Films

Box Office Report: Mama Leads MLK Weekend

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Final numbers for the four-day weekend show “Mama,” from Universal and producer Guillermo del Toro, in first place on the domestic box office charts, beating out “Broken City” and “The Last Stand.”

Sony Gives a First Look at Cloudy 2

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Sony Pictures Animation gives a sneak peek at the species of Food-imals which will be populating “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”

ILM Unleashes Avengers Featurette

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Industrial Light & Magic has unleashes a “Behind the Magic” featurette for “Marvel's The Avengers.”

Chernin Group Acquires Stake in Graphic India

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The company that creates mythological and superhero characters for the Indian youth market hopes to produce future hit franchises.

Sony's Adventures in Zambezia Available March 25

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“Adventures in Zambezia,” the all-new CG animated adventure about a young, high-spirited falcon, will debut on DVD and Blu-ray March 25.

Sam Fell Joins Passion Pictures

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Animated feature film director signed for worldwide commercials representation.

DreamWorks Unveils New Teaser for The Croods

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DreamWorks Animation releases a new 32-second clip previewing its upcoming CG animated feature “The Croods.”

Bill Plympton’s Cheatin’ Raises $75K

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Academy Award-nominated animator’s seventh animated feature film project reaches funding goal with 16 days to go.

Bitfilm Fest Launches in Bangalore

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Bitfilm launches a worldwide film competition in Bangalore, which will be the first ever to use Bitcoins for online voting and prizes.

Depression Gets Animated in Rocks in My Pockets

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Latvian-born animator Signe Baumane is creating an animated feature for adults: a funny film about depression.

Image Engine Creates VFX for Zero Dark Thirty

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Image Engine provides over 300 shots for the critically acclaimed feature film “Zero Dark Thirty.”

Disney’s Maleficent Moved to July 2014

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The Walt Disney Studios announces release dates and additional information for several of its upcoming films, including the highly-anticipated “Maleficent,” starring Angelina Jolie.

South Park Creators Launch Important Studios

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators of “South Park” and “The Book of Mormon,” announce the formation of Important Studios.

Box Office Report: Zero Dark Thirty in Top Spot

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Kathryn Bigelow's “Zero Dark Thirty” trounces the competition at the weekend box office, grossing $24 million as it expands nationwide after earning an Academy Award nomination for best picture.

Pixar's Brave Wins Golden Globe

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Winners for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards are announced, with Pixar’s “Brave” taking the prize for Best Animated Film.

Last Exorcism 2 Trailer Hits the Web

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From producer Eli Roth and starring Ashley Bell, a new trailer for “The Last Exorcism Part II” has been released onto the web.

Superman to Remain at Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. wins a major victory in appeals court that maintains its control of the Superman franchise through subsidiary DC Comics.

Eddie Award Nominations Announced

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American Cinema Editors announce nominations for the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in nine categories of film, television and documentaries.

New Trailer Released for Campanella’s Metegol

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A new trailer is released for the Spanish-Argentinian co-production, “Metegol,” a CG-animated soccer adventure directed by Argentina's Juan Jose Campanella.

Spielberg's Robopocalypse Postponed

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The DreamWorks film, with distribution from Fox and Disney, was set to hit theaters in 2014.