Monthly Archives: November 2012

Vancouver Hosts Major Studio Ghibli Animation Retrospective

Studio Ghibli

The Cin­e­math­eque and the Vancity The­atre, both located in down­town Van­cou­ver, are co-hosting a major ret­ro­spec­tive of the films of Stu­dio Ghi­bli, the world-renowned anime stu­dio founded in Tokyo in 1985 by ani­ma­tion direc­tors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Taka­hata and pro­ducer Toshio Suzuki.

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Red-faced Mr. Burns Supports Romney For President in Cartoon

The Simpsons

Nuclear plant owner C. Mont­gomery Burns, of “The Simp­sons” fame (or infamy, depend­ing on how you look at it), is back­ing Mitt Rom­ney for pres­i­dent of the United States.

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Wreck-It Ralph Destroys Competition, Makes $49.1M


Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph” topped the box office at $49.1 mil­lion to achieve the highest-grossing open­ing week­end in Walt Dis­ney Ani­ma­tion history.

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21 Animated Features Submitted For 2012 Oscar Race

Oscar Statuette, Academy Awards

Twenty-one fea­tures have been sub­mit­ted for con­sid­er­a­tion in the Ani­mated Fea­ture Film cat­e­gory for the 85th Acad­emy Awards, the Acad­emy of Motion Pic­ture Arts and Sci­ences announced Friday.

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Leonard Termo, 77, Acted in 5 Mickey Rourke Movies

Leonard Termo

Char­ac­ter actor Leonard Termo, who appeared along­side Mickey Rourke in five 1980s films, died peace­fully in his sleep Tues­day at his Santa Clarita, Cal­i­for­nia home, his friend, actor Elias Koteas, said Fri­day. He was 77.


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DreamWorks Animation’s Profit Rises by 24 Percent


DreamWorks Animation

Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion had net income of $24.4 mil­lion for the third quar­ter ended Sep­tem­ber 30, up 24% from $19.7 mil­lion for the same period in 2011, the stu­dio announced Thursday.

For the quar­ter, the com­pany reported total rev­enue of $186.3 mil­lion. This com­pares to rev­enue of $160.8 mil­lion for the same period in 2011.

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Ireland To Brown Bag An Animated Film

Brown Bag Films

Irish ani­ma­tion house Brown Bag Films is set to begin pre-production on their first fea­ture length ani­mated film early next year. Night­glider will be co-produced by Brown Bag Films and Wind Dancer Films, and directed by Brown Bag Films’ cre­ative direc­tor Dar­ragh O’Connell.

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Dave Borthwick Directed Doogal, Magic Roundabout

Dave Borthwick

British stop-motion ani­ma­tor Dave Borth­wick, a direc­tor of the fea­ture films The Magic Round­about (2005) and Doo­gal (2006), died this past week in Bris­tol, Eng­land, car­toon his­to­rian Jerry Beck said Thurs­day morning.

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DWA’s Katzenberg To Receive 150% Salary Increase

DreamWorks Animation

Dream­Works Ani­ma­tion CEO Jef­frey Katzenberg’s annual base salary will increase 150% from $1 mil­lion a year to $2.5 mil­lion under a con­tract exten­sion reached with the studio.

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Watch NFB Films Free in Canada’s Public Libraries

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Through its Film Club, the National Film Board of Canada is a priv­i­leged part­ner of pub­lic libraries across the country.

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