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Features

Santa Toon Coming from Hyde Park, Toonz, Gang of 7

Ryan Ball - November 10, 2008

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, a book by Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum, is being made into CG-animated feature by...

Features

Imagi Inks Astro Boy Licensing Deals

Ryan Ball - November 10, 2008

Imagi Studios announced today that it has signed worldwide licensing agreements with American Greetings, Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Jazwares Inc., D3Publisher and IDW Publishing...

Features

New Up Trailer Floated Online

Ryan Ball - November 10, 2008

Pixar devotees eager to get a look at more footage from director Pete Docter's upcoming buddy adventure toon can catch the new trailer for...

Festivals & Events

14 Toons Eligible for Oscar

Ryan Ball - November 10, 2008

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has identified 14 animated features eligible for Academy Awards consideration. From this list, three titles will...

FUNimation Brings Anime to Hulu

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

Leading anime distributor FUNimation Ent. has officially launched its programming partnership with online video service Hulu (www.hulu.com). Debuting this week are installments of Shuffle,...

Television

CW Clips Robin’s Wings

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

DC Comics fans won't be seeing Robin The Boy Wonder on the small screen as planned. Daily Variety reports that The CW and Warner...

Television

Drinky Crow to Fly on Adult Swim

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

Cartoon Network's Adult Swim will debut the new animated series The Drinky Crow Show on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT). The show...

Television

Alphanim Sells Gawayn to Disney Latin America

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

Alphanim has sold its new animated series, Gawayn, to The Walt Disney Co. Latin America. Co-produced with Mondo TV France, Gawayn is Alphanim's first...

Features

Madagascar Escapes 2 Theaters

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

The DreamWorks Animation sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa opens in more than 4,000 theaters in North America today, kicking off what is sure to...

Video Games

Brash Ent. Lays Off Employees

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

Brash Ent., a video game publisher that specializes in licensed movie properties, has reportedly fallen on hard times. Daily Variety reports that the company...

Video Games

Midway Welcomes New Chairman

Ryan Ball - November 7, 2008

Peter C. Brown has been named chairman of the board of directors at Midway Games Inc. following the resignation of Shari E. Redstone. Brown...

Licensing

ER, Penguin Tell Tinga Tinga Tales

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2008

Entertainment Rights (ER) has signed a global publishing deal with the Penguin Group for its new pre-school brand, Tinga Tinga Tales. Puffin Books will...

Home Entertainment

Popeye Shorts Muscle to Disc

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2008

Our weekly DVD release coverage would not be complete without a mention of Popeye the Sailor 1941-1943. This Warner Home Video release includes 32...

Features

Boorman to Helm Animated Oz

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2008

Digital wizards are bringing L. Frank Baum's Oz back to the screen with a major director set to make his animation debut. Daily Variety...

Features

Toon Talent Travels with Gulliver for Fox

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2008

Shark Tale director Rob Letterman is attached to direct a new version of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels from a script by Shrek writer Joe...

Features

Gods, Titans Clash Heats Up

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2008

Ancient mythology returns to the big screen in two major motion pictures set to battle for moviegoer moolah. Relativity's War of the Gods and...

VFX

NVIDIA Debuts New Quadro Products

Ryan Ball - November 6, 2008

NVIDIA Corp. today announced NVIDIA Quadro FX 470, the first integrated professional motherboard GPU, and NVIDIA Quadro FX 370 Low Profile (Quadro FX 370...

Home Entertainment