VFX World takes a look at the computer animated visual effects and character animation in two recent blockbusters: an interview with {{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2159 Spider-Man 2}}’s John Dykstra, and the process…

The Hollywood Reporter reports that due to the success of such films as Shrek 2 ($429.2 million cumulative), Spider-Man 2 ($328.5 million cumulative), and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of…

…between $8 million and $9 million on Wednesday, when the film opened. This would make Princess Diaries 2 have the third largest Wednesday opening of the year, only behind Spider-Man…

…Mainliner – Blur Studio Spider-Man – Blur Studio Fight Club – Blur Studio Terminator – Attitude Studio Tomb Raider – Attitude Studio “We are here to push projects to the…

…flop – releases. Leading the pack is Shrek 2, with $436.7 million in the bank, ahead on Spider-Man 2‘s $370m and Harry Potter‘s $247m on his third adventure. Bringing up…

…$5.8 billion this year; the remaining 9 include Winnie the Pooh, Spongebob Squarepants, Spider-Man, and Pokemon. Harry Potter is the only character in the list who has never been animated….

…is the author of Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won him the 2001 Pulitzer for literature. Chabon also was a writer on Spider-Man 2.“…

…Film-related Project”, Disney’s \\Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl\\ beat out nominees \\Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow\\’s website, \\Spider-Man 2\\, and \\The Polar Express\\….

…included: The Aviator, Collateral, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Friday Night Lights, Kinsey, Million Dollar Baby, and Spider-Man 2. These films, listed alphabetically rather than order of merit, will…

…Captain and the World of Tomorrow\\, and \\Spider-Man 2\\. Conspicuously left out was \\The Polar Express\\. The actual three nominees, along with the rest of the Oscar nominations, will be…

IGN FilmForce has named The Incredibles as the #1 movie of 2004. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Garden State were named as #2 and #3, respectively, while Spider-Man…

…office totals trough December 27) include: 1. \\Shrek 2\\, $441.2 million 2. \\Spider-Man 2\\, $373.6 million 4. \\The Incredibles\\, $251.7 million* 5. \\Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban\\, $249.5…

…Human Story 11 – Animation Mentor 12 – Maya 6, Alias 13 – \\Warhammer 40,000\\ Opening Cinematics, Blur Studio 14 – \\Spider-Man 2\\ VFX 15 – Mental Ray 3.3, mental…

…Oscar at the upcoming Academy Awards. The Incredibles and The Polar Express will go up against Spider-Man 2, The Aviator, Collateral, The Day After Tomorrow, and Ray. Ten-minute clip reels…

…Jeff Danna & Steve Sullivan – \\Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends\\ Yoko Kanno – \\Wolf’s Rain\\ Robert J. Kral – \\Duck Dodgers\\ Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Lou…

…Doo (1969) 48 = Road-Runner (1948-85) 47 = Bod (1975) 46 = Inspector Gadget (1983-86) 45 = Pokemon (1998) 44 = Spider-Man (1967-70) 43 = Ivor The Engine (1958-77) 42…

…many times over for my comics artwork on Spider-Man and The Phantom, as well as for my advertising clients,” says Alex Saviuk, 25 year veteran of the comic book industry….

…opening weekend record, Batman Begins failed to capture the audiences that such other superhero films as Spider-Man ($114.8 million), X2: X-Men United ($85.6 million), or even Hulk ($62.1 million) had…

…Within\\; \\Ghost in the Shell\\; \\Best of He-Man & The Masters of the Universe 1 & 2\\; \\South Park: When Technology Attacks\\; \\South Park: Volume 1, Spider-Man – The New…

…Saturn Theater, House-hunting, Mon-mon the Water Spider, and The Day I Harvested A Star will be showing alternatively to the visitor’s choice, rather than the usual single short. They will…

…past characters and their vehicles took to the streets of Hollywood, in a visual effects extravaganza. Found among the crowd were the Incredibles, Spider-Man, and the Batmobile, to name a…

…Tarzan’s battles with a ferocious leopard and a giant spider. The second act, concentrating on the love story, sags considerably. Ultimately, whatever problems the show has, including the fact that…

Disney’s \\Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest\\ took in a record $132 million in its opening weekend, easily topping the previous best of $114.8 million by \\Spider-Man\\ in 2002,…

…they encounter an evil spider queen and must summon the mythical Leaf Men to save the day.” Joyce himself is writing the movie’s screenplay, with Jim V. Hart. Previously, Wedge…

…a survey in which respondents were asked their opinion on whether Spider-Man, Batman, Fred Flintstone, Harry Potter or Marge Simpson needed such coverage. Make your guesses for each character before…

…the high-profile third chapters entering theaters in 2007. Films such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third are particularly noticed in the piece….

Creative Match explains the technology by visual effects software developer 2d3 that helped Rising Sun Pictures craft the famous spider in the most recent version of Charlotte’s Web. According to…

Coming Soon indicates that Avi Arad, who has produced such popular Marvel pictures as the Spider-Man sequels and X-Men: The Last Stand, is now looking to bring the Wowwee Ltd….

According to Reuters via Yahoo! Movies, DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg feels confident that Shrek the Third will do well against fellow third installments Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of…

…In addition, Third currently has the third best opening of all-time, behind Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Box Office Guru further analyzes the sequel’s success….