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Pixar Turns 25

My, how Pixar has grown. The studio, officially created when Steve Jobs paid $10 million for George Lucas's computer division of Lucasfilm, cut its teeth making animated commercials for companies including Listerine and Lifesavers. ...READ»

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At Moonbot's Louisiana Studio, Hollywood Vets Dream Up Magical, Interactive Stories

With Moonbot Studios, a children's animation star remakes the cinematic experience. And that's just his first trick.READ»

First Interactive 3-D Crowd-Play Computer Game Hits U.K. Cinemas

"Wave your hands in the air like you...wanna avoid an asteroid," will be U.K. cinemagoers battlecry over the next few weeks. Before the feature film starts, Vue patrons will be able to play a gesture-controlled 3-D ...READ»

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Close-Up on Hollywood's Creature Teacher

Visual-effects guru Alex Alvarez builds the film industry's hottest new talents, one geek at a time.READ»