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Tintin creator's 100th birthday celebrated

…an Herge Museum outside Brussels. In the meantime, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are helping keep Tintin fresh in the minds of today’s generation, readying a Tintin motion-captured film trilogy….

Beowulf cancels Venice festival appearance

Yahoo! Movies/Reuters reports that Robert Zemeckis’ motion-captured epic Beowulf is no longer scheduled to debut at the Venice Film Festival, running August 29 – September 8, as the project will…

Ratatouille concept art, fun facts, clips, and featurettes

…IESB also has five clips and featurettes for the motion picture, which take a look at the making of the film as well as showing some scenes from the movie….

Beowulf comic mini-series coming in October

…Chris Ryall, artist Gabriel Rodriguez and colorist Jay Fotos, the 32-page comics will be released in four weekly installments, leading up to the November 16 release of the motion picture….

Carrey, Hoskins to star in Zemeckis' Christmas Carol

Actor Bob Hoskins recently told Empire Online that he and Jim Carrey are set to star in a motion-captured version of A Christmas Carol, to be directed by Robert Zemeckis….

Carrey's Christmas Carol confirmed

…be produced by Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey through ImageMovers Digital. To be released with Disney Digital 3-D, the motion-captured Christmas Carol will likewise contain live-action and computer graphics….

Script review of Beowulf

Film ick analyzes Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman’s screenplay for Robert Zemeckis’ motion-captured adventure Beowulf. The verdict is positive, with the site writing, “Simply put, this script exceeded my every…

Renaissance comes to DVD for wider audience

…life. Shot using motion capture technology by innovative director Christian Volckman, Renaissance was five years in the making. Alexandre De La Patelliere, Matthieu Delaporte, Jean-Bernard Pouy and Patrick Raynal share…

Guardian on the demise of The Simpsons, plus animated Allen

…a few nods to that famous Who Framed Roger Rabbit scene). The slyly fun, slightly risqué video itself, created with cel-shaded motion capture, is linked to in the Guardian entry,…

The Chosen One

…computer power and Flash animation, it seems anyone and his pal can create, produce and market a full-length motion picture. The most recent case in point is The Chosen One,…

Beowulf trailer and Website

The first trailer of the upcoming film Beowulf is available to view or download on Apple. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the CGI-motion capture film is based on one of the…

Beowulf international trailer

ComingSoon currently features an R-rated international trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion-capture film, Beowulf. The movie is set to open in conventional and IMAX theaters on November 16, 2007….

Beowulf action figures unveiled

Thanks to a licensing agreement with Paramount Licensing Inc., McFarlane Toys has crafted four action figures inspired by Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming motion-captured epic Beowulf. Spawn.com showcases the lineup, which includes…

Four new Beowulf posters

Several new posters for the upcoming motion-capture film Beowulf have appeared at CanMag, each featuring different characters from the movie. Larger version of the posters can be found at IMP…

Justice League captured

IESB.net reports that the upcoming Justice League movie directed by George “Mad Max/Happy Feet” Miller will likely be animated with motion capture technology. Meanwhile, Cinema Confidential states that “neither Christian…

Osborne joins Justice League

…trilogy, The Matrix) is teaming with Doug Mitchell to produce the upcoming Justice League movie for Warner Bros. The project, rumored to be motion-captured, is being helmed by George Miller….

Beowulf TV spot

Apple Trailers showcases the new TV Spot for Robert Zemeckis’ latest motion capture extravaganza, Beowulf. The TV Spot can be viewed in Standard as well as High definiton. Meanwhile, MTV…

New Beowulf now online

A new trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ motion-captured Beowulf has been acquired by Coming Soon. The video is available in a variety of QuickTime sizes….

Spielberg talks Tintin direction

IGN reports that Steven Spielberg recently added further information on the upcoming Tintin motion-captured trilogy. According to Spielberg, he and Peter Jackson will each helm one installment of the franchise,…

Titmouse, Inc. Taps DR Consulting for HD Upgrade On Hit Series Metalocalypse

…company is recognized as one of Hollywood’s top resources for post-production services, digital video solutions and motion picture film stock. The company also manufactures the DRaid storage drive, a fast,…

3 new Beouwulf TV Spots

The official Beouwulf website has been updated and currently showcases 3 new TV Spots for Robert Zemeckis’ latest motion-capture flick in a streaming Flash format. Beowulf will be released in…

German Beowulf Poster

Internet Movie Poster Awards currently features a new German poster for the upcoming motion-capture film, Beowulf. The classic tale is set to open in theaters on November 16th….

MPAA and the Chipmunks

According to Box Office Mojo, the live-action/computer animated Alvin and the Chipmunks has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The rating was provided due to…

Sleeping Beauty Awakes on Disney DVD and Blu-ray!

Wake up! One of Disney’s most lavish animated motion pictures, 1959’s Sleeping Beauty, has returned on DVD and, for the first time, appears on high-definition Blu-ray, also making it the…

Brad Bird talks Ratatouille, animated issues

MovieWeb talks to director Brad Bird about the Ratatouille DVD, among other things. Topics in the conversation also include the benefits of Blu-ray, the usefulness of motion capture, the possibility…

Steven Spielberg to Receive Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Award

…of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson) for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture and Battlestar Galactica – Episode…

Three new Beowulf posters

Three brand-new posters for the upcoming motion-capture film Beowulf can be seen on Internet Movie Poster Awards here, here, and here. All three posters feature Angelina Jolie and Ray Winstone’s…

Enchanted clips include musical numbers

JoBlo features six clips from Disney’s Enchanted. Concurrently, MySpace presents two extended scenes from the motion picture, revealing the film’s musical numbers Happy Working Song and That’s How You Know….

Ratatouille and Beowulf up for visual effects Oscar

Variety reports that the Motion Picture Academy’s visual effects branch has included Ratatouille and Beowulf among the contenders for the visual effects Oscar. The two animated films feature in the…

Finding Nemo and Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray details

…the first Cine-Explore featuring full motion picture-in-picture. This interactive visual commentary with director Andrew Stanton, co-writer Bob Peterson and co-director Lee Unkrich will allow the viewer to dive deeper into…