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Motion Picture Sound Editors 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards

February 2012
Motion Picture Sound Editors 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) honored their own at the 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards with top feature film honors going to War Horse, Super 8, The Adventures of Tintin, The Muppets and Hugo. In all, 21 Golden Reels were presented to sound crews in film, television, direct-to-video and computer entertainment. »

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Posted in Awards, Featured, Film, Sound, Television |

Jennifer Yuh Nelson on the Passion and Creative Collaboration of Kung Fu Panda 2

May 2011
Jennifer Yuh Nelson on the Passion and Creative Collaboration of <em>Kung Fu Panda 2</em>

In the Dreamworks Animation's action-packed Kung Fu Panda 2, Jack Black reprises the role as Po, the rotund Martial Arts Panda. Much of the crew also returned to work on the sequel, including director Jennifer Yuh, who was elevated from the story department to helm the film. Telling a darker story than that of... »

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Posted in Animation, Awards, Contender Portfolios, Director Series, Featured, Film, Visual FX |

The State of Incentives

May 2011

The entertainment industry is mobile, technologically clean, and capital and labor-intensive, making it an attractive business to many communities. Film production incentives by federal governments, various states and other local jurisdictions are enacted to encourage economic growth, build infrastructure and promote job creation. Aside from sales tax exemptions/refunds and hotel tax relief, cash rebates,... »

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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in Headhunters

May 2012 | By Jack Egan

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in <em>Headhunters</em>

Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »



Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero

April 2012 | By Scott Essman

Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero

With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »


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