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Disney Digital Animation, Cinema Pioneer Lambert Dies
Bob Lambert, a former Disney executive who played a key role in the development of computer animation and the transition to digital cinema, died of unnamed causes Friday at the age of 55 at his home in Glendale, Calif. Lambert was a 25-year veteran of Disney, working in multiple areas [...]
CalArts Celebrates Chuck Jones’ 100th Birthday
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) celebrates the 100th birthday of animation legend Chuck Jones with a special program at the REDCAT theater in Los Angeles. At the event, John Lasseter, Disney and Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer, will provide remarks at a special screening of his favorite Chuck Jones cartoons. [...]
LAIKA’s ‘ParaNorman’ Continues Spooky Reign
LAIKA’s well-received stop-motion feature ParaNorman did respectable business at the box office during its second weekend of release, with an estimated $8.6 million. Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, the zombie-filled family movie now has a $28.3 million domestic cume and a $36 million worldwide total since its release [...]
Crystal Gives ‘Monsters University’ Mini-Scoop
A lot of folks are dying to learn more info about Pixar’s upcoming prequel to Monsters, Inc., which is set to come out on June 21, 2013. Monsters University will focus on Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James “Sully” Sullivan (John Goodman)’s earlier years, when they met for the first [...]
‘Brave’ Hits DVD, BR in November
Och aye, here’s a bonny wee announcement for ye! Fans of Disney/Pixar’s latest princess-adventurer Merida will have something to look forward to this holiday season as Disney Home launches Brave on DVD and Blu-ray on November 13. The 13th feature from Pixar Animation Studios (directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda [...]
‘ParaNorman’ Scares Up a $14 Mil Weekend
LAIKA’s acclaimed stop-motion feature ParaNorman managed to have a solid first weekend at the box office, landing in at the No. 3 spot (after The Expendables 2 and The Bourne Legacy) with a healthy $14 million total. Although experts had estimated a higher debut for the zombie-filled family entertainment, kids [...]
Disney Shuts Down Selick’s Stop-Motion Movie
Just when we thought things were going well for stop-motion animated movies, Deadline.com reports that Disney has shut down production on Henry Selick’s upcoming new project. According to the website, Selick (the Oscar-nominated helmer of beloved films such as Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach) [...]
First Look at 3rd ‘Toy Story Toon’: ‘Partysaurus Rex’
Rex, the plastic dinosaur, faces the greatest threat of all time — bath time — in Partysaurus Rex, the most-recent Toy Story Toon short, set to play in front of the Sept. 14 release of Pixar’s Finding Nemo 3D. “If you’re a bath toy you get really intense playtime. It’s [...]
Brenda Chapman Leaves Pixar for Mystery Lucasfilm Project
Brenda Chapman, who was the original director on Pixar’s Brave before being removed from the project, has reportedly left Pixar and is working as a consultant for Lucasfilm Animation. According to a post on the Pixar Portal blog, Chapman left Pixar in late July and was unable to offer any [...]
‘Avengers’ Lifts Disney’s 3Q; Whedon Agrees to Helm Sequel
Avengers is turning out to be a gift to Disney shareholders — one that looks to keep on giving. The studio announced that Joss Whedon will return to write and direct the sequel to the Marvel superhero blockbuster — by far the biggest-grossing movie of the year with $1.4 billion [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
