When I went to see Ratatouille in the theaters several weeks back (easily the best movie of the summer), I saw the trailer for the next Pixar film: Wall-E. It sounded interesting, but it's hard to tell what it's really about.

The blog Cooked Art has a few more details now, including the story:

What if humans left earth and forgot to turn the last robot off?

and concept:

Ben Burtt (the legendary sound designer) then went on to talk about how there is no dialogue in the film in a normal sense, showing a great featurette using pastels and digital paintings and sound to evoke the moods that would be felt while watching Wall-E.

A feature-length animated film with no dialogue? The idea is bold, original, and intriguing: in short, just what you'd expect from Pixar.

I can't wait.

(By the way, I'm sorry for the long periods of silence on this blog. This summer I've been doing a little traveling, spending some quality time with the family, and, in the last few days, reading the final Harry Potter book (I finished yesterday). Once the regular school year schedule resumes I hope to write more)