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Faith Hubley, Olivia de Havilland, John Hubley, Oscar 1966 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar screening series will celebrate the life and career of animator John Hubley, considered one of the most innovative and influential designer-directors in the animation field. The Hubley evening will feature rarely seen films, and a conversation with Hubley’s daughter and others. The event will [...]

Carl Reiner, John Hubley, Hope Lange, Oscar 1959 John Hubley, considered one of animation’s most innovative and influential designer-directors, will have his life and art celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar screening series. A special evening featuring rarely seen John Hubley movies will be held on Monday, October 10, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at [...]

Shrek Forever After will underperform at the box office, according to analysts — from Wall Street — as reported by David Frankel in TheWrap. DreamWorks Animation stock went down on Tuesday as a result of that announcement, even though Shrek Forever After, directed by Mike Mitchell, is still going to do excellent business at the global box office when compared to other movies. Providing the [...]

Ruffnut, How to Train Your Dragon As expected, DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, considered by some a "disappointment" on its debut weekend (chiefly because of its high cost — $165m), topped the North American box-office chart this weekend according to figures found at Box Office Mojo. How to Train Your Dragon has been out for five weeks. It hasn’t topped the box-office chart [...]