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Tapping in to The Grid

June 2, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Disney XD puts a fresh spin on a sci-fi classic with the new series TRON: Uprising. You can’t keep a good franchise down: Two years after the theatrical reception of Disney’s TRON: Legacy, which added fresh faces and cool new CG effects to the 1982 sci-fi sensation, a new animated [...]

Pixomondo Adds New Facility in Detroit

May 29, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

International visual effects company Pixomondo today announced the opening of a new studio in Detroit, bringing its global network total to thirteen facilities spanning three continents. The new studio, formed through the acquisition of boutique VFX company, With A Twist, now dubbed Pixomondo DTW, will focus on feature film, television [...]

Deluxe Merges CIS into Method Studios

June 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group is merging two visual effects studios, absorbing CIS Visual Effects into its recently acquired Method Studios. The merge is intended to create a single studio that can offer a broad range of services for feature films, TV and commercials with an integrated workflow across mulitple locations. [...]

‘Rio’ Helps Fox Hit $1 Billion Mark

May 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Last weekend, Blue Sky’s 3Dblockbuster hit Rio helped Fox International hit the magic $1 billion dollar mark at the global box office. To date, Carlos Saldanha’s valentine to his native country of Brazil has made over $406 million all over the world (as of May 11). This is the third [...]

‘Five’ is Fast, But ‘Rio’ Hangs On as ‘Hoodwinked’ Struggles

May 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Most of the attention this weekend was on the blazing fast start for Universal’s Fast Five, which had the best opening of the year to date and Universal’s best-ever opening ever with an estimated $80 million in ticket sales. Fox’s animated feature Rio, however, held on pretty well, taking a [...]

‘Hoodwinked Too!’ Looks to Continue Toon B.O. Hot Streak

April 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

It took a while, but The Weinstein Co.’s long-in-the-works sequel to its 2005 hit Hoodwinked! is finally coming to theaters this weekend. Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil is set to play in slightly more than 2,500 theaters this weekend. A successful opening for the film would continue this year’s animated [...]