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Wild, Wild Life: Creating the VFX of ‘Zookeeper’

July 11, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan Comment! divider image

They say that love conquers all, and in the latest CG-laced live-action effort from Sony Imageworks, love conquers the very laws of the animal kingdom—thanks to some very convincing visual effects. Zookeeper, directed by Frank Coraci (Click, Around the World in 80 Days), centers on the lovable yet unloved Griffin [...]


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New Trailer For Spielberg and Jackson’s ‘Tintin’

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A new trailer has arrived for The Adventures Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, offering the first really good look at how the motion-capture animated feature film. Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, this first of three planned adaptations of the beloved Herge comic book series is [...]


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Take ‘Rango,’ Third ‘Robot Chicken: Star Wars’ For a Spin

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Lizards, toys and classic toons come home on video this week, highlighted by the release of the hit feature film Rango. Directed by Gore Verbinski and starring the voice of Johnny Depp, Rango (Paramount, $30.99 DVD, $40.99 Blu-ray and DVD) arrives with plenty of bonus features, including an alternate ending, [...]


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‘Transformers’ Rolls Over Comedy Competition

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The robots in disguise remained the top draw at the box office for the second week in a row as Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the year’s top-grossing movie. Based on the Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated TV series, the third film in Michael Bay’s Transformers series grossed [...]


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Back to the Days of Christopher Robin & Pooh

July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Disney returns to the basics with the terrific 2D movie Winnie the Pooh, which is inspired by five classic stories by A. A. Milne. In this day and age, when everyone is trying to jump on the 3-D, CG animation bandwagon, you’ve got to admire Disney for sticking to its [...]


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In This Issue!

  • Monsters University
  • Blue Sky's Epic
  • Sanjay and Craig
  • Annecy's Highlights
  • Summer VFX
  • Legends of Oz




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Amazon’s LoveFilm and...

LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...

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First Glimpse at...

Toon fans will no longer have to speculate about the final look of...

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‘Kung Fu Panda 3'...

Production on DreamWorks Animation’s late-2015 release Kung Fu Panda 3...

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‘Oggy’ Producer...

French animation producer Marc du Pontavice, who presented his latest project...

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Disney Release Plans Include...

Updates to the Walt Disney Studios’ release schedule have revealed plans...

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Disney Channel Provides New...

Mickey Mouse is ready for his major comeback. On Friday, June 28 at 8:30 p.m.,...

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FremantleMedia Releases New...

FremantleMedia Kids and Family and Nerd Corps released new information about...

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Vortexx on The CW Unveils New...

Vortexx on The CW, an affiliate of Saban Brands, will be kicking off a new...

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Global TV News Bytes

+ Little Airplane Productions has sealed a series of deals for its spud-tastic...

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DreamWorks Signs Multi-Year...

It’s official: Netflix loves the green ogre and everyone else in the...

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Italy’s View Conference...

Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...

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Annecy Announces 2013 Edition...

The 2013 edition of the prestigious and very well-attended Annecy Festival and...

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Nick’s ‘Kung Fu...

The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards were held at the Beverly...

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Academy Brings Marc Davis...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bring the Marc Davis...

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Animation Block Party:...

I’ve told the evolution of ABP story before, but for readers foreign to...

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Gorman Upped to President at...

Sean Gorman has been promoted to president of American Greetings Properties. He...

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Geary to Head Production,...

Animation and transmedia company FlickerLab has appointed Jordan Geary as its...

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An Interview From Abroad with...

Academy Award winning writer and director Brenda Chapman recently gave a...

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Carl England Assumes MD Role...

Nigel Stone, CEO of U.K.-based indie film and kids’ TV production studio...

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Disney Publicist Denise...

We were saddened by the recent death of longtime Disney publicity exec Denise...

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'Adventure Time' Contest

Here's your chance to win Adventure Time Season 2 on Blu-ray!

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