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Adobe’s Creative Cloud Makes Big News at MAX Event


May 6, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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At its annual MAX conference today in Los Angeles, Adobe Systems announced that its market leading Creative Suite, will be replaced entirely by Creative Cloud, the company’s software subscription option. The new suite version ties in with the company’s push to this Creative Cloud subscription model that includes downloads of [...]

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Byron Howard to Direct New Disney Feature


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A new Disney animated feature may be the next stop for Arrested Development star Jason Bateman. According to an item in The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is in talks to work on the next big Disney toon, set to be directed by Byron Howard of Tangled and Bolt fame. Before [...]

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Emilia Clarke Guest Voices on ‘Futurama’


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Zoidberg will find true love in an upcoming episode of Futurama, when the final season of show returns to Comedy Central in June. Entertainment Weekly broke the story last week that the show’s popular decapodian will find a romantic interest in a flower stand owner with no sense of smell, [...]

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Disney and EA to Launch New ‘Star Wars’ Games


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Disney and Electronic Arts today announced a new multi-year exclusive agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while [...]

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‘Iron Man 3' Delivers No. 2 Debut of All Time


May 5, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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The Disney/Marvel tentpole Iron Man 3 proved its mettle this weekend by opening to $175.3 million in North America, and becoming the second highest debut of all time right behind Marvel’s The Avengers ($207.4 million) in 2012. Meanwhile in foreign territories, the film hit the $175.9 million in its second [...]

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Bratt Replaces Pacino as ‘Despicable Me 2' Villain


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Is there some sort of curse on the role of the villain Eduardo in the upcoming sequel Despicable Me 2? Over the weekend, Deadline.com reported that Al Pacino had exited the role in the Universal/Illumination’s upcoming summer movie. The studio cited the reason as “creative differences.” You might recall that [...]

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Adult Swim Is Hungry for ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Reruns


May 2, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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It looks like Loren Bouchard’s dysfunctional Bob’s Burgers will be flipping their goods on Adult Swim in the near future. Deadline.com reports that Adult Swim has picked up the off-network cable rights to the 20th Century Fox TV’s animated hit. The deal includes the first three seasons of of Bob’s [...]

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Montreal Stop Motion Festival Accepting Projects Now


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The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is accepting entries for its upcoming edition, which will take place on October 18, 19 and 20, 2013. The deadline for film entries is September 20, 2013. Started in 2009 and now preparing its fifth edition, the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is the [...]

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Academy Announces Student Animation Oscars Finalists


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The 47 finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition were announced on Wednesday. The winners will come to Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Academy’s [...]

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‘Iron Man 3' Crosses $300 Million Mark Overseas


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As Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3 crosses the $300 million line overseas—the pic has grossed over $307.7 million through Wednesday. The studio is expecting the Shane Black-directed pic to deliver huge numbers Stateside during its Thursday night and Friday shows. The movie’s Chinese opening day on Thursday brought in $21.5 million, [...]

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