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Features

Miramax Greenlights Third Bionicle Feature

Ramin Zahed - July 28, 2003

Some toys have all the luck. Even before their first two films have been released, Lego Media's best-selling Bionicle toys have got the go-ahead...

Festivals & Events

Hollywood’s Hypefest Makes a Splash This Weekend

Ramin Zahed - July 25, 2003

It's still not too late to buy tickets for this weekend's Hypefest, an ultra-cool showcase of shorts, commercials, promos, music videos and animated projects....

Television

Boy, Howdy: Fox Extends King’s Reign

Ramin Zahed - July 24, 2003

It looks like Hank, Peggy and Bobby Hill are going to have a lot of more Texan-style adventures at least through the May of...

Television

Stvdio Media Goes Bonkers for Bollywood

Ramin Zahed - July 17, 2003

You know something is red hot when cable stations pay homage to it in their I.D. spots. The latest example for this trend is...

Festivals & Events

Mmmmm, Art! Simpson’s Production Exhibit Draws Crowds

Ramin Zahed - June 20, 2003

If you feel like admiring a rare Homer Simpson cel up close, or thinking about buying a loved one a Springfieldian storyboard, then get...

Features

The Hulk Threatens to Smash Up the Box Office

Ramin Zahed - June 20, 2003

The coming attractions didn't do the film justice. At least, that's how many of the critics and early audiences who have seen Ang Lee's...

Television

Spike Gives TNN a $16.8 Million Headache

Ramin Zahed - June 19, 2003

Spike Lee's suit against TNN is costing the company 16.8 million this week, according to the cable outfit. The network was barred from using...

Festivals & Events

Tim Tom Takes Prix Ars Electronica’s Top Prize

Ramin Zahed - June 6, 2003

Romain Segaud and Cristel Pougeoise's Tim Tom, a charming short about two spiral-bound writing pads and their quest to meet each other, has won...

Licensing

Marvin and Daffy Go to Mars, For Real!

Ramin Zahed - June 3, 2003

Just in time for the debut of the new Duck Dodgers series on Cartoon Network (August), Warner Bros. announces that Marvin the Martian and...

Home Entertainment

The Animatrix and South Park: Season 2 Offer DVD Relief

Ramin Zahed - June 3, 2003

With the dog days of summer reruns upon us, it's a relief to know that there are several must-see DVDs and videos ready to...

Features

Will Nemo’s Success Put a Damper on Disney/Pixar Talks?

Ramin Zahed - June 3, 2003

Now that Andrew Stanton's Finding Nemo blew all the competition out of the water with a $70.2 million gross this past weekend, insiders are...

People

Sesame Opens New Doors to Van Roden

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

Pete van Roden has been named the new VP of themed entertainment at nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop. The newly created position will report...

Festivals & Events

Gollum Takes Home Another Precious Prize

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

For the second year in a row, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson's Middle-earth epic scored the Best Movie Prize at the MTV Movie...

Television

Big Weekend for Small-Screen Toons

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

While Finding Nemo was the center of attention this past weekend, two small-screen toons also managed to get the limelight from audiences. Nickelodeon unveiled the...

Television

TOKYOPOP Launches 2nd Stars of Manga Competition

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

Los Angeles-based anime and manga house TOKYOPOP has announced the launch of its second Rising Stars of Manga contest (June 1 - September 1,...

Television

Scholastic Announces New Latino-Themed Toon for 2004

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

At a time when most art funding is being slashed by the government, it's a relief to see the Corp. for Public Broadcasting donating...

Features

Disney/Pixar’s Fish Tale Scales New Heights

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

Finding Nemo, Disney/Pixar's whopper of a CG toon about a clownfish's search for his lost son, made a big splash at the U.S. box...

Features

Blade III Sharpens Its Teeth

Ramin Zahed - June 2, 2003

The third installment of the Blade franchise will be written and directed by David Goyer, who penned the first two installments, Variety reports. Goyer...

Features

Robota Gets Closer to Full Assembly

Ramin Zahed - May 23, 2003

With all the press gathered at the Cannes Festival, French animation studio Sparx is making more noise about completing director Doug Chiang's $50 million...

Festivals & Events

Annecy’s Animated French Revolution

Ramin Zahed - May 19, 2003

Judging from the number of high-quality projects that are unspooling at this year's edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 2-7), you...

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