Tonight's the VFX Bakeoff at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and best of luck to the participants involved in CASINO ROYALE, ERAGON, NIGHT AT THE MUSUEM, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, POSEIDON, SUPERMAN RETURNS and X-MEN: THE LAST STAND. VFXWORLD will have extensive coverage on Friday with lots of great clips. Meanwhile, this month we turn our attention to the business side of the industry and begin with Adrian Pennington's report on Autodesk's roadmap for future development. You can also read about how DCC is on the upswing in Northern France in my report on the region.

Bill Desowitz
Editor