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Kentucky Politician Proposes Tax on Violent Video Games and Vaginas
In the wake of recent mass shootings, a Kentucky legislator has proposed a tax on both violent video games and young women’s vaginas, claiming each is directly responsible for “unspeakably horrific” behavior in men.
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Disney Marks First Anniversary of John Carter Disaster
Over 100 studio employees solemnly gathered late Monday afternoon in Legends Plaza for an impromptu memorial commemorating the one year anniversary of the disastrous U.S. theatrical release of Disney’s ill-fated action-adventure epic John Carter.
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Canadian Animator Whimpering Claims Rise Slightly in August
Labor force data released Wednesday show Canadian animator whimpering claims increased slightly in August, with more than 115 new instances of insufferable Molson-fueled whining filed compared to 109 new claims filed the previous month.
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DreamWorks and the Philippines Stage Animation Games Despite Warning from Disney
500 DreamWorks and Filipino artists waded ashore Saturday in a mock assault to seize an animation production studio, a drill Disney claimed would have dire consequences on the future of peaceful animated feature distribution.
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SoCal VFX Firms Add 190 Jobs in August, All in Mumbai
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that in the month of August, visual effects studios in Southern California combined to create 190 new jobs, though all the new positions were located in Mumbai.
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Digital Domain Vows to Go Green, Build Sustainable VFX Business
Saying it will try to move away from ecologically unfriendly practices such as building 115,000 square foot studios without the business base to support it, Digital Domain yesterday vowed to “Go Green” by 2014.
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InfoGraphic: What’s Next for Ousted Digital Domain CEO John Textor?
With the sudden resignation of CEO John Textor, closure of their brand new Port St. Lucie production studio, layoff of 280 employees and the complete collapse of their stock price, venerable visual effects studio
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Computer Workstation Self-Destructs in Protest Over Use on Carrie Remake
A fully configured HP Z820 workstation tragically self-destructed Wednesday by short circuiting and bursting into flames in a desperate act of protest against being forced to work on a remake of the film Carrie.
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President Hollande Presses India to Stop Bringing Shitty Animated Content to MIPCOM
French President François Hollande earlier today urged the Indian government to save everyone valuable time, energy and money by putting an end to the ridiculous practice of bringing really shitty animated content to MIPCOM.
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InfoGraphic: Issues That Most Concern California Visual Effects Artists
California now finds itself sitting center stage in a global battle over visual effects production work. The ancestral home of the industry is struggling against global VFX studio expansion fueled by film production cost-cutting
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