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VFX Oscar race narrowed down to 10 movies

January 5, 2012 by | 3 Comments
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Last month The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 15 films had been selected for consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 84th Academy Awards. Today those 15 movies

Ben’s Favorite Films of 2011

January 4, 2012 by | 7 Comments
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As with every other Top Ten list you've read (or may read), I'll begin with some parameters: the films included here are ones that received a theatrical release in the calendar year of 2011. There

15 movies in line for VFX Oscar

December 10, 2011 by | 3 Comments

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 15 films that have been selected for consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 84th Academy Awards. In early

International Box Office: Tintin continues to lead

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The Adventures of Tintin spent another weekend at the top of the international box office thanks to little to no competition. Besides the usual suspects, French flick Intouchables found its way into

International Box Office: Tintin has strong opening

November 3, 2011 by | 16 Comments

The Adventures of Tintin started to roll into theaters around the world last weekend to great success, bringing the international box office back to life after weeks of lackluster numbers. But, it

Andy Serkis signs for Rise of the Apes sequel

November 3, 2011 by | Leave a Comment

Nobody expected Rise of the Planet of the Apes to A) Be good, or B) Make $450 million worldwide, but that's what happened and 20th Century Fox have now taken their first steps towards making a sequel.

International Box Office: Paranormal Activity 3 scares enough for top spot

October 26, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
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Paranormal Activity 3 seems to be quite on a roll and after setting a few records in North America, it now tops the international box office. Truth be told, it wasn't all that hard to come out in the

International Box Office: Real Steel remains undefeated

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In North American Real Steel battled remakes, around the world the fight is against The Three Musketeers. Now the musketeers certainly know their way around a sword but Atom (the main robot) from Real

Real Steel takes the box office by storm

October 13, 2011 by | Leave a Comment

The robot boxing live-action flick Real Steel took the number one spot both in North America and around the world last weekend. While west of the Atlantic there wasn't much of a fight, internationally