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15 VFX Oscar Hopefuls
It’s at this time of the year that we’re reminded just how many vfx-driven films have come out in the past 12 months. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced 15 films have been selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 81st Academy Awards. [...]
Panda Producer Reacts to Globes Nom
Melissa Cobb, producer of DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, spoke with us this morning about her first feature film receiving a Golden Globe nomination. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognized the action- comedy today, along with Disney’s Bolt and Disney/Pixar’s WALL’E. See the nomination story here www.animationmagazine.net/article/9334. ‘The biggest thing [...]
Wii, DS Set Sales Records
Nintendo announced that its Wii console and handheld DS system sold more than 3.6 million units combined in the U.S. in November, setting new hardware sales records. According NPD Group, an independent entity that tracks video game sales in the U.S., consumers snatched up more than two million Wiis last [...]
ER Names New CEO
Deborah Dugan has been appointed CEO children’s entertainment company Entertainment Rights Plc. (ER). Dugan has served as president and CEO of Entertainment Rights North America since April of 2007. She replaces Nick Phillips, who resigned the post last week after serving as CEO for only nine months. Dugan previously served [...]
New York Critics Wired for WALL’E
The far-out Disney/Pixar love story WALL’E was voted Best Animated Feature by the New York Film Critics Circle, an organization of reviewers from Big Apple-based publications that honors excellence in U.S. and world cinema. The Harvey Milk biopic, Milk, was named Best Picture, and Sean Penn got Best Actor for [...]
Golden Globes Nominees Announced
Elizabeth Banks, Terrence Howard and Rainn Wilson this morning joined Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Jorge Camara in announcing the nominees for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Nominations were announced in 25 categories, including Best Animated Feature. The winners will be announced on Sunday, Jan. 11 at The Beverly [...]
Panda Producer Reacts to Globes Nom
Melissa Cobb, producer of DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda, spoke with us this morning about her first feature film receiving a Golden Globe nomination. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognized the action-comedy today, along with Disney’s Bolt and Disney/Pixar’s WALL’E. See the nomination story here www.animationmagazine.net/article/9334. ‘The biggest thing is [...]
Delgo, Day Dawn in Theaters
A animated indie and one big-budget sci-fi remake enter theaters this weekend. The sci-fi fantasy Delgo from Fathom Pictures will be overshadowed by 20th Century Fox’s The Day The Earth Stood Still, which employs tons of visual effects and Keanu Reeves to update the 1951 classic of the same name. [...]
Madagascar 3 Set for 2012
Those wild and wooly zoo animals from the Madagascar movies will be back for another African adventure in 2012. Daily Variety reports that Jeffrey Katzenberg made the announcement Thursday during his 3-D pitch to Wall Street analysts. The DreamWorks Animation CEO also offered a sneak peek at scenes from Monsters [...]
Wonder Woman to Premiere at Comic-Con
Those planning to attend the New York Comic Con in February will be among the first to see Wonder Woman, the fourth entry in the DC Universe series of original animated movies. The pic will premiere on the big screen on February 6 in the IGN Theater at the Javits [...]
Wiig and Cooper Guest Voice...
The parade of stars stopping by The Simpsons office to do guest voice stints on...
Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
