All the Pretty Digital Pictures

January 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

A passing glance at the list of the 10 features which made the vfx Oscar shortlist and will present 10-minute clips at the January 3 Bake-0ff is that many of them are returning champs. From Spider-Man and Batman to Gollum (The Hobbit), Snow White and Iron Man (The Avengers), we’ve [...]

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The Top 12 Tech Tools of 2012

December 27, 2012 by Todd Sheridan Perry 2 Comments

Our in-the-know visual effects expert and critic picks his favorite releases of the year (in no particular order!):      

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DreamWorks ‘Guardians’ Brings in $32.4 Million

November 25, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The long Thanksgiving weekend was good to DreamWorks Animation and the band of legendary childhood heroes featured in Rise of the Guardians. Directed by Peter Ramsey, the much-anticipated pic, which rated 74% on the rottentomatoes.com review site, brought in an estimated $32.6 million at the box office over the five-day [...]

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Welcome to the ‘Madagascar 3' Vs. ‘Prometheus’ Weekend

June 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

DreamWorks Animation will find out whether audiences are hungry for more madcap adventures featuring the Bronx Zoo buddies of Madagascar 3 this weekend. The third outing of the franchise, which is directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon, played at Annecy this past week and is opening wide [...]

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