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Intel Kicks off Mass Animation Project

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

Intel Corp. announced the start of Mass Animation, a collaborative, worldwide effort to produce a computer-generated animated short film for theatrical release. Artists around the...

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Sparx Closes Paris Toon Shop

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

Sparx, the animation company behind Exodus Films' recently distributed animated feature film Igor, is streamlining its operations as a result of the global economic...

VFX

Autodesk Completes Softimage Acquisition

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

Autodesk today announced that it has closed the acquisition of essentially all assets of Softimage, a competing developer of 3D animation and effects technology...

Home Entertainment

Michael Sporn Collection New on DVD

Ryan Ball - November 18, 2008

The films of multiple award-winning animator Michael Sporn are now available on DVD with a collector's edition box set featuring twelve of his unique,...

Home Entertainment

Warner Launches Blu-ray Site

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Warner Home Video has debuted WarnerBlu.com, a new web site that showcases Warner Bros.' catalog of movies available on Blu-ray Disc. The web destination...

Features

Star Trek Trailer Debuts

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

With new actors playing the famous crew of the Starship Enterprise, J.J. Abrams' reboot of the Star Trek franchise is sure to be polarizing....

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New Watchmen Trailer

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Warner Bros. continues to feed fanboys new footage of Watchmen, the highly anticipated feature film based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and...

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Del Toro, Henson Co. Cobbling Pinocchio

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

There's a new animated version of the Pinocchio story in development. Daily Variety reports that Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro and the Jim Henson...

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Bond Boots Madagascar

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Sony's Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond thriller starring Daniel Craig, debuted as the No. 1 movie in North America over the weekend....

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Writers Attached to Robotech Movie

Ryan Ball - November 17, 2008

Warner Bros. has hired a pair of scribes to take a whack at adapting the classic 1980s anime series Robotech for the big screen....

Features

Toei’s Pretty Cure Sits Pretty at Box Office

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Toei Animation's Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go! has hit No. 2 at box office in Japan, according to Daily Variety. The latest installment...

Television

Batman Gets Bold ‘ New Pics!

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

The new animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold kicks off tonight (Nov. 14) at 8 p.m. on Cartoon Network. The Dark Knight...

Television

Miser Brothers Coming to ABC Family

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Fans of the Rankin-Bass animated Christmas classic The Year Without a Santa Claus will remember the characters Heat Miser and Snow Miser. This holiday...

Licensing

Paramount’s Rango Available for Licensing

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Paramount Pictures has announced that it is seeking licensing partners for its upcoming animated film, Rango. Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean...

VFX

Manga Studio 4 Released For Windows

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Smith Micro Software Inc. Consumer Group today announced the availability of Manga Studio Debut 4 and Manga Studio EX 4 for Windows. The manga...

People

Fukuto Heads Animation at Film Roman

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

Film Roman, the animation house behind The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Tripping the Rift, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and a number of other series,...

Television

Marvel Hammers Out Thor Toon

Ryan Ball - November 14, 2008

With comic-book staple Thor set to hit the big screen in 2010, Marvel is set to exploit the property on TV as well. According...

Home Entertainment

Universal Acquiring Geneon

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2008

Japanese animation producer and distributor Geneon is falling under new management. Daily Variety reports that Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) is set to acquire...

Home Entertainment

Halo-8 Bites into Xombie

Ryan Ball - November 13, 2008

Halo-8 Ent. picked up worldwide distribution rights to Xombie: The Animated Series at the American Film Market (AFM). Created by James Farr, the animated...

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