The Blue Umbrella Archives

The Blue Umbrella – The Pixar Short Of The Week

Joanna Peaker • January 20, 2019

“The Blue Umbrella” celebrated its 5th anniversary last year. It played before Monsters University in 2013, and is one of Pixar’s...

Bryko K • January 16, 2014

The Oscars have been kind to Pixar over the years – with the exception of Cars 2, all of the studio’s features have been...

Bryko K • November 15, 2013

Now that Toy Story of Terror and the Monsters University DVD are out, it could be a while before we hear any major news on the Pixar front....

Bryko K • June 27, 2013

Somehow this slipped by: Jon Brion and Sarah Jaffe’s wonderful music for The Blue Umbrella is set to release on iTunes next month,...

Bryko K • June 18, 2013

Were you dying to witness the story Mike and Sulley’s college experience after watching Monsters, Inc.? Probably not, but that...

Bryko K • May 28, 2013

Monsters University and The Blue Umbrella are certainly an interesting combination – one takes place in a whimsical world of colorful...

Bryko K • May 2, 2013

Many were taken aback by the level of visual realism in Pixar’s The Blue Umbrella when it was first revealed earlier this year; some...

Bryko K • February 15, 2013

With Monsters University finally arriving in the foreseeable future, the flow of Pixar news is slowly beginning to ramp up once more. Here...

Bryko K • January 22, 2013

Though most audiences expect to see the latest Pixar short in front of their newest feature, the studio has sometimes separately debuted...

Bryko K • January 7, 2013

After months of teases from the Rainy City Tales 332 blog, The Wall Street Journal has officially unveiled Pixar’s next short: The...