Matt Groening Judges Film of the Month

August 31, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

September is Animation Takeover month at web-based independent filmmaker networking hub Shooting People, and in honor of the occasion animation luminary Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama) will be judging the site’s Film of the Month contest. Starting September 1, filmmakers are invited to upload their most impressive animations and get [...]

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Lady Gaga Gets Animated on ‘The Simpsons’

August 23, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 6 Comments

Just when we thought that every celebrity in the world has already guest starred on The Simpsons, we learn that Lady Gaga has been added to the already-colorful guest list of the long-running FOX TV series. According to ew.com, the best-selling recording artist will pop up on an episode in [...]

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Meledandri to Produce Uglydoll Feature

May 25, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Illumination Entertainment president Chris Meledandri will produce a new CG-animated feature based on the Uglydoll franchise, reports Deadline Hollywood. According to Michael Fleming, Meledandri has acquired the rights for the characters created by husband-and-wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Larry Stuckey (Meet the Fockers, Elling) will write the script, [...]

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‘Family Guy’ Springs Jedi ‘Trap’; ‘Futurama Vol. 5′ Arrives

December 20, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

It’s a battle of the sci-fi funny bones this week in home entertainment, as  Seth MacFarlane and company parody Return of the Jedi while the most-recent volume of Matt Groening’s Futurama also takes off. In Family Guy: It’s a Trap! (Fox, $22.98 DVD, $29.99 Blu-ray), the circle is completed as [...]

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