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Schools

CCS Lands Renowned Artist, Director, Educator

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Internationally renowned, award-winning designer, director, animator and educator Edward Bakst has joined The College for Creative Studies (CCS) as Chairman of the Department of...

VFX

Alias|Wavefront Names Maya Masters

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Alias|Wavefront recognizes leaders in the 3D industry with the second annual Maya Masters awards. Maya Masters are nominated by their peers and evaluated on the...

VFX

Discreet Takes 3ds max 5 On The Road

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

To promote the release of version 5 of its popular 3ds max modeling and animation software, Discreet is going on the road with a...

Festivals & Events

Harryhausen Flick Back To Attack SF

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

The 1955 sci-fi classic It Came From Beneath The Sea, featuring the stop motion wizardry of Ray Harryhausen, will kick off "Film in the...

Festivals & Events

Next Sundance Fest To Launch Animation Program

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

The 2003 Sundance Film Festival will mark the first year of the Sundance Animation Program. While animation from American and International independent filmmakers has always...

Television

Dragon Ball Z Brings Ratings Heat

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Cartoon Network’s Dragon Ball Z bowled down the competition with the launch of its eighth season on Sept. 16. The Toonami afternoon action-adventure block...

Television

Captain Sturdy Returns

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Captain Sturdy, Renegade Animation’s series about a 62-year-old superhero is up, up and away for a return engagement on Cartoon Network. The series pilot aired...

Television

Cartoon Network Makes Hole For Ricky Sprocket

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Cartoon Network will develop a new series from Oscar-winning Bob and Margaret creators Alison Snowden and David Fine. The "tweenaged" series. Ricky Sprocket, will...

Features

Hanks Aboard Polar Express

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Robert Zemeckis will direct Tom Hanks in a feature film adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's best-selling children’s book The Polar Express. The project will...

Features

Director Attached To Superman For Warner Bros.

Ryan Ball - September 27, 2002

Rush Hour 2 and Red Dragon director Brett Ratner will direct the feature film "re-imagining" of Superman for Warner Bros. The announcement was made...

Licensing

Microsoft Makes Rare $375 Million Acquisition

Ryan Ball - September 25, 2002

The Dow Jones Business News reports that Microsoft Corp. has bought British video-game developer Rare Ltd. for $375 million. Rare, which brought gamers Donkey...

Commercials

Graphics House Puts Bond In mOcean

Ryan Ball - September 25, 2002

In addition to vodka martinis (shaken not stirred), a trademark of the James Bond franchise is the cool title sequence, always involving a gun,...

Home Entertainment

Dragon’s Lair 20th Anniversary Box Set Coming

Ryan Ball - September 25, 2002

It’s been 20 years since Don Bluth’s groundbreaking laser disc arcade game Dragon's Lair started gobbling quarters. To commemorate the anniversary, Digital Leisure is...

Television

Unbound Moves Into Animation History

Ryan Ball - September 25, 2002

Los Angeles, New York and London-based Unbound has relocated its Unbound Animation Studio into the buildings occupied by Playhouse Pictures since 1952. Playhouse, which...

Features

Warner Bros. To Seal Doom Deal

Ryan Ball - September 25, 2002

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Pictures is wrapping up negotiations to produce a feature film based on id Software Inc.'s first person...

AOL Offers Exclusive Two Towers Preview

Ryan Ball - September 24, 2002

With the Dec. 18 release still months away, fans who can’t wait to get a peek at the second installment in the new Lord...

Home Entertainment

Real War Takes On Terrorism

Ryan Ball - September 24, 2002

Simon & Schuster Interactive will release the next entry in the best-selling Real War game series for PC early Oct. 2002. Real War: Rogue...

Home Entertainment

DVD Releases

Ryan Ball - September 24, 2002

The thirty-two episode DVD box set The History of Beavis and Butt-Head, scheduled for release today has been cancelled. A Paramount Home Ent. representative...

Festivals & Events