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Home Entertainment

Adult TV Toons Abound on Disc

Ryan Ball - January 6, 2009

Put the kids to bed and dig into this week's pile of animated home video releases. On offer are Duckman: Season Three and Four,...

aniBoom Awards Favor Voodoo

Ryan Ball - January 6, 2009

Sebastian's Voodoo from Joaquin Baldwin of Sherman Oaks, Calif. was named the grand prize winner of the third annual aniBoom Awards, a kudo fest...

Features

Monsters vs. Aliens Goes Long for Super Bowl

Ryan Ball - January 6, 2009

DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures hope to score big with a 90-second Super Bowl spot for the upcoming animated feature Monsters vs. Aliens. According...

Features

Pegg, Frost Join TinTin Cast

Ryan Ball - January 6, 2009

British comedic actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who appeared together in the cult hits Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, have reportedly...

Festivals & Events

Critics Choose to Waltz with Bashir

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

As Israel continues its controversial push into Gaza, Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman's animated documentary about a previous Israeli invasion, has been named Best...

Licensing

Fisher-Price Toys with HIT’s Thomas

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

Children's entertainment producer and rights owner HIT Ent. has appointed Fisher-Price Inc. as the global master toy licensee for the leading preschool property Thomas...

Television

Gromit Special Scores Big for BBC

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

Aardman Animation's new television special Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death brought The BBC a merry Christmas. According to Daily Variety,...

Television

Airdate for Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

Spike TV will premiere the new two-hour animated movie Afro Samurai: Resurrection on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). Produced by Japanese studio...

Features

9 Trailer Emerges

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

Having attracted the attention of filmmaker Tim Burton, director Shane Acker's award-winning CG-animated short film, 9, is coming to the big screen this year....

Features

Madagascar Holds Overseas B.O. Lead

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa had a great holiday run, leading the foreign box office for a third consecutive week. The sequel has...

Features

Universal Has Best Year with Mummy, Wanted, Hulk

Ryan Ball - January 5, 2009

The vfx-driven fantasy The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and the comic-book adaptations Wanted and The Incredible Hulk contributed greatly to giving Universal...

Features

Decent Bow for Despereaux

Ryan Ball - December 22, 2008

Universal's CG-animated family feature The Tale of Despereaux earned an estimated $10.5 million over the weekend to open at No. 3 at the North...

Features

Spirit, Bashir Open for X-Mas

Ryan Ball - December 22, 2008

Having co-directed with Robert Rodriguez the filmed adaptation of his graphic novel Sin City, Frank Miller makes his eagerly awaited solo directorial debut with...

Festivals & Events

Canemaker Animates South Beach Fest

Ryan Ball - December 19, 2008

The South Beach Int'l Animation Film Festival announced that Oscar-winning animation legend John Canemaker will be a guest of honor at the next annual...

Television

Disney Revs Up Kid Knievel

Ryan Ball - December 19, 2008

Walt Disney Television Animation has begun production on Kid Knievel, a 2D-animated comedy series about a 12-year-old boy who aspires to become the world's...

Features

Chow Exits Green Hornet

Ryan Ball - December 19, 2008

Stephen Chow, director and star of the breakout hits Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, is no longer helming Columbia Pictures' The Green Hornet....

Video Games

EA Increases Layoff Figures

Ryan Ball - December 19, 2008

Video game developer/publisher Electronic Arts Inc. today announced further details on a restructuring plan, which will include consolidating facilities and reducing the work force...

Festivals & Events