• Pixar's 15 Best Female Characters

    In honor of the girl-driven Inside Out, we take a look back at our favorite Pixar female characters, from Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl to Edna Mode.

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  • Germain's Top Ten Films Of 2013

    Looking back on 2013, it's hard to spot one overriding trend other than "great." Like any other year, the superhero movies, sequels, adaptations and remakes were present, but most of them were disposable and forgettable. The greatness in 2013, not surprisingly, was from the original and unexpected movies. Films born out of the mind of…

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  • Nineteen Films Submitted For Best Animated Oscar Consideration

    Award season is ready to get into full swing, and one of the early stages of the runup to the Academy Awards is the submission of Best Animated Feature options. This year there are nineteen submitted features, including big studio fare (Cloudy 2, The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Monsters University), one from Studio Ghibli (The…

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  • VOTD: Watch A Pixar Story Meeting For 'Monsters University'

    One of the things Pixar is legendary for is the company's story meeting. Each is a gathering of creative minds (John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich and Brad Bird are frequent attendees) at which they go over the scripts for upcoming movies and riff on concepts. Ideas are thrown out, discussed, and evolved.…

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  • 'Monsters University' Deleted Scenes Offer Lessons In Drama And Recon

    The completed Monsters University hit theaters this summer, but now director Dan Scanlon is back to earn some extra credit with two new deleted scenes. The clips were released as promotion for the film's home video release, which will hit in time for Halloween. The first offers a better look at the Monsters University campus…

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  • 'Monsters University' Short Film 'Party Central' Revealed

    The tweet above, which you can also see here, has all the real info: today at D23 Pixar and Disney debuted a new short called Party Central. The short features characters from Monsters University, and will debut in theaters in front of Pixar's The Good Dinosaur next year. Response to the short was very positive…

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  • Theory: All Pixar Movies Exist In The Same Universe

    For all the hate, garbage and stupidity the Internet brings us on a daily basis, every once in a while it provides a global platform for something awesome. In this case, Jon Negroni's Pixar Theory. Negroni wrote a post that has been circulating since last week which goes through every single Pixar movie since Toy Story…

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  • 'Monsters University' - What Did You Think?

    Pixar Animation Studios has created a monster and it's not named either Mike or Sulley. It's called "expectations." After pretty much a decade of flawless excellence, the creators of Toy Story, Cars, Finding Nemo, Up, The Incredibles and so much more hit a bit of a critical rough patch. 2010's Toy Story 3 was their…

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  • LOL: Billy Crystal And John Goodman Meet Their Monsters

    Pixar's favorite monsters, Mike and Sulley, return to the big screen this weekend as the excellent Monsters University has finally been released. To mark the occasion, College Humor has imagined the moment when Pixar first revealed the younger versions of the characters to their voices, John Goodman and Billy Crystal. The results are hilarious.    

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 233 - Monsters University And World War Z

    Dave, Germain, and Laremy (author of Film Critic) discuss this weekend's box office contenders, Monsters University and World War Z. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast:   SHOWNOTES Featured Review (2:03) Monsters University (16:35) Monsters SPOILERS…

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  • 'Monsters University' Review: A Hilarious, Heartfelt Return To The Monsters Universe

    Monsters University features all the entertainment and heart you've come to expect from Pixar, and then some. We meet Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) during their college years, as the company's first prequel is set years before the events of 2001's Monsters Inc. Director Dan Scanlon turns that simple story idea into a great, fast…

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  • 'Monsters University' Final Trailer: Welcome To The School Of Scaring

    As college kids across the country toss their mortarboards into the air, the bright-eyed freshmen of Monsters University are just now getting ready to arrive on campus and hit the books. And this year's new class includes future Monsters, Inc. co-workers Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and Sulley (voiced by John Goodman). With three weeks…

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  • 'Monsters University' Trailer And Clip: Ain't No Party Like A Scarer Party

    Odds are, your college experience didn't involve two-headed frat boys or courses about scaring. In most other respects, though, Mike and Sulley's first days on campus should look pretty familiar to anyone who's ever logged time in a dorm room. In a new clip from Monsters University, the pair have a little roommate spat, because…

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  • Another Pixar Sequel Is In Development...But Which One?

    At any given time, the gang at Pixar has roughly half a dozen films in various stages of development, many of which the public is unaware of. Currently we know they have Monsters University out next month, Bob Peterson's The Good Dinosaur out next Summer, Pete Docter's Inside Out set for release Summer 2015 and…

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  • Theme Park Bits: 'Haunted Mansion' Rooms At Disney World; Plus 'Ratatouille,' 'Monsters University,' 'Roger Rabbit,' And 'Transformers'

    Lots of cool little happenings in the movie-based theme park world, so we figured it was time for another edition of Theme Park Bits. Read about the following below: Follow the progress of a new Ratatouille ride in Paris. Check out a new Monsters University float. A viral campaign for Transformers: The Ride has begun in…

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