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FMX ’12 to Highlight VFX, Virtual Production
The 17th FMX event, the international conference on animation, effects, games and transmedia to be held May 8-11 in Stuttgart, Germany, has announced highlights of its special virtual production and visual effects programming—including looks at Avatar, Tintin and The Lorax as well as chats with ILM, Weta and more top [...]
The Red Planet Revisited!
Pixar alum Andrew Stanton’s first live-action feature John Carter delivers a stunning blend of cutting-edge CG visual effects and gritty images that are grounded in the real world. Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars novels have long been an inspiration for animators. In 1935, Bob Clampett famously tried to turn A Princess [...]
‘Tintin’ and ‘Happy Feet Two’ Dance Onto Home Video
The world’s most famous boy reporter and the return of the light-footed penguins headline a strong week for animated home video releases. Steven Spielberg directs and Peter Jackson produces The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount, $30.99 DVD, $40.99 Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, $49.99 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD combo pack), which [...]
Oscar Loves ‘Rango,’ ‘Hugo’ and ‘Lessmore’
After several months of collecting critics’ and guild trophies, Paramount’s underdog feature Rango took home the Best Animated Feature Oscar during a star-studded ceremony held at the Kodak Theater on Sunday (Feb. 25). Directed by Pirates of the Caribbean veteran Gore Verbinski and animated by the talented folks at ILM, [...]
David Stainton Leaves Paramount Animation
David Stainton has resigned from his post as president of Paramount Animation, for personal reasons. Paramount hired Stainton, head of Disney Animation from 2003 to 2006, last October to head its new in-house animation division. Adam Goodman, president of the Paramount Motion Picture Group, said: “We are grateful for the [...]
Tintin to Land on DVD/Blu-ray on March 13
Paramount Home Ent. will release Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s The Adventures of Tintin on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on March 13. Winner of the 2012 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film, The Adventures of Tintin did great at the box office in [...]
And the BAFTAS Go to ‘Rango,’ ‘Morning Stroll’
The weekly shower of big awards to Gore Verbinski’s feature Rango continued on Sunday (Feb. 12) when the quirky CG-animated movie received the Best Animated Feature BAFTA Award during a star-studded event at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. The film’s competition in this category were Steven Spielberg’s [...]
Tintin Takes Home Another Best Animated Trophy
Continuing its winning streak after taking the Golden Globe Award a week ago, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin took home the Producers Guild Award for Best Animated Feature on Saturday. The other nominees included Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss In Boots and Paramount’s Rango. [...]
BAFTA Toon Noms: ‘Tintin,’ ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘Rango’
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has nominated three features for its Best Animated Film Category. Announced Tuesday by actors Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger with BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie, the nominated films are: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg Arthur Christmas, [...]
‘Tintin’ Nabs Top Toon Honor at Golden Globes
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn scored a major notch in its awards belt by taking home the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature at a ceremony Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The film,which uses motion-capture and animation techniques, surely benefitted from the star power [...]
‘LEGO Ninjago...
The season of Cartoon Network’s Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is coming...
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9 Story Entertainment has sold the first season of its popular animated...
