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Monthly Archives: October 2008
End of ‘King of the Hill’
According to The Hollywood Reporter, King of the Hill is finally reaching the end of its run. King‘s had previous brushes with cancellation, but has alwasy managed to fight for another season. In April, Fox picked up 13 more episodes … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, Family Guy, Fox animation, Greg Daniels, King of the Hill, Mike Judge, Shut Up, Simpsons, Sit Down, The Office
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“Cars Toons” Speeds onto Toon Disney
“Cars Toon”, a series of shorts by Disney•Pixar, premiers this week on Toon Disney. The first three short of the series stars Mater in “Rescue Squad Mater” ,”Mater the Greater” and “El Materdor.” Recently Bill Desowitz of AWN interviewed co-directors Rob Gibbs and Victor … Continue reading
Beatles Video Game in the Works
According to the Hollywood Reporter, MTV Games and Harmonix are collaborating on a video game with Beatles music at its core. Harmonix is the developer behind the popular “Rock Band” series, but Beatles music will not be included in the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming News
Tagged Apple, Beatles, George Harrison, George Martin, guitar hero, Harmonix, John Lennon, MTV Games, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock Band, Yoko Ono
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“Coraline” Previewed
Recently Focus Features previewed 30 minutes of “Coraline”, a creepy, stop-motion animation feature based off of the book by Neil Gaiman. Produced by Laika Ent. and directed by Henry Selick of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” fame, “Coraline” tells the story of a young … Continue reading
Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ Take Form
Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. have both agreed to join “The Avengers” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Don Cheadle is set to replace Terrence Howard as “War Machine” in Iron Man’s sequel, and has also finalized a deal to … Continue reading
Ninja Scroll gets Revamped
The Anime cult-classic feature “Ninja Scroll” has been picked by Warner to be adapted for the mainstream American audience. Alex Tse is to rewrite the 1993 R-rated classic. The Hollywood Reporter says, Tse is no stranger to adult fantasy; he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Tse, anime, Appian Way, Jungo Maruta, Madhouse Pictures, Ninja Scroll, Watchmen
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Avid Restructures; Cuts 410 Jobs
Boston.com reports that Avid Technology Inc. has decided to layoff 15% of its workforce, and sell off Softimage, its 3D animation software, in what executives are calling, “a major restructuring.” The number of jobs cut will amount to 410 full-time … Continue reading
Posted in Tools of the Trade
Tagged 3-D software, 3d studio max, 3ds max, animation software, Autodesk, avid, editing software, maya, pinnacle systems, Softimage
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Escapes teaches Aardman a Thing or Two
Aardman Animation Studios, home of the famous Wallace and Gromit, has chosen Escape Studios as their Maya training partner. Escapes’ online Maya training course has be gaining a following and has been chosen by several studios as a secondary training … Continue reading
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Tagged Aardman Animation, Escape Studios, maya training
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THR Calls Lasseter Innovator of the Year”
The Hollywood Reporter has written an article about John Lasseter citing him as the “Innovator of the Year”. Over the past two decades, Lasseter has become not only the most prominent successor to the Nine Old Men, but arguably the … Continue reading
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