Tag "Spider-Man"

Stan Lee to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award

October 18, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Entrepreneurial comic-book legend Stan Lee has been selected by the Visual Effects Society’s board of directors as the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Lee will be honored at the 10th Annual VES Awards to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 7, 2012. The Award [...]

SIGGRAPH Recruiters Hum ‘O, Canada’

August 7, 2011 by Ellen Wolff No Comments divider image

A look at which studios are looking to hire at the big CG confab. SIGGRAPH may be the preeminent annual meeting of international computer graphics cognoscenti, but they typically need to travel to a U.S. city to attend. This year’s choice of Vancouver, British Columbia seems particularly fitting, however, given [...]

Studios Tease ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Avengers’ Movies

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

Comic-Con started with comic books, and now that movies have gotten in on the act it is no surprise that the show features sneak peeks at comic-book movies. Up first is a teaser trailer from Warner Bros. for The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final film in Christopher Nolan’s [...]

Bugs, Scoob, Optimus, Bats and Spidey Make Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame

December 17, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Canadian cartoon fans have picked Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Optimus Prime, Batman and Spider-Man as the first five inductees in the Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame. The selection was determined by more than 170,000 fan votes submitted through the Canadian TV channel’s website and a Facebook app. To commemorate the inductees, Teletoon [...]