Visual FX and Tech
The Way of the Samurai: BTS of ‘Snake Eyes’ with VFX Supe Olaf Wendt
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Television
Totally Spies Movie Snoops to Cartoon Network
July 25, 2005In response to fan demand, Clover, Alex and Sam are set to make their feature-length debut...
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Home Entertainment
Shrek, Shark Swim to GBA Video
July 25, 2005The DreamWorks animated hits Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale will soon be entertaining viewers on...
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Gaming
EA Grasps Tolkien’s Rings
July 25, 2005Video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) has published several big titles based on Peter Jackson’s filmed...
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Features
The Island Emerges in Theaters
July 22, 2005Though its animated Madagascar is still pulling in the bucks in theatrical release, this weekend DreamWorks...
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Features
Burton Picks up a 9
July 22, 2005As his Corpse Bride gets set to hit theaters in September, director/producer Tim Burton plans to...
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Television
G4 Calls for Toon Shorts
July 22, 2005G4–videogame tv is set to launch a new animated shorts series this August and is looking...
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Festivals and Events
Selick, Canemaker Moons Rise at Ottawa
July 22, 2005The Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival (OIAF) has announced the slate of films selected to screen in...
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People
Disney’s Harrison Ventures to VP Gig
July 22, 2005Will Harrison, formerly director of ventures & business development for Walt Disney Television International Europe, Middle...
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Gaming
THQ’s Destroy All Humans! Movie Bound
July 22, 2005Video game publisher THQ’s Destroy All Humans! has been out only a few weeks but it’s...
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Features
Hanks, WB Get Antsy for IMAX
July 21, 2005As The Polar Express gets set to make another run in IMAX theaters this Thanksgiving, star...
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Television
Elastic Rights Stretches ToddWorld to Iberia
July 21, 2005Through a deal struck with U.S. companies Taffy Ent. and Suppertime, Madrid-based brand management company Elastic...
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Television
Sundance Has Animal Attraction for BBC Toon
July 21, 2005Sundance Channel has acquired U.S. television rights to the BBC animated series I Am Not an...
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Home Entertainment
BKN Inks U.S. Distrib Deal
July 21, 2005BKN International A.G., the global animation company behind such series as Legend of the Dragon and...
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Gaming
Circuit City Scraps GTA
July 21, 2005Major electronics retailer Circuit City has announced plans to remove Rockstar Games best-selling Grand Theft Auto:...
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Features
Liotta Enlisted for Boll’s Dungeon Siege
July 20, 2005Actor Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, Narc, Identity) has signed on for director Uwe Boll’s feature film adaptation...
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Television
RTL Buys out U.K.’s Five
July 20, 2005Leading German broadcaster/content provider RTL Group has agreed to acquire the remaining 35.4% of shares in...
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Festivals and Events
Women In Animation Meet at SIGGRAPH
July 20, 2005As this year’s SIGGRAPH gets set to kick off on July 31 at the Los Angeles...
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People
James "Scotty" Doohan Beamed Up
July 20, 2005Our readers who are avid fans of science-fiction are no doubt saddened by the passing of...
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Gaming
EA to Release Valve Games
July 20, 2005Electronic Arts and Half-Life developer Valve have entered a multi-year, worldwide distribution agreement. The first two...
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Features
Buscemi, Cleese, Leno Join Exodus to Igor
July 19, 2005Steve Buscemi, John Cleese and Jay Leno have joined Christian Slater in the cast of Exodus...
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Features
Monster House to Pack 3-D Thrills
July 19, 2005Like The Polar Express before it, Robert Zemeckis’ latest CG project, Monster House, will be presented...
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Features
Bros. Warner, Weinstein Team for Turtles
July 19, 2005Michaelangelo, Donatello, Raphael and Leonardo are a step closer to making their big-screen debut as computer-animated...
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Features
Vinton Changes Name, Sneaks Moongirl
July 19, 2005Vinton Studios, which was acquired by Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight in 2003, is finally...
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Television
[adult swim] Visits The Boondocks in October
July 19, 2005Cartoon Network announced that Aaron McGruder’s award-winning, politically charged comic strip, The Boondocks, will premiere on...
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Television
BRATZ Dolled Up for Fall TV Debut
July 19, 2005Those four gals who dared challenge Barbie in the fashion doll biz are taking their love...
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Home Entertainment
Constantine, Crow Give ’em Hell on Disc
July 19, 2005Timed perfectly to catch Comic-Con attendees as they return home from San Diego, a pair of...
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Features
A Sweet Weekend for Charlie and Harry
July 18, 2005Despite some mixed reviews, Tim Burton’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, took in a sweet $55.4...
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Television
Aardman Picks Up Belgian Panic
July 18, 2005It looks like Cowboy, Indian and Horse have a new home. After spotting Vincent Tavier and...
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Festivals and Events
Groening Draws Crowd at Comic-Con
July 18, 2005The Simpsons creator Matt Groening was joined by producers, writers and other members of his merry...
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Festivals and Events
Harryhausen Animates Comic-Con
July 18, 2005Legendary stop-motion animator and visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen made an appearance at the San Diego...
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