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MovieSet First Look: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ – An animated comedy with Vikings

Coming to theaters in March 2010 from Dreamworks came, this animated feature is based on the book by Cressida Cowell.
‘How to Train your Dragon‘ centers around a Viking teenager named Hiccup, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor don’t …

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ShoWest Update – Sneak Peeks of Toys, Cars, Up, Alice and Tron

ShoWest Update (filed: Tuesday, March 31, 2009) by Phillip Nakov

It’s 9:30 pm and I am finally in my room, sitting down writing. Today’s activity is already beginning to blur. So quick, before I forget, here’s the update.
Disney Goes UP in 3D
Disney kicked off the morning with an amazing preview of their upcoming 3D Digital movies. …

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DreamWorks partners with the house of Mickey Mouse

Steven Spielberg has found his DreamWorks partner in the form of Walt Disney. Disney’s Touchstone division, which markets and releases films that veer away from the safer branding of the animated or family oriented pictures, will distribute about six DreamWorks movies a year beginning in 2010.  The news is a relief to Spielberg who had …

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Behind the scenes of Monsters vs. Aliens

A new featurette about the making of Monsters vs. Aliens, DreamWorks’ upcoming Tru 3D computer animated creaturefest, has just been released. It’s pretty much equal parts “Oh that’s interesting” and corporate fluff/hype, but it did get me a little bit more excited about seeing the movie when it hits theaters on March 27. And if …

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Monsters vs. Aliens 3D trailer to debut during Superbowl

What a novel (and expensive) concept.
In a press release sent to MovieSet yesterday, we have been told DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., PepsiCo’s SoBe Lifewater, Intel Corporation and NBC have climbed into bed together to bring millions of potential film fans a unique opportunity. Over 125 million pairs of FREE Intel 3D glasses are to …

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The story behind the logos for movie studios

We see them at the beginning of every movie we sit down to watch but have you ever wondered why a movie studio chose their particular logo? Why does Warner Bros. use a shield? Who is the woman holding up the torch for Columbia Pictures? Is the kid sitting on the crescent moon in the …

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Old Boy remake to Dreamworks

According to THR Mandate has bought the rights to popular Korean cult hit Old Boy co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook from Universal, who had acquired the rights in 2004 with Vertigo Entertainment. And round and round we go.
Old Boy is “the story of Dae-Su who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years …

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DreamWorks, Paramount divorce final. Who gets custody of the kids?

Yesterday DreamWorks and Paramount made it official: they are no longer joined at the hip, at least business wise. The move opens the door for DreamWorks to establish a new business operation with Reliance ADA Group, a huge Indian entertainment company that will guarantee $500 million to the movie studio to make — what else? …

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