The Blue Umbrella (2013)

Directed by Saschka Unseld

PODCAST COVERAGE:

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137: A Pixar-adjacent episode at the Sundance Film Festival
137: A Pixar-adjacent episode at the Sundance Film Festival

In this episode, I meet up with some Pixar-adjacent folks at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

108: Layoffs, Disney, and Looking to the End
108: Layoffs, Disney, and Looking to the End

This week we take a look at Pixar's recent layoffs and the bright state of Disney animation.

104: Two interviews with Saschka Unseld
104: Two interviews with Saschka Unseld

Join us in two conversations all about The Blue Umbrella with writer/director Saschka Unseld.

098: Reactions to The Blue Umbrella and Monsters U Footage
098: Reactions to The Blue Umbrella and Monsters U Footage

Step inside a press event at Pixar, and hear Greg and Derrick's reaction to The Blue Umbrella and Monsters University.

091: Pixarians, Pixar's Past, and Brad Bird's Tomorrowland
091: Pixarians, Pixar's Past, and Brad Bird's Tomorrowland

We take a look at a 1988 sales demo reel of a Pixar Image Computer and discuss Brad Bird's upcoming film, Tomorrowland. And we fearlessly defend his co-writer, Damon Lindelof.

089: The Blue Umbrella, Disney Infinity, ParaNorman, and more
089: The Blue Umbrella, Disney Infinity, ParaNorman, and more

We ring in 2013 with a discussion on the latest Pixar news!

OTHER NOTES/IMAGES/VIDEOS:

The film played theatrically with Monsters University.

From February 2012, long before the film's official announcement, Saschka Unseld ran an inauspicious blog about its development: Rainy City Tales 332.