Insightful and Noisy! AGUA Meeting Opens SIGGRAPH 2003

July 28, 2003 by Rita Street No Comments divider image

An extremely noisy crowd of more than 1,500 Maya users gathered last night at the 4th R & B concert venue in San Diego, Calif. to participate in the annual AGUA (Alias Global User Association) meeting and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Alias, formerly Alias|Wavefront. This popular SIGGRAPH-related event is [...]

E3 News: MegaMan Powers Up E3 & Launches on Kids’ WB!

May 16, 2003 by Rita Street No Comments divider image

One of the best things about walking a trade show floor is running into old friends. AniMag bumped into ShoPro Entertainment VP John Easum and asked what the big smile on his face was all about. Easum replied, “Well, we launch MegaMan: NT Warrior this Saturday on Kids’ WB, and [...]

Studio Ghibli Returns: The Latest hit Opens Anime Fest at the Cinematheque

May 5, 2003 by Rita Street No Comments divider image

The American Cinematheque’s First Annual Anime Festival opened in Hollywood at the Egyptian Theatre over the weekend to a rainstorm, sold out houses and the U.S. premiere of the latest Studio Ghibli feature Neko no Ongaeshi (The Cat Returns). Conceived, according to director Hiroyuki Morita, (in attendance along with producer [...]

Donner: A Total Party for Kevin Munroe; Airs Thursday, Dec. 12 on ABC Family

December 11, 2002 by Rita Street No Comments divider image

Admit it. Besides a little time off, some good food and a couple of presents, the only reason you put up with the holidays is for those sentimental television reruns: animated specials like Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer or A Charlie Brown Christmas. Now, thanks to Sunbow Entertainment, Rainbow Studios and [...]

Dr. Jekyll Transforms In Major Co-Pro Pic: Deal Unites Stardust & TEVA

October 16, 2002 by Rita Street No Comments divider image

When animation director Dino Athanassiou read Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 10 years ago, he was haunted by turn-of-the-century, film noir images of Edinburgh and London and the surrealistic head-trips of a young doctor gone astray. Like Stevenson himself – who [...]