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Evil Eye Contributes 200 VFX Shots to ‘The Avengers’

May 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

San Francisco-based vfx house Evil Eye Pictures has contributed nearly 200 visual effects shots for the Marvel’s The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon, which opens this Friday. Weta Digital, Digital Domain, Fuel VFX, Hydraulx, ILM, Lola VFX, Cantina Creative, Luma Pictures, Mova, The Third Floor and Trixter Films were among [...]

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 [...]

Sandler, Tartakovsky Check In to Sony’s ‘Hotel Transylvania’

July 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Adam Sandler will voice the lead role of Dracula in Hotel Transylvania, a 3D animated feature film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and due for release from Sony Pictures Animation on Sept. 21, 2012. Here’s how the studio describes the feature: Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s (Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, [...]

Marvel Seeks Director for ‘Thor 2,’ Due Out July 2013

July 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Thor has proven mighty enough at the box office for Marvel Studios to give the green light to a sequel. Set for release July 26, 2013, Thor 2 is in search of a director now that Kenneth Branagh has opted out of returning for the sequel. Deadline.com reports Branagh likely [...]

Filmmakers React to Oscar Nominations

January 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

It’s always a good day when it starts off with being nominated for an Academy Award. Here’s what the filmmakers nominated for the best animated feature Oscar had to say about it. “What an honor it is to be nominated for an Academy Award!” said Dean DeBlois, the Canadian-born writer/director [...]

VES Awards Nominations Announced

January 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The nominations for the 9th annual Visual Effects Society Awards have been announced, with more than a few surprises. Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon, Toy Story 3, Shrek Forever After and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature motion [...]

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 [...]