News briefs -- 3-30-11 Have input on budget Read more on Royal Oak Daily Tribune CG Lighting and Rendering Software Bakery Relight(TM) to Launch at 2011 NAB Show Game-Changing, Interactive, All-In-One Solution for Animated and Live Action/VFX Entertainment Production and Industrial, Automotive and Architectural Design to be Introduced at the 2011 NAB Show, April 11 - 14 in Las Vegas (PRWeb March 29, 2011) Read the full story at … [Read more...]

Me & I've been TAGGED Image by Renee Silverman Okay I was tagged by Cyclist451 www.flickr.com/photos/31287748@N00/ And now I'm supposed to write 10 things you may or may not know about me and they have to be true. 1. I love photography. (surprise!) I've always been artistic and liked to draw from a very young age. I studied art in school but decided not to go that direction. I've always admired photography and tried various times in my life … [Read more...]

Too good to be true: Near-realistic animation in Disney flick makes moviegoers squirm LOS ANGELES - Computer animation has a problem: When it gets too realistic, it starts creeping people out. Most recently, moviegoers complained about the near-realistic depiction of humans in Disney's 3-D flick "Mars Needs Moms." Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Made in Minnesota: Faith-based film features area talent What started as an idea over … [Read more...]

Will Weak 'Sucker Punch' Showing Affect Zack Snyder's 'Superman'? Critics, Hollywood insiders weigh in the possibility that the director may be removed from the upcoming superhero reboot. Read more on MTV Old-timers team up for club flick Hollywood old-timers Ernest Borgnine and Mickey Rooney have teamed up for a wacky new movie about a group of pensioners who turn their nursing home into a nightclub. Read more on Jam! Showbiz Daniel … [Read more...]

Jeremy Irons on finding the good side of bad guys Actor plays one of the most corrupt popes in history in 'The Borgias' - but don't go thinking his character is all bad Read more on The Globe and Mail Council seeks solution to civic center catch-22 L’Observateur LAPLACE – St. John the Baptist Parish Council members on Tuesday renewed an ongoing discussion with administrators regarding rental availability at the St. John Community Center and … [Read more...]

Filming of TNT show resumes locally L’Observateur LAPLACE – Location filming for the TNT network show Memphis Beat resumed at various sites in the River Parishes last week while set designers continue work on a revamped studio set inside the St. John Community Center in LaPlace. Read more on L'Observateur Stephen Lang's built a career playing soldier: Historic, contemporary and even space-age Stephen Lang as a futuristic warrior in "Avatar." … [Read more...]