The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the winners of its 10th Annual VES Awards last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The annual event recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video [...]
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39th Annie Award Winners Announced
— by SEAN GERSKI — The International Animated Film Society announced the winners of the 39th Annual Annie Awards last night, Feb. 4, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The award show — which celebrates the best in animation — was hosted by Patton Oswalt. The night’s biggest winner[...]
Under Review: ‘Rango’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When I watched the “Rango” trailer, I wasn’t impressed. The character design left me cold and I didn’t find anything cute or cuddly about the lead lizard, Rango. But as a Johnny Depp fan, his name sold me, and so I went in with low expectations, assuming[...]
Four Clips from ‘Rango’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — It is no secret that I am a fan of the recent slew of computer-animated movies that have been pixelated our way since the success of the first “Toy Story.” Some have been better than others, but most have simply been great to watch. The writing, the art, [...]
Preview Seven Super Bowl Movie Ads
— by SEAN GERSKI — Everyone knows Super Bowl commercials are basically the most expensive ads you can buy, but as pricey as they are, it is probably money well spent. When else are you going to have people watch TV and actually look forward to seeing the commercials? In the day of DVR an[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Rango’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Gore Verbinski, director of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, teams up with Johnny Depp once again, this time for the 3-D animated feature “Rango.” The teaser, which was released months ago, was more of a tribute to “Fear and Loathing I[...]