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Studios Tease ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Avengers’ Movies
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 [...]
SIGGRAPH Animation Fest Spotlights Top Talent, Projects
The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has announced its interactive sessions spotlighting some of the most innovative talent and projects in animation and visual effects. “Once again, the content in the Computer Animation Festival offers something of interest to just about everyone – from industry newbies to veterans,” said Joshua Grow, [...]
Marvel Seeks Director for ‘Thor 2,’ Due Out July 2013
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 [...]
‘Green Lantern’ Lights the B.O. Lamp with $52M Opening
The superhero visual-effects 3D extravaganza Green Lantern won the top spot at the box office this weekend even as the big-screen debut of the DC Comics hero fell slightly short of expectations for a potential major new tentpole franchise. The superhero movie took in an estimated $53 million in ticket [...]
Seeing the (Green) Light!
Sony Imageworks vfx supervisor Jim Berney and his team revisit the classic comic book and use real-world references to construct the luminous world of Green Lantern. The summer of 2011 may go down in history as the season of visually spectacular 3-D superhero movies. Following in the footsteps of Marvel [...]
‘Super 8′ Develops Box Office Lead; ‘Panda 2′ Holds Up Well
Super 8 posted decent numbers at the domestic box office this weekend — good enough for the top spot — while the foreign returns continued to give a boost to such animated fare as Kung Fu Panda 2. The J.J. Abrams-directed film earned an estimated $37 million in its opening [...]
‘X-Men’ Tops Box Office; ‘Panda’ Crosses $100M Mark
The VFX-driven superhero film X-Men: First Class handily outclassed the competition at the box office this weekend, thanks to strong reviews and good word of mouth, while DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 crossed the $100 million mark. A Fox release, X-Men: First Class sold an estimated $56 million worth [...]
‘Hangover’ Handily Beats ‘Panda’ in Sequel Faceoff
The Memorial Day weekend box office totals set a record by selling a massive $280 million worth of tickets, but the numbers fell just short of expectations for Kung Fu Panda 2. Driving the big results was The Hangover Part II. The Warner Bros. comedy was the No. 1 grosser [...]
Gnomon Gallery Spotlights ‘Art of Legacy Effects’
The Gnomon School of Visual Effects, in conjunction with the renowned artists of Legacy Effects, is hosting a showcase art exhibit titled ”The Art of Legacy Effects.” Legacy Effects is an award-winning character design, makeup, specialty prop and animatronic studio. Various artists from the studio and founders John Rosengrant and Alan Scott [...]
‘Kung Fu Panda 2′ Looks to K.O. ‘The Hangover, Part II’
Po is back and ready to turn up the heat at the box office for the Memorial Day weekend. DreamWorks Animation is unveiling its most-recent stereoscopic 3D animated feature film, Kung Fu Panda 2, starting Thursday at some 3,900 theaters, making it the biggest release going into the holiday weekend. [...]
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Boinx Unveils New Features of...
German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
