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There was a point in time when people thought Imagi would be the second coming of animation. After all, they were going to release 3D versions of anime classics like Astro Boy and Gatchaman. Then Astro Boy tanked. Now, they've shuttered their Los Angeles branch.
According to HotStocked, not only does this shrink Imagi to a Hong Kong and Tokyo office, but even in their respective markets are they a "poorly traded" stock desperate for investors. Despite having never delivered anything worth while, this isn't the first time Imagi needed funding due to other investors having common sense and functioning eyeballs.
Of course, when a company changes its tune from "photorealistic animation" to "stylized anime" because their animation is sub-par, you really shouldn't be surprised that no one is heaping cash upon you.
The likelihood that Imagi manages to get any funding for another project, let alone a 3D film, is right up there with Astro Boy not being an analogy for nuclear weapons.
[via aicn anime]
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We've got hours and miles to go, dear Butterfly, until our Year-Endies tonight at 10:30 pm. Until then, let's have some news--among other things.
-If you think the two-star reviews sting, wait till you get to zero in this Top 100 Worst of '09. [Times Online]
-The full 63-song list of original compositions eligible at the Oscars. See if you notice the medley in the making. [AMPAS]
-Dig your ass in for the big morning read, "Can Anybody Make a Movie for Women?" Because it even has DFW-Numerals. [NYT]
-Boy, do people look sad to be in Iron Man 2. [Movieline]
-Disney continues being smart, axes Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride. [Variety]
-Studio IMAGI lays off 100 workers, proves making shit films based on Astro Boy and Gatchaman can't make a business. [ANN]
-Cinema Guild will release Jacques Rivette's Around a Small Mountain, which forgives them for Everyone Else. [Variety]
-Roy E. Disney is dead. Like you knew who he was. [Current]
-Rene Russo joins Thor along with every other person. [Variety]
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It's Friday and you need ideas for what you want to see this weekend. Let Brett and Ellen give you the weekend peekend above, while we bring you what our friends at Rotten Tomatoes are saying:
Astro Boy has one of the highest Tomatometer ratings at 46 percent. Lars Von Trier's Antichrist is at 49 percent and Jonathan Parker's (Untitled) is at 45 percent.
Check out the rest below the jump.
The tween-vamp Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is hanging around with a 36 percent on the Tomatometer.
James Rocchi is already dreading the inevitable franchise:
You can sense it in the film's shape and structure; all laborious set-up, a climax that feels more like the lead up to the halftime whistle, the introduction of too many characters and an overall feel of pained, panicked over-exertion that's about as appealing as watching your waiter grow sweat-stains under the armpit of his shirt at a restaurant.
Peter Travers didn't dig it either.
SAW VI didn't screen for critics, so reviews will continue pouring in throughout the day. But it currently has a bloodless 22 percent on the Tomatometer. The horror gurus at Dread Central and Bloody Disgusting were a-ok with the latest addition to the horror franchise. The rest aren't as glowing.
Bringing in the lowest end is the Hillary Swank biopic Amelia with 17 percent. Ebert really liked it. A lot of other people didn't.
But luckily, you can decide for yourselves! Send us your webcam reviews for Amelia, Saw VI and Cirque Du Freak this Sunday [10/25] by midnight and you could get on The Rotten Tomatoes Show next Thursday. And if you're in Los Angeles, come check us out at the Reblog This Film Festival on Monday [10/26] at 7 pm.
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-John Lichman
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Hello Monday! What you got for us? Because we got news and a bunch of it.
-Where The Wild Things Are was this weekend's number one with $32.4 million. That's 10 million more than Jonze's previous highest grosser: Adaptation. [TOH!]
-Roman Polanski has been moved from prison to a hospital for "medical updates." [Variety]
-Mike Mitchell (The Next Fucking Shrek Movie) will take over WB's in-development Monster Squad, which...sure has a familiar title. [Variety]
-Eighteen shots of pipe smoking mean Land Of the Lost caused "124 million tobacco impressions." Oh noes! [NYT]
-Looks like The Lives of Others' Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck will bring The Tourist out for 2011. [Variety]
-Astro Boy tie-in Burger King toys prove that even treatises on atomic energy and humanism can sell burgers. [ANN]
-Infomania's own Jason O'Malley's co-production, Wet, won first place at the Chicago Int'l Film Festival. [THR]
-John Lichman
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Once again, we face another humpday. But this time we've got news of a Lego movie, David Mamet scripting another Anne Frank flick and CRACKED shows us how a movie can end much faster--using Photoshop.
Warner Brothers wants to make a Lego movie and make it like Toy Story. Great. Who cares? Why not? Everyone go home. [Current]
Disney will back a new film adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank written and directed by David Mamet. We'll care more with casting. [Variety]
CRACKED breaks down 23 movie plots that could've been solved much easier using photoshop and common sense. [CRACKED]
Paul "What Shit!" Anderson wants to make a Death Race prequel. Because he hates you. [AICN]
The One-Page Screenplay for Taxi Driver 2 is as shocking and original as the first film. [Movieline]
The trailer for Astro Boy doesn't remind you at all that this was a response to the Nuclear Age instead of the Machine-Guns-in-Butt age. [Current]
-John LIchman
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With the "Astro Boy" movie on every anime fan's lists of 'things-to-look-forward-to-this-year', toy manufacturer Hot Toys, have timed their showcasing of the latest Astro Boy figurine, very well.
The Hong Kong Ani-Com 2009 exhibition displayed the toy robot-boy, who is yet to be pinned with a price tag, but like all franchise products, the toy is bound to hit the shelves closer to the release date of the CGI adaptation.
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Actress Kristen Bell briefly about her latest movie "Astro Boy", and why it will appeal to audiences.
Bell who plays Cora, whos character becomes friends with Astro Boy, hopes American audiences will understand the importance of Astro Boy and his acts of heroism.
Director David Bowers has recently revealed that Samuel L. Jackson is set to play the villain Zog, a junkyard robot.
Bowers said the new movie sticks very close to the original and features a "very emotional" origin story.
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