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Eight Crazy Nights Soundtrack In Four Wacky Weeks

Ryan Ball - October 24, 2002

The soundtrack album from Adam Sandler’s eagerly awaited first full-length animated feature, Eight Crazy Nights, will hit stores on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Columbia Records will...

Television

Cartoon Network U.K. Fabricates Spicy Girl Band

Ryan Ball - October 24, 2002

From the nation that brought us the Spice Girls comes a whole different kind of girl band. The Vbirds, Cartoon Network U.K.’s first ever...

Features

Group Fights To "Save Harry" From Big Soda

Ryan Ball - October 24, 2002

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books have been praised for getting kids excited about reading. But if Coca-Cola has its way, the upcoming film, Harry...

VFX

New Server Out of BOXX

Ryan Ball - October 23, 2002

BOXX Technologies has introduced its latest solution for production environments requiring high-bandwidth access to large volumes of content. ServerBOXX is a deskside or rackmountable...

People

Nelvana CEO Hirsh Steps Down

Ryan Ball - October 23, 2002

Corus Ent. announced today that Michael Hirsh is stepping down as ceo of Nelvana Limited, the company's wholly owned subsidiary. He will remain with...

Home Entertainment

Riverdeep Takes Liberty’s Kids Interactive

Ryan Ball - October 23, 2002

Riverdeep Inc. has released an interactive CD-ROM to complement DIC’s new animated series Liberty's Kids, airing on PBS. Marketed under The Learning Company brand,...

Television

Deal Puts CG Fantasy In Motion

Ryan Ball - October 23, 2002

Malaysian-based 3D animation company Persistence of Vision (POV) has entered into a co-development agreement with Village Prods. to create a CG television show based...

Home Entertainment

Chuck Jones Doc Hits DVD

Ryan Ball - October 22, 2002

Chuck Jones — Extremes & In-Betweens, A Life In Animation is now available on DVD from Warner Home Video. Featuring words of admiration from...

Festivals & Events

Nightmare Grips Hollywood; Limited Engagement, Oct. 25-31 At The El Capitan Theater

Ryan Ball - October 22, 2002

Tim Burton’s stop motion animated musical classic The Nightmare Before Christmas has become a holiday tradition for all ages. This Halloween, the historic El...

Television

Mr Dink Takes Int’l Fest

Ryan Ball - October 22, 2002

The Mr Dink Show, a Flash for broadcast animation series from Bardel Ent., picked up the Grand Jury Prize for Animation in the New...

Television

Adult’s Swim All Week

Ryan Ball - October 22, 2002

Cartoon Network’s hugely popular weekend late-night "Adult Swim" block will be expanded to Sunday through Thursday beginning Jan. 12. The expansion is a reflection...

Features

Sony Animation Paws First Acquisition

Ryan Ball - October 22, 2002

According to The Hollywood Reporter, newly formed Sony Pictures Animation has acquired its first feature property. The Fast and the Furious scribe Gary Scott...

Video Games

Russia To Go Postal

Ryan Ball - October 21, 2002

The maniac mail carrier known as the Postal Dude is taking his rage to Red Square. Video game developer Running With Scissors announced that...

VFX

3dBob Makes TV "Stinkas"

Ryan Ball - October 21, 2002

If you’ve ever watched The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public or half a dozen other series developed by David E. Kelley, you’re no doubt...

Home Entertainment

Wild Thornberrys To Swing Into Record Stores

Ryan Ball - October 21, 2002

Nearly a month before The Wild Thornberrys Movie hits theaters on Dec. 20, fans can get a preview of one of the film’s highlights,...

Television

Sesame Workshop Hammers Out International Deals

Ryan Ball - October 21, 2002

Following a successful MIPCOM showing, nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop continues to extend its programming to major broadcasters around the world. Sesame Street will return...

Features

Ring Circles Competition, Jonah on The Rise

Ryan Ball - October 21, 2002

The Ring, DreamWorks’ remake of the 1998 Japanese phenomenon Ringu, was golden at the boxoffice over the weekend. The supernatural chiller, featuring visual effects...

People

Sesame Workshop Names Ming COO

Ryan Ball - October 18, 2002

Gary E. Knell, president and ceo of Sesame Workshop, has named Melvin Ming chief operating officer. In the position, Ming will serve an aggressive content...

Festivals & Events

4th Int’l Animation Technologies Forum/Cartoon Master

Ryan Ball - October 18, 2002

The 4th Int’l Animation Technologies Forum/Cartoon Master event will be held on Nov. 14-16 in Angoulême, France in the building housing the Centre National...

Television