Rango wins big at VES
…in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an… |
The Best Of 2008: It Came…It Saw…It’s Over!
…Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ relationship with the animated cartoon in its Golden Age. Nasr’s New Wave Entertainment is behind many of our favorite supplements, and this truly… |
Short Film Has Tall Implications
…members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 307 can vote for the short and feature animation entries. Ballots must be returned by February 24, five days before… |
Su and Mo poke "crude, rude and lewd" fun at the Film Festival experience
…Night at Club Hippendale’s and O Brother, Where Fart Thou? set up the characters as popular exotic dancers, earning tip money to fund their films. The stop motion idea carried… |
More Harryhausen
…newsletter: Ray Harryhausen to Speak at Ex’pression College for Digital Arts Emeryville, California, USA April 27, 2004 Ex’pression College for Digital Arts will host an afternoon with stop–motion legend, Ray… |
China opens more to Hollywood, DreamWorks
U.S. film studios will have more access to China under an agreement announced this week according to Bloomberg. The restrictive regime, which limits foreign films allowed in the country to… |
Yellow carpet premiere for Simpsons ride at Universal Studios Hollywood
E! reports on yesterday’s star-studded event for the new ride which is said to be “packed with twists and turns.” It will officially open to the public tomorrow…. |
Animated coverage of the 78th Annual Academy Awards
The stars shone brightly last night at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, where the 78th Annual Academy Awards took place. Awards went to a very varied selection of movies, though… |
Hollywood Reporter roundup: Peanuts and Dragon 2
THR today reports that the licensing company Iconix has reached an agreement to buy United Features Syndicate’s stake in the Peanuts characters and other brands for $175 million. Iconix will… |
Sunset Boulevard: Centennial Collection
Paramount (1950 / 2008), 2 discs, 110 mins plus supplements, Not Rated, $25 The Movie: An acerbic, biting satire of Hollywood and, most notably, the fading glamor of celebrity, legendary… |