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Brick House Stands Firm at B.O.
Despite source material by horror master Stephen King and spectacular digital creature effects by ILM, newcomer Dreamcatcher couldn’t scare Bringing Down The House out of the top spot at the U.S. box office over the weekend. Disney’s comedic pairing of Steve Martin and Queen Latifah proved unbeatable for a third [...]
Piglet Hams It Pp on the Big Screen
Piglet, Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger and the rest of the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood go to the movies today in Disney’s Piglet’s Big Movie. Based on A.A. Milne’s classic children’s stories, the film features seven new songs by Grammy Award-winner Carly Simon, five of which she composed herself. When [...]
Animatrix Short Takes Flight in Theaters
Fans eagerly awaiting the May 15 bow of The Matrix: Reloaded can get their fix of the world created by brothers Larry and Andy Wachowski when Final Flight of the Osiris opens for Warner Bros.’ Dreamcatcher in theaters today. Flight, one of nine animated shorts that make up the forthcoming [...]
Director in Talks for Live-Action Aeon Flux
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures and MTV Films are negotiating with Girlfight director Karyn Kusama to helm the live-action feature version of the 1995 animated MTV series Aeon Flux, created by Peter Cheung. The ultra-cool, ultra-violent, futuristic action series, which aired during MTV’s late night Liquid Television block, [...]
Green Things Jumps Out at Cartoon Movie
Among the new projects to catch the eye of Animation Magazine at this year’s Cartoon Movie is a CG feature film in the works titled Jumping Green Things from independent Swedish producer Assorted Nuts Animation Studios. The family adventure tale about three unlikely heroes was previewed at the festival of [...]
Cody BanksFails in Bringing Down The House
Disney’s Steve Martin/Queen Latifah vehicle Bringing Down the House is No. 1 at the U.S. box office for a second week, despite a strong showing from MGM’s teen spy comedy Agent Cody Banks, starring Malcolm in the Middle’s Frankie Muniz. Bringing Down the House brought in an estimated $22 million [...]
Rats, Spy Kid Creep into Theaters
Visual effects flicks sneak into the winter film season in the form of MGM’s teen spy comedy, Agent Cody Banks, and New Line Cinema’s remake of the 1970 suspense thriller Willard. Both films open in theaters today. Featuring effects by Centropolis, The Character Shop and WTC Prods., Willard stars Crispin [...]
IDT Media Goes Where No Producer Has Gone Before
In recent years, fans of Gene Roddenberry have been treated to new sci-fi properties like the syndicated TV shows Earth: Final Conflict and Andromeda. But just when it looks like the old vault has been tapped out, something else emerges from the mind of the late Star Trek creator. IDT [...]
Lupin Sneaks into Live Action
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Whitelight Ent. has acquired worldwide live-action feature film rights to the manga/anime property Lupin the Third. Created by Monkey Punch and distributed by Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., the Lupin series of comic books, video games and animated shows and features follows the adventures of a [...]
Dimension, MGM Form Grimm Partnership
Dimension Films is teaming with MGM to produce the action fantasy film Brothers Grimm. The live-action collaboration should include plenty of animated creatures and other visual effects. Terry Gilliam (Twelve Monkeys, Time Bandits) has been tapped to direct from a script by Ehren Kruger (The Ring, Scream 3). Mosaic Media [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
