Before Tilly Norwood, This C.G.I. Actress Was Considered an ‘It Girl’

Aki Ross was the computer-generated heroine of the 2001 film “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.” The reaction at the time presaged today’s debate over A.I.
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My Windows desktop used to be boring until I found these 7 tools

Windows 11 PCs doesn't give you a lot of customizations, but these apps change the game and let you make your PC truly your ...

The 20 Greatest Animated Movie Masterpieces of All Time, Ranked

The medium of feature-length animation has given grace to numerous masterpieces, from iconic classics like Fantasia to recent ...
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Pirates of the Caribbean Director Blames Unreal Engine and Video Game Aesthetics for the Decline of CGI in Movies

Director Gore Verbinski believes that CGI effects in movies have gotten worse in recent years because of Unreal Engine.

Unreal Engine is to blame for bad movie CGI says top Hollywood director

Although the video game world holds up Unreal Engine as the pinnacle of current technology, that’s not how it’s viewed by at ...
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Prime Video Just Added a Forgotten Animated Movie That Put a Twist on a Horror Classic

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In 2008, Tony Leondis’s animated horror comedy Igor hit theaters and flipped the script on the ...
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Steve Jobs Talks Pixar in 'Never-Before-Seen' Interview as 'Toy Story' Turns 30

Just ahead of the 30th anniversary of Toy Story, The Steve Jobs Archive has shared a "never-before-seen" video of Steve Jobs discussing Pixar. The interview is from November 22, 1996 — exactly one ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘In Your Dreams’ Review: Simu Liu and Cristin Milioti Lead Voice Cast of Netflix’s Pixar-esque Animated Charmer

Alex Woo's movie revolves around a tween girl and her younger brother, who enter into a dream world in an effort to save their parents' marriage. By Frank Scheck The thematically linked needle drops ...
The New York Times

Beloved 1997 computer game ‘Backyard Baseball’ to return as 2D animated special

Tiffany Haddish and Donald Faison are among the voice actors for the animated "Backyard Baseball." Courtesy of Playground Productions If you grew up in the late ’90s, there’s a fair chance your first ...
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Director Mike Johnson On 20 Years Of ‘Corpse Bride’: ‘Proving Stop-Motion Could Be As Smooth And As Fluid As Computer Animation’

Twenty Halloweens ago, Tim Burton conjured Corpse Bride, a fantasy fable that spans the world of the living and the land of the dead. Building on the stylings of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘Toy Story’ 30 Years Later: When Animation Gained a Third Dimension

When “Toy Story” premiered on Nov. 22, 1995, it didn’t just charm audiences — it detonated an artistic revolution. Pixar’s debut feature, it was the first full-length film made entirely with computer ...
Los Angeles Times

An AI-animated film will debut next year. Is this AI’s ‘Toy Story’ moment?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An animated feature film that uses artificial intelligence tools from OpenAI is expected to debut next year, ...