Tag "Chris Nolan"

Meet the Millennial Hipster Superheroes

February 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 34 Comments divider image

Warner Bros. Animation takes the old Teen Titans characters in a totally new direction in the upcoming Cartoon Network series. It’s a well-known fact that some of the more recent superhero movies and TV shows have a tendency to get a bit too ponderous and brooding. Luckily, you can always [...]

Otomo to Appear at Platform Animation Fest

October 10, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Killer news for anime fans: Katsuhiro Otomo, the legendary director of Akira (for which he also wrote and illustrated the original manga), is set to make his first U.S. public appearance since 1990 at the Platform International Animation Festival, where he will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award on [...]

‘Dark Knight’ Has a Heroic $64 Million Weekend

July 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Chris Nolan’s epic feature The Dark Knight Rises managed to remain on top of the box office chart his weekend, taking in $64 million domestically. The Warner Bros. release, which will forever be connected to the Aurora shooting tragedy, has a $289 million cume after its second weekend in U.S. [...]

Scaling the VFX Heights of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

July 26, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The third and final chapter in Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy delivers plenty of spectacular visuals and mind-boggling vfx scenes that linger in memory long after the final credits roll. The stakes are bigger than ever for Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment in director Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed [...]

VES Announces Dates for 2012 Awards

August 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The 10th Annual VES Awards Show has been scheduled for February 7, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The Annual Awards show will honor the best in 23 visual effects categories in features, TV series, commercials and games. The society has also announced the following related event [...]