Hope Runs High has acquired U.S. rights to Augusto Sandino’s sophomore feature “A Vanishing Fog,” which won the SXSW Zeiss cinematography prize. The film is slated for an early 2024 opening in U.S. theaters. It’s the first feature to be shot in Colombia’s Sumapaz Páramo, the largest ecosystem of its kind in the world.
“In the middle of the staggering and endangered Sumapaz Paramo ecosystem; F, a solitary explorer, strives to protect the mystical and fragile land he inhabits, while caring for his ailing father,” the synopsis reads.
“Augusto Sandino’s incredible blend of playful surrealism and the overwhelming individuality of the environment in which the film is set has stayed with me since my first viewing. I believe his ability to balance visual scale, cinematic playfulness, and true heart make him an artist we should be engaging with frequently,” said Hope Runs High curator Taylor Purdee.
“In the middle of the staggering and endangered Sumapaz Paramo ecosystem; F, a solitary explorer, strives to protect the mystical and fragile land he inhabits, while caring for his ailing father,” the synopsis reads.
“Augusto Sandino’s incredible blend of playful surrealism and the overwhelming individuality of the environment in which the film is set has stayed with me since my first viewing. I believe his ability to balance visual scale, cinematic playfulness, and true heart make him an artist we should be engaging with frequently,” said Hope Runs High curator Taylor Purdee.
- 12/2/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay and Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Industry vets Dominic Glynn, Rob Legato, Nancy Richardson, Deborah Scott, Tom Sito and Sharon Smith Holley have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Visual effects supervisor and VFX branch member Legato won Oscars for Titanic, Hugo and The Jungle Book. His VFX credits also include Apollo 13, The Aviator and Jon Favreau’s The Lion King. He most recently served as VFX supervisor and second unit director on Emancipation.
Costume designers branch member Scott also won an Oscar for her work on Titanic and her additional costume design credits include E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Heat, The Patriot, Minority Report and Avatar: The Way of Water. She was the Costume Designers Guild’s 2023 Career Achievement Award recipient.
Pixar senior scientist Glynn’s work as an imaging and audio specialist helped to launch the world’s first...
Visual effects supervisor and VFX branch member Legato won Oscars for Titanic, Hugo and The Jungle Book. His VFX credits also include Apollo 13, The Aviator and Jon Favreau’s The Lion King. He most recently served as VFX supervisor and second unit director on Emancipation.
Costume designers branch member Scott also won an Oscar for her work on Titanic and her additional costume design credits include E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Heat, The Patriot, Minority Report and Avatar: The Way of Water. She was the Costume Designers Guild’s 2023 Career Achievement Award recipient.
Pixar senior scientist Glynn’s work as an imaging and audio specialist helped to launch the world’s first...
- 11/28/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After one of the most impressive winning streaks in Hollywood history, Pixar has seen its fortunes reversed in recent years, with last year’s flop Lightyear and a pandemic-era policy of sending its features straight to streaming at Disney+. Now, Pixar faces a major test of brand strength as it prepares to unveil Elemental, its first original theatrical feature since Covid-19 hit.
Directed by Peter Sohn, the film is based on an original story set in a world where fire, water, earth and air residents live together. Among early reviews, the title has an underwhelming 64 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a low number for Pixar. Additionally, the movie is tracking to soft numbers, just $37 million to $38 million over the June 16-18 opening weekend, which it shares with Warner Bros.’ The Flash. Only a handful of Disney’s releases have debuted to less than $50 million. (There were plenty of negative...
Directed by Peter Sohn, the film is based on an original story set in a world where fire, water, earth and air residents live together. Among early reviews, the title has an underwhelming 64 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a low number for Pixar. Additionally, the movie is tracking to soft numbers, just $37 million to $38 million over the June 16-18 opening weekend, which it shares with Warner Bros.’ The Flash. Only a handful of Disney’s releases have debuted to less than $50 million. (There were plenty of negative...
- 6/7/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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In January, The Animation Guild announced a twofold breakthrough: By unionizing Harriet the Spy studio Titmouse New York, the IATSE local had not only initiated an expansion outside of Los Angeles County, it had also organized production staff for the first time in recent history. Since then, Tag has unveiled new organizing campaigns of production workers at a rate of practically one a month — at the shows Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites, at studios Titmouse L.A. and ShadowMachine and, on June 2, at The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad! (Before organizing production staff, Tag represented a number of animation workers at these latter employers.)
This campaign — targeting production managers, production supervisors, production coordinators, production assistants and writers assistants, among others, all of whom help move artwork and scenes and facilitate communications between departments — has so far paid off for the union.
In January, The Animation Guild announced a twofold breakthrough: By unionizing Harriet the Spy studio Titmouse New York, the IATSE local had not only initiated an expansion outside of Los Angeles County, it had also organized production staff for the first time in recent history. Since then, Tag has unveiled new organizing campaigns of production workers at a rate of practically one a month — at the shows Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites, at studios Titmouse L.A. and ShadowMachine and, on June 2, at The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad! (Before organizing production staff, Tag represented a number of animation workers at these latter employers.)
This campaign — targeting production managers, production supervisors, production coordinators, production assistants and writers assistants, among others, all of whom help move artwork and scenes and facilitate communications between departments — has so far paid off for the union.
- 6/16/2022
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected its 2020-2021 Board of Governors, with 10 incumbents returning to positions on the board and six new governors elected for the first time. The elected governors include Ava DuVernay, who is joining the board for the first time after defeating incumbent Kimberly Peirce to represent the Directors Branch, and Whoopi Goldberg, who won her bid for re-election in the Actors Branch against a lineup of candidates that included former governor Ed Begley Jr. as well as Richard Dreyfuss, James and Stacy Keach and Rita Wilson.
As a result of this election, the number of female Academy governors increases from 25 to 26, and people of color increase from 11 to 12, including three governors-at-large appointed by the Academy president.
The 17 branches of AMPAS are each represented by three governors, who serve three-year terms that are staggered so that one seat per branch is up for election each year.
As a result of this election, the number of female Academy governors increases from 25 to 26, and people of color increase from 11 to 12, including three governors-at-large appointed by the Academy president.
The 17 branches of AMPAS are each represented by three governors, who serve three-year terms that are staggered so that one seat per branch is up for election each year.
- 6/10/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The list of candidates for the 2020 Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors election is now out, with the winner in each branch being chosen directly from these entries rather than whittling it down to four finalists in each, as has been done previously. The list of candidates is made up of qualified AMPAS members who actually submit themselves.
Also new this year in the streamlined timetable, as Deadline exclusively reported May 16. The winners for the 17 open slots on the 54-member board will be chosen by preferential balloting, just like Best Picture race at the Oscars. Voting begins Monday and ballots are due back June 5.
The actors branch is the largest in the Academy and it also has drawn the biggest field of contenders for the one spot that is up. Incumbent governor Whoopi Goldberg is running for re-election against past governor Ed Begley Jr. vying to return to the board.
Also new this year in the streamlined timetable, as Deadline exclusively reported May 16. The winners for the 17 open slots on the 54-member board will be chosen by preferential balloting, just like Best Picture race at the Oscars. Voting begins Monday and ballots are due back June 5.
The actors branch is the largest in the Academy and it also has drawn the biggest field of contenders for the one spot that is up. Incumbent governor Whoopi Goldberg is running for re-election against past governor Ed Begley Jr. vying to return to the board.
- 5/29/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The list of candidates for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2020-2021 Board of Governors has been unveiled to members.
Voting begins on June 1 and ends on June 5.
Candidates run for three-year terms with a maximum of three terms. Each branch has three seats on the board. Only one of those seats is open each year because terms are staggered.
The candidates were posted on the Academy members’ portal on Friday afternoon. Below is the complete list (divided by branch) of those running for spots on the board.
Actors
Michael Lee Aday
Ed Begley, Jr.
Robert Carradine
Nicolas Coster
Colman Domingo
Richard Dreyfuss
Spencer Garrett
Bruce Glover
Whoopi Goldberg (incumbent)
James Keach
Stacy Keach
Peter Wong
Jodi Long
Tim Matheson
Joe Pantoliano
Lou Diamond Phillips
Andrea Riseborough
Andrew Stevens
Rita Wilson
Casting Directors
Kerry Barden
Richard Hicks
Margery Simkin
Debra Zane
Cinematographers
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Richard P. Crudo
Svetlana Cvetko...
Voting begins on June 1 and ends on June 5.
Candidates run for three-year terms with a maximum of three terms. Each branch has three seats on the board. Only one of those seats is open each year because terms are staggered.
The candidates were posted on the Academy members’ portal on Friday afternoon. Below is the complete list (divided by branch) of those running for spots on the board.
Actors
Michael Lee Aday
Ed Begley, Jr.
Robert Carradine
Nicolas Coster
Colman Domingo
Richard Dreyfuss
Spencer Garrett
Bruce Glover
Whoopi Goldberg (incumbent)
James Keach
Stacy Keach
Peter Wong
Jodi Long
Tim Matheson
Joe Pantoliano
Lou Diamond Phillips
Andrea Riseborough
Andrew Stevens
Rita Wilson
Casting Directors
Kerry Barden
Richard Hicks
Margery Simkin
Debra Zane
Cinematographers
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Richard P. Crudo
Svetlana Cvetko...
- 5/29/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
The would-be candidates for 17 open slots on the 54-member Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be off and running, come 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Monday.
On Friday, the Academy notified members that so-called “opt-in” voting for the board seats will be active through what used to be called the “work week,” until coronavirus muddled such distinctions.
The voting period closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Until then, contenders from among 9,000 or so active or lifetime members can propose themselves for a spot representing their individual professional branches, in what might be the most consequential election in modern Academy history. Oscar ratings and income are down. Debt is up. The pandemic has already forced a temporary restructuring of the Academy Awards process, and may compel deeper revisions before the next show on Feb. 28.
The moment certainly calls for leadership.
Under...
On Friday, the Academy notified members that so-called “opt-in” voting for the board seats will be active through what used to be called the “work week,” until coronavirus muddled such distinctions.
The voting period closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Until then, contenders from among 9,000 or so active or lifetime members can propose themselves for a spot representing their individual professional branches, in what might be the most consequential election in modern Academy history. Oscar ratings and income are down. Debt is up. The pandemic has already forced a temporary restructuring of the Academy Awards process, and may compel deeper revisions before the next show on Feb. 28.
The moment certainly calls for leadership.
Under...
- 5/16/2020
- by Michael Cieply
- Deadline Film + TV
“We Are Movie Geeks?..Aren’t we all” the young gentleman taking the photo for the Oscars badge said, and how correct he was. The stage is set for tomorrow nights awards; red carpet out, lighting set, roads closed, and security up. The crowds are even larger than usual in Hollywood, with movie fans out in force to see the pageantry. Temperatures are cooler than usual, but by this time tomorrow night the town will be hot!
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Want to watch the 91st Academy Awards on Oscar Sunday?
It’s Oscar-viewing made easy. Find out where to watch the show on Sunday,
starting at 8 Pm Et/5Pm Pt –https://www.oscars.org/how-to-watch/index.html
The 91st Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt.
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- 2/23/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Welcome to Oscar week.
It’s the time of year when Hollywood’s film industry celebrates all things movies. But it’s certainly not just the big show everyone is looking forward to.
With voting closed, it’s all about the parties now. Who’s doing what and where and when are they doing it are the questions everyone is asking.
While we can’t get you on the list, we are giving you the ultimate party guide for the 2019 Oscars. Have fun!
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Emily’s List Pre-Oscars Brunch and Panel
Panel with Olivia Munn, Melissa Fumero, Minnie Driver and more.
Four Seasons, 9 a.m.
Icon Mann’s In Conversation With…
A Q&A with Saville Row designer Ozwald Boateng
H Club La, 3 p.m.
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Honoring Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close, Betty Pecha Madden and Ryan Murphy; Kate Walsh hosts.
Beverly Hilton, 5:30 p.m.
It’s the time of year when Hollywood’s film industry celebrates all things movies. But it’s certainly not just the big show everyone is looking forward to.
With voting closed, it’s all about the parties now. Who’s doing what and where and when are they doing it are the questions everyone is asking.
While we can’t get you on the list, we are giving you the ultimate party guide for the 2019 Oscars. Have fun!
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Emily’s List Pre-Oscars Brunch and Panel
Panel with Olivia Munn, Melissa Fumero, Minnie Driver and more.
Four Seasons, 9 a.m.
Icon Mann’s In Conversation With…
A Q&A with Saville Row designer Ozwald Boateng
H Club La, 3 p.m.
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Honoring Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close, Betty Pecha Madden and Ryan Murphy; Kate Walsh hosts.
Beverly Hilton, 5:30 p.m.
- 2/19/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
This list will be updated on a regular basis this week with more events to be announced. Please send any event or party details to anthony@deadline.com. Most events are by invite-only except for the Oscar Week panels; tickets sold for those at Oscars.org.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
5:30Pm: 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards
Location: Beverly Hilton
Those lauded include Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther Costume Designer, Career Achievement Award), Glenn Close (Best Actress Oscar Nominee for The Wife), Betty Pecha Madden (Cdg Local 892 Labor Delegate and Costume Designer, Distinguished Service Award), and Ryan Murphy (Director/Screenwriter/Producer, Distinguished Collaborator Award). Presenters include Halle Berry, Sarayu Blue, Michael Chiklis, Wilson Cruz, Ethan Embry, Lou Eyrich, Leslie Grossman, Danai Gurira, Christina Hendricks ,Lindsey Kraft, Judith Light, Billie Lourd, Chris Lowell, Sonequa Martin-Green, Mike Miller, Ellen Mirojnick, Lili Mirojnick, Jason O’Mara, Sarah Paulson, June Diane Raphael and Baron Vaughn. Nominees include A Star Is Born,...
Tuesday, Feb. 19
5:30Pm: 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards
Location: Beverly Hilton
Those lauded include Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther Costume Designer, Career Achievement Award), Glenn Close (Best Actress Oscar Nominee for The Wife), Betty Pecha Madden (Cdg Local 892 Labor Delegate and Costume Designer, Distinguished Service Award), and Ryan Murphy (Director/Screenwriter/Producer, Distinguished Collaborator Award). Presenters include Halle Berry, Sarayu Blue, Michael Chiklis, Wilson Cruz, Ethan Embry, Lou Eyrich, Leslie Grossman, Danai Gurira, Christina Hendricks ,Lindsey Kraft, Judith Light, Billie Lourd, Chris Lowell, Sonequa Martin-Green, Mike Miller, Ellen Mirojnick, Lili Mirojnick, Jason O’Mara, Sarah Paulson, June Diane Raphael and Baron Vaughn. Nominees include A Star Is Born,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
For the five days leading up to the Oscars on February 24, the academy will celebrate the nominees in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Short Film categories. The events at the Samuel Goldwyn theater will include screenings, film clips and discussions with the nominated filmmakers and artists.
On the evening of Tuesday Feb. 19 two Documentary Branch governors — Oscar champ Roger Ross Williams (“Music by Prudence”) and Oscar nominee Rory Kennedy (“Last Days in Vietnam”) –will steer a conversation with those nominated for both Documentary Short Subject and Documentary Feature awards.
On Wednesday evening, two Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governors — Oscar nominee Jon Bloom (“Overnight Sensation”) and film professor Tom Sito — will host a screening of the five nominees in each of the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories and lead a discussion with the filmmakers.
On Thursday evening, Foreign Language Film Award Committee...
On the evening of Tuesday Feb. 19 two Documentary Branch governors — Oscar champ Roger Ross Williams (“Music by Prudence”) and Oscar nominee Rory Kennedy (“Last Days in Vietnam”) –will steer a conversation with those nominated for both Documentary Short Subject and Documentary Feature awards.
On Wednesday evening, two Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governors — Oscar nominee Jon Bloom (“Overnight Sensation”) and film professor Tom Sito — will host a screening of the five nominees in each of the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories and lead a discussion with the filmmakers.
On Thursday evening, Foreign Language Film Award Committee...
- 2/18/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
On June 5, Disney hosted a lavish premiere bash for “Incredibles 2” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. There were jugglers and acrobats, balloon-making stations, performers on stilts and waiters circulating with snow cones and candy apples. Disney chief Bob Iger was there, as were director Brad Bird and voice stars Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter. But one powerhouse figure was conspicuously missing in action — John Lasseter, the creative guru credited with making Pixar a household name and reinvigorating Disney’s animation division.
Three days later, in a classic Friday-afternoon news dump, Disney announced that Lasseter would be leaving the company at the end of the year. He had been exiled for months in the wake of complaints of sexual harassment, including claims of kissing female employees on the lips and drunkenly pursuing them at wrap parties.
Lasseter’s forced departure had a feeling of inevitability. In the #MeToo/Time’s Up era,...
Three days later, in a classic Friday-afternoon news dump, Disney announced that Lasseter would be leaving the company at the end of the year. He had been exiled for months in the wake of complaints of sexual harassment, including claims of kissing female employees on the lips and drunkenly pursuing them at wrap parties.
Lasseter’s forced departure had a feeling of inevitability. In the #MeToo/Time’s Up era,...
- 6/12/2018
- by Brent Lang and Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Givens, the animator who officially designed the cartoon character Bugs Bunny, has passed away. The artist was 99-years-old, and he lived a very long and successful life who has left behind quite an incredible legacy. After all, he did help create one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time.
After givens worked on Disney's 1937 animated filmed Snow White and the Seven Dwarves he went to work alongside Chuck Jones and Tex Avery at Warner Bros. and that's where Bugs Bunny was born.
Givens also worked on classic TV cartoon series like Popeye the Sailor in 1960s and Alvin and the Chipmunks and He-Man during the 80s. Writing on Facebook, Professor of Animation at the University of Southern California Tom Sito talked about his time with Givens, saying:
I just heard from Mariana about the passing of her dad, animator Bob Givens, at the age of 99. Bob began at Walt Disney,...
After givens worked on Disney's 1937 animated filmed Snow White and the Seven Dwarves he went to work alongside Chuck Jones and Tex Avery at Warner Bros. and that's where Bugs Bunny was born.
Givens also worked on classic TV cartoon series like Popeye the Sailor in 1960s and Alvin and the Chipmunks and He-Man during the 80s. Writing on Facebook, Professor of Animation at the University of Southern California Tom Sito talked about his time with Givens, saying:
I just heard from Mariana about the passing of her dad, animator Bob Givens, at the age of 99. Bob began at Walt Disney,...
- 12/17/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Nervous animators still are waiting to hear whether they’ll be among the 250 or so DreamWorks Animation staffers to be pink-slipped at the company’s Glendale campus. Studio officials say it’s their intent to have “all employees informed of their individual statuses within a few weeks.”
The layoffs were announced January 22; the next day, Steve Hulett, the longtime business rep of the Animation Guild, headed over to gauge the mood of the workers there. “There were groups of subdued artists talking quietly,” Hulett wrote on his blog. “Most everyone I encountered was waiting to hear whether they would be kept on. Demeanors were subdued, but attitudes were remarkably good. Maybe it’s simply stressed people showing a stiff upper lip, but I was impressed.”
The studio, he wrote, “started talking to individuals who were getting laid off a week and a half ago – at least, that’s when the Guild started hearing about it.
The layoffs were announced January 22; the next day, Steve Hulett, the longtime business rep of the Animation Guild, headed over to gauge the mood of the workers there. “There were groups of subdued artists talking quietly,” Hulett wrote on his blog. “Most everyone I encountered was waiting to hear whether they would be kept on. Demeanors were subdued, but attitudes were remarkably good. Maybe it’s simply stressed people showing a stiff upper lip, but I was impressed.”
The studio, he wrote, “started talking to individuals who were getting laid off a week and a half ago – at least, that’s when the Guild started hearing about it.
- 1/27/2015
- by David Robb
- Deadline
This column is at least a month overdue, and I find myself unable to keep up with the steady stream of film books that arrive on my doorstep. I already have another column’s worth of titles which I promise to write about within the next few weeks. Meanwhile, here’s a current smorgasbord of worthy new volumes, from the mainstream to the obscure. Moving Innovation: A History Of Computer Animation by Tom Sito (The MIT Press) I can’t think of anyone better suited to tell the whole story of computer animation than Sito, a working animator and world-class animation historian. Anyone who thinks that a book of this sort starts out with the early success of Pixar has...
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- 9/16/2013
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Comic-Con has released the full schedule of all the events that will take place over the course of its four days, which you can see for yourself here. For your convention convenience, we’ve collected all of best movie-related panels, programs, Q&As, screenings, and dog-and-pony shows below, including ones involving anticipated upcoming releases like Ender's Game, Divergent, Gravity, and The World’s End. Check them out and mark your calendars. San Diego Comic-Con runs July 17-21. For the full list of TV highlights, check out our list on Inside TV.
Thursday, July 18
Thurs., 10:30am-11:30am, Room 6A,...
Thursday, July 18
Thurs., 10:30am-11:30am, Room 6A,...
- 7/7/2013
- by Keith Staskiewicz
- EW - Inside Movies
Friday’s Comic-Con schedule has landed! And it’s totally packed with action, from Simon Pegg’s latest The World’s End panel to a special Veronica Mars presentation.
In case you missed it, click here to see Thursday’s schedule and below you’ll see Friday’s TV and movie highlights. For more info and the complete schedule head over to the official Comic-Con site.
10:00am-11:00am, Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Cartoon Network: Regular Show: Care to join the not so regular cast and crew for an eventful hour of over the top regular?...
In case you missed it, click here to see Thursday’s schedule and below you’ll see Friday’s TV and movie highlights. For more info and the complete schedule head over to the official Comic-Con site.
10:00am-11:00am, Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Cartoon Network: Regular Show: Care to join the not so regular cast and crew for an eventful hour of over the top regular?...
- 7/5/2013
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Friday schedule for Comic-Con is here! Once again, it's packed full of some awesome panels! We've got Total Recall, Looper, Elysium, Wreck-it-Ralph, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Community, The Venture Bros, Firefly, Arrow, Robot Chicken, and a ton of other great stuff! Check out the full schedule below, which doesn't disappoint. I've put *** next to the panels we are looking to cover.
We will be at Comic-Con kicking all kinds of ass, so for all your Comic-Con coverage and needs make sure to keep checking back here at Geektyrant!
If you plan on attending Comic-Con we will be having our annual meet-up on Wednesday night before the madness begins! Details for the meet-up will be revealed soon, so stay tuned!
Check out the schedule and let us know what panels you'll be hitting up!
Friday July 13th:
9:30-10:20 ComicsPRO "Fresh Start"— Your day at Comic-Con gets...
We will be at Comic-Con kicking all kinds of ass, so for all your Comic-Con coverage and needs make sure to keep checking back here at Geektyrant!
If you plan on attending Comic-Con we will be having our annual meet-up on Wednesday night before the madness begins! Details for the meet-up will be revealed soon, so stay tuned!
Check out the schedule and let us know what panels you'll be hitting up!
Friday July 13th:
9:30-10:20 ComicsPRO "Fresh Start"— Your day at Comic-Con gets...
- 6/29/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Computer-generated motion picture animation from “Vertigo” to “Toy Story” to the 3D spectacles of today will be explored during “The Development of the Digital Animator,” the latest installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Marc Davis Celebration of Animation, on Monday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Several pioneers of digital animation will revisit the long path from laboratory to cineplex during a panel moderated by animator and historian Tom Sito.
When “Toy Story” burst onto the scene in 1995, computer-generated imagery was, for many, a bold new technique in animation. However, its lengthy and meticulous development can be traced back to its first public exposure with the mesmerizing title sequence for “Vertigo” (1958). Of equal importance to the technical developments were the influential animators and designers who devised artistic uses for engineering advances.
Scheduled panelists include:
Rebecca Allen, an experimental filmmaker...
When “Toy Story” burst onto the scene in 1995, computer-generated imagery was, for many, a bold new technique in animation. However, its lengthy and meticulous development can be traced back to its first public exposure with the mesmerizing title sequence for “Vertigo” (1958). Of equal importance to the technical developments were the influential animators and designers who devised artistic uses for engineering advances.
Scheduled panelists include:
Rebecca Allen, an experimental filmmaker...
- 5/2/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Palo Alto, CA - The Palo Alto International Film Festival (Paiff) has announced its speaker series for the 2011 festival. The series will feature eight panels and more than 30 speakers exploring the collaborative nature of the creative process and celebrating the game-changers whose work catalyzes innovation in film and media.
Paiff.s speaker series includes panels on the future of global cinema, character animation and hybrid entertainment, along with a panel on the impact of technology on the distribution and marketing of today.s films. Several of the speakers, including visual effects artists, animators, sound designers, independent film and video game producers, writers, entrepreneurs and financiers, have worked on film projects that are household names, while others are instrumentally involved in the future of film and media in ways that are less obvious. Additionally, Paiff will be broadcasting several of the panels live at www.paiff.net.
.Audiences will hear what...
Paiff.s speaker series includes panels on the future of global cinema, character animation and hybrid entertainment, along with a panel on the impact of technology on the distribution and marketing of today.s films. Several of the speakers, including visual effects artists, animators, sound designers, independent film and video game producers, writers, entrepreneurs and financiers, have worked on film projects that are household names, while others are instrumentally involved in the future of film and media in ways that are less obvious. Additionally, Paiff will be broadcasting several of the panels live at www.paiff.net.
.Audiences will hear what...
- 8/26/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It seems like San Diego Comic-Con 2011 is right around the corner, and it's going to be one hell of a glorious weekend of geek awesomeness. Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Friday July 22nd, once again we have a full day of fun and excitement. There's so much I want to see here, including The Amazing Spider-Man, The Walking Dead, Total Recal, Batman: Year One, Locke & Key, Haywire, Raven and more!
I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con, what will you be checking out?
GeekTyrant will once again be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you the best maximum super rad coverage.
I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con, what will you be checking out?
GeekTyrant will once again be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you the best maximum super rad coverage.
- 7/8/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Not every movie can be a hit, and some blockbusters offer far more than their big budget and failure to dominate the box office might suggest. Here's our look at ten fascinating failures...
There are blockbuster movies that fail for good reason. Jonah Hex, Town & Country, Catwoman - they deserved their fate, really. In fact, there are films that made bucketloads of cash that didn't deserve their success, too. You can probably name a few of them quite easily.
But what we're interested in here are the blockbuster movies that struggled to make an impact, yet have something about them that makes them worthy of discussion many, many years later. Some of the films we're about to discuss are outright box office flops. Some simply didn't meet commercial expectations. All of them, to some degree, disappointed the studios that backed them.
Some of these aren't, all in honesty, particularly good.
There are blockbuster movies that fail for good reason. Jonah Hex, Town & Country, Catwoman - they deserved their fate, really. In fact, there are films that made bucketloads of cash that didn't deserve their success, too. You can probably name a few of them quite easily.
But what we're interested in here are the blockbuster movies that struggled to make an impact, yet have something about them that makes them worthy of discussion many, many years later. Some of the films we're about to discuss are outright box office flops. Some simply didn't meet commercial expectations. All of them, to some degree, disappointed the studios that backed them.
Some of these aren't, all in honesty, particularly good.
- 5/22/2011
- Den of Geek
On Thursday evening, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences held the Oscar-nominated Animated Feature Symposium. Beforehand, directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois of How To Train Your Dragon and director Lee Unkrich of Toy Story 3 were on hand for q & a from the press. We also noticed that Bonnie Arnold, the producer of Dragon, was in attendance as well and she was gracious enough to answer a few of our questions.
It would be so much fun to see their underdog of a movie win on Sunday.
Animated filmmakers Dean DeBlois (left), Producer Bonnie Arnold (center) and Chris Sanders (right), “How to Train Your Dragon”, prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Oscar nominated Animated Feature event.
The evening was moderated by animator and animation historian Tom Sito. The Animated Feature Symposium celebrates the work of the 2010 Oscar nominees in the Animated Feature Film category.
It would be so much fun to see their underdog of a movie win on Sunday.
Animated filmmakers Dean DeBlois (left), Producer Bonnie Arnold (center) and Chris Sanders (right), “How to Train Your Dragon”, prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Oscar nominated Animated Feature event.
The evening was moderated by animator and animation historian Tom Sito. The Animated Feature Symposium celebrates the work of the 2010 Oscar nominees in the Animated Feature Film category.
- 2/25/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Well fellow award geeks we’re in the final stretch and with only a week until the 83rd Academy Awards, many hands, including mine, are already sweaty in anticipation of the big night. I’m glad to say that this year has turned out to be a bonafide nail-biter and for the first time in many a golden moon, most of the categories still look to be in play. With seven days to go, Colin Firth winning Best Actor for The King’S Speech and Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network taking home the statue for Best Adapted Screenplay seem to be the only sure bets to place at your Oscar Party.
For those of you still in the planning stage, click Here for a complete guide to everything you’ll need to host a winning-Oscar party next Sunday: recipes, Oscar ballots, party play-along games and much more.
On Tuesday,...
For those of you still in the planning stage, click Here for a complete guide to everything you’ll need to host a winning-Oscar party next Sunday: recipes, Oscar ballots, party play-along games and much more.
On Tuesday,...
- 2/20/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hey Gang! Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for Friday July 23rd and its another full day crazy awesomeness!
Friday is traditionally known as Star Wars day at the convention. This year feature 6 Special Programs featuring official news, announcements and more from the Star Wars universe. There is also the classic march of the Stormtroopers which is always cool.
I honestly don't know how were going to cover everything we want to, but we will find away! We did it last year! I've hilighted all of the events and panels that we are looking forward to seeing. So check out the full schedule below and start planning out your epic Friday at Comic-Con!
Friday, July 23
Last changed: Fri, Jul 9, 11:26am
10:00-11:00 DC Talent Search 2— DC's editorial art director Mark Chiarello presents an informative orientation session that will explain how DC's Talent Search works and discuss the different needs of DC Universe,...
Friday is traditionally known as Star Wars day at the convention. This year feature 6 Special Programs featuring official news, announcements and more from the Star Wars universe. There is also the classic march of the Stormtroopers which is always cool.
I honestly don't know how were going to cover everything we want to, but we will find away! We did it last year! I've hilighted all of the events and panels that we are looking forward to seeing. So check out the full schedule below and start planning out your epic Friday at Comic-Con!
Friday, July 23
Last changed: Fri, Jul 9, 11:26am
10:00-11:00 DC Talent Search 2— DC's editorial art director Mark Chiarello presents an informative orientation session that will explain how DC's Talent Search works and discuss the different needs of DC Universe,...
- 7/9/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Here are the movie and TV highlights
The San Diego Comic-Con has posted the schedule for Friday, July 23. You can view the full schedule here, but below are the movie and TV events that ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype/ShockTillYouDrop.com will be concentrating on.
Friday, July 23
10:00-11:00 Comedy Central: Ugly Americans— David M. Stern (showrunner and executive producer), Dan Powell (executive producer), Jeff Poliquin (supervising producer), Devin Clark (producer and series creator), Aaron Augenblick (director of animation), Matt Oberg (voice of Mark Lilly), Kurt Metzger (voice of Randall Skeffington), and Randy Pearlstein (voice of Leonard) take you behind the scenes at this animated series sensation. Featuring a sneak peek of the new season, Q&A, and more. One audience member selected will be drawn into an upcoming episode! Room 25Abc
10:15-11:15 Aloha, Earth!— Lost castaway found! Battlestar Cylon becomes human! Star Trek writers return from space!
The San Diego Comic-Con has posted the schedule for Friday, July 23. You can view the full schedule here, but below are the movie and TV events that ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype/ShockTillYouDrop.com will be concentrating on.
Friday, July 23
10:00-11:00 Comedy Central: Ugly Americans— David M. Stern (showrunner and executive producer), Dan Powell (executive producer), Jeff Poliquin (supervising producer), Devin Clark (producer and series creator), Aaron Augenblick (director of animation), Matt Oberg (voice of Mark Lilly), Kurt Metzger (voice of Randall Skeffington), and Randy Pearlstein (voice of Leonard) take you behind the scenes at this animated series sensation. Featuring a sneak peek of the new season, Q&A, and more. One audience member selected will be drawn into an upcoming episode! Room 25Abc
10:15-11:15 Aloha, Earth!— Lost castaway found! Battlestar Cylon becomes human! Star Trek writers return from space!
- 7/9/2010
- by editor@comingsoon.net (SuperHeroHype)
- Superherohype
"Up" from Disney/Pixar won the top honor at the 37th Annual Annie Awards. The fantastic film received the Best Animated Feature Award beating out "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Princess and the Frog," and "The Secret of Kells."
(Check my interview with Annie Award-winner Pete Docter for "Up" held at Pixar Animation Studios right here)
Walt Disney Animation took home six other Annies including three for "The Princess and the Frog" and three for its television production "Prep and Landing."
Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards is considered the highest and most prestigious honor given in animation by the animation industry.
The Annie Awards is also a great predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. So yes, "Up" will win that category at the Oscars!
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of...
(Check my interview with Annie Award-winner Pete Docter for "Up" held at Pixar Animation Studios right here)
Walt Disney Animation took home six other Annies including three for "The Princess and the Frog" and three for its television production "Prep and Landing."
Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards is considered the highest and most prestigious honor given in animation by the animation industry.
The Annie Awards is also a great predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. So yes, "Up" will win that category at the Oscars!
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of...
- 2/7/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Pixar Animation Studio's "Up" was named best animated feature, and its helmer Pete Docter was honored for direction, at the 37th annual Annie Awards for animation, Saturday at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Other big winners in the Annie feature competition included Laika's "Coraline" and Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," which won three trophies each.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, "Up" is the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar for animated feature, and is only the second animated film to earn a nomination in the best picture category. It is also nominated for best screenplay, music and sound editing Oscars.
"We always look at these as films; we take them as seriously as anyone else does in this industry," Docter -- wearing an Ellie badge on his lapel -- said of the best picture nod. "The fact that our peers are looking at this film in the same way is just fantastic.
Other big winners in the Annie feature competition included Laika's "Coraline" and Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," which won three trophies each.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, "Up" is the odds-on favorite to win the Oscar for animated feature, and is only the second animated film to earn a nomination in the best picture category. It is also nominated for best screenplay, music and sound editing Oscars.
"We always look at these as films; we take them as seriously as anyone else does in this industry," Docter -- wearing an Ellie badge on his lapel -- said of the best picture nod. "The fact that our peers are looking at this film in the same way is just fantastic.
- 2/7/2010
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The International Animated Film Society has announced the 2009 Annie Award nominations! "Up" and "Coraline" led the pack in the film categories.
Award recipients will claim their trophies at the 37th Annual Annie Awards scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2010 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.
Here's the list of nominees of the 37th Annual Annie Awards:
Production Categories
Best Animated Feature
* Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs . Sony Pictures Animation
* Coraline . Laika
* Fantastic Mr. Fox . 20th Century Fox
* The Princess and the Frog . Walt Disney Animation Studios
* The Secret of Kells . Cartoon Saloon
* Up . Pixar Animation Studios
Best Home Entertainment Production
* Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas . Universal Animation Studios
* Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder . The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
* Green Latern: First Flight . Warner Bros. Animation
* Open Season 2 . Sony Pictures Animation
* SpongeBob vs. The Big One . Nickelodeon
Best Animated Short Subject...
Award recipients will claim their trophies at the 37th Annual Annie Awards scheduled for Saturday, February 6, 2010 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California.
Here's the list of nominees of the 37th Annual Annie Awards:
Production Categories
Best Animated Feature
* Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs . Sony Pictures Animation
* Coraline . Laika
* Fantastic Mr. Fox . 20th Century Fox
* The Princess and the Frog . Walt Disney Animation Studios
* The Secret of Kells . Cartoon Saloon
* Up . Pixar Animation Studios
Best Home Entertainment Production
* Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas . Universal Animation Studios
* Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder . The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
* Green Latern: First Flight . Warner Bros. Animation
* Open Season 2 . Sony Pictures Animation
* SpongeBob vs. The Big One . Nickelodeon
Best Animated Short Subject...
- 12/1/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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