Teenage Satan

Coming soon from Stephanie Buscema, Candis Cooke, and Marsha Cooke: Teenage Satan. It’s a comic, a cross-platform app, and a game. All hail the pubescent dark lord!

And also they’re on twitter.

Carson Ellis shows off the final illustration in a recently completed project called Wildwood, written by Colin Meloy, her husband.

Jim Flora album cover art for the Battle of New Orleans

I’m not sure if I want to hear Jimmie Driftwood sing or not, but I could look at this album cover all day.

Friendships that start with a ride-share aboard a giant shark are bound to go somewhere.

With Legoland opening later this year, Polk businesses turn kid-friendlier Orlando Sentinel Just last week, the Gaylord Palms Resort announced a partnership with DreamWorks Animation that includes character breakfasts with the likes of Shrek. And for years now, the Nickelodeon Suites hotel near Disney World has relied on characters like Dora ... and more »

New York Daily News

With Budget Unveiling, Bloomberg Draws the Battle Lines WNYC "We are forced to do the best we can with what we've got. The state has shifted the burden from them to us." Following the unveiling of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's final budget, the battle lines are now drawn between the mayor and City ... Bloomberg to cut more than 6000 NYC teaching positionsCNN International Bloomberg's $65.7 Billion New York City Budget Proposes 6000 Teacher CutsBloomberg NYC Mayor's Budget Would Cut 1 Out Of 12 TeachersNPR Brooklyn Daily Eagle -Patch.com -The Associated Press all 331 news articles »

From Pirates Of The Caribbean to Harry Potter, Damon Smith delivers his views on how the latest crop of major blockbusters will fare.

Get Your First Look at Salma Hayek in Puss in Boots Movieline · Dreamworks Animation might be concentrating on getting Kung Fu Panda 2 into theaters this month, but that doesn't mean the studio can't look ahead to its next animation blockbuster. Ahead, find the first glimpse at Salma Hayek's character Kitty ... and more »

We Are Movie Geeks

Send A KUNG FU PANDA 2 Mother's Day E-Card & Check Out This New Image Of Baby Po We Are Movie Geeks KUNG FU PANDA 2 ™ & (c) 2010 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved. In a flashback sequence, Po (Jack Black) remembers his childhood in this new still from DreamWorks Animation's KUNG FU PANDA 2 to be released by Paramount Pictures on Thursday ... Sun-Maid Uses QR Codes For Movie Tie-InMediaPost Publications all 2 news articles »

Students show their work at Animation Festival Grand Junction Sentinel If you're curious about the art of animation or just want to be entertained, plan to attend the Animation Festival at Mesa State College. Senior graphic design/animation majors will show off their completed works from 2:30–4:30 pm ...

New Interactive Website Showcases Stunning Medical Animation RedOrbit Now, medical device and pharma buyers of medical animation can quickly browse Scientific Animations' extensive body of work. The all-new ScientificAnimations.com website now makes it easier than ever to browse the company's extensive body of medical ...

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We tracked the reaction across the country following the President's address on the death of Osama bin Laden.
  
  
• We studied how President Obama's correspondents' dinner remarks were the most watched ever on YouTube.
  
  
• We catalogued 10 different, creative, and funny ways high school students asked each other to prom.
  
  
• We looked into the the history of "the dougie" through YouTube searches.
  
  
• We saw how college kids are celebrating finals week with flash mob dances.
  
  
• And this "ultimate dog tease" became one of the week's most-shared clips:

Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends

Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Shower Dudes - Wanton Song."

If you've watched television and/or been to the movies in the past 25 years, you're familiar with Phill Lewis' work. I mean, how could you not be? This talented character actor has made...

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chrisarrant:

I wish they had this when *I* was a little kid. #oldmanrant

scottlava:

I will be in Toronto at TCAF this weekend!

@ the Toronto Reference Library

I will be at TABLE 155 selling my wares.

such wares will include prints and comics and GREAT SHOWDOWNS COASTERS (coasters… very limited supply) more info HERE

so come over!  it’s FREE!

We need to start something as sweet as TCAF here in Vancouver. I know there are a couple comics events here, but they’re nothing like TCAF and other such events in other cities. Hey, someone in Vancouver other than me: step up! 

HOLLYWOOD megastar Russell Crowe could be on his way to the North-East: to teach drama to Durham University students.

Advanced Systems Group Presents Animation & Compositing Tools Workshop PRLog.Org (press release) Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading West Coast video and film integration firm, will present an Animation & Compositing Tools Workshop on Wednesday, May 25, from 10 am to 4 pm, at the South San Francisco Conference Center at 255 South Airport Blvd. ...

Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Bakare eyeing Olympic success Yahoo! Eurosport UK Peter Bakare has many strings to his bow – acting, animation, writing – but the volleyballer has vowed to be a jack of one trade in search of London 2012 stardom. The 21-year-old has made leaps and bounds in volleyball since moving across from ... and more »

With the World Premier of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides set for tomorrow night, final touches along Disneyland’s Rivers of America are underway. In addition to the New Orleans Square theater setup, bleachers are expected on Main Street … Continue reading →

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Disneyland’s Rivers of America invaded again for Pirates 4
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are YouTube's newest megastars. Though half the globe was still in darkness, YouTube users from across the world got wedding fever for the Royal Household's official live stream of the landmark wedding on The Royal Channel.

The Royal Wedding was live streamed 72 million times around the world to 188 countries. Those who didn’t see it live still had an opportunity to don their fascinators and catch up with the re-broadcasts later in the day. When it was all said and done, the total streams on April 29, 2011 reached 101 million as romantics around the globe tuned in to watch the fairytale ceremony, the procession and the final balcony kiss.

And what a kiss it was…during the 10 seconds around the highly-anticipated Royal kiss, the YouTube channel site, powered by Google App Engine, experienced an additional 100,000 requests on top of the already high load … an effective additional 10,000 requests per second.

Live streams were highest in the UK and the US, but looks like love was in the air across the channel as well. The top 5 countries viewing the live event online were:

1. United Kingdom
2. United States
3. Italy
4. Germany
5. France

The online excitement extended to The Official Royal Wedding website. Since the launch on March 2, there have been approximately 37.7 million page views from 13.7 million visitors to the site, which was hosted on Google App Engine and built by Accenture.

The entire live stream of the Royal Wedding, along with video highlights can be found on The Royal Channel.

Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!

Rachel Ball, partner development associate, recently watched “Best Wishes from Mr. McGrail's United States History Class.”

BBC News

Jobs Report Has More Bad News Than Good News CNBC.com AP There was more bad news than met the eye to Friday's jobs report, even beyond the bump up in the unemployment rate. While the top-line number of 244000 jobs created sounded great when it came off the tape, the internals were somewhat weaker. ... Snap Analysis: Jobs report shows strength with a caveatReuters Strong Job Report Shows US Economy Gaining SteamNew York Times US Economy Adds Jobs, but Unemployment Rate RisesWall Street Journal Bloomberg -Los Angeles Times -TheStreet.com all 699 news articles »

- The following piece was sent to me by Bill Peckmann. Here’s his introduction to it: Here’s something that might not be accessible to some of your readers. It’s the program booklet of the 1972 EC Comics Convention that was held in NYC. I’ve scanned the pages pertaining to cartoonists of the early MAD comic book. The caricatures [...]

You wouldn't expect Kenneth Branaugh, the great Shakespearean actor/director who adapted Henry V , Hamlet , and Love's Labour's Lost for the big screen, to have much in common with Sam Raimi, Hollywood's schlockmeister supreme who is best known for Spider-Man and the Evil Dead films.

Published: Thursday, May 05, 2011, 3:15 PM Updated: Thursday, May 05, 2011, 3:24 PM The Norse gods are off to a decent, though not divine, start in "Thor," the latest movie in Marvel Comics' big-screen expansion of its superhero pantheon.

"Entertaining" is hardly the first word that springs to mind when thoughts turn to "King Lear," Shakespeare 's profound and merciless tragedy of old age.

Sony and Aardman Animation have teamed for a new 3D stop-motion animated film, called The Pirates! Band of Misfits , based in part on Gideon Defoe 's book The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists .

YOUNG Joe Trodd's dream came true when he met his ballet idol Wayne Sleep after a performance at the Kings Theatre.

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Tom Welling Tom Welling has a new office on the Warner Bros.

Nowadays, Jackie Cooper may be best known for his role as the gruff newspaper editor in all four original 'Superman' movies.

Ethereal Animation: “LIFE ON EARTH” Mission Local “Life On Earth” Guest Curator Soumyaa Kapil Behrens and Oddball Films present an evening of strange and wonderful films depicting the ethereal condition of our home planet. Includes haunting, and stylized animations — Jeff Hale's “Great Toy ...

WorstPreviews.com

Pixar unveils “La Luna” first look, synopsis Hollywoodnews.com By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Pixar Animation Studios has revealed a synopsis for its latest short film, “La Luna,” which will make its premiere at the Annecy International Animation Festival, which runs June 6-11 in France. ... Movie News After Dark: Pixar's Luna, Highlander, Ayn Rand, Thor, Hunger Games ...Film School Rejects all 3 news articles »

Animation fest reaches climax with Bakshi's American Pop Winnipeg Free Press Given to strobe effects, subliminally fast visuals and fingernails-on-chalkboard electronic music, a whole program of his films may test the most adventurous animation fan. Finally at 11:30 pm is Viva the Nam, a Vietnam war movie cast almost entirely ...

The Guardian

Review: MY DOG TULIP - A Great Animation & It's Not From Pixar! Obsessed With Film A Great Animation & It's Not From Pixar! 80 Last year gave us three animated features of the very highest quality. From Pixar came the brilliant, Oscar winning Toy Story 3, we also had Fernando Trueba's jazz inflected Chico and Rita and finally ... My Dog Tulip: Animation that truly bounds and wags its tailMetro My Dog Tulip – reviewThe Guardian 'Tulip' wry, touchingSanta Rosa Press Democrat Little White Lies all 7 news articles »

The Guardian

Aardman reanimates with The Pirates! The Guardian Studio behind Wallace and Gromit to return with high-seas stop-motion comedy starring Hugh Grant Arrr!-dman animation ... Hugh Grant plays a courageous captain in The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists. Photograph: Aardman Animations/Sony ... First Look: Aardman's New 2012 Animated Adventure 'The Pirates!'First Showing Aardman Animation's 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' Casts Hugh Grant, Martin .../FILM (blog) Hugh Grant To Star In New Bristol Aardman Film106 JACK fm Hollywood Reporter -Entertainment Weekly -PR Newswire (press release) all 66 news articles »

I’ve attended a number of fan organized celebrations and conventions in the past. However, none had access to the parks like WDWCelebrations has been able to get. That’s due in part to the nature of their events they work with … Continue reading →

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Project XL: Fans celebrate Walt Disney World’s 40th Anniversary
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The next animated short film to be released by Pixar is “La Luna”. Directed by Enrico Casarosa and produced by Kevin Reher, La Luna is expected to be released in front of the Pixar film “Brave.” I’ve been a long … Continue reading →

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First Screenshot from Pixar Short La Luna revealed
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Are you actively looking for a way to tick off producer Jerry Bruckheimer ? Then suggest to him that the last two installments of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise were...

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New York Post

President meets a 'harsh' critic New York Post A 10-year-old boy whose firefighter dad died on 9/11 was thrilled to meet President Obama during yesterday's wreath-laying ceremony, but that didn't stop him from offering the commander in chief a critique of the raid that killed ... Thousands converge on Ground Zero, await President Obama's arrivalThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com At Firehouse in Midtown, a VIP Stops By for LunchNew York Times 10-year-old whose father died on 9/11 shares emotional moment with President ...New York Daily News Washington Post -Atlanta Journal Constitution -SILive.com all 275 news articles »

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a flying super hero of indeterminate citizenship.

The Disney Civil War That Led to Arcade Video Game Classics Kotaku Luke Plunkett — We don't often associate Disney with video games - not outside of its current push as a publisher, anyway - but in the late 1970's, turmoil at the famous animation studio inadvertently led to the creation of two arcade classics. ... and more »

'Mr Mamu' to discourage the use of plastic Express Buzz KOZHIKODE: Actor Mamukoya, who has been entertaining film buffs with his flawless performance and Kozhikoden slang on silver screen, will soon make his presence felt in the animation and comic world. A 45-minute animation movie and comic series 'Mr ... and more »

SVA Kicks Off THE 22ND ANNUAL DUSTY FILM & ANIMATION FESTIVAL Broadway World The 22nd Annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival kicks off Friday, May 6 and continues through Tuesday, May 10 highlighting over 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). ...

Indie Wire (blog)

Movie News After Dark: Pixar's Luna, Highlander, Ayn Rand, Thor, Hunger Games ... Film School Rejects That's the opening of the synopsis to Pixar's La Luna, the short that will play the Annecy International Animation Festival next month in France. It's our adorable headlining image. (Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures) This Tomb Raider reboot is ... First Look: Pixar's New Short 'La Luna'/FILM (blog) all 10 news articles »

PR: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Makes Animation Debut in "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" Toon Zone And on June 7, fans can experience Piper's acting chops in his very first voiceover role for animation as the barbaric Bolphunga in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, Green Lantern: ... and more »

Earlier this morning, the Disney Parks Blog announced Walt Disney World’s first meet-up. On May 20th, Disney’s Hollywood Studios will hold a meet-up to celebrate the debut of the new Star Tours attraction. The event begins at 12:01am and lasts … Continue reading →

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Star Tours Meet-up Sells out fast, should Disney do more?
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Sydney Morning Herald

Former Marine Found Guilty in Wife, Sons' Murder Case Fox News | AP WATERLOO, Ill. -- A jury has convicted a former Marine of three counts of first-degree murder in the strangulation deaths two years ago of his wife and their two sons. The jury returned the verdict Thursday against 34-year-old Christopher Coleman ... Coleman guilty of killing familyUPI.com Coleman guilty on three counts of murderSTLtoday.com Lawsuit filed against televangelist for 3 murdersChicago Tribune phillyBurbs.com -KSDK -KMOX.com all 372 news articles »

There's no shortage of movies about weddings, and most of them are pretty lame. They usually feature the most stereotypical depictions of women being neurotic, naggy, insecure or all of the above, they're crammed with corny slapstick, and they frequently culminate with a mad dash to an airport or train station for some breathless, last-minute ...

Indie Wire (blog)

First Look: Pixar's New Short 'La Luna' /FILM (blog) The short is soon to premiere at the Annecy International Animation Festival, which runs June 6-11 in France. Enrico Casarosa directs and is Head of Story; he's been with Pixar since 2002, starting on Cars, with credits following on Ratatouille and Up. ... First Look At Pixar's Short 'La Luna'; New Pics Of 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Three ...Indie Wire (blog) all 8 news articles »

Movie review: 'Mia and the Migoo' Los Angeles Times Still, this generally involving film is gorgeous to watch thanks to its 500000 hand-painted frames of vibrantly colored, enormously artistic animation. Mia (voiced by Amanda Misquez) is a spirited young girl on a dangerous journey in search of her ... 'Mia and the Migoo'Moving Pictures Network all 2 news articles »

BBC News

First Look: Aardman's New 2012 Animated Adventure 'The Pirates!' First Showing Aardman is the company behind Wallace & Gromit and Flushed Away and is working with Sony Pictures Animation this time for The Pirates!, a stop-motion 3D animated film based on Gideon Defoe's books. With another new Pirates of the Caribbean out in just ... Hugh Grant Joins Voice Cast for Sony-Backed Pirate MovieHollywood Reporter Aardman Animation's 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' Casts Hugh Grant, Martin .../FILM (blog) Hugh Grant Takes the Lead in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" an Aardman ...PR Newswire (press release) Entertainment Weekly -Digital Spy -The Beverly Hills Courier all 47 news articles »