News Archive for James R Whitson

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DreamWorks Animation CEO pay drops 53 percent
via Hollywood Reporter, posted by , April 16, 2015
How Pixar solves tech problems from the Inside Out
via TechCrunch, posted by , April 13, 2015
DreamWorks sets Dragons, Dinotrux for summer Netflix debut
via Animation Magazine, posted by , April 7, 2015
Should the Marvel Cinematic Universe extend to animation?
via Screen Rant, posted by , April 6, 2015
Disney, Sony, DreamWorks antitrust suit dismissed, for now
via Deadline, posted by , April 6, 2015
Home opens
posted by , March 27, 2015

DreamWorks’ Home opens today in 3,708 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film isn’t winning over the critics, with a 42% Rotten Tomatoes score. Their consensus: “Colorful, silly, and utterly benign, Home is a passable diversion, but there’s no shortage of superior animated alternatives”. BOM projects a tight race for the weekend box with […]
Listen to two new songs from the Home soundtrack
via The Rotoscopers, posted by , March 26, 2015
Home holds key to DreamWorks’ bottom line
via The Wrap, posted by , March 26, 2015
Inside Out, Tomorrowland get PG ratings from MPAA
via Box Office Mojo, posted by , March 24, 2015
Pixar releases free version of RenderMan software
via Animation Magazine, posted by , March 24, 2015
Laika expanding animation studio by 70 percent
via The Oregonian, posted by , March 12, 2015
Why DreamWorks hates Cinderella
via DailyFinance, posted by , March 12, 2015
Nickelodeon launches animation scholarship
via Animation Magazine, posted by , March 12, 2015
DreamWorks survival plan: rely on hit movies
via Variety, posted by , March 9, 2015
Warner Bros. CEO says DC films are ‘edgier’ than Marvel
via ComingSoon.net, posted by , March 9, 2015
Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi talks Ghibli past and future
via RocketNews24, posted by , March 9, 2015
Calvin and Hobbes: America’s most profound comic strip
via Wall Street Journal, posted by , March 9, 2015
Big Hero 6 takes home Oscar
posted by , February 23, 2015

Disney took home both animated Oscars this year winning the Best Animated Feature award for Big Hero 6 and the Best Animated Short award for Feast. Interstellar won the trophy for Visual Effects. Big Hero 6 beat out How To Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea, The Boxtrolls, and The Tale of Princess […]
Dragons, robots, trolls run tight race for animation Oscar
via Reuters, posted by , February 17, 2015
Sneak peek of DreamWorks Home
via Parade Magazine, posted by , February 17, 2015
Pixar in Concert depicts pairing of animation and music
via News OK, posted by , February 17, 2015
Do animated features turn people into suckers?
via Animation Scoop, posted by , February 17, 2015
After renovations, Disney’s animation building will be a hub of creativity
via Portland Press Herald, posted by , February 17, 2015

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