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A Grand Adventure
Global sensation Tintin finally arrives in America, thanks to a spectacular movie directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson. Spielberg, Jackson, Tintin. Those three names alone are enough to spark the imagination of anyone who has been fortunate enough to read Belgian artist Hergé’s internationally renowned comic books. [...]
Hot New Discs: ‘Adventures of Tintin,’ ‘Ice Age Special’
If the upcoming Steven Spielberg upcoming feature The Adventures of Tintin has whetted your appetite for other versions of Herge’s comicbook character, we’ve got just the DVD for you this week. Shout Factory! has released a new disc featuring Season One of Nelvana’s traditionally animated series based on the franchise, [...]
Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]
Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]
Box Office Gods Smile at ‘Immortals’ and ‘Puss’
It was a good weekend for Tarsem Singh’s Immortals, the vfx-laden Henry Cavill-starrer, which was the No. 1 movie at the box office and made $32 million in the U.S. and $36 million overseas. In the third spot, DreamWorks’ swash-buckling hero Puss in Boots brought in another $25.5 million, making [...]
‘Puss’ Stomps to $34M Debut; ‘Tintin’ Impresses Overseas
Two toons won the two different box office races this weekend, with DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots topping the domestic rankings and breaking a Halloween weekend record, while The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was the top film in the rest of the world. Puss in Boots [...]
Fans Flock to ‘Tintin’ in France and Belgium
Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin is doing fantastique business in France and Belgium, bringing in $4.7 million in ticket sales since its Wednesday opening in theaters. Variety reports that the Sony, which is distributing the film in Europe (except the U.K. where it’s handled by Paramount), is expecting Tintin [...]
Spielberg’s ‘Tintin’ Gets Thumbs Up from U.S. Trades
Since Steven Spielberg’s much-anticipated animated feature The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will be released in Belgium and France on Oct. 26, almost a month before its U.S. debut on Dec. 21, reviews of the film have been appearing in European journals and U.S. trades over the [...]
Ubisoft Reveals More About Tintin Game
Montpellier, France-based Ubisoft has released more information about the upcoming game based on Paramount’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Based on Herge’s renowned comic-books, the game takes players through the journeys of the globetrotting young reporter as he travels to numerous locations from the film, including [...]
Comic-Con: Spielberg and Jackson Talk About ‘Tintin’
On Friday, Spielberg, Jackson and actor Andrew Serkis were all present to treat Hall H audiences with a sneak peak at the December Paramount release and share tidbits about the making of the movie. The panel began with Spielberg being presented with Comic-Con’s Inkpot award for achievement in film, which [...]
New Trailer For Spielberg and Jackson’s ‘Tintin’
A new trailer has arrived for The Adventures Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, offering the first really good look at how the motion-capture animated feature film. Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, this first of three planned adaptations of the beloved Herge comic book series is [...]
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