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“The Goon” Kickstarter
Sets New …

Last Sunday, Blur Studio completed its crowdfunding effort for the
proposed animated feature, The Goon, based on Eric Powell’s comic …

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Business

Box-Office Hero: “Wreck-It Ralph” is #1
by Jerry Beck   Monday November 5, 2012   12:05 am
Wreck-It Ralph was the box office champion this weekend with an
estimated $49.1 million U.S. box office gross. This is …
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Business

The Disney Purchase of Lucasfilm: What Does It Mean?
by Amid Amidi   Friday November 2, 2012   12:10 am
Disney’s $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm has generated
more questions than answers. The Mouse has made it clear that …
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Business

Why The Disney/Lucasfilm Merger Hurts Artists and Creativity
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday October 30, 2012   9:55 pm
Veteran animation artist Mark Mayerson has some of the most
consistently enlightening perspectives on the business of …
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Animators

“TRON: Uprising” Art Director Alberto Mielgo Will Exhibit in Downtown L.A.
by Chris Arrant   Thursday October 11, 2012   2:52 pm
Next month, GR Works will host a solo exhibition of work by the
Spanish-born artist Alberto Mielgo, best known in the U.S. …
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Business

Marvel Announces Iron Man Feature With Japan’s Madhouse
by Chris Arrant   Wednesday October 10, 2012   9:12 pm
Marvel announced earlier this week that one of its primary
characters, Iron Man, will be starring in an all-new …
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Business

Nerd Corps Producing Its First Preschool Series “Kate And Mim-Mim”
by Chris Arrant   Wednesday October 10, 2012   9:07 pm
Vancouver-based Nerd Corps Entertainment, known for its
action-adventure series such as Dragon BoostersStorm Hawks and …
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Business

JibJab Pushes Into Children’s Entertainment With StoryBots
by Amid Amidi   Friday September 28, 2012   11:54 am
Brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, founders of JibJab, were
visiting New York yesterday to officially launch their new …
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Dick Figures

Business

Report: Animators Are Raising Big Money On Kickstarter
by Amid Amidi   Monday September 10, 2012   3:19 am
When television creators Dan Harmon (Community) and Dino
Stamatopoulos (Moral Orel) — partners in Los Angeles production …
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Business

Walt Disney Productions Organizational Synergy Diagram, 1967
by Amid Amidi   Saturday September 8, 2012   11:27 am
Howard Lowery is currently auctioning an interesting historical
curio that I hadn’t seen before: an organizational diagram …
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Business

Oops: Family Moves Cross-Country For Non-Existent Digital Domain Job
by Amid Amidi   Saturday September 8, 2012   9:14 am
Evidence has emerged that even as Digital Domain was running on
fumes and had no cash to operate its Florida studio, they …
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John Textor

Business

Read The Resignation Letter Of Digital Domain’s John Textor
by Amid Amidi   Friday September 7, 2012   12:55 pm
You can read the resignation letter of former Digital Domain CEO
John Textor below. In his final glorious act of assholery, …
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Business

300 Digital Domain Employees Lose Jobs; “Legend of Tembo” Shuts Down Production; John Textor Ousted
by Amid Amidi   Friday September 7, 2012   9:27 am
Awful news out of Florida this morning. Digital Domain announced
today that as part of “a strategic realignment that will …
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Business

Digital Domain Defaults On Loan; Stock Drops To All-Time Low
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 4, 2012   10:35 pm
I admit it, it’s hard to look away from the unfolding drama of
animation/vfx shop Digital Domain’s financial woes. Earlier …
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John Textor Meme

Business

Digital Domain’s John Textor Is A Meme
by Amid Amidi   Friday August 31, 2012   1:39 pm
Digital Domain artists–past and present–can now vent their
frustrations via the Pirate Textor meme.
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