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[1] We've featured a handful of director [2] montages [3] here on /Film recently, and while this "25 Years of Pixar" compilation isn't quite that, it's actually pretty similar. In terms of look, tone, and quality, I'd say Pixar is as consistent as many directors. For the video, NkMcDonalds pulled scenes from works spanning over decades -- from '80s shorts to this year's Cars 2. If you like Pixar as much as I do, it'll definitely make you smile and it might even make you tear up a little tiny bit. Watch it after the jump. [via Go Into the Story [4]] Watching all the Pixar films spliced together like this, it's very easy to see how the studio has evolved over the years from a technical standpoint. Clips from films like A Bug's Life, which looked sophisticated at the time, now look clunky next to the sleeker visuals of newer movies like Wall-e and Up. But it also becomes...

This weekend when you see Toy Story 3 --it's safe to assume you'll be there? -- you'll first see a new Pixar short called Day & Night (2010). Don't be surprised if it wins an Oscar on February 27th, 2011. I don't want to spoil one second of the short because it's so inventive, fun and technically /conceptually strong. It's often all of those things simultaneously. You're in for a treat.

Despite Pixar's reputation as an Oscar hog, they're more Streep than Hepburn; They're nominated frequently but they win less than people have imagined.

Unless you're talking about animated features in which case, yes, yes, they win that a lot. They've won it 5 out of its 9 years. But they also lose ridiculous contests like Monsters, Inc vs. Shrek... despite the math being Monsters, Inc > Shrek by 1000 to 1. Argh. That one will haunt me forever.

Pixar Shorts Oscar History

Winners: Tin Toy (1988), Gerri's Game...

Walt Disney Studios chairman nm2646465 autoRich Ross[/link] announced the release dates for Disney-Pixar's 'Monsters, Inc. 2' and 'Brave' which was previously titled 'The Bear and the Bow'.

'Brave' will be hitting theaters on June 15, 2012 in the Us, its voice cast include Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. In the film, the impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a daughter of royalty, would prefer to make her mark as a great archer. A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father's kingdom and her mother's life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark, ancient curse to set things right.

'Monsters, Inc. 2' is is scheduled for November 16, 2012, there are no mention of plot details or if any of the original directors Pete Docter (Up), David Silverman (The Simpsons Movie) & Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) are on board.

Feeling drab and dreary this morning? Well, sigh no more ladies and gentlemen: here's a roughly animated but totally delightful Pixar short for ya, called George & Aj and spinning off the two retirement home attendants left behind when Carl and his house take off.This is a short in the tradition of Jack-Jack Attack, Burn-e or Mike's New Car, playing as it does with characters already established in the film. It features the defiantly lo-fi animation of a Your Friend The Rat as well, so don't go expecting CGI slickness here. It was written and directed by Pixar's Josh Cooley. Up is out on DVD on Region 1 already, and in the UK not soon enough.

Pixar drops two of their most celebrated movies on Blu-ray and DVD this week, this year's "Up" and "Monsters, Inc." They both arrive on Blu-ray for the first time.

"Up," from director Pete Docter who also helmed "Monsters, Inc.," is one of the best-reviewed films of the year, scoring a whopping 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes, which averages critics' reviews (and with 10 Best Picture nominees this year, could maybe even score an Oscar nom). The film, about an elderly man who finally sets out on his lifelong adventure, grossed over 0 million at the box office domestically, making it the highest-grossing Pixar film since "Finding Nemo."

The "Up" Blu-ray combo pack includes the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copy of the movie. Special features include picture-in-picture commentary, an all-new animated short "Dug's Special Mission," the "Partly Cloudy" short as shown in theaters, production featurettes, a game, and trailers.

"Monsters, Inc." has spawned theme...