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VFX

Power Solids, Booleans for Rhino 2.0

Ryan Ball - June 26, 2003

nPower Software has released Power Solids 1.1 and Power Booleans 1.1 with support for Rhino 2.0 and 3.0. Power Booleans supports polygonal and NURBS...

Features

Nemo Down the Toilet?

Ryan Ball - June 26, 2003

First 101 Dalmatians inspired every kid to beg their parents for one of the spotted puppies, which often turn out to be not such...

Dragon Ball Still Tops on Lycos

Ryan Ball - June 26, 2003

FUNimation Prods.' Dragon Ball property is celebrating its 200th consecutive week in the Top 10 most-searched terms on The Lycos 50 (http://50.lycos.com), a weekly...

People

Disney TV Int’l Names New Programming VP

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

Walt Disney Television International (WDTV-I) has promoted Disney Channel Germany managing director Michael Kreissl to VP of programming and production for WDTV-I - Europe,...

VFX

DvGarage Opens Doors With 3D Toolkit 2.5

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

For artists and hobbyists looking to get into 3D design and animation, dvGarage may have just the right starter kit. The company has released...

VFX

Genarts Plugs Into Shake 3

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

GenArts Inc.'s Sapphire Plug-ins are now available for Shake version 3. Compatible with the Mac OS X, Linux, and Irix versions of Shake, this...

Home Entertainment

Universal Ponies Up with Fat Rock

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

Fat Rock Ent., a film production and distribution company focused on children's properties, has landed a distribution agreement with Universal Pictures Visual Programming, an...

Features

IMAX Coffers Reloaded

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

While ticket sales for Warner Bros.' The Matrix Reloaded dropped off considerably following its huge, blockbuster opening weekend, its life on the really big...

Features

Sinbad Auds Get Shrek Extra

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

The Hulk isn’t the only big green guy you'll see at the movies this summer. While Shrek 2 doesn't come out for another year,...

Features

South Park Team to Spoof Thunderbirds

Ryan Ball - June 25, 2003

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo behind Comedy Central's animated hit South Park are go on a feature that will take shots at...

Television

Boogiepop Phantom to Menace Tech TV

Ryan Ball - June 24, 2003

The anime series Boogiepop Phantom will join Tech TV's Anime Unleashed block on July 28. Set to air Monday through Thursday at 12:00 a.m....

Video Games

Mac Users Undertake EverQuest

Ryan Ball - June 24, 2003

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. announced that EverQuest Macintosh Edition is now available at retail stores nationwide. The leading massively multiplayer online role-playing game requires...

VFX

Apple Debuts G5

Ryan Ball - June 24, 2003

Apple's highly anticipated Power Mac G5 is finally out of the box. Being touted as "the world's fastest personal computer" and the first with...

Home Entertainment

Bebop Blazes to DVD

Ryan Ball - June 24, 2003

After a brief and limited North American theatrical run, the long-awaited Cowboy Bebop – the Movie is at last available on DVD today. The...

Home Entertainment

Dr. Laura Makes Animated House Calls

Ryan Ball - June 24, 2003

She has the gift of gab, but does she have what it takes to make in the animation world? Controversial radio personality and best-selling...

Commercials

Steele VFX Makes Funky Chickens for BK

Ryan Ball - June 24, 2003

To promote Burger King's Big Kids meals, featuring lightning bolt and star-shaped Chicken Tenders, ad agency Campbell Mithun, Minneapolis and Santa Monica, Calif.-based production...

Video Games

Nintendo Melds Game Boy with GameCube

Ryan Ball - June 23, 2003

Nintendo's GameCube console system is adding a lot more titles to its library as the company introduces the new Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Player....

Home Entertainment

Classic Disney Comics Return

Ryan Ball - June 23, 2003

Look out Superman, Hulk, Daredevil and Spidey! Disney Publishing Worldwide and Gemstone Publishing are reintroducing a series of comic books featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald,...

Festivals & Events

“Line King” Hirschfeld Honored on Broadway

Ryan Ball - June 23, 2003

Famed artist/animation designer Al Hirschfeld, who created the NBC Peacock logo spot, consulted on Disney's Fantasia 2000 and inspired the Genie in Aladdin, had...

Features