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Television

He-Man Universe Expands

Ryan Ball - June 12, 2003

Mike Young Productions (MYP) announced that its highly-rated, action-adventure, animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe will bring the Power of Grayskull...

Video Games

Best of E3 Announced

Ryan Ball - June 11, 2003

Game developers and distributors debuted their latest titles last month at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Calif. Now the results...

Licensing

Mainframe in Pocket With Monster

Ryan Ball - June 11, 2003

At the Licensing 2003 Int'l Show in New York, Peak Ent. Holdings Inc. launched the North American phase of its Monster in My Pocket...

Festivals & Events

Harryhausen Gets Star in Hollywood

Ryan Ball - June 11, 2003

Like his honorary Oscar in 1992, Ray Harryhausen's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was long overdue, but it finally happened yesterday afternoon...

Festivals & Events

L.A.’s New Golden Apple Comics/Rhino Store Hosts Animation Event

Ryan Ball - June 11, 2003

Fans will have a chance to meet Genndy Tartakovsky, Eric Goldberg, Paul Germain and Spike Decker at an upcoming animation event to be held...

Festivals & Events

Playboy Mansion Gets Spiked

Ryan Ball - June 11, 2003

Spike TV, formerly known as The New TNN, held a launch party last night at Hugh Heffner's Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, Calif. Organizers...

Features

Transformers Morphs into Live-Action Movie

Ryan Ball - June 11, 2003

Hasbro Inc. has entered into an agreement with producers Tom DeSanto (X-Men, X2: X-Men United) and Don Murphy (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) to...

Schools

DAVE School Takes Comic Trip

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

A recent graduating class from The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School (a.k.a. the DAVE School) has completed a 5-minute CG animated piece based...

Video Games

Acclaim Ent., Archangel Studios to Create Red Star Games

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

Acclaim Ent. Inc. today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Archangel Studios to develop video games based on its award-winning, computer-generated...

Licensing

Kim Possible Infiltrates Wal-Mart

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

Disney's latest animated superstar Kim Possible is always successful in whatever mission she takes on. That's why Disney is confident that the property will...

Features

A CG Mr. Peabody Will Time Travel in Feature

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

Variety reports that the classic Jay Ward cartoon Mr. Peabody & Sherman will be making it to the big screen in the form of...

Features

Ice Age Team Fine Tunes Robots

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios and director Chris Wedge (Ice Age) have officially announced the launch of their next CGI project Robots. Scheduled...

Home Entertainment

Jungle Book 2 Swings Home, Bros. Quay Haunt Frida

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

Following its fairly successful February theatrical release, Disney's The Jungle Book 2 lands on DVD and VHS today. The Buena Vista Home Ent. release...

Television

Atomic Cartoons Brings Dysfunction to Banff

Ryan Ball - June 10, 2003

Vancouver, B.C.-based Atomic Cartoons is showcasing its latest properties at the 2003 Banff Television Festival, happening in Banff, Alberta, Canada through Friday, June 13....

Festivals & Events

Mt. Head, Krumpet, McDull Big Winners at Annecy

Ryan Ball - June 9, 2003

The spirited closing ceremony of the 2003 Annecy Int'l Animation Festival saw a number of quality projects honored with unique, hand-made crystal sculptures but...

Festivals & Events

Raining Cats and Frogs at Annecy

Ryan Ball - June 9, 2003

A highlight of Saturday's festivities at Annecy was a preview of the upcoming French animated feature La Prophétie des Grenouilles (Raining Cats and Frogs)...

Festivals & Events

Student Academy Award Winners Announced

Ryan Ball - June 9, 2003

Eleven film students from nine U.S. universities were honored in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 30th Annual Student Academy Awards competition...

Television

Aaron & Ned’s Excellent New Adventures

Ryan Ball - June 9, 2003

Nicholas Night, winner of Animation Magazine's Pitch-Me contest last year, just wrote in to tell us that Spyglass Entertainment will be a partner on...

Features

Belleville Brings Down the House at Annecy

Ryan Ball - June 6, 2003

Director Sylvain Chomet’s animated feature Les Triplettes de Belleville screened out of competition last night at the Annecy Int’l Festival of Animation in Annecy,...

Television