There has been a shift in the last few years, where streaming services have dramatically overtaken physical media in usage. Take one look at Netflix – the company that was famous for mail-in DVD rentals is now one of the largest producers of content in the world, due to the convenience of streaming that it popularized. Disney has taken notice and is launching its own service, Disney+, which will house films and shows that include all of its subsidiaries, including Pixar. Why then, you might ask, should you buy a physical set collecting Pixar shorts when they will inevitably end up streaming? [Read more…]
A Peek At The Latest Pixar Merchandise
The Pixar Times has been on an extended hiatus, mostly due to my personal/professional life ramping up over the course of the last few months. I do hope to return to posting regularly in the near future and will keep everyone updated on the status of that over on our Twitter account. In the meantime, I thought I would share some of the toys that I’ve been playing with and the books that I’ve been reading while I’ve been away from the site. In what should not be a surprise to anyone, this involves The Good Dinosaur and Toy Story products – take a look after the break! [Read more…]
First Look: Pixar’s New Short ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’
2015 is a landmark year for Pixar, which is releasing two feature films, Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur, within a span of five months. In addition, the studio is tying original short films to the features, also making this the first time we have seen two original shorts from Pixar in the same year. Although the first of those shorts, Lava, has already been announced, today is the first we are hearing of the second short, which is called Sanjay’s Super Team. Find details and concept art after the break! [Read more…]