A stellar Motion Picture Academy VFX Convergence program shines a welcome spotlight on the world of previsualization.

Fred Patten compares two new books about Disney’s controversial 1946 feature film.

James Gartler takes us through key visual effects-driven films still waiting to hit theatres this winter.

Digital compositor Daniel Molina takes a look at the Foundry’s latest Nuke release.

Charles Solomon’s new book provides an extensive history of the beloved Peanuts franchise’s 46 year history of TV specials and theatrical features.

In Part 1 of his 3-part review of Hayao Miyazaki’s book, Peter Tieryas looks at the early life of the pioneer animation director.

Lou Scheimer’s autobiographical Filmation history is a must read for anyone interested in the formative years of "Saturday Morning Cartoons."

Mark Salisbury’s new book provides in splendid detail Ridley Scott’s storyboards, film stills, concept art and other visual materials from his sci-fi epic, Prometheus.

Key rendering, modeling and camera enhancements along with new sculpting tools make this a robust and worthy upgrade.

Karl Cohen discusses the art of Ben Ridgway, Zeitguised, Max Hattler, Andrew Jones and PES as examples of a new aesthetic in animation.