Tag: Warner Bros.
So Jack and the Giant Haven’t Slayed ‘Em
Okay, I’m not here this week to heap any untoward abuse onto Warner Bros.’ CG/vfx extravaganza, Jack the Giant Slayer, whose beanstalk has so...
‘Giant Slayer’ Shows Little Strength at the B.O.
Bryan Singer’s vfx-laden take on the fairy tale classic Jack the Giant Slayer failed to work its magic on the U.S. box office numbers...
The Unkindest Oscar Cut of All
The Academy Awards are over for another year, and as often happens, some of the occurrences taking place behind the scenes were potentially more...
Casting a Visual Spell
The new adaptation of young adult best-seller Beautiful Creatures aims for magical effects that don’t remind viewers of other movies about teens with special...
Imageworks Adds Dowdeswell, Nichols to Vancouver Studio
Sony Pictures Imageworks has further plumped up its Vancouver, Canada vfx and digital character animation studio (established in 2010) with the appointment of Jason...
Bardel Collaborating with Frank Saperstein
Canada’s award-winning animation and digital media studio Bardel Entertainment, Inc. has entered into a non-exclusive partnership with L.A.-based, Emmy-nominated toon vet Frank Saperstein and...
Aron Warner Hired as Reel FX’s President of Animation
Dallas-based animation and live-action studio Reel FX has announced that Aron Warner, the Oscar-winning producer the Shrek features has joined the company as president...
‘Hotel Transylvania’ Opens for DVD/Blu-ray Business
Genndy Tartakovsky’s blockbuster comedy Hotel Transylvania arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today, after making over $324 million worldwide. The Sony Animation feature, which began...
Nic Mathieu to Direct Warner’s ‘Robotech’ Movie
Warner Bros. has signed commercials director Nic Mathieu to direct its much-anticipated live-action movie of Robotech. The film will be produced by Akiva Goldsman...
A Legendary ‘Calamity’
I am writing this week's blog on the day that President Barack Obama is being sworn in for his second term. What has that to...
DVD Picks: Iron Man, Young Justice and Wild Kratts
It’s not a huge week for animated DVD/Blu-ray releases, but there are enough good titles out there to keep the die-hard toon fans happy.
For...
The Russians Love Their ‘Ice Age’ Too!
The number-one movie at the Russian box office in 2012 was the Fox/Blue Sky blockbuster toon Ice Age: Continental Drift, with $50.1 million in...
WB Announces Hanna-Barbera Animation Honorship
Warner Bros. Animation has announced the details about its 2013 Hanna-Barbera Honorship. The program, which was established in 2005, is open to graduating high...
Clips: Key Voicers Discuss ‘Dark Knight Returns Pt. 2'
Warner Bros. has released three cool new interviews with the voice stars of the hotly anticipated finale to director Jay Oliva’s animated feature adaptation...
Gollum, You Never Looked Better!
The Hobbit’s vfx supervisor Joe Letteri talks about the vfx challenges of returning to J.R.R. Tolkien’s world nine years after the last Lord of...
All the Pretty Digital Pictures
A passing glance at the list of the 10 features which made the vfx Oscar shortlist and will present 10-minute clips at the January...
Pittsburg Animator Leland Hartman Dies at 82
Former Disney and Warner Bros. animator Leland “Lee” Hartman passed away at a nursing facility in Glen Hazel, PA on Dec. 24. He was...
‘The Hobbit’ Passes the $500 Million Benchmark
Warner Bros. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office in less than two weeks at...
One ‘Hobbit’ to Rule the Box Office
Warner Bros. had another great weekend with its tentpole pic The Hobbit sitting on top of the charts, with another $36.7 million at the...
Remembering Richard Stone
Some eighty years ago, after it was decided that cartoons should be heard as well as seen, the song scores in many cases became...
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