The Harvard Crimson

‘Toy Story’ 30 Years Later: When Animation Gained a Third Dimension

When “Toy Story” premiered on Nov. 22, 1995, it didn’t just charm audiences — it detonated an artistic revolution. Pixar’s debut feature, it was the first full-length film made entirely with computer ...
The New York Times

Animation Hasn’t Been the Same Since ‘Toy Story’

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...
Digital Trends

Toy Story broke animation. 30 years later, we’re still trying to pick up the pieces

There is something truly remarkable about watching Toy Story 30 years after the film’s release. Although CG animation has come a long way in the intervening years, the story remains undeniably ...
Polygon

Toy Story changed animated movies forever — yet it was almost canceled

The premiere of Toy Story on Nov. 22, 1995 wasn’t just the beginning of a franchise or even Pixar’s reign as a leading animation company. Today, the computer-generated animation pioneered in that ...
Us Weekly

‘Toy Story’ Turns 30: Look Back at the Animated Classic (Exclusive)

To infinity and beyond! Toy Story, the first fully computer-generated full-length film as well as the first movie from upstart studio Pixar, flew in on terillium carbonic alloy space wings on Nov. 22, ...