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Seeing the (Green) Light!

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Sony Imageworks vfx supervisor Jim Berney and his team revisit the classic comic book and use real-world references to construct the luminous world of Green Lantern. The summer of 2011 may go down in history as the season of visually spectacular 3-D superhero movies. Following in the footsteps of Marvel [...]


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Sony Ready to Celebrate Global Smurfs Day June 25

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Sony Pictures Animation is looking to make this the Smurfiest summer ever, releasing July 29 a major 3D Smurfs movie and declaring June 25 Global Smurfs Day. Global Smurfs Day celebrates the birthday of Peyo, the Belgian artist who created the Smurfs in 1958 in the pages of the comic [...]


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‘Lion King’ PSA Lifts Dads for Father’s Day

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With Father’s Day this weekend, Disney has lent the characters and footage from The Lion King to a public-service announcement for fatherhood.gov, the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse. Take a look: The Lion King is getting converted to stereoscopic 3D and will return to theaters Sept. 16 for a limited theatrical [...]


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WB Seeks Bright Debut for ‘Green Lantern’

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After years of waiting, Green Lantern arrives in theaters this weekend as Warner Bros. looks to turn DC Comics’ emerald warrior into a major tentpole franchise. Green Lantern is opening wide at more than 3,600 theaters in 2D and stereoscopic 3D formats, making it easily the widest opening of the [...]


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‘Toy Story 3′ Wins Top Licensing Award of 2010

June 15, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean Comment! divider image

Toy Story 3 was presented the Best Licensed Program of the Year Award by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association at the Licensing International Expo 2011 in Las Vegas. The third installment of Disney-Pixar animated comedy-adventure film series, Toy Story 3 also was honored in the entertainment award category. Hello [...]


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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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‘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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Acclaimed ‘Persistence...

Persistence of Vision, Kevin Schreck’s acclaimed documentary about Richard...

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‘Despicable Me 2'...

Early word has been very positive for Universal and Illumination’s...

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‘Man of Steel’...

Make way for the Man of Steel. Warner Bros.’ long-awaited reboot of the...

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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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‘The Awesomes’ to...

Microsoft Xbox Live will be able to catch the new animated comedy The Awesomes...

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Simon Fuller’s...

U.S.-based free children’s on-demand outlet Kabillion will premiere Simon...

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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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Nick Global Shorts Program...

Nickelodeon has launched a global animated shorts program to identify and...

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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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