Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Luxo Jr. Luxo Jr. (1986) is an animated film that is only two minutes long and revolves around a larger lamp, Luxo Sr., and his ...

It is no secret; the Disney Corporation is a marketing and merchandising powerhouse. It has achieved that reputation by capitalizing on almost every marketing and merchandising opportunity that comes ...

Thirty years ago today, Pixar changed the face of animation forever with its landmark short film Luxo Jr.. The groundbreaking short was simple enough: it simply featured two living Luxo LS desk lamps, ...

The character was created Luxo, Jr.” The short earned an Academy Award nomination, and the character has become an iconic mascot for the studio ever since. But two months ago, trouble broke out after ...

Luxo Jr., the squeaky desk-lamp character created by animation guru John Lasseter 23 years ago, is in the spotlight again -- under the glare of a transatlantic lawsuit. The hopping swivel lamp has ...

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People can toss around the phrase “game-changer” with perhaps a little to much ease these days but the two-minute short animated film “Luxo Jr'” released in 1986 by Pixar could be argued invented the ...

Today marks the 31st birthday of the first Pixar animated short, Luxo Jr. The silent two-minute film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and its August 17, 1986 release ...

Pixar Animation Studios has gone too far. Bloomberg.com reports that the Norwegian manufacturer of lamps, Luxo AS, is suing Pixar for infringing upon the brand. The squeaky swivel lamp Luxo Jr. made ...

Pixar is responsible for dozens of memorable characters, but its original creation remains one of its most iconic. Debuting in a short film from 1986, Luxo Jr. lives on as the lamp shown before every ...