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VFX

Anthem Finds Sanctuary at SCI FI Channel

Ryan Ball - July 15, 2008

Vancouver-based Anthem Visual Effects is single-handedly producing all the visual effects for 13 hour-long episodes of a new SCI FI Channel television series titled...

Festivals & Events

Angelus Student Fest Names Semi-Finalists

Ryan Ball - July 15, 2008

A total of 75 student films have been picked as semi-finalists in the 2008 Angelus Student Film Festival, which takes place at the Directors...

Video Games

EA Has RAGE for id Software

Ryan Ball - July 15, 2008

Electronic Arts (EA) today announced that it has signed on to publish the latest video game from id Software, the award-winning development studio behind...

Features

Hellboy Scorches Competition

Ryan Ball - July 14, 2008

Universal's Hellboy II: The Golden Army earned an estimated $35.8 million to lead a somewhat week post-holiday weekend at the North American box office....

Features

Wild Things Further Delayed

Ryan Ball - July 14, 2008

Bringing a kid lit classic to the screen sounds like a slam-dunk proposition, but Warner Bros.' $80 million adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the...

Features

Fly Me to the Moon Trailer Blasts Off

Ryan Ball - July 14, 2008

Insects space out in 3-D this summer in the CG-animated family feature Fly Me to the Moon from Illuminata Pictures and nWave Pictures. Developed...

Licensing

Simpsons Gets Kidrobot Treatment

Ryan Ball - July 14, 2008

Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising and The Simpsons creator Matt Groening have joined forces with retailer Kidrobot to release the first-ever Simpsons vinyl...

People

Fink Heads VFX at Frantic Films

Ryan Ball - July 14, 2008

Academy Award Winner Michael L. Fink has been appointed president of visual effects worldwide for Frantic Films, a Division of Prime Focus Group. Working...

Television

Cleveland Voice Cast Grows

Ryan Ball - July 14, 2008

The title character in FOX's upcoming Family Guy spin-off is voiced by a white guy, and now his redneck neighbor will be voiced by...

Features

Hellboy, Journey, Dave Meet in Theaters

Ryan Ball - July 11, 2008

The summer of CG effects continues as New Line Cinema's 3-D adaptation of the Jules Verne classic Journey to the Center of the Earth...

Features

DC, Warner to Form Super Strategy

Ryan Ball - July 11, 2008

Warner Bros. is sure to make a killing with the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, but plans for its DC Comics properties are...

VFX

Toon Boom Offers Summer Specials

Ryan Ball - July 11, 2008

The price of a gallon of gas keeps going up this summer, but at least animation is getting cheaper for some. Emmy award-winning software...

Video Games

Saw Director Cuts EA’s Dead Space Trailer

Ryan Ball - July 11, 2008

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the launch of "Loved Ones," a new trailer for the upcoming video game Dead Space. Directed by James Wan,...

Television

TELETOON Adds 11 Shows for Fall

Ryan Ball - July 11, 2008

Canada's TELETOON is giving its viewership something to look forward to this fall as it prepares to debut 11 new series. Chowder, The Spectacular...

MySpace Gets “Kroft Kwikies”

Ryan Ball - July 10, 2008

Need some bite-sized fixes of Land of the Lost or H.R. Pufnstuf? If so, head over to MySpace.com. The social networking megasite today announced...

Blog Site for CG Garfield Hits the Web

Ryan Ball - July 10, 2008

Dargaud Media production studios has announced the launch of The Garfield Show blog at www.thegarfieldshow-diary.com. The producers and artists behind the upcoming series will...

Toei Mints New One Piece Site

Ryan Ball - July 10, 2008

Toei Animation Europe launched a new website for the animated property One Piece. Announced at this year's Japan Expo in France, the site features...

Festivals & Events

ASIFA Brings Click & Clack to Comic-Con

Ryan Ball - July 10, 2008

As part of its Comic-Con '08 plans, ASIFA-Hollywood will offer a behind-the-scenes look at PBS's new primetime cartoon based on the radio show Car...

Television

Space Chimps Clips Launch on Starz

Ryan Ball - July 10, 2008

Actress Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) will introduce exclusive clips and other material from her upcoming CG-animated feature film Space Chimps as she hosts...

Television