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Video Games

Lawmakers Take Aim at Violent Games

Ryan Ball - July 8, 2004

The video game industry has long been criticized for violent content, most recently in the wake of the Columbine High School shootings. Now The...

Home Entertainment

New Preschool Series Bumblz to Video

Ryan Ball - July 7, 2004

Vancouver-based Bumblz Media Inc. has launched its Bumblz animated preschool series with its first direct-to-video release, Bumblz' Clubhouse Friends. The company established a website...

Television

National Geographic Animates Adventures In Color

Ryan Ball - July 7, 2004

National Geographic Television & Film's (NGT&F) Kids' Programming and Production unit has optioned the acclaimed Adventures In Color children's book series and plans to...

Features

Spider-Man 2 Slinging to IMAX

Ryan Ball - July 7, 2004

The biggest movie at the box office is about to get even bigger. Imax Corp. and Sony Corp.'s Columbia Pictures said Wednesday that the...

Video Games

Two Million Spider-Man 2 Games Shipped

Ryan Ball - July 7, 2004

With great power comes great responsibility. Gamers everywhere are learning that as they get behind the mask and control a superhero's every move in...

Video Games

QuakeCon to Host First DOOM 3 Deathmatch

Ryan Ball - July 7, 2004

The first-ever DOOM 3 Deathmatch Championship will be held at the 9th Annual QuakeCon video game festival and tournament, taking place Aug. 12-15 at...

Festivals & Events

Five Shorts Competing for Cartoon D’or

Ryan Ball - July 6, 2004

Five European short films will compete for top honors during this year's Cartoon Forum, taking place Sept. 22-25 in Santiago de Compostela. Finalists for...

Home Entertainment

Never Fear, DC’s Classic Collection Is Here

Ryan Ball - July 6, 2004

If Spider-Man 2 has you craving more superhero action, Warner Bros. Home Video has just the prescription with today's release of the first two...

Home Entertainment

Scholastic Draws Up Comic Book Unit

Ryan Ball - July 6, 2004

Scholastic, home of such animated properties as the Magic School Bus and Clifford the Big Red Dog, has announced plans to expand its publishing...

Home Entertainment

DECODE’s Save-Ums! Scooped Up By France 5

Ryan Ball - July 6, 2004

DECODE Ent.'s 3D-animated preschool series The Save-Ums! is about to get more exposure in France. Broadcaster France 5 has acquired the first season, consisting...

Features

Amazing Weekend for Spider-Man

Ryan Ball - July 6, 2004

Sony Pictures' Spider-Man 2 has met or exceeded the expectations of most fans, and it certainly hasn't disappointed studio execs. After breaking records with...

Features

Brando’s Last Role is Animated

Ryan Ball - July 6, 2004

As the film industry and fans the world over mourn the death of legendary actor Marlon Brando, Daily Variety reports that the star of...

Star Wars Fan Film Finalists Named

Ryan Ball - July 2, 2004

Atom Films has posted the finalists in this year's official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Among the crop of 20 fan-produced spoofs and tributes...

VFX

ReelSmart Motion Blur Pro 3.0 Released for Shake.

Ryan Ball - July 2, 2004

Vision Effects has added ReelSmart Motion Blur Pro version 3.0 to its popular Shake plug-in set. ReelSmart Motion Blur (RSMB) automatically tracks every pixel...

Home Entertainment

Free Comic Book Day

Ryan Ball - July 2, 2004

This holiday weekend, comic book fans can celebrate independence from their wallets because they won't be needed to pick up some cool new editions....

Television

Lanterna Magica Hatches Gino the Chicken

Ryan Ball - July 2, 2004

Italian animation studio Lanterna Magica, in association with studios Enarmonia and Melazeta, will produce 52 episodes of a new series titled Gino the Chicken....

Television

Ex-Late Night Producer Joins Carey’s Green Screen

Ryan Ball - July 2, 2004

Having spent seven years on CBS' Late Show With David Letterman, Emmy-winning producer Robert Morton is anything but green. He will, however, be seeing...

Festivals & Events

Ghost In The Shell 2 Sneak Peek at Anime Expo

Ryan Ball - July 1, 2004

DreamWorks's Go Fish Pictures, the U.S. distributor of the much anticipated Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence, will be at Anime Expo 2004 in...

Festivals & Events

Spidey Sequel Shatters First Day Records

Ryan Ball - July 1, 2004

According to Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com), Sony Picture's Spider-Man 2 netted a stunning $40.5 million on Wednesday, claiming the biggest first day take in...

Home Entertainment