Allen White Had A 'Gross' Diet For His Upcoming Role In The Iron Claw

By BJ Colangelo

Physical transformations take an unbelievable, even punishing amount of dedication.

Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in The Little Mermaid (2023)

Stop Giving Disney Villains Sympathetic Backstories (Seriously, Please Stop)

By Sandy Schaefer

Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid is the latest addition to this not-so-great trend.

The Little Mermaid Ariel's Beginning Flounder Maracas

Disney's Long-Forgotten Direct-To-Video Little Mermaid Prequel Was Footloose Under The Sea

By William Bibbiani

Don't discount the quality of all Disney animated sequels, some of the more obscure ones are full of gold.

The Little Mermaid Gives Ursula An Actual Backstory, For Better Or Worse

By Witney Seibold

Villains need to be evil for a reason these days.

The Little Mermaid's Queen Selina Is A New Addition To The Story, But Is She Necessary?

By Jenna Busch

Noma Dumezweni brings Queen Selina to life in the live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid.

The Little Mermaid Is Worth Seeing Because The Singing Is Just So Incredible

By Caroline Madden

The new live-action actors reinvigorate the songs with different vocal styles and interpretations.

How The Little Mermaid Changes King Triton From The Original Movie

By Caroline Madden

Let's talk about Triton.

Why The Original Little Mermaid Jodi Benson Approved Of Updating The Songs

By Ryan Scott

Ariel knows what she's talking about.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nicholson

Was The 1976 Best Picture Race The Most Competitive Oscars Category Of All Time? An Investigation

By Mike Shutt

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest didn't just win Best Picture. It dominated that year's Oscars.

Everything We Know About Babylon 5: The Road Home, The Animated Sequel To The Original Series

By Devin Meenan

The beloved sci-fi series Babylon 5 is officially coming back as an animated film.

Buzz Lightyear with a serious expression

10 Biggest Disney Animated Box Office Bombs

By Jack Hawkins

Disney has made a variety of hit films, but even it has some duds. Here are some of the biggest animated box office bombs in its history.

Lone Ranger Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer

How Johnny Depp's The Lone Ranger Became One Of Disney's Biggest Box Office Flops

By Ryan Scott

Disney's infamous big-budget Western bomb was a reminder: IP for the sake of IP means nothing.

Batman Animation Is Doubling Down On Damian Wayne? Here's Why That's A Brilliant Move

By Rafael Motamayor

Damian Wayne sounds like he will be a key part of James Gunns DC Universe, and that could be even cooler than we realize.

The 1975 Best Actor Oscar Race Was Incredible, So How Did Art Carney End Up Winning?

By Mike Shutt

Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II, Jack Nicholson in Chinatown, Dustin Hoffman in Lenny, and Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express. They all lost.