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Authorities Pull ‘The Croods’ Out of Chinese Theaters

June 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A Guangzhou-based cinema chain manager told The Hollywood Reporter that Chinese authorities are forcing theater owns to end the run of DreamWorks’ The Croods two weeks earlier than planned. The film was originally scheduled to run through June 24. Film regulators had previously cancelled screenings of Django Unchained in April. [...]

DreamWorks Announces New Chinese Co-pro ‘Tibet Code’

April 21, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

DreamWorks Animation Chief Exec Jeffrey Katzenberg announced the launch of a new Chinese co-production on Friday (April 18) in Beijing. Based on a popular Chinese book series set in ninth-century Tibet, the movie is called Tibet Code, and is a joint venture of Oriental DreamWorks and Chinese investors, including the [...]

‘Hobbit’ Tops Saturn Award Nominees List

February 20, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has revealed the list of nominees for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, with Peter Jackson’s vfx blockbuster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey garnering the most nods with nine nominations. Other top contenders are Ang Lee’s Life of Pi and Sam Mendes’ [...]

Sony to Release ‘Zambezia’ on Disc in March

January 18, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Sony Home Ent. will release Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Annie Award-nominated feature Adventures in Zambezia in the U.S. on March 26. The CG-animated series centers on a young, high-spirited falcon that journeys to the famed bird city of Zambezia. The movie features an all-star cast led by Abigail Breslin (Little Miss [...]

Five Animated Pics Nab Golden Globe Noms

December 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Golden Globes 2013 nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 13). The five animated features up for the award are: The big surprise was the absence of critical favorites such as LAIKA’s ParaNorman and any of GKIDS’ stylish imports such as The Rabbi’s Cat, Zarafa, The Painting and [...]