• "Coco" is a heartwarming movie that lives up to Pixar’s nearly flawless reputation.
• The story follows the young Miguel as he pursues his dream of playing music.
• The stunning exploration of Mexico's Dia de los Muertos traditions is well-executed.
• If you've enjoyed Disney's latest movies, definitely go see "Coco."
• Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for Pixar's "Coco."

Disney's new movie "Coco" is equal parts magic, family fun, and the deep emotional education fans have come to expect from a Pixar film. The movie follows the young Miguel, an aspiring musician forced to hide his love of playing guitar due to a deep-rooted family "curse."

Miguel confronts Abuelita's determination to stifle his musical dreams and accidentally enters the Land of the Dead on the evening of Dia de los Muertos. Miguel is then in a race against the clock as his journey among the dead leads to him uncovering the secrets of his family's history. 

What's hot:

"Coco" deftly handles the terrain of Dia de los Muertos by using convincing character exposition to reach any viewer unfamiliar with the Mexican holiday and its traditions. As Miguel comes to understand the deeper meaning of celebrating his ancestors, "Coco" explores death, the afterlife, and the concept that those we've loved and lost aren't truly gone until we stop remembering them. 

As fans and critics alike have come to expect from a Pixar movie, the animation and world-building in "Coco" is breathtaking. From the opening sequence's vibrant use of papel picados to the illustrious Land of the Dead, the colors and textures featured throughout the movie will leave you in awe. 

The music is also spectacularly crafted, with one song in particular, "Remember Me," cleverly transcending its initial romantic implications into a tear-jerking ode to family. Other musical numbers will leave you grinning and full of the warmth only a Disney song can provide.

"Coco" is also being praised for its authentic representation of Mexican and Latino culture without becoming derivative or engaging with stereotypes in a disingenuous way.

"Pixar looking to exalt the colorful folklore of Mexico in all its splendor and it succeeds," Vanguardia reviewer Carlos Diaz Reyes wrote. "The homage is up to the task and is so beautiful that one can not help but feel a certain pride."

People felt rightfully skeptical ahead of the movie's release. Disney was faced with a wave of backlash in 2013 when it filed an application to patent Dia de los Muertos for the release of "Coco." After petitions were circulated and many members of the Mexican and Latino community spoke out, the application was withdrawn.

Business Insider's Jason Guerrasio spoke with director Lee Unkrich ("Toy Story 3") about bringing in outside consultants to help produce a movie that was culturally respectful.

"We ended up bringing in periodically big groups of all sorts of folks from the Latino community, from artists to writers to political figures to media executives, because we wanted to get a lot of different perspectives,"Unkrich said. "What we quickly learned is there is no one right way to tell a story set in the Latino community, there are a lot of different opinions. Part of our challenge was trying to navigate all those different opinions to figure out our path forward."

Despite the early hiccups of backlash, Unkrich and co-director Adrian Molina seem to have found their footing. "Coco" has already become the highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico (where it was released earlier than in the US to coincide with Dia de los Muertos).

What's Not:

At times, the plot required the suspension of disbelief just a smidge too much, especially when it came to a couple mysteries that many adult viewers will likely connect the dots on long before the characters get there on screen. 

There are also a few underdeveloped characters and subplots that start weighing down the pace of the move about two-thirds of the way in, but the ending brings everything together in a way that will likely cause you to forget any qualms you had with the finer details.

But despite its predictability at points, the ending will leave you in a weepy state worth of Pixar's reputation. 

The Bottom Line:

"Coco" is a spectacular family-friendly feast for the eyes and the heart. While it doesn't quite reach the peaks of entertainment recent Disney animated hits like "Moana" and "Zootopia" have hit, "Coco" is a worthy addition to the Pixar catalogue. And of course, it should leave you feel weepy at least once, as per Pixar standards.

Grade: A- 

"Coco" arrives in theaters on Wednesday. Watch the final trailer below (though note that the modern pop music used to advertise "Coco" to US audiences is at odds with the actual music in the movie):

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• You should pack up the whole family to go see Pixar's new movie "Coco."
• And make sure to bring along tissues.

For its latest movie, “Coco,” Pixar tackled a real cultural celebration for the first time. But the result is the same as most of its other releases: a well-executed story that the whole family will love. 

“Coco” (in theaters starting on Thanksgiving) is centered around the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, a day dedicated to celebrating family members who have passed away.

12-year-old Miguel and his family are preparing for the holiday, but the boy also tries desperately to sneak off to the center of town whenever he can and play his guitar, though his family forbids it. Miguel’s great great grandfather ran out on the family to pursue his dreams of being a famous musician. The story of his betrayal has been passed down by generation, and now the family, who make a living as shoemakers, has banned music.

However, Miguel can’t help being drawn to music. He’s made a guitar and hides it in the attic. And he secretly watches footage of a legendary musician who came from his village, Ernesto de la Cruz (voiced by Benjamin Bratt).

The discovery of a photo makes Miguel believe De la Cruz is his great great grandfather. Convinced he is destined for greatness, Miguel plans to take part in the village’s music contest to prove to his family they are wrong for their distaste toward musicians. But his family finds out his plans and destroys his guitar. So Miguel sneaks into the mausoleum the village has built for De la Cruz and takes his guitar that’s on display to use at the contest.

And like every great Disney/Pixar movie, that’s the moment when things really start moving. Miguel is suddenly transported to the Land of the Dead after holding the guitar. The only way he can get back is to receive a blessing from a departed family member. So who better than De la Cruz? Miguel decides to set forth to find him. Along the way, Miguel runs into his other deceased relatives and a loner named Héctor (Gael García Bernal) who helps Miguel in his search for De la Cruz.

Directed by Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story 3”), “Coco” hits all the correct beats that will make it become a memorable Pixar movie (despite it having a weak second act). There are a lot of great jokes, the family story is heartfelt from the start, and the evolution of the plot once Miguel is in the Land of the Dead builds to a powerful climax (prediction: the movie's song, "Remember Me," will win the best original song Oscar). And Unkrich does it all with a very aware sense of being respectful to Mexican culture (there was even a point in the making of “Coco” when cultural consultants were brought in to help out, which had never been done before on a Pixar movie). 

The movie may focus on Mexican heritage, but it's a story that will be universally adored.

Yes, bring tissues with you to the theater.

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• Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from Pixar because of "missteps," he wrote in a memo to Disney employees.
• There are reported allegations of misconduct by Lasseter including "grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes."

Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from Disney/Pixar due to "missteps," according to an internal memo that was sent to staff on Tuesday, as allegations of his inappropriate conduct broke.

"It’s never easy to face your missteps, but it’s the only way to learn from them," Lasseter wrote in the memo first obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Business Insider has since received the memo.

Though Lasseter does not specify the missteps in his memo, THR published another story shortly after news of Lasseter's leave of absence broke on Tuesday. In THR's investigative report, Lasseter is accused of behavior including “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes." The story also cited sources who said actress Rashida Jones, who co-wrote the upcoming "Toy Story 4," left the project early because Lasseter "made an unwanted advance."

"I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the leader I am today compared to the mentor, advocate and champion I want to be," Lasseter went on to write in the memo. "It’s been brought to my attention that I have made some of you feel disrespected or uncomfortable. That was never my intent. Collectively, you mean the world to me, and I deeply apologize if I have let you down."

Lasseter added in the memo that he's taking a six-month sabbatical in the hopes it will give him "the opportunity to start taking better care of myself, to recharge and be inspired, and ultimately return with the insight and perspective I need to be the leader you deserve."

Lasseter is best known as a driving force of Pixar, and was the director on "Toy Story" 1 and 2, "Cars" 1 and 2, and "A Bug's Life."

In 2006, after Disney purchased Pixar, Lasseter became chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Since then, both animation studios have flourished, releasing such recent Oscar winners as "Inside Out" and "Zootopia."

Pixar is releasing its newest movie "Coco" on Thanksgiving.

"We are committed to maintaining an environment in which all employees are respected and empowered to do their best work," a Disney spokesperson wrote in a statement to Business Insider. "We appreciate John’s candor and sincere apology and fully support his sabbatical."

Here is Lasseter's complete memo:

I have always wanted our animation studios to be places where creators can explore their vision with the support and collaboration of other gifted animators and storytellers. This kind of creative culture takes constant vigilance to maintain. It’s built on trust and respect, and it becomes fragile if any members of the team don’t feel valued. As a leader, it’s my responsibility to ensure that doesn’t happen; and I now believe I have been falling short in this regard.

I’ve recently had a number of difficult conversations that have been very painful for me. It’s never easy to face your missteps, but it’s the only way to learn from them. As a result, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the leader I am today compared to the mentor, advocate and champion I want to be. It’s been brought to my attention that I have made some of you feel disrespected or uncomfortable. That was never my intent. Collectively, you mean the world to me, and I deeply apologize if I have let you down. I especially want to apologize to anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of an unwanted hug or any other gesture they felt crossed the line in any way, shape, or form. No matter how benign my intent, everyone has the right to set their own boundaries and have them respected.

In my conversations with Disney, we are united in our commitment to always treat any concerns you have with the seriousness they deserve, and to address them in an appropriate manner. We also share a desire to reinforce the vibrant, respectful culture that has been the foundation of our studios’ success since the beginning. And we agree the first step in that direction is for me to take some time away to reflect on how to move forward from here. As hard as it is for me to step away from a job I am so passionate about and a team I hold in the highest regard, not just as artists but as people, I know it’s the best thing for all of us right now. My hope is that a six-month sabbatical will give me the opportunity to start taking better care of myself, to recharge and be inspired, and ultimately return with the insight and perspective I need to be the leader you deserve.

I’m immensely proud of this team, and I know you will continue to wow the world in my absence. I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and look forward to working together again in the new year.

John

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• Disney Animation and Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter announced Wednesday he is taking a leave of absence from the studios.
• The announcement came ahead of a report alleging Lasseter had behaved inappropriately with Disney employees. His behavior toward employees was described as "grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
• According to THR, "Toy Story 4" writers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack left the movie early because Lasseter made "an unwanted advance." They're both still credited as writers.
• Tuesday night, Jones and McCormack released a statement saying they left over "creative" and "philosophical differences" with Pixar in addition to opposing the company's treatment of women.
• "Toy Story 4" was originally set to release in 2017 and has been delayed twice to June 21, 2019. It's not clear whether or not Lasseter's actions may have been partly responsible for the delay.

Disney Animation and Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter announced in an employee memo Tuesday he is taking a six-month leave of absence from the company. The news came shortly ahead of The Hollywood Reporter's story in which Disney employees alleged Lasseter had inappropriately grabbed and kissed them. 

Of note in the THR piece is one instance of an alleged unwanted advance, which reportedly led to "Toy Story 4" writers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack leaving the project during its early days.

It may leave fans wondering if this is one of the reasons "Toy Story 4" has been delayed.

First announced in 2014, the sequel to the movie about Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their gang of talking toys has been pushed back twice from its original 2017 release date. Lasseter raised eyebrows in July at Disney's D23 event when it was announced he was stepping down as director for the fourth installment. For now, he is still serving as executive producer.

It's not clear whether or not Lasseter's alleged behavior led to any of the changes on "Toy Story 4." INSIDER has reached out to both Disney and Pixar for comment. 

Here's a timeline of everything we know about the fourth installment of the franchise.

November 6, 2014: "Toy Story 4" is announced

Disney CEO Bob Iger first announced a fourth "Toy Story" movie November 6, 2014 during the company's fourth quarter earnings call. At the time, Iger said the sequel would be directed by Lasseter, who directed the first two movies in the franchise.

"We love these characters so much; they are like family to us," said Lasseter in a statement at the time. "We don’t want to do anything with them unless it lives up to or surpasses what’s gone before."

"When Andrew, Pete, Lee and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it," he added. "It was so exciting to me, I knew we had to make this movie — and I wanted to direct it myself."

Tim Allen and Tom Hanks were set to reprise their roles as Buzz Lightyear and Woody, respectively, while Rashida Jones and Will McCormack were announced as writers on the project. If you look closely at the photo below, you can see Jones and McCormack in the background behind Lasseter.

At the time, "Toy Story 4" was set for a June 17, 2017 release date.

August 14, 2015: Lasseter says "Toy Story 4" will be an emotional story inspired by his wife and a co-director is announced.

The next big news fans received about the four-quel was at 2015's Disney's D23 Expo. Lasseter gave a few details on what the next installment would entail.

"For ‘Toy Story 4,’ we are doing a type of story we have not done before: a love story. It’s a story about a relationship between Woody and Bo Peep," Lasseter told fans at D23 Expo.

McCormack and Jones were there to give their support.

As of August 2015, the movie was still set for a June 16, 2017 release date. Though Lasseter was still named as director, a press release named Josh Cooley as co-director.

According to the Associated Press, Lasseter described the film as a personal and emotional story that was inspired by his wife. It makes sense he would want to make sure he's overseeing and directing the film.

October 2015: "Toy Story 4" gets pushed back a year and there's no word on Jones and McCormack's status as its writers

In October 2015, Disney made a bunch of changes to its schedule, adding 14 new movies including "The Incredibles 2" for 2019. Among the new releases, "Toy Story 4" was pushed back to June 15, 2018.

There was no word on whether or not Jones or McCormack were still tied to the movie, but the delay could've been a sign of story trouble for the film.

It wouldn't be the first Pixar film to get delayed due to story problems. Pixar's long-delayed "The Good Dinosaur"underwent a lot of story issues and reworking before it made its way to the big screen.

October 2016: The movie is pushed back once again to 2019

This time, "Toy Story 4"switches release dates with "The Incredibles 2." It will now be released June 21, 2019. No reason is given for the delay.

March 2017: A new writer is attached to "Toy Story 4"

A "Toy Story" blog points out that Variety, THR, and Rolling Stone have all noted Martin Hynes ("Stealing Harvard") is listed as a writer on "Toy Story 4." But that's it.

No other details are given as to whether he was brought on to help write or rewrite the screenplay. It's also not noted whether or not Jones or McCormack are even still involved with the project at this point, but it seems unlikely.

July 2017: John Lasseter is replaced as the director of "Toy Story 4"

Fans were shocked when Lasseter announced at a panel at D23 Expo in July that he was no longer directing the fourth movie in his franchise. Instead, co-director Josh Cooley — who has never directed a full-length movie — will be directing one of the biggest sequels Disney has ever released. Cooley has directed two shorts: an "Inside Out" short called "Riley's First Date?" and Disney/Pixar short "George and A.J."

"Toy Story 3"grossed over $1 billion at theaters. That franchise is now resting on Cooley's shoulders.

At a press conference following the panel, Lasseter told journalists he felt he had too much on his plate.

"I oversee three studios and I think I counted 24 feature films I’m overseeing, and it was not really practical, to be blunt," Lasseter said, according to i09. "But also what made it easy was Josh Cooley was amazing; wait until you see it – he is so good. And it was time to let go of the bike and let him ride, and he’s doing a great job. It’s really fantastic. And I do get creative satisfaction from being the executive producer, the chief creative officer, and helping all of these great filmmakers."

Lasseter says he'll stay on board to executive produce. Still, it seems a bit odd that he would pass up on telling a story so near and dear to his heart.

November 21, 2017: Lasseter is stepping away from Pixar/Disney for six months

Lasseter sent a memo to staff Tuesday saying he's taking a six-month sabbatical after "painful" conversations that led him to face what he vaguely referred to as "missteps."

According to an article published by THR, Lasseter was accused of "grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes." THR reports Jones and McCormack left the film at some point early in the filmmaking process after an alleged "unwanted advance."

Tuesday night, Jones and McCormack dismissed that claim. The two issued a joint statement saying they left the film citing "creative and, more importantly, philosophical differences."

Among those differences Jones noted the company's unequal treatment of women.

"There is so much talent at Pixar, and we remain enormous fans of their films. However, it is also a culture where women and people of color do not have an equal creative voice," reads the statement. "We encourage Pixar to be leaders in bolstering, hiring and promoting more diverse and female storytellers and leaders."

Disney, Pixar, and representatives for Jones and McCormack didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comments.

"Toy Story 4" is still currently set for a June 21, 2019 release. The studio's current movie "Coco" is now in theaters.

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• On Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter published a report with misconduct allegations against Pixar chief John Lasseter, and he took a six-month leave of absence.
• The report said that Rashida Jones and writing partner Will McCormack left "Toy Story 4" early because of an unwanted advance by Lasseter to Jones.
• Jones and McCormack denied this in a statement, and said the real reason they left was because of a lack of diversity at Pixar. 

Rashida Jones says she left "Toy Story 4" early because of creative and philosophical differences, not because of an unwanted advance from Pixar chief John Lasseter (as reported Tuesday by The Hollywood Reporter).

Jones is listed as a co-writer on the screenplay for "Toy Story 4," but left the project because her and writing partner Will McCormack did not feel that women and people of color had an equal voice at Pixar, she said in a statement. 

On Tuesday, Lasseter confirmed he was taking a six-month leave of absence after what he called "missteps," shortly before The Hollywood Reporter published a report with accusations against him including "grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes." The THR story also cited sources who said Jones left the project early because Lasseter "made an unwanted advance."

In a statement Tuesday, Jones and McCormack said they did not leave Pixar because of an unwanted advance from Lasseter, but that they were still "happy to see people speaking out about behavior that made them uncomfortable."

Here is the full statement:

“There is so much talent at Pixar and we remain enormous fans of their films. But it is also a culture where women and people of color do not have an equal creative voice, as is demonstrated by their director demographics: out of the 20 films in the company’s history, only one was co-directed by a woman and only one was directed by a person of color. We encourage Pixar to be leaders in bolstering, hiring, and promoting more diverse and female storytellers and leaders. We hope we can encourage all those who have felt like their voices could not be heard in the past to feel empowered.”

As of 2017, Pixar had released 19 feature films. Only one of them was co-directed by a woman: 2012's "Brave." Brenda Chapman, who started the project and came up with the story with a female protagonist, was replaced by Mark Andrews during production. 

“When Pixar took me off of 'Brave'— a story that came from my heart, inspired by my relationship with my daughter — it was devastating,” she wrote in The New York Times in 2012. 

"Coco," in theaters Wednesday, is the first Pixar movie directed by a person of color: co-director Adrian Molina is of Mexican descent.

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Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for "Coco."

Pixar's new animated feature "Coco" charts the journey of a young boy named Miguel as he accidentally journeys to the Land of the Dead on the evening of Dia de los Muertos. The cast assembled by Disney ranges from newcomers to familiar faces, some of whom both sing and do the voice acting in the movie.

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"Coco" follows the story of Miguel, a young boy born into a family of shoemakers who wants to be a musician.

12-year-old Anthony Gonzalez is the voice behind Miguel. He does all the singing for his character, too.

Abuelita, Miguel's grandmother, is the matriarch of the family

• Disney's new movie "Coco" has several hidden Easter eggs referencing other Pixar films.
• There's the iconic "Toy Story" Pizza Planet truck.
• But also characters from "Finding Nemo,""Monsters Inc.," and "The Incredibles."
• Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for "Coco."

Disney's Pixar animators are known for embedding movie references and Easter eggs within each new feature film they craft. The studio's latest movie "Coco" is no exception. We're going to run through all five Easter eggs spotted within the movie, starting with the first (and most obvious).

Towards the beginning of the movie, the "Toy Story" Pizza Planet delivery truck drives by Miguel's house.

As Miguel recalls times when Abuelita banned music, a Pizza Planet truck drives past the house while blaring tunes. The Pizza Planet truck, first introduced in "Toy Story," has appeared in almost every Pixar movie.

The next Easter egg is a tiny Nemo figurine sitting on a table Miguel passes while heading to the plaza:

On his way into town, Miguel dances by a table full of alebrijes — Mexican folk art sculptures. One of them is a small clown fish, referencing the titular character of "Finding Nemo."

The next two Easter eggs are placed on another market stall in the same scene.

Dolls of Woody from "Toy Story" and Mike Wazowski from "Monsters Inc." are hanging from the corner of a vendor's stand.

Last but not least, Hector and Miguel pass by an "Incredibles" poster on the alley wall when they're heading to the talent show.

This is likely a nod to the upcoming "Incredibles 2" sequel arriving next summer. 

"Coco" is currently in theaters. Read INSIDER's full review of the movie here.

Watch the scene containing the Pizza Planet Truck and Nemo figurine below.

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• Disney/Pixar dominated the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at the multiplex once again.
• "Pixar" won the long holiday weekend with an estimated $72 million.
• The animated movie knocked off "Justice League," which took in $60 million to come in second place.

Pixar and Disney Animated Studios have dominated the Thanksgiving holiday weekend over the past handful of years, giving us titles like "Frozen,""Moana,""The Good Dinosaur," and "Tangled." Now you can add Pixar's latest "Coco" to that list.

The emotional look at a boy's journey to the Land of the Dead to better understand his family and celebrate his relatives who have passed away took in a solid $49 million over the weekend and $72 million total over the five-day holiday weekend domestically, according to Exhibitor Relations.

To put that in perspective with the Disney/Pixar Thanksgiving domestic releases of the past, that opening is better than "The Good Dinosaur" ($39.1 million three-day / $55.4 million five-day) and "Tangled" ($48.7 million / $68.7 million) but didn't perform as well as "Moana" ($56.6 million / $82 million), "Frozen" ($67.4 million / $93.9 million), or "Toy Story 2" ($57.4 million / $80.5 million).

"Coco" took in $8.9 million on Thanksgiving day with an audience that was 39% Hispanic over the weekend — a strong number that Disney/Pixar was striving for.

Warner Bros.'s "Justice League" dropped down to second place with $60 million over the five days. The $300 million-budgeted superhero blockbuster now has a weak domestic total of $171 million.

"Wonder" continued its surprising run for Lionsgate by taking in $32 million over five days to win third place.

But audiences didn't show up for Denzel Washington's latest, "Roman J. Israel, Esq.," as the Sony drama only earned $6 million over the five days on over 1,600 screens.

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• Pixar's new movie "Coco" has a 21-minute "Frozen" short playing in front of it in theaters.
• People have been surprised and subsequently furious by this unusual move. 
• The Olaf-centric "short" plus regular trailers means "Coco" begins over 40 minutes after a theater's listed start time.
• Though fans of "Frozen" will like the short, Disney should have just released it separately.

Pixar's stunning new movie "Coco" has already had a successful opening week over the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, but the film's debut hasn't been without controversy. Disney made the unique decision to pair "Coco" with a new 21-minute long "Frozen" featurette starring Olaf — and people are pissed.

Why the "Frozen" short is so unusual to begin with

"Olaf's Frozen Adventure" is an outlier when it comes to the short films typically played before Pixar movies in theaters. For one, it was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios — not Pixar. Though the companies are connected, the two studios' movies and shorts are typically kept separated.

Then there's the 21-minute runtime of "Olaf's Frozen Adventure." That length, especially for an audience who might not be expecting a "featurette" (as Disney calls it in press releases and trailers), is downright confusing. Combine it with the trailers and usual theater advertisements for rewards programs or warnings about cell phone use, and "Coco" is starting more than 40 minutes after the theater's listing times.

Here's a sample of how critics and regular moviegoers reacted to "Olaf's Frozen Adventure":

Complaints about "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" were bad enough in certain Mexico areas that one theater chain, Cinemex, reportedly stopped showing the Disney short before "Coco."

This is significant for the non-US box office, considering "Coco" is now the highest-grossing movie of all time in Mexico. INSIDER reached out to Disney for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

But the short wasn't as bad as I was expecting 

"Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was not shown to critics who attended early press screenings of "Coco." So Thanksgiving weekend, I saw the movie for a second time in order to understand what all the fuss was about with the Disney "short." 

After reading about the backlash to the short for a few days, I was prepared for the worst. But "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was a charming and well-crafted follow up to "Frozen."

The mini-movie tells the story of Elsa and Anna celebrating their first Christmas in Arrendelle since the events of "Frozen." When they realize they have no family Christmas traditions to help them celebrate, Olaf goes on his "frozen adventure" in a misguided effort to help locate a tradition the sisters can co-opt.

The story is a little weak, and the four song interludes are definitely unnecessary. None of the music stacks up to the original music in "Frozen." But if you were a fan of the original Disney movie, and Olaf in particular, then the humor and lighthearted holiday message will resonate with you.

Plus, the animation is stunning. I wouldn't be surprised if Disney wanted to create this short just to show off the incredible rendering of Elsa's new winter gown, complete with a fuzzy white collar that I couldn't stop staring at while it was on screen.

Why the runtime is the "Frozen" short's biggest issue

The backlash Disney has inadvertently caused is stemming from the poor advertising. The TV commercials I've seen for "Coco" don't mention the 21-minute long "Frozen" short, and even the direct trailers for "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" fail to mention a runtime.

That in itself isn't odd. It would be strange for Disney to say, "Hey, just so you know, this 'featurette' is over 20 minutes long so plan accordingly." 

But the choice to ditch the usual six-minute original Pixar short and instead offer up a drawn out mini-sequel to "Frozen," Disney made a serious miscalculation.

My tickets were for a 10:15 a.m. showing of "Coco" at an AMC movie theater, which listed the total runtime as two hours and eight minutes. The previews began at 10:16 a.m., and we were shown seven trailers for upcoming movies.

"Olaf's Frozen Adventure" started at 10:34 a.m, and "Coco" didn't begin until 10:56 a.m. — more than 40 minutes after my ticketed start time. The movie ended at 12:33, 10 minutes past AMC's advertised run time (but we didn't sit through the whole credits). 

For families going to the movies with younger kids (and their short attention spans), the runtime of "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" could lead to confused toddlers who don't understand what movie they're supposed to be watching. And for any audience member who didn't like the original "Frozen" movie, sitting through 21 minutes of Olaf before seeing "Coco" can understandably cause frustration.

Then there's the more serious criticism being leveled at Disney's choice. "Coco" is the first Pixar feature film to focus on a non-white protagonist, telling the story of Mexican Dia de los Muertos traditions through the lens of the young Miguel and his lifelong dream of playing music. 

As some of the aforementioned tweets suggest, some people think Disney might have been concerned that "Coco" would fail at drawing audiences in its opening weeks. Would people still buy tickets to a Pixar movie that didn't star anthropomorphized toys or cute animals or an all-white set of human protagonists? It's possible Disney wasn't convinced.

Some believe Disney might have thought that the added bonus of "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" would ensure success for "Coco," but instead the featurette has only succeeded in capturing the ire of moviegoers while "Coco" itself is a box-office hit that critics are raving about. 

Next time, Disney should stick to the traditional separation of its own animated hits like "Frozen" and the original works of Pixar. 

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Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Pixar's new movie "Coco."

"Coco" follows the young aspiring musician Miguel as he accidentally enters the Land of the Dead and discovers his secret family history along the way. Towards the beginning of the movie, Miguel finds a photograph that leads him to believe a deceased famous musician named Ernesto de la Cruz is his great-great-grandfather. 

While in the Land of the Dead, Miguel enlists the help of a woebegone man named Hector to help him find Ernesto. About two-thirds of the way through the movie, the plot takes a surprising turn when Miguel finds out that Hector is really his great-great-grandfather — not Ernesto.

But if you were paying close attention to a detail included on the famous Ernesto's guitar, you might have figured out this twist for yourself: Both Ernesto's famous guitar and Hector have a single gold tooth.

Throughout the first act of "Coco," we see Ernesto's guitar multiple times. The headstock of the guitar is decorated to look like a skull, and features a single gold tooth. This is true for Ernesto's real guitar and the replica Miguel makes. At one point we even see Miguel coloring in one tooth to make it gold.

When we first see Hector, his smile betrays this small connection. He has a single gold tooth, just like the famous guitar Ernesto plays.

We eventually learn that Ernesto murdered Hector, his friend and musical collaborator. Ernesto then took Hector's guitar and songbook, and launched his own successful career. 

The photo Miguel found at the start of the movie showing his great-great-grandfather holding Ernesto's famous guitar was really a picture of Hector.

This wasn't the only clever foreshadowing hiding at the beginning of "Coco." The stray dog Miguel feeds, Dante, is eventually revealed to be an alebrije, or spirit guide. But for most of the movie he's presented as just a silly and rather unintelligent dog.

But upon re-watching the movie, you'll realize that Dante first appeared right next to a table full of alebrije figurines — foreshadowing his eventual reveal as a special spirit guide animal.

Also worth noting in this scene is the winged alebrije just to the left of Miguel — that's the same creature his great-great-grandmother Mama Imelda has in the Land of the Dead.

For more on "Coco," read our roundup of the Pixar Easter eggs hidden throughout the movie, and see what the cast looks like in real life.

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Pixar has been wowing audiences with its groundbreaking animated shorts since the late '80s, often spearheaded by CEO John Lasseter.

The studio's latest feature film "Coco" skipped the traditional Pixar short and opted for a far less popular "Frozen" holiday featurette from Disney Animation Studios. Nonetheless, let's take a look back at all the highly successful Pixar shorts through the ages.

Keep reading to see how each Pixar's shorts rank when compared to one another.

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19. "The Adventures of André and Wally B." (1984)

Made in 1984, while "Pixar" was still a division at LucasFilm called The Graphics Group, this short was revolutionary for its time. But the brief story of André being woken up by a bee, running away, and then getting stung by said bee, doesn't hold up to the storytelling standards Pixar would later set.

18. "Red's Dream" (1987)

Another of John Lasseter's earliest animated works, "Red's Dream" tells the melancholy story of an anthropomorphized unicycle who dreams of juggling in the circus. Though this short has the early inklings of Pixar's knack for drawing emotions from inanimate objects, the creepy clown detracts from its appeal all these years later.

17. "The Blue Umbrella" (2013)

This is one of Pixar's least-memorable shorts, though the animation of two colorful umbrellas in a sea of black is gorgeous. But the boy-meets-girl trope is overwrought. Pixar has proven its team is capable of more originality than the tale of two umbrellas falling in love. 

• "Coco" wins the domestic box office for a second-straight weekend with $26 million.
• A24 is capitalizing on the pre-"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" weekends by releasing award season contenders "Lady Bird" and "The Disaster Artist."

Disney/Pixar's "Coco" has followed up its Thanksgiving weekend dominance at the domestic box office with a repeat win.

The heartwarming tale of a boy's journey to the Land of the Dead took in an estimated $26 million its second weekend, according to Exhibitor Relations, easily beating "Justice League" once again. The Warner Bros./DC Comics movie is taking a nose-dive, dropping 60% from last weekend and only taking in $16.5 million.

But for the real highlights from this weekend you have to look beyond the top two performers.

The Julia Roberts drama "Wonder" continues to be the surprise success story of the season as it came in third place with $12.5 million. That gives the movie a domestic total of $88 million, a figure most in Hollywood didn't think the film would come close to after three weeks in theaters (its budget was $20 million).

The trick has been the flood to theaters with students at the matinee showings. Lionsgate really pushed the idea of teachers taking their kids to the movie for a field trip to highlight its anti-bullying message. It's paid off big time for Lionsgate.

Then there's the run distributor A24 is on. The company behind the best picture Oscar win for "Moonlight" is looking to take advantage of these few weeks before "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" opens. A24's releases "Lady Bird" and "The Disaster Artist" are hot tickets at arthouse theaters.

In its fifth week in theaters, the coming-of-age drama "Lady Bird" is now playing in over 1,000 screens and is using the long tail word of mouth approach — and news that the movie is now the best reviewed title of all time on Rotten Tomatoes — to build up a total domestic gross to date of $17 million (the movie was made for close to $10 million).

The movie's Oscar hopes will only increase its box office as the company slowly continues to expand the movie to other cities through the end of the year.

Then there's "The Disaster Artist", a very different movie from "Lady Bird", but A24 will use a similar model for its release. The retelling of Tommy Wiseau's stranger-than-fiction journey to make, "The Room," considered one of the worst movies ever made, stars James Franco who is also the director.

Opening on only 19 theaters this weekend ("Lady Bird" started its run on just four screens), the movie took in $1.2 million— that's $64,254 per screen. This is another title that will only increase in popularity as the weeks go on.

But when "The Last Jedi" opens, it might be game over in regards to any other wide release making big numbers for the rest of the year. When the latest "Star Wars" movie opens December 15, it won't just earn a lot of coin, but could cement Disney's dominance at the box office for the rest of 2017.

It's possible a Disney title will be the winner of the domestic box office from last weekend until the final weekend of December. It would be a combination of "Coco" wins up until "The Last Jedi" opens and then dominance by the space saga the rest of the year.

That would be six-straight weekends of Disney titles taking the No. 1 spot.

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• Pixar's new movie "Coco" was paired with a 21-minute long "Frozen" short.
• People really hated it, especially due to the extra time it added to seeing "Coco."
• Disney is reportedly telling theaters to stop showing the short starting December 8.
• The short had already been pulled from theaters in Mexico. 
• Disney told Entertainment Weekly that "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was always planned as a limited run.

Moviegoers were extremely vocal over their hatred of the 21-minute long "Frozen" short playing in theaters before Pixar's "Coco." But soon, people won't have to worry about "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" impacting their movie experience. The short will leave theaters starting on December 8.

The first report of this news came from a Reddit post in the /r/movies community. Redditor NateDoggCata wrote a post saying they worked at a movie theater, and had just received the following notice from Disney:

"Please note that the run of 'Olaf's Frozen Adventure' playing before 'Coco' will end after December 7. Starting on Friday December 8 no more Olaf shorts should be up on screen. With the extra 22 minutes of running time back, we would appreciate if you could get in an extra show if possible."

Mashable's Adam Rosenberg published a report on the news, citing "sources familiar with the matter." 

But according to a report from Entertainment Weekly, "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" had always been planned as a limited theater release with an expiration date. 

"This was always promoted as a limited run so it's not really a story — the end of our Olaf theatrical play is coming next week,"a Disney representative told EW. "All our ads and messaging called it as such."

Disney did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment. 

Movie theaters in Mexico had already reportedly chosen to end showings of "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" weeks ago after a flurry of customer complaints. 

Why people had such strong reactions to the "Frozen" short

The short itself would be enjoyable for anyone who liked the original "Frozen" movie. It tells the story of Olaf as he tries to help Elsa and Anna find a holiday tradition of their own. 

The issue most people took with "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was its length. At just about 21-minutes long, the "short" was more akin to a full episode of a children's show, resulting in a lot of confusion for moviegoers. Disney wasn't overt about the length of the short in their advertising, which meant many people were confused.

"The short has been nothing but a pain in the a-- and nonstop complaints from customers, and rightfully so," Redditor NateDoggCat wrote in his post. "We even put up notices on the box office window, concession stands, and the door to the theater, and we are still getting complaints."

Pixar movies typically have original shorts played before them, but those usually cap at about six minutes. For more on the reasons behind the strong reactions to "Olaf's Frozen Adventure,"read our full breakdown of the controversy here.

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With the release of its 19th film, "Coco," in November, Pixar continued a streak of box-office domination that began with the release of its first film, "Toy Story," in 1995.

Though each Pixar film released has made the studio a substantial net profit, not every movie has lived up to the immense success of some of the company's true blockbusters.

Using Box Office Mojo's and The Numbers' sales and production statistics for each film, Business Insider has ranked all 19 Pixar movies so far by their inflation-adjusted net profit.

Adjusting all global box-office receipts and budgets for inflation using the US inflation calculator, we subtracted budgets from worldwide box-office grosses to determine which Pixar film has been the most financially successful over time. (This doesn't take into account marketing and other costs, however, so true net profits are actually smaller.)

Read on to see which Pixar film came out on top:

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19. "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) - Adjusted net profit: $150.6 million

Adjusted gross: $345.7 million

Unadjusted gross: $332.2 million

Adjusted budget: $195.1 million

Unadjusted budget: $187.5 million

18. "Cars 3" (2017) - Adjusted net profit: $208.7 million

Adjusted gross: $383.7 million

Unadjusted gross: $383.7 million

Adjusted budget: $175 million

Unadjusted budget: $175 million

17. "A Bug's Life" (1998) - Adjusted net profit: $368.1 million

Adjusted gross: $549.7 million

Unadjusted gross: $363.2 million

Adjusted budget: $181.5 million

Unadjusted budget: $120 million

"The Incredibles" is getting a long-awaited sequel this summer 14 years after the original movie.

At D23 Expo 2017, Disney and Pixar confirmed most of the original cast will be back for the sequel along with director Brad Bird, but now we know even more new faces who will join the superhero family.

Disney released 11 side-by-side portraits of the actors and their "Incredibles" characters. They give a humorous nod to the Google Arts & Culture app which people and celebrities have been going crazy over. If you're a "Better Call Saul" or "Breaking Bad" fan, Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks are joining the cast. 

According to Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter, the sequel will take place moments after the 2004 film ended with the family taking on the Underminer.

"Incredibles 2" will be in theaters June 15, 2018. Keep reading to see the all the familiar and new faces in the sequel.

Holly Hunter will once again voice Incredible mom Helen Parr and superhero Elastigirl.

Instead of watching the kids in the sequel, this time around Elastigirl will be the one fighting crime. She'll be asked to lead a campaign to bring other super-powered humans out of hiding.

Craig T. Nelson returns to bring back her husband, the super strong Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible, to life.

Bob will leave his superhero suit in the closet at the start of the film. While his wife Elastgirl is called on to help with a new superhero initiative, Parr will play Mr. Mom, in charge of their three kids.

Sarah Vowell returns to voice the Incredibles' oldest daughter Violet 14 years later.

Violet's still a 14-year-old teenager and she's working at perfecting her super abilities.

We're living in a golden age of animation.

Disney is making crowd-pleasing, critically acclaimed work from Pixar and the Disney Animation studio, independent studios are making gems like "Kubo and the Two Strings," and "The Boss Baby" is nominated for an Oscar.

But acclaim isn't always easy to get. Animated movies take years to make, and that effort is often under-recognized by institutions like critics groups and the Oscars. It wasn't until the creation of the best animated feature category in 2002 that the recognition first became regular. Before then, Disney just had to hope one of the songs in their musicals was nominated, or settle for a best animated short award. In other years, the Oscars totally ignored animated movies, so you'll see some gaps on this list.

To honor the animated movies that deserve acclaim, we looked back at the most Oscar-worthy animated films stretching back to 1990, when "The Little Mermaid" won a pair of Oscars and marked a renaissance period in Disney's animation studio. The history of the award is, in some ways, a history of Disney Animation during that time, from its rebirth in the 1990s, to its relationship with Pixar, to the CGI era we're living in now.

Here are the Oscar-winning movies from the last 28 years.

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1990: "The Little Mermaid" brought prestige back to Disney, which went on to dominate Oscars for animated movies. It won Oscars for best score and song.

After around two decades of mostly forgettable movies, Walt Disney Animation Studios produced "The Little Mermaid" to critical acclaim. It won the Oscar for best original score, and "Under the Sea" won for best original song.

1992: "Beauty and the Beast" broke Oscar records.

The movie was nominated for six Oscars, winning for best score and best original song, for the song "Beauty and the Beast.""Be Our Guest" and "Belle" were also nominated in the best song category.

The movie also received a best picture nomination, the first animated movie in history to do so, as well as one for best sound. It retains the title of the animated movie with the most Oscar nominations, tied with 2008's "Wall-E."

1993: "Aladdin" kept up Disney's streak.

The movie received the same awards as its predecessor, for best score and best song, honoring "A Whole New World."

"Friend Like Me" was also nominated in the song category, and the movie received nominations in the best sound and best sound effects editing categories.

• "The Incredibles" features a lot of futuristic-looking tech, computers, and GPS.
• But it doesn't take place in the present or even the future.
• The Pixar movie takes place in 1962. The beginning of the film takes place over a decade earlier.

"The Incredibles" is getting a sequel this year, 14 years after the original movie came out in 2004.

If you haven't watched the movie in a while, you may think the Pixar classic takes place in the early 2000s, when it came out. After all, Mr. Incredible works on a computer, and some high-tech gadgets are used in the film.

But as BuzzFeed pointed out, that's not the case at all.

One small moment early on in the movie will tell you the movie actually takes place in the '60s. Early in the movie as the Parr family attempts to eat dinner, Bob/Mr. Incredible sneaks off to read the news.

Take a good look at that newspaper. It reads May 16, 1962.

Now, if you want to go even further down the rabbit hole, the beginning of the movie takes place around 1947.

Where we're getting that year from

A few scenes earlier in the movie, while Mr. Incredible is sitting at a regular desk job, the movie tells us it skips ahead 15 years.

There are also a few clues early in the movie that should have given you a clue the movie took place in a different time period.

Old-timey-looking cars open the movie.

Superhero costumes worn to the Parr wedding look like nods to older comic characters.

Tell us these costumes don't remind you of Adam West's Batman from the late '60s.

The news cameras look as if they're from the late '40s and early '50s.

Those are just a few examples. The director Brad Bird, who is 60, has said the comic books and spy movies he grew up with in the '60s inspired the film, so it would make sense for him to pay tribute to the past while bringing it into the present.

We'll see more of this aesthetic come into play when "Incredibles 2" is released this summer. The sequel will take place moments after the 2004 movie. You can watch the trailer for the movie here.

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• Like many animated movies, there are "Easter eggs" and oversights you can find in many of the Pixar films. 
• "Monsters, Inc." has been inconsistent in what age Mike and Sully met each other.
• In "Finding Nemo," Marlin should really be a female because clownfish are hermaphroditic.

Pixar Animation Studios (or Pixar for short) is a name synonymous with cinematic excellence. With their first foray into movies, they came out of the gate making history by producing the first full length computer animated feature film ("Toy Story"). Since then their movies have regularly been met with universal praise by both audiences and critics alike. Without Pixar, the landscape of digitally animated films would be unrecognizable and the world most certainly would not have the plethora of quality CGI movies it has today. From both a technological and artistic perspective, the studio’s legacy in the industry is forever cemented.

To make any type of movie requires a staggering amount of work, but often times it pales in comparison to the amount of time and effort needed to make a digitally animated film. For the early days of Pixar, this work was also compounded with the fact that they were dabbling in untested technology and taking an enormous risk by making films that were the first of their kind. Fortunately, this hard work pays off in both box office returns and rave reviews.

Despite the care and attention put into a Pixar production, mistakes do make their way into the final product. Usually they are simple errors in editing that appear in every film (objects subtly being in different places in every shot, for example). However, there are other gaffes that makes one wonder “how did nobody catch this?”.

16. "Toy Story 2"

In "Toy Story 2," Mr. Potato Head says “We’re not prechool toys … we can read” when the toys reach Al’s Toy Barn and Slinky announces to the group that the location is closed. There’s only one problem with what Mr. Potato Head says, he is actually a preschool toy.

In the first movie of the series, the customizable toy potato mentions that he comes from a company called Playskool. A quick search of the company will reveal that their main focus is toys for infants and preschool aged children.

Mr. Potato Head’s slip up is slightly appropriate when you consider what the average toddler is really like. Most kids that age often want to appear older and reading is a common milestone they refer to to prove that they are no longer a baby.

15. "Finding Nemo"

Albert Brooks’ performance in "Finding Nemo" as the titular character’s father is one of the finest parts of the underwater adventure. But if Pixar had adhered to proper clownfish biology, Brooks would not have had the chance to voice the anxious father.

In reality, clownfish are hermaphroditic, with most going through male and female states at one point in their life. All of them are born male, but some turn female when they mature in order to reproduce. When Marlin’s wife is killed in the opening scene, he should have changed his sex to become a female clownfish.

A father and son dynamic may have added an extra layer to "Finding Nemo's" story, but it also shattered the suspension of disbelief for the many clownfish moviegoers.

14. "Monsters University"

A prequel to one of the more celebrated Pixar films, "Monsters University" details the beginning of Victor Sullivan and Mike Wazowski’s relationship. It’s one of only a couple of movies by the studio to not be nominated for an academy award. Maybe it is because of the egregious continuity error that the whole story is based on.

In "Monsters, Inc.," Sullivan mentions to his best friend that he’s been jealous of his good looks since the fourth grade, yet its prequel is all about the first time the two buddies meet. How could Mike be envious for so long if the two did not know each other until college?

The infraction doesn’t ruin the power of "Monsters University's" story, but it will always be there staring at anyone who notices, just like Mike’s giant eyeball.

• Disney Pixar's "Incredibles 2" will reintroduce the world to super heroes.
• Mr. Incredible and his wife Elastigirl are back in action, but not the way you might think.
• A new trailer aired during the 2018 Olympics, and it looks like Elastigirl is the one flexing her super powers this time around.
• Mr. Incredible will hang back and take care of Violet, Flash, and Jack Jack.
• The trailer teases the hardships of stay-at-home parenting.
• "I've got to succeed so she can succeed so we can succeed," Mr. Incredible tells Frozone while looking downright exhausted.
• The trailer also shows even more of Jack Jack's super powers, including teleportation.
• "Incredibles 2" arrives in theaters on June 15.
• Watch the full trailer below.

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• Disney Pixar's sequel to "The Incredibles" is coming 14 years after the original movie. 
• The first movie features 10-year-old Spencer Fox as the young Dashiell "Dash" Parr.
• Fox's voice changed after recording the first movie, so the role was recast.
• Now Huckleberry "Huck" Milner voices Dash in "Incredibles 2."
• Disney released a new teaser of the coming sequel, and you can barely tell the difference.

Disney Pixar's highly anticipated sequel to the 2004 hit "The Incredibles" comes with one big change — the young actor who plays Dashiell "Dash" Parr has been replaced. 

This might seem obvious since 10-year-old Spencer Fox's voice was bound to change after recording the first movie over 14 years ago. But his on-screen sibling Violet was played by adult actor Sarah Vowell, so Fox is the only member of the Parr family cast being swapped out.

Disney announced Huckleberry "Huck" Milner as Fox's replacement at the D23 Expo last summer. The company also released a side-by-side look at Milner and Dash when new character posters for "Incredibles 2" were shared on Facebook.

Dash has several lines in the first extended trailer for "Incredibles 2" (including an amusing scene where he and Mr. Incredible try to do math homework together). In the short clips, it's very hard to distinguish between Milner's performance as Dash and Fox's take on the character in 2004. They sound essentially identical.

You can hear Fox in the first movie below, and listen for Milner in the latest "Incredibles 2" trailer.

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