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The Disney Purchase of Lucasfilm: What Does It Mean?
Disney’s $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm has generated more questions than answers. The Mouse has made it clear that they bought …
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Disney Buys Lucasfilm, “Star Wars” Franchise for $4 Billion [UPDATED]
It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The press …
“The Ancestor” by Keith Boynton
The Ancestor is Brooklyn-based Keith Boynton and Mike Lavoie’s Crazy Lake Pictures second video for NY band Darlingside and its first in …
“Hotel Transylvania” talkback
The New York Times has flicked off this film with a 180-word blurb by third-string reviewer Neil Genzlinger. He essentially says, “The …
Matt Thunell Joins Carbon as Executive Producer Of New West Coast Studio
Santa Monica, CA — VFX house Carbon announced that it has hired Matt Thunell as Executive Producer of the company’s new West Coast …
VIEW Conference Unveils 2012 Highlights
Turin, Italy — Dedicated to bringing together experts from around the world to inspire, engage, teach, and astound, VIEW, Italy’s …
“Le Ballet” by Louis Thomas
Graduation film (done during an exchange between Gobelins and Calarts last semester) by Louis Thomas. Thomas is currently working as a …
GKIDS Heats Up the Oscar Animated Feature Race
Today, family animation distributor GKIDS announced that they will qualify four animated features for consideration in the Oscars Best …
Box Office Report: “ParaNorman” Debuts Weak; “Ice Age” Huge Overseas
Laika’s stop motion film ParaNorman opened last weekend in third place at the U. S. box office with $14.1 million. Despite opening in one …
Fox signs five-year Dreamworks Animation distribution deal
Dreamworks Animation has announced today its new theatrical distribution arrangement with 20th Century-Fox. It’s a 5-year deal for …
Two New Books You Gotta Get: “The Toy Story Films” and “Sketchtravel”
This is the story of Pixar, John Lasseter and three of the most important animated features of the last 20 years. It’s also one of …
Brenda Chapman Talks About “Brave” In “New York Times”
Now that Brenda Chapman is no longer an employee of Pixar, she is speaking out for the first time about being removed as the director of …
Dominick Spina Joins LightWave 3D Group as Vice President of Worldwide Sales And Marketing
BURBANK, CA — The LightWave 3D Group, a division of NewTek, announced that Dominick Spina has joined the company as vice president of …
Patton Oswalt’s Important Message To Creators And Executives
Comedian Patton Oswalt delivered an inspiring keynote at last week’s Just For Laughs Comedy Conference in Montreal. He presented it in …
Canterbury AniFest Unveils 2012 Highlights
Canterbury Anifest 2012 is pulling out all the stops to bring the biggest names from the world of animation from the best animation …
SIGGRAPH Symposium to Feature Carl Rosendahl & John Textor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IaLE-9Yflg&feature=youtu.be Chicago, IL — In its second year, the SIGGRAPH Business Symposium …
New Books of Note
Three new books popped into my mailbox this week. What were they? Funny you should ask… I’m a big fan of Chronicle’s Art-Of …
Animation Dominates The U. S. Box Office
Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in Blue Sky’s prehistoric series, opened last weekend int the top spot with an …
Bron Animation Adds To Creative Team
Vancouver, BC — Bron Animation, a new division of Bron Studios that is producing CG animated motion pictures, holiday specials and …
Sony Pictures Animation’s HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Panel at Comic-Con on Thursday 7/12 at 3:00pm
Check Into Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania At Comic-Con International: San Diego 2012 Director Genndy Tartakovsky to …
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