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Features

Serkis Joins Tintin Cast

Ryan Ball - December 17, 2007

As seemingly joined at the hip as Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, filmmaker Peter Jackson and actor Andly Serkis are again teaming for big-screen...

Features

Dragonball Heroine Cast

Ryan Ball - December 17, 2007

Another anime character gets a flesh-and-blood counterpart as Emmy Rossum (Poseidon, Phantom of the Opera) signs on to play Bulma, the female lead in...

VFX

Softimage Releases Alienbrain 8.1

Ryan Ball - December 17, 2007

Avid Technology Inc.'s Softimage Co. today released a free upgrade for Alienbrain, its digital asset management system used by many of the top...

Video Games

Better Late Than Wii-less

Ryan Ball - December 17, 2007

Nintendo's Wii gaming console is in such high demand this holiday season that there simply aren't enough to go around. So instead of finding...

See 5 Minutes of Cloverfield

Ryan Ball - December 14, 2007

Shrouded in secrecy for many months, the eagerly awaited giant monster movie from Lost creator J.J. Abrams is getting more exposure on the web....

Features

Chipmunks, Legend Face Off

Ryan Ball - December 14, 2007

Though they're not necessarily competing for the same audience, 20th Century Fox's Alvin and the Chipmunks and Warner Bros.' I Am Legend will be...

Features

Director to Clash with Titans

Ryan Ball - December 14, 2007

Like it or not, Warner Bros. is remaking the classic Ray Harryhausen mythological epic Clash of the Titans and has finally signed a director....

Features

Beowulf Slays U.K. in 3-D

Ryan Ball - December 14, 2007

Robert Zemeckis' performance-capture epic Beowulf raked in a whopping 32% of its U.K. box office at venues displaying the film in 3-D, according to...

VFX

Oscar Narrows VFX Field

Ryan Ball - December 14, 2007

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today unveiled the 15 films short-listed for Best Visual Effects this year. Vfx teams behind each...

Television

Skunk Fu! Goes Global with Disney Deal

Ryan Ball - December 13, 2007

Cake Distribution has sold the animated comedy-action series Skunk Fu! to Disney Channel Latin America, completing the show's global reach. Co-produced by Cartoon Saloon,...

Television

Impossible Pictures Acquires Firestep

Ryan Ball - December 13, 2007

Impossible Pictures will expand its operations outside London by acquiring Manchester-based animation company Firestep. The acquisition will open doors in the children's market while...

Kabillion Enables Little Directors

Ryan Ball - December 13, 2007

Multi-platform kids' program service Kabillion has partnered with Little Director, creator of a new interactive animation technology that allows kids to create animated movies...

People

Chase Upped at Cartoon Network New Media

Ryan Ball - December 13, 2007

Molly Chase has been promoted to VP and executive producer for Cartoon Network New Media. In her new role, she will oversee several departments,...

Festivals & Events

Golden Globes Noms Announced

Ryan Ball - December 13, 2007

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today unveiled its list of nominees for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards for films and television productions released in...

Television

Nickelodeon Tops With Kids in ’07

Ryan Ball - December 12, 2007

Citing Nielsen Media Research findings, Nickelodeon announced that it was the most-watched kids' network of 2007, delivering 2.1 million more total viewers than closest...

Licensing

Cartoon Network Joins ‘Smashing Games’

Ryan Ball - December 12, 2007

Cartoon Network and Smashing Ideas have joined forces to develop and distribute mobile games, animated screensavers and wallpapers. Smashing Ideas will distribute the content...

Festivals & Events

Tunes Qualify for Oscars

Ryan Ball - December 12, 2007

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 59 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are being considered in the Original Song...

Festivals & Events

N.Y. Critics Pick Persepolis

Ryan Ball - December 12, 2007

Known to go for the artier animated offerings, the New York Film Critics Circle as selected Marjane Satrapi's and Vincent Paronnaud's Persepolis as 2007's...

Festivals & Events

MTV Networks Employees Walk Out

Ryan Ball - December 12, 2007

Employees of Viacom's MTV Networks staged a walkout on Monday to protest the treatment of temporary workers who have become more like full-time employees...

Television

Porchlight Corrales FARMkids

Ryan Ball - December 11, 2007

The recently launched PorchLight Home Entertainment is expending its 2008 DVD distribution catalog with an aggressive acquisitions campaign. The unit has picked up U.S....

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