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NEWS ABOUT: computer animation

computer animation stories: 6 news summaries
Movie Review

 G-Force Spins Its Wheel 


Jul 24, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - If their mission was to please critics, the adorable spies of G-Force have failed. Here's what the critics saying:
  • Director Hoyt Yeatman should be ashamed, writes Ty Burr in the Boston Globe. “If you can’t squeeze a decent movie out of talking 3-D superagent guinea pigs,
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entertainment • movie review • Jerry Bruckheimer • computer animation • 3-D • G-Force

 Cameron Previews 3D 
 Film at Comic-Con 

Hi-tech Avatar combines animation with live acting

Jul 24, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Cameron offered Comic-Con attendees a 25-minute preview of his first commercial film since Titanic 12 years ago—and it looks “every bit the spectacle” of his 1997 effort, writes Denise Martin in the Los Angeles Times. The film’s new technology superimposes computer-made humanoids onto actors to create... More »

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technology • James Cameron • film • computer animation

opinion

Pixar's Lovable Robot Has
Important Lessons For Us

Wall-E warns about our over-consumption

Jul 11, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yes, Wall-E has environmental themes, but its main point is a moral one, writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post. Not simply a critique of capitalism, as some conservatives have suggested, the movie sets its satirical sights on our self-imprisoning culture of consumption—and the snacking, reclining consumers in the... More »

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Earth • Pixar • consumption • robot • consumerism • computer animation • Wall-E

The Geat Is Good, Not Great

But check out the perks: 3-D, mo-cap, and an essentially naked Angelina Jolie

Nov 16, 07 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Reviewers of the new animated Beowulf  generally agree the tech—including 3-D and motion-captured performances—is awesome, while the rest of the movie is just "pretty good." The film "springs so many pow 3-D surprises you'll think Beowulf is your own private fun house," writes Peter... More »

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Angelina Jolie • film • movie review • Neil Gaiman • computer animation • Anthony Hopkins

Buzz Uneven for Bee Movie

Critics divided by Seinfeld's animated debut

Nov 2, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld uses “every stupid bee joke that he and his cronies could cook up” in Bee Movie, Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal says, and USA Today's Claudia Puig calls the animated feature “so unfunny it almost stings.” But Newsday finds Barry B. Benson’s... More »

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bees • Jerry Seinfeld • animation • movie review • computer animation • Renee Zellweger • movies • animated movie

May the Force Be on TV

George Lucas begins work on live-action TV ‘Star Wars,’ sans Skywalker and Vader

Oct 17, 07 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - C-3PO, R2-D2…and TiVo? Star Wars mastermind George Lucas has “just begun work” on a live-action series TV series set in his storied universe. But don’t expect Luke to turn to the dark side in the pilot episode: Lucas is “taking chances” by not featuring anyone named... More »

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television • George Lucas • Star Wars • computer animation • Mos Eisley • Skywalker

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