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U.K.’s Moviehouse Entertainment is shopping the upcoming animated feature The...
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Spidey Beats Batman in China
To limit the grosses of American movies, China Film Group opened Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man on the same day as Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight Rises on Monday (August 17) in China. However, both blockbusters fared OK as Spider-Man grossed $5.46 million while The Dark Knight ended up in the [...]
‘Rango,’ ‘Hugo’ Win Big at VES Awards
Gore Verbinski’s underdog hero Rango continued its winning streak last night at the 10th Annual VES Awards. Only a few nights after taking home four Annie Awards, the Paramount/ILM feature added four VES Awards to its list of wins, including the honors for Supporting VFX, Virtual Cinematography, Animated Character and [...]
Animation Oscar Nominees React to Happy News
We were lucky enough to catch up with some of the talented artists who were nominated for Oscars this morning. Here is what they had to say about waking up and getting the big courtship call from Mr. Oscar himself! Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of Kung Fu Panda 2: “I [...]
2011 Animated Oscar Noms Offer Surprises
The nominees for the 84th annual Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, with the best animated feature race falling to A Cat in Paris Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (GKids) Chico & Rita Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (GKids) Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson (DreamWorks) Puss In Boots Chris [...]
Five Animated Features Make the BAFTA List
The long list of nominees for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards were revealed yesterday. The BAFTA Animated Feature category includes The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Gnomeo and Juliet, Puss in Boots and Rango. It’s interesting to note that the Brits opted for Arthur Christmas and Gnomeo and [...]
Academy Trims VFX List to 10
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 films that remain in the running for nominations in the Visual Effects category at the 84th Oscars this year. The films are, in alphabetical order: All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 10-minute [...]
15 Pics Make the First VFX Oscar List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films have been selected for consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 84th Academy Awards: The films are listed below in alphabetical order, followed by releasing studio in the U.S. In early January, the members of the [...]
Question for the Week of August 29 2011
Now that we’ve passed the mid-year mark, which one of the following vfx-driven movies do you think will do best during the awards season? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows 2 The Rise of the Planet of the Apes Captain America X-Men: First Class Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Your Essential SIGGRAPH ’11 Tip Sheet
There are probably hundreds of good reasons why you should check out this year’s SIGGRAPH Expo in Vancouver (Aug. 7-11), but we want to make sure you don’t miss out on some of the big highlights. So, here’s a little list that you can tear out of the mag and [...]
Will Moviegoers Go for ‘Apes’ Again?
Fox is hoping that audiences will be hungry for its prequel to the 1968 cult classic as Rise of the Planet of the Apes hits the screens this Friday (August 5). Showcasing the talents of James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Tom Felton and performance capture master Andy Serkis as [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
