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Features

Fear(s) Grips L.A., Other Cities

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2008

Following last week's opening in New York, the new French animated feature Fear(s) of the Dark (Peur(s) du noir) opens a bit wider today,...

Television

King of the Hill Shuts Down

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2008

After an impressive 13-season run, FOX's animated family comedy King of the Hill is apparently ending its run on the network. Daily Variety reports...

Features

Coraline Set Photos

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2008

The good folks at LAIKA have hooked us up with some behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Coraline a stop-motion animated feature film that...

Features

Mendes Hot for Preacher Comic

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2008

As Hollywood continues to mine comic-book stores for material, more high-profile filmmakers are getting in on the act. According to The Hollywood Reporter, director...

Festivals & Events

Niko is Top Pic at Cinekid

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2008

Magma Films' animated feature film Niko & the Way to the Stars received both the juried Lion award and the Audience Award at children's...

Home Entertainment

Batman: The Animated Series Comes Complete

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2008

Fans of producer Bruce Timm's 1990s take on the Dark Knight can look forward to next week's retail debut of Batman: The Complete Animated...

People

Guerilla FX Adds Two to Talent Roster

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2008

Visual effects, production, post finishing, design and interactive studio Guerilla FX has expanded its team with the addition of creative director/effects supervisor/director John Bair...

Festivals & Events

Oscar Deadline Looms

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2008

If you happen to be sitting on an Oscar-worthy animated feature, you're running out of time to get it to the Academy. To qualify...

Festivals & Events

Art Institute, AArmy Cruise The A1A

Ryan Ball - October 29, 2008

The Art Institute of California'Los Angeles will host the Animation Army (AArmy) monthly social networking meeting in conjunction with the Animation 21 Lecture Series...

Television

Canada’s NFB Pacts with Japan’s NHK

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), which has produced its share of Oscar-winning animated shorts, today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

People

Geffen Exits DreamWorks Animation Board

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

During Tuesday's quarterly earnings conference call, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced that DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen has stepped down from the DreamWorks Animation...

Features

Downey to Suit Up for Avengers

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

Robert Downey Jr. is committed to being billionaire genius Tony Stark and his iron-clad alter-ego for years to come. Daily Variety reports that the...

Festivals & Events

Children’s BAFTA Nominations Announced

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

Nominations are out for this year's EA British Academy Children's Awards. Set to take place on Sunday, Nov. 30, the event celebrates excellence in...

Television

New Toon Lineup Debuts on qubo

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

Kid channel qubo has announced a full slate of new TV shows and an expanded schedule designed to serve different age groups at different...

Crunchyroll Gets Toei Anime Titles

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

Leading anime producer Toei Animation Co. Ltd. has partnered with online media distribution outlet Crunchyroll to provide subscription-based and download-to-own streams of Digimon Adventure...

People

Nixon to Develop Comedies for Calon TV

Ryan Ball - October 28, 2008

Alan Nixon, former head of entertainment at Channel 5, has joined U.K. animation shop Calon TV to develop the company's comedy programming. Having worked...

Home Entertainment

Tinker Bell, Flight Before Christmas On DVD

Ryan Ball - October 27, 2008

Two direct-to-video CG-animated feature films make their retail debuts today, one far more heavily promoted than the other. Disney Home Entertainment gives Peter Pan's...

Television

Adult Swim, Burger King Seek Live-Action Carl

Ryan Ball - October 27, 2008

Adult Swim is teaming up with Burger King Corp. to find a look-alike to portray the sweaty, hairy Carl character from Aqua Teen Hunger...

Television

Starz, Raimi Take on Spartacus

Ryan Ball - October 27, 2008

Inspired by the success of Warner Bros.'s 300, Starz is mounting its own graphic-novel style sword-and-sandal epic. The company is putting a new twist...

Home Entertainment