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Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]


November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]

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Box Office Gods Smile at ‘Immortals’ and ‘Puss’


November 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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It was a good weekend for Tarsem Singh’s Immortals, the vfx-laden Henry Cavill-starrer, which was the No. 1 movie at the box office and made $32 million in the U.S. and $36 million overseas. In the third spot, DreamWorks’ swash-buckling hero Puss in Boots brought in another $25.5 million, making [...]

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Spielberg’s ‘Tintin’ Gets Thumbs Up from U.S. Trades


October 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Since Steven Spielberg’s much-anticipated animated feature The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will be released in Belgium and France on Oct. 26, almost a month before its U.S. debut on Dec. 21, reviews of the film have been appearing in European journals and U.S. trades over the [...]

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Egmont is Licensing Hero for ‘Legends of Valhalla’


October 5, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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With the countdown until its domestic release, CG flick Legends of Valhalla: Thor from Icelandic studio CAOZ has found a new champion in Egmont Licensing, signing a deal to handle licensing and publishing for the highly anticipated film. Under the terms of the contract, Egmont will handle all licensing matters in [...]

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Italy’s VIEW Confab Offers ‘Tintin’ Sneak Peek


September 30, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Turin’s VIEW Conference, the Italian digital and computer animation event (Oct. 25-28) has added a special program devoted to the art and technology of Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated feature The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Wayne Stables, the film’s visual effects supervisor at Weta will give an early [...]

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Ubisoft Reveals More About Tintin Game


August 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Montpellier, France-based Ubisoft has released more information about the upcoming game based on Paramount’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Based on Herge’s renowned comic-books, the game takes players through the journeys of the globetrotting young reporter as he travels to numerous locations from the film, including [...]

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Comic-Con: Spielberg and Jackson Talk About ‘Tintin’


July 25, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image
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On Friday, Spielberg, Jackson and actor Andrew Serkis were all present to treat Hall H audiences with a sneak peak at the December Paramount release and share tidbits about the making of the movie. The panel began with Spielberg being presented with Comic-Con’s Inkpot award for achievement in film, which [...]

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New Trailer For Spielberg and Jackson’s ‘Tintin’


July 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 7 Comments divider image
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A new trailer has arrived for The Adventures Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, offering the first really good look at how the motion-capture animated feature film. Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson, this first of three planned adaptations of the beloved Herge comic book series is [...]

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‘Tintin’ Teaser and Poster Arrive


May 17, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Paramount has released the first teaser trailer and poster for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming 3-D CG performance capture feature, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. This fresh take on Belgian comic-book artist Hergé’s classic character will hit theaters December 23 of this year. Produced by Spielberg and Peter Jackson from [...]

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Shout! Factory, Nelvana Prep ‘Tintin’ DVDs


May 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Timed to coincide with the release of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming motion-capture feature, Shout! Factory and Nelvana will release the animated series The Adventures of Tintin on DVD.  Under its multi-year pact, Shout! Factory will be the exclusive home entertainment distributor for DVD to 39 episodes of the toon, which was [...]

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