When asked how he hopes animation continues to spread messages of love and creativity, “Elemental” and “The Boy and the Heron” voice actor Mamoudou Athie doesn’t hesitate to answer. “You can count on ...

The beautiful animation that makes up the world of the movie “Elemental” can be seen in its opening shot. Greeting audiences with the popping colors of Element City and unique character designs for ...

Elemental director Peter Sohn received an Oscar nomination on Tuesday morning for Best Animated Feature. Even with a story that’s very personal to him, Sohn’s first thoughts go towards his entire crew ...

I’m not being entirely facetious here. Elemental is an emotional fantasy about immigration and assimilation, inspired by the family of director Peter Sohn, but couched in metaphors about earth, air, ...

When the June 16-18 weekend box office numbers started to roll in, the results for “Elemental” were disappointing. Based on on its opening weekend performance, early analysis was Pixar’s reign was ...

BAXTER — “Elemental” is a cool movie about a burning romance between the personification of two basic elements: water and fire. Pixar’s latest PG-rated computer-animated offering runs almost two hours ...

A boyhood spent with a magical, symbolic bird. Lovers made of opposing elements. A far-flung journey across multiple universes. Knights questing to prove innocence and justice. The inner life of a ...

Austin Allison is an Animation Feature Writer for Collider. He is also an illustator, avid cartoon watcher, and occasional singer. His karaoke favorites include singing Rainbow Connection as Kermit ...

Director Peter Sohn wanted to prove that fire and water could not only mix but fall in love. The hard part was figuring out how they could connect without killing each other.

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