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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,...

VFX

Eden FX Puts CG Chills in Ghost Whisperer

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2008

Hollywood-based visual effects studio Eden FX helped to create the most vfx-laden episode of the hit CBS TV series Ghost Whisperer. For the installment...

Video Games

Atari Brings Back Riddick

Ryan Ball - October 30, 2008

It's likely that we'll never again see actor Vin Diesel as futuristic anti-hero Richard B. Riddick on the big screen, but the character is...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Home Entertainment

Journey, Polar Express Bring 3-D Experience Home

Ryan Ball - October 27, 2008

If you missed Walden Media's and New Line Cinema's Journey to the Center of the Earth in theaters, you can now pick up the...

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...

Television