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Ralph Eggleston, Pixar Animator Behind ‘For the Birds’ and ‘Toy Story,’ Dies at 56
Ralph Eggleston, an Academy Award-winning animator, art director and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios, died on Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old.Eggleston won the animated short film Oscar for writing and directing the 2001 Pixar film “For the Birds.”Pixar tweeted a tribute to him, saying, “Pixar and…
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Kew Media Distribution Signs Distribution Deal With Participant
Kew Media Distribution has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Participant, the L.A.-based company behind “Spotlight,” “Green Book” and “Roma,” to start handling global television and digital rights on some new projects from Participant.As part of the deal, Kew Media will distribute Participant’s socially and politically engaged documentaries and narrative feature films, as well as…
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New ‘Kingdom Hearts III’ Trailer Calls in the Big (Hero 6) Guns
You’ll have to wait until the New Year for the arrival of Square Enix’s latest franchise hit, Kingdom Hearts III, but you can check out a new look at the upcoming game today. This new trailer, which happens to be in Japanese but promises English audio to come in the final game, introduces the heroes…
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Pixar/Disney Will Be in Good Hands as Pete Docter and Jennifer Lee Replace John Lasseter
The John Lasseter era is really over at Pixar and Disney with Tuesday’s promotions of Pete Docter and Jennifer Lee as chief creative officers of the respective animation studios. They’ve been the frontrunners all along to succeed Lasseter (set to leave Disney and Pixar at year’s end after allegations of workplace sexual harassment), and they…