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Atomic Betty Aims For MIPCOM Breakthrough
Breakthrough Films and Television announces a partnership with Atomic Cartoons and Phil Roman Ent. to co-produce Atomic Betty, a new half-hour animated TV series currently in development with TELETOON Canada. The show about a little girl with a secret identity as a legendary defender of the universe, will be at [...]
Episode II Goes IMAX
Lucasfilm Ltd., The IMAX Corp. and Twentieth Century Fox have announced that Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones will be coming to an IMAX theater near you this holiday season. The second prequel installment will hit large format screens in the U.S. and Canada starting Nov. 1, 2002. [...]
Fire At Disney Studios
Firefighters were called to a 3-alarm blaze at the Disney Feature Animation building in Burbank, Calif. A fire broke out on Stage 2 where construction was underway for the upcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean. Disney says the fire was quickly contained by the building’s sprinkler system and that the [...]
Connecticut Scratching For Betty Boop
Connecticut follows on the heels of Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin with a Betty Boop lottery game. Today sees the launch of The Connecticut Lottery’s Betty Boop Bingo, a licensed scratch and win game featuring logos and other imagery associated with the classic cartoon femme. MDI Ent. [...]
Jimmy Neutron Battles Alter Ego On PC
Following the Sept. 6 debut of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius on the small screen, THQ Inc. and Nickelodeon announce the release of Jimmy Neutron vs. Jimmy Negatron for PC. A Game Boy Advance version is scheduled to ship Sept. 24. Now available at retailers nationwide, Jimmy Neutron [...]
NVIDIA Named Fastest Growing Company in America
3D and visual computing technology company NVIDIA Corporation announces that it has been ranked number one on Fortune Magazine‘s annual list of "America’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies." NVIDIA shipped its 100th million graphics processor earlier this year and hopes for continued growth with the forthcoming holiday season release of a [...]
Krofft, Gumby DVD Box Sets
Rhino Home Video stirs up nostalgia with the release of two box sets featuring classic episodes from TV favorites Gumby and The Krofft Superstars. The World Of Sid & Marty Krofft Box Set SRP $49.95, The best-selling, three-volume collection The World Of Sid & Marty Krofft is now available on [...]
Spirited Away Premieres At Toronto Int’l Film Fest
Slated for U.S. theatrical release on Sept. 20, Spirited Away (Sen To Chihiro Kamakakushi) follows the adventures of Sen, a young girl who wanders into the spirit world and struggles to release her parents from the spell of a powerful overlord. Walt Disney Studios has released these photos from the [...]
Fox, Amazon.com Preview New Ice Age Short
Amazon.com customers who pre-order Twentieth Century Fox’s CG hit Ice Age on DVD will get an exclusive online look at the new short Scrat’s Missing Adventure. Following the lead of Disney, which is releasing the short Mike’s New Car with the Monster’s, Inc. on home video this month, Fox is [...]
Gigantor, Transformers Box Sets On The Way
Rhino Home Video is getting mechanized with two big robot DVD releases for October and November. Premiering in the mid-’60s, Gigantor featured a new and distinctive look marked by a cinematic sensibility and creative camera angles. The series centered on Jimmy Sparks, who uses a remote control device to send [...]
Jon Vitti to Pen ‘Angry...
Emmy-winning writer Jon Vitti, who has worked on hit toons The Simpsons and...
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+ Canadian indie Guru Studio and publishing partner Immedium have released a...
