Singer Says Quicksilver...
Just in time for the Memorial weekend, fanboy favorite Bryan Singer announced...
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Luxology Unleashes Powers of modo 301
Luxology has announced the arrival of the latest version of its 3D content creation software, modo 301. Available for both Mac OSX and Windows, modo 301 features new sculpting and item animation, as well as extensive improvements to its modeling, painting and rendering toolsets. ‘This release of modo redefines the [...]
Dalch Is Drawn to Classic Media
Lara Dalch has been tapped as Classic Media’s senior director of brand development and promotions, North America. She will oversee brand partnerships and promotions for the New York-based company’s top properties such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, George of the Jungle, Where’s Waldo and Gumby. Dalch will also develop partnerships [...]
Academy Exhibits Wong’s Classic Bambi Art
Fans of Tyus Wong, the renowned artist behind the amazing illustrations for Disney’s 1942 classic feature, Bambi, will get a chance to see his classic art on display at the new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new exhibit in Beverly Hills. The free exhibit, titled ‘The Art of [...]
TV-Loonland Plays with Nippon’s Penelope
TV-Loonland has announced that it will be handling multi-territory distribution for Nippon Animation’s hot pre-school show Penelope today. Based on the children’s book series written by Anne Gutman and illustrated by Georg Hallensleben, this (26 x 5) CG-animated production is co-produced by Nippon Animation, NHK Enterprises and Shirogumi Inc. The [...]
France Picks Persepolis as Official Oscar Entry
After receiving various festival honors around the world’including a special jury prize at Cannes’Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronanud’s black-and-white 2D animated feature Persepolis has been selected to represent France at the Academy Awards this year. The Sony Pictures Classic movie, is based on Satrapi’s acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel which chronicles [...]
DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens AttacksEarlier Than Planned
Believe it or not, it’s not too soon to shuffle animated movie release dates for 2009. The latest example: DreamWorks Animation and Paramount announced today that their upcoming stereoscopic 3-D feature Monsters vs. Aliens will be arriving in theaters a couple of months ahead of planned’on March 27, 2009 instead [...]
Animation Lab Ropes in Artists for Wild Bunch
Irsael’s toon and new media studio Animation Lab has announced the addition of seven new artists and writers to the team assembled for its upcoming feature The Wild Bunch, which will be directed by Alex Williams (who worked as an animator on films such as The Lion King, Iron Giant, [...]
Superman: Doomsday, Tweety DVDs Take Flight
It’s a bird’and it’s Superman day at the DVD stores today as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment unleashes new releases featuring two of its most recognized characters. Billed as the first PG-13 animated Man of Steel adventure, the new Superman: Doomsday DVD arrives in stores today after months of anticipation built [...]
Another Terrific Tuesday for TV Toons on DVD
If you dig catching full seasons of your favorite animated shows on DVD, this is going to be one heck of a week for you. We’ve got new releases featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle, Family Guy, Josie and the Pussycats and Billy and Mandy all hitting the shelves on the same [...]
Buster Gets Graphic with Tim Gunn
Just when you thought Bravo celebrity host Tim Gunn couldn’t possibily get any more animated, the folks at L.A. design studio Buster wanted to let the world know that they are responsible for the new title and graphics packages for Bravo’s Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style. Buster’s opening sequence for [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
