Tag "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Animation Lovers’ Holiday Gift Guide

December 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We all know the trials of finding the right holiday gift for your loved ones can make December a horrible, ulcer-inducing time of the year. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite animation-related goods that will brighten anyone’s miserable winter day. Here’s to the hope [...]

Anniversaries 2012

December 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

5 Years Still Loco for Toons It seems like just yesterday that we began hearing whisperings of the Latin American animation market’s emerging promise, and a certain Gothic-inspired CG animated feature out of Mexico that was stirring antennas in the Toon Town hive. It’s hard to believe that’s it has [...]

‘Blinky Bill’ 3D Feature Adds Director, Line Producer

September 20, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Australia-based Flying Bark Productions has announced a Blinky Bill 3D feature film will commence production this year with animation veterans Alex Weight on board to direct and Marie-Cecile Dahan set as line producer. Blinky Bill is based on a classic Australian children’s book written by Dorothy Wall and first published [...]

‘Inception,’ ‘Dragon’ Top VES Awards

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

Christopher Nolan’s Inception was the big winner at last night’s Visual Effects Society Awards, taking home four honors, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture. DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon came in close behind with three awards (Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature, Outstanding Animated [...]

Academy Advances 7 in VFX Oscar Race

January 6, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven films that remain in the race for the best visual effects Oscar. They are: Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Hereafter Inception Iron Man 2 Scott Pilgrim vs the World Tron: Legacy These [...]

15 Advance in VFX Oscars Race

December 13, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed to 15 the list of contenders for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. The qualifying films are: Alice in Wonderland The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Clash of the Titans Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part [...]

‘Deathly Hallows’ Scores ‘Potter’ Series Best Opening at $125M

November 22, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The penultimate chapter in the Harry Potter saga set a series record at the box office its opening weekend, taking in an estimate $125 million. Even the domestic haul of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 was outstripped by the film’s foreign take of $205 million, giving the [...]