The Pixar Story

THE PIXAR STORY tells the tale of the creative techie titans who brought you computer-animated feature-length films. With “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “A Bug's Life,” “Finding Nemo,””The Incredibles,” “Cars,” and “Ratatouille” under their belts, the visionaries at Pixar Animation Studios have had a phenomenal string of popular and critical hits. Academy Award-nominated director Leslie Iwerks traces the history of the studio from its beginnings in the fertile imagination of animator John Lasseter and his comrades at CalArts. The fortunate confluence of the energy of Lasseter, the computer expertise of Ed Catmull, the vision of George Lucas, and the financial power of Steve Jobs is legendary. Iwerks interviews these key insiders as well as Michael Eisner, Roy Disney, Bob Iger, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, Tim Allen, and Brad Bird. There are previously unseen videos of behind-the-scenes studio hijinks and impassioned philosophical discussions where business and creative considerations are weighed. A must-see for animation fans and anyone interested in the inner workings of a studio that has managed to assemble an astonishingly creative group of collaborators. – BB