If the measure of a good Pixar movie is that it makes you cry, then the studio’s new interstellar romp, Elio, is a rousing success. If the goal is to have a coherent, cohesive story, however, the ...

Pixar’s “Elio” is almost – finally – here. The original animated feature, developed initially by “Coco” co-writer/co-director Adrian Molina (who still retains a credit on the final film), was slated ...

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Pixar’s Elio created its alien beings not by gazing into telescopes, but by peering into microscopes. Decades later, Jessup found himself going small once again to find inspiration for Pixar’s outer ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Who would be a child — or a corporate subsidiary? As Disney grinds through endless pinched live-action remakes of its back ...

If a movie is a bowl of breakfast cereal, “Elio” is Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs, and the audience is Calvin. The title hero is a Calvin, too: a hyper-imaginative orphaned boy who lives with an aunt ...

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. *In Disney and Pixar’s upcoming animated feature “Elio,” set to hit theaters on June 20, with early-access screenings on June 18, audiences will ...

Earth boy meets alien best friend in Pixar's sci-fi film 'Elio' A lonely 11-year-old boy dreams of being abducted by aliens and winds up on a spaceship in Pixar's animated sci-fi comedy "Elio." ...