Technology | The Guardian US1d ago
To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology? https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/21/toy-story-5-go-hard-enough-on-technology #ToyStory5 #AnimationInFilm #Pixar #Technology #Film #Culture #Children #Society
To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?

The animated sequel sets up a tug-of-war between physical and digital play for children but is still eager not to be an anti-tech screed

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Culture | The Guardian US5d ago
Toy Story 5 review – Pixar franchise needs new batteries https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/toy-story-5-review-pixar-franchise-needs-new-batteries #Pixar #Film #AnimationInFilm #Culture #TomHanks #FamilyFilms #Technology #ToyStory #WaltDisneyCompany
Toy Story 5 review – Pixar franchise needs new batteries

A sinister new tablet threatens the honest-to-goodness toys’ existence, but Buzz, Woody and Jessie’s big tech moral battle feels compromised

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Culture | The Guardian US5d ago
‘David Bowie was a crazy workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an oral history https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/16/david-bowie-workaholic-labyrinth-at-40-oral-history #Film #TheMuppets #Puppetry #AnimationInFilm #DramaFilms #Culture #DavidBowie #Music
‘David Bowie was a crazy workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an oral history

Today, Jim Henson’s dark fairytale is seen as a classic of 80s high camp. But on release, it bombed. Here, members of the cast and crew remember laughter, tricky puppets and Henson’s ‘joyful magic’

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Culture | The Guardian USJun 1
Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/01/taylor-swift-toy-story-5-song-soundtrack #TaylorSwift #ToyStory #Pixar #Film #Culture #AnimationInFilm #Music #PopAndRock #Country #JackAntonoff #FamilyFilms #UsNews #WorldNews
Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack

I Knew It, I Knew You is written with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and marks a return to Swift’s country roots

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World news | The GuardianMay 15
Erling Haaland to make film acting debut – as a Viking called Haaland https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/15/erling-haaland-film-acting-debut-viqueens-viking #Film #AnimationInFilm #ErlingHaaland #Norway #Culture #Europe #Football #Sport #WorldNews
Erling Haaland to make film acting debut – as a Viking called Haaland

The Manchester City striker will feature in Viqueens, an animated film by director Harald Zwart, who described him as ‘powerful, fearless and uniquely Norwegian’

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Culture | The Guardian USMay 1
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/01/swapped-netflix-review #AnimationInFilm #Film #Netflix #MichaelBJordan #JunoTemple #ComedyFilms #ActionAndAdventureFilms #Culture
Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar

Michael B Jordan and Juno Temple voice indistinctive body-swap caper for kids with muddled empathy message

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 21
‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/21/muslim-kids-are-really-underrepresented-the-animated-movie-where-medieval-maths-meets-eager-young-minds #AnimationInFilm #Film #Islam #HistoryOfScience #Mathematics #Canada #FamilyFilms #Culture #Education #Mathematics #Religion #Science #WorldNews
‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds

Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their success

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 19
‘The world was hard – this movie was meant to be a hug’: Ugo Bienvenu on his heartwarming eco-fable Arco https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/19/the-world-was-hard-this-movie-was-meant-to-be-a-hug-ugo-bienvenu-on-his-heartwarming-eco-fable-arco #AnimationInFilm #Film #Culture #Oscars
‘The world was hard – this movie was meant to be a hug’: Ugo Bienvenu on his heartwarming eco-fable Arco

The polymath French film-maker might be a pessimist, but his Oscar-nominated animated film is one of light and hope – even if he did have to fund it himself

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World news | The GuardianMar 12
KPop Demon Hunters sequel confirmed at Netflix: ‘This is only the beginning’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/12/kpop-demon-hunters-sequel-netflix #KpopDemonHunters #AnimationInFilm #UsNews #Netflix #Film #Culture
KPop Demon Hunters sequel confirmed at Netflix: ‘This is only the beginning’

The streamer’s biggest film of all time, also nominated for two Oscars, is getting a followup

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World news | The GuardianMar 9
Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/09/pixar-chief-lgbtq-plot-cut-elio-not-therapy-pete-docter #Film #Pixar #LgbtqRights #AnimationInFilm #WaltDisneyCompany #Culture #WorldNews #UsNews
Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’

Pete Docter says Pixar will concentrate on more commercially appealing films after staff dissent over deleted scenes that implied lead character was gay

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