A Splash of Mermaids for Fourth 'Pirates'
ILM offers new techniques for mermaids and water in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Gnomeo & Juliet Released on Blu-ray & DVD
Don’t miss the chance to bring home GNOMEO & JULIET - the hilarious twist on William Shakespeare’s legendary tale Romeo & Juliet as you’ve never seen it before, perfect for the whole family.
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Fanboy and Chum Chum Arrive on DVD
Fanboy and his trusty sidekick, Chum Chum, are bringing their hyper imagination to stores with their first DVD, Fanboy and Chum Chum.
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Ghost House Opens Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
Ghost House Pictures and RT Features have picked up the rights to Peter Ackroyd's THE CASEBOOK OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, reports Deadline.com.
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History Begets Bible Miniseries
Reality king Mark Burnett will produce a miniseries based on The Bible for the History Channel, reports Variety.
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John Carter of Mars Drops Mars
Walt Disney Pictures has shortened the title of Andrew Stanton's JOHN CARTER OF MARS to JOHN CARTER, reports ComingSoon.net.
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Country Strong Director Dives Into Dark Little Mermaid
Sony Pictures has hired Shana Feste (COUNTRY STRONG) to direct and adapt Carolyn Turgeon's novel MERMAID: A TWIST ON THE CLASSIC TALE, reports Variety.
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Third Floor, Framestore Partner To Provide European Previs
The Third Floor, Inc., Hollywood's preeminent previsualization company, is joining up with Framestore, the London-New York Oscar-winning visual effects house, to provide European directors with top-tier previs expertise.
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Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones Enlisted for Hunger Games
Lionsgate has hired Lenny Kravitz (PRECIOUS) and Toby Jones (FROST/NIXON) have joined the cast of THE HUNGER GAMES.
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Arc Productions Signs Rep Deal With Paradigm
As a significant part of that strategy, Arc Productions announces today that it has signed with Paradigm for representation.
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Arabia 3D Set to Debut at the California Science Center IMAX Theater
For thousands of years, culture, faith and innovation have flourished alongside each other in the desert wonderland of the Arabian Penninsula.
Aero Film Builds Upon NYC Foundation with Aero Studios
At a time when many companies are scaling back, bicoastal Aéro Film is ramping up its NYC presence and increasing its post-production capabilities with the addition of Aéro Studios.
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The Foundry Bring Weta Digital's Compositing Technology To Nuke
Following on from The Foundry’s collaboration with Weta Digital on the MARI 3D texture painting technology, the two companies have entered into a new agreement to bring to NUKE the deep compositing technology developed by Weta Digital during their work on Avatar.
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Upgrading your Previs Workstation
Is buying a new workstation making your head spin? What should a previs artist be concerned about when considering his/her next rig? Join me as I take a quick look some general guidelines previs artists should consider when upgrading their hardware.
Pirates 4 Biggest U.S. Opening of 2011 Thus Far
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES marked the biggest opening weekend in the U.S. for 2011.
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Indian Animation Students Left High and Dry
The Times of India reports that thousands of Indian animation students have been left high and dry after several schools promising them jobs have closed.
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Cruise Officially Goes to Oblivion
Tom Cruise has signed on to Joseph Kosinski's OBLIVION, reports Deadline.com.
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Modine and Others Board Dark Knight Rises
Matthew Modine and two other actors have joined the cast of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, reports Variety.
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ABC Family Acquires Pirates 4
ABC Family has acquired the Walt Disney Pictures film “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, it was announced today by Tom Zappala, executive vice president, Program Acquisitions & Scheduling, ABC Cable Networks Group.
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Tudors Actor Added to Terra Nova
Rod Hallett (TV's THE TUDORS) will be a series regular on FOX's forthcoming TERRA NOVA, reports Deadline.com.
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (2011) (***)
Following the bloated first two sequels in the PIRATES franchise, the fourth installment puts the ship back on course. The story rightfully puts Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow at the helm. The story throws many of the unneeded characters overboard and adds the right new shipmates to the crew. Penelope Cruz is the first mate the series needed for sure.
Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2012 Review: Greater Interoperability
Brad Clark tests some long overdue improvements along with the unification of Autodesk's latest super software mashup.
Mind Your Business: To Pay for 3-D or Not to Pay for 3-D
Mark Simon gives some helpful tips about stereoscopic production and viewing.
MPC Announces Spring Opening of New York Studio
MPC will be opening the doors of its new creative studio in New York with a complete range of integrated services.
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Bay and Cameron Talk 3-D
Michael Bay may have been a stereoscopic skeptic, but after shooting TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON in 3-D, he's much more of a convert.
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