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Bambi, Forrest Gump Among 2011 National Film Registry Picks

“My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.’” That line was immortalized by Tom Hanks in the award-winning movie “Forest Gump” in 1994. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today selected that film and 24 others to be preserved as cultural, artistic and historical treasures in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

In Awards, CG, Films, Preservation, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

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18 Animated Features Submitted for 2011 Oscar Race

Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards.

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Telemundo Acquires Pixar Features

Telemundo has inked a broadcasting deal with Disney*Pixar for 10 animated features, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

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Southpaw to Unveil TACTIC’s New Workflow, Financial Features at SIGGRAPH

Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital content creation companies, announced today that it will unveil TACTIC’s new workflow automation, costing, budgeting and reporting features at SIGGRAPH 2011.

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Preservation Blogs

Craig Barron's Tribute to Oscar-Winning Preservationist Kevin Brownlow

Craig Barron has posted a really nice short film tribute to film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, who this past Saturday received the Governors Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In Films, People, Preservation, Short Films | Blogs: 10 Till 6

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Animated Oscar Race Just Misses Five Nods Qualification

Fifteen features have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards.

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MAXON Announces Immediate Availability of Release 12 of Acclaimed 3D Package CINEMA 4D

New Version Extends Dynamics, Rendering, Scripting, Character Animation Capabilities and Company Introduces New Streamlined Product Offerings.

In Business, Technology, Visual Effects, Business, Interactive, Technology, Visual Effects, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

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Tokyo Anime Fair

Overall, I like it. I like it a lot. On a sunny day, the monorail ride across the bay to the Tokyo Big Site is worth it alone. During my ride, I not only witnessed a cutesy pop concert, but also some Tokyo drifting.

In Anime, Business, Event, Home Entertainment, Places, Television | Art | Blogs: The Anime Beat

Henry Selick Signs with Disney/Pixar

Henry Selick has inked an exclusive long-term contract with Disney/Pixar, reports VARIETY.

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20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar Race

Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards.

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Astro Boy: The Movie & Video Game

Regardless of possible complaints, this film will introduce Astro Boy to a new generation of fans. That is a good thing! And if they ultimately seek out and connect with Tezuka’s original creation, i.e. the original manga and anime, even better.

In Anime, Cartoons, CG, Films, Games, Home Entertainment, Television, 3D | Blogs: The Anime Beat

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Battle for Terra, Superbeasto, Scooby-Doo, Hot Fuzz, Sarah Connor, Wallace & Gromit on DVD/Blu-ray

This week (9/22/09) offers the DVD/Blu-ray release of BATTLE FOR TERRA (Lionsgate, $12.99 and $19.99); THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO (Anchor Bay, $12.99 and $19.99); HOT FUZZ (Universal Home Ent., $18.99); SCOOBY-DOO! THE MYSTERY BEGINS (Warner Home Video, $19.99, $24.99); TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES -- THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (Warner Home Video,$36.49, $44.99); and WALLACE & GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH (Lionsgate, $9.99) and WALLACE & GROMIT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (Lionsgate/HIT, $21.99, 19.99).

In Cartoons, CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Television, Voice Acting, Cartoons, CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Television, Visual Effects, 2D, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

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New Blu-ray Boasts Fringe, Creepshow, Catwoman –Plus, Bedknobs on DVD

Fringe, Creepshow, Catwoman, Bedknobs among new films on DVD and Blu-ray this week.

In CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Television, Visual Effects, CG, Films, Television, Visual Effects, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

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9's Acker Curates Kodak-Presented Animation Showcase

Press Release from Focus Features

NEW YORK, September 4, 2009 - Student Academy Award winner Shane Acker, whose first feature film, the animated fantasy epic 9, opens nationwide from Focus Features on Sept. 9th, has curated an animation showcase of short films, presented by Kodak.

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Maxon Unveils Cinema 4D Release 11.5

MAXON Unveils CINEMA 4D Release 11.5 - Professional 3D Graphics Just Got Easier.

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Zélie Bérubé: Artist Profile

Whether you’re at Anime Expo LA, Comic-Con, or any of the various cons around the country young artists are intrinsic to the landscape; they are the future of the biz. The artist alley is always lined with individuals “hocking their wares” and producing impromptu sketches. These streets are teeming with creative, hungry talent.

In Anime | Art | Blogs: The Anime Beat

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Emily Hu: Artist Profile

Ah Emi! Her work is marked with an ingenious, creative grin! She’s got the chops. And, if you try her, she just may kick you in the balls. Don’t underestimate the maid outfit.

In Anime | Art | Blogs: The Anime Beat

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Watchmen, Coraline, 300 & Pushing Daisies on DVD/Blu-ray

WATCHMEN and CORALINE make their DVD/Blu-ray bows, along with the "complete experience" Blu-ray of 300 and the DVD/Blu-ray debut of season two ABC's whimsical series PUSHING DAISIES.

300: The Complete Experience on Blu-ray

Experience 300 in a whole new way when the cutting-edge, heart-pounding visual masterpiece from filmmaker Zack Snyder (WATCHMEN) marches onto home screens as 300: The Complete Experience in Blu-ray July 21, to coincide with Snyder's WATCHMEN and WATCHMEN Director's Cut DVD and Blu-ray debut. All are from Warner Home Video.

In Home Entertainment, Stop-Motion, Home Entertainment, Stop-Motion | Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All

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The Sky Crawlers on Blu-ray and DVD

Sony Pictures Home Ent. will release THE SKY CRAWLERS on Blu-ray and DVD May 26, 2009. From Mamoru Oshii, the world-acclaimed director of GHOST IN THE SHELL, comes an award-winning story of an exciting but endless war with heroes too young to understand the meaning of their battles. This visually stunning anime adventure brings to life the nail-biting dogfights from the epic air battles described in Hiroshi Mori's best-selling novel in Japan. Special features include featurettes on animation and sound design, and the research behind bringing real sights and sounds to life in anime.

In Anime, Home Entertainment, Anime, Home Entertainment | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, Asia

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Valkyrie, A Bug's Life, Batman 20th Anniversary on Blu-ray, Plus 24 & True Blood

Home video releases for May 19 include A BUG'S LIFE on Blu-ray, the 20th anniversary edition of BATMAN on Blu-ray, the DVD/Blu-ray release of VALKYRIE, ENEMY AT THE GATES and PAYCHECK on Blu-ray, two volumes of classic 1960s and '70s cartoons, season seven of 24 and season one of TRUE BLOOD on DVD/Blu-ray and more.

24 Season Seven on DVD and Blu-ray

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Bedtime Stories, Despereaux & Day the Earth Stood Still on DVD/Blu-ray

BEDTIME STORIES makes its DVD debut two days after its Blu-ray bow, along with DVD/Blu-ray releases of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, plus volume three of BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE on DVD, Disney Animation Collection, volumes 1-3 on DVD, MAX FLEISCHER'S SUPERMAN on DVD and more.

BEDTIME STORIES on DVD and Blu-ray

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DreamWorks Animation Features to Play on FX

The FX Network will air DreamWorks Animation's features, in a deal that gives the cable channel the TV rights to the releases from 2008 to 2012, reports THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Included in the deal are MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, KUNG FU PANDA, MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA and forthcoming releases SHREK GOES FOURTH and the KUNG FU PANDA sequel.

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Slumdog Millionaire, Marley & Me, Seven Pounds on DVD/Blu-ray, Plus Schoolhouse

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, MARLEY & ME and SEVEN POUNDS debut on DVD/Blu-ray, along with HANDY MANNY and SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK DVDs and THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK and PITCH BLACK on Blu-ray for the first time.

THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK on Blu-ray

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Bolt on DVD, Bond on Blu-ray, Quantum of Solace on DVD/Blu-ray Plus More

BOLT makes its DVD debut (after a Sunday Blu-ray bow), QUANTUM OF SOLACE comes to DVD and Blu-ray, along with several classic Bond titles new to Blu-ray plus THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS trilogy on Blu-ray, HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER 2 and SECRETS OF THE FURIOUS FIVE on DVD, THE VENTURE BROS. season three on DVD/Blu-ray and WATCHMEN: TALES OF THE BLACK FREIGHTER and UNDER THE HOOD on DVD/Blu-ray.

BOLT on DVD

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Punisher: War Zone, Plus Early Debuts of Twilight (Saturday) & Bolt (Sunday)

March 17 releases include the DVD/Blu-ray debut of PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, plus AZUR & ASMAR, the second through fourth seasons of A PUP NAMED SCOOBY DOO, two volumes of THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN and season one of THE ZETA PROJECT on DVD. Saturday, March 21 brings the DVD bow of TWILIGHT and the Blu-ray release of BOLT.