Disney Presents a Studio Ghibli Film From Oscar-Winning Director Hayao Miyazaki
A heartwarming and lushly animated retelling of a beloved fairytale, Ponyo comes to Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD on March 2, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
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Cinesite Recreates Boston for Leap Year
Leading film visual effects company, Cinesite, has completed a series of complex and challenging visual effects on the new film from Spyglass Entertainment, Leap Year, which opened in theaters across the United States over the weekend.
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NVIDIA Collaborates With Weta to Accelerate Visual Effects for Avatar
Avatar, the breakthrough stereoscopic 3-D feature film from James Cameron and Twentieth Century Fox opened on December 18, 2009 with a record breaking opening weekend of over $77 million for any 3-D movie, and grossing over $1 billion worldwide since then.
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Digital Domain Announces Vancouver Leadership Team
Academy Award-winning digital studio Digital Domain announced the key management team at its new visual effects outpost in Vancouver, British Columbia, with Troy Brooks joining as Studio Manager, Arin Finger and Tim Belsher coming aboard as Studio Producer and Pipeline Supervisor, respectively, and veteran Digital Domain staffer Darren Poe serving as Digital Supervisor.
IMAX Announces Digital 3-D Motion Picture Camera Initiative
On the heels of this week's announcement between IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), Discovery Communications and Sony Corporation to create a cable television network devoted entirely to 3-D content, IMAX today announced that it is developing its first IMAX(R) 3-D digital camera.
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The Latest Acquisitions of FUNimation
Here are the latest anime titles soon to be released by FUNimation.
Sony Scraps Spider-Man 4, Wants to Reboot Franchise
Spider-Man 4, which has been showing outward signs of trouble for months, has been killed by Sony Pictures, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS confirmed this afternoon.
Avatars Stays On Top For Fourth Weekend
AVATAR maintained it's lead at the box office for the fourth consecutive week over the weekend, Jan. 8-10, raking in $50.3 million for Fox.
Fast & Furious Aiming For Two More Films
Vin Diesel told his Facebook fans that Universal Pictures is working on two more films for the FAST & FURIOUS franchise, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS reports.
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Could Begin Production in Fall
TWILIGHT franchise producer Wyck Godfrey told THE LOS ANGELES TIMES that the fourth book in Stephanie Meyer's series, BREAKING DAWN, could begin shooting this fall.
Star Trek Sequel Set for June 29, 2012
Paramount Pictures has pinned down a tentative release date for J.J. Abrams' untitled Star Trek sequel on the coveted pre-4th of July weekend of June 29, 2012, COMINGSOON.NET reports.
Blake Lively Grabs Female Lead in Green Lantern
Blake Lively has been tapped to play the female lead Carol Ferris in GREEN LANTERN, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Wolverine 2 Pegged For 2011 Start
Hugh Jackson has revealed WOLVERINE 2 will begin shooting in about a year or year-and-a-half, SUPERHEROHYPE reports.
Knockout Lures in Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum has joined the ensemble cast in Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller KNOCKOUT, according to THE PLAYLIST.
Stuart Townsend Exits Thor
Irish actor Stuart Townsend has left the production of Kenneth Branagh's THOR, according to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via COMINGSOON.NET.
Playing Joe Picked up by Castle Rock
A Hitchcock-style thriller from Jeff Miller, PLAYING JOE, has been optioned by Castle Rock, VARIETY reports.
Notes from under the Otaku
Change always accompanies the new year. And The Anime Beat is no different. That's right folks, I'm continuously expanding this little dog and pony show!
Naruto Shippuden The Movie
Focused, artfully drawn, a steady pace, a much older protagonist, Naruto Shippuden The Movie extracts everything you love about a given episode and lets it pervade 94 minutes of film. That’s right.
Academy Hands Out Sci-Tech Honors
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 scientific and technical achievements represented by 46 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 20, 2010.
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Cameron Acquires Hiroshima Tale
James Cameron has ponied up his own money to option the rights to Charles Pellegrino's nonfiction book, THE LAST TRAIN FROM HIROSHIMA: THE SURVIVORS LOOK BACK, reports VARIETY.
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Paxton Pitches Twister Sequel
Premium Hollywood via Bullz-Eye, reports that Bill Paxton has pitched a sequel idea for TWISTER to producer Kathleen Kennedy.
Goyer Hands in Ghost Rider Reboot
Collider.com posted an interview with GHOST RIDER producer Mike De Luca, where he revealed some details about future plans for the franchise.
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FX Snatches Up Avatar Rights
In the basic cable lottery for AVATAR rights, FX is the winner, reports VARIETY.
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Screenwriter Finds Gun With Occasional Music
Javier Rodriguez has been tapped to pen an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's cult novel GUN WITH OCCASIONAL MUSIC, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Stine's Sitter Acquired
Furst Films has purchased the rights to R.L. Stine's THE SITTER, reports VARIETY.
