While I get ready for SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans next week, where, among other things, I'm moderating a WATCHMEN panel on Thursday, I chatted with Hoyt Yeatman and some of the talented team at Sony Pictures Imageworks about the challenging and fun CG and stereoscopic work they did on G-FORCE. Meanwhile we have two reviews: FX TD Dean Grubb walks us through Houdini 10 from Side Effects, including the new Motion FX. And Gina Downing from Brickyard FX reviews the latest Autodesk Flare. See you in New Orleans!

Bill Desowitz
Editor