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Home Entertainment

Obama Appears in Spider-Man Comic

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

If you collected Spider-Man comics as a kid, being featured in an issue is probably one of the coolest things that could happen to...

Home Entertainment

Azur & Asmar Gets Disc Date

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest, the latest animated feature from acclaimed French filmmaker Michel Ocelot (Kiriku and the Sorceress) will arrive on DVD...

People

Academy to Honor Mark Kimball

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to bestow the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation...

VFX

Toon Boom Acquires Cambridge Animation

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced that it has closed a definitive agreement with competitor Cambridge Animation Systems to acquire all of the Intellectual Property...

Television

Henson’s Dinosaur Stomps to PBS KIDS

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

The Jim Henson Co. has finalized an agreement with PBS KIDS to debut the new CG-animated series Dinosaur Train this fall. Created by Craig...

Television

Disney XD Launches in February

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

Disney announced that it will debut Disney XD, the boy-focused re-branding of Toon Disney, on Friday, Feb. 13 at 12 midnight (ET/PT). The girl-inclusive...

Features

Rourke May Wrestle with Iron Man

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

Hot off his career-reviving role in director Darren Aronofsky's award-winning film The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke may end up putting the smackdown on a popular...

Features

Persepolis, Bashir Up for BAFTAs

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominees for the Film Not in the English Language BAFTA Award, including two autobiographical...

Features

Verbinski Explores RPGs for Universal

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski wants to venture into the darker side of massively multiplayer online role-play games for the big screen....

Features

Nolan Up for DGA Award

Ryan Ball - January 8, 2009

A few years ago, it would have seemed far-fetched for a filmmaker to be up for major awards for directing a comic-book movie. With...

Festivals & Events

SIGGRAPH Animation Fest Expands Again

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, which opened up to the public as a full-fledged fest in 2008, will again take on an expanded role...

Home Entertainment

Lionsgate Gets Care Bears, Sushi Pack for Vid

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

Lionsgate has extended its relationship with American Greetings Properties by acquiring the exclusive North American home entertainment distribution rights to numerous Care Bears titles,...

VFX

Seven Make VFX Oscar Cut

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films made the short list in the Visual Effects category for the...

VFX

Autodesk Adds Mac Offerings

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

Autodesk Inc. announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco that it has expanded its portfolio of Macintosh 2D and 3D software...

Television

Nick Introduces Olivia

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

Author/illustrator Ian Falconer's award-winning books come to the screen as Nickelodeon adds Olivia to its preschool line-up. The new series will premiere on Monday,...

Features

Warner Puts Hex on Horton Helmer

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

Warner Bros. has tapped Horton Hears A Who! director Jimmy Hayward to direct its adaptation of the DC Comics property Jonah Hex, according to...

Features

Lasseter Gives Miyazaki’s Ponyo a Push

Ryan Ball - January 7, 2009

Pixar's John Lasseter is joining producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy in preparing the U.S. theatrical release of Ponyo on the Cliff by the...

Festivals & Events

PGA Nominates Bolt, Panda, WALL’E

Ryan Ball - January 6, 2009

The Producers Guild of America has announced nominations for its 2009 awards, singling out the producers of Disney's Bolt, DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda...

Festivals & Events