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CinemaCon In Las Vegas: A Celebration of Movie and the Movie Industry

Ellen Sterling | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Chris Dodd, Wanrer Brothers, Tim Burton, Dwayne Johnson, Cinemacon, Dreamworks, National Association of Theater Owners, Paramount, Chris Rock, Pater Jackson, Johnny Depp, Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Lasseter, Pixar, Baz Luhrmann, Entertainment News

Before he left, he invited the audience to a surprise screening of The Dictator at 11 that evening in a local movie theater and, as he left, he stopped to kiss Katzenberg's head.

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Movie Studios Probed Over Inappropriate Payments In China

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Movie Industry, Sec Movie Studios Probe, Inappropriate Payments, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Video, Business News, China Movie Industry, Bribery Allegations, Securities and Exchange Commission, Disney, Business News

* SEC has sent inquiry letters to movie studios-source * Letters ask about dealings with Chinese officials-source * Chin...

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Inside The Home Of Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg

HuffingtonPost.com | Ann Brenoff | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: La Real Estate, Dreamworks, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Katzenberg Lists His House, Luxury LA Real Estate, Luxury LA Real Estate for Sale, Beverly Hills, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Los Angeles News

Who says the recession was an equal opportunity slammer? Clearly not so for DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who just listed his current B...

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How To Make A (Interesting) Film In Less Than 2 Minutes

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Rani Naamani, Too Late, Dreamworks, Video, Zombies, Huffpost Zombies, Rani Naamani Too Late, Side Films, Zombie Short Film, Too Late Short Film, Culture News

Rani Naamani is an animator employed by Dreamworks, but in his free time, he dreams up bite-sized short films that offer more than their two-minute ru...

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Weekend Box Office: Puss in Boots Tops Again with Stunning Hold, While Tower Heist and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Slightly Underperform

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: John Cho, Dreamworks, Eddie Murphy, New Line Cinema, Ben Stiller, Tower Heist, Kal Penn, Puss in Boots, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas, Film, Entertainment News

What we're seeing is a Dreamworks cartoon that had one of the lower opening weekends in recent history but had among the bigger second weekends ever for the studio. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what legs are.

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Weekend Box Office: Puss in Boots Makes Muted Number-One Debut, While Timberlake/Seyfried's In Time and Depp's Rum Diary Underwhelm

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, Olivia Wilde, Dreamworks, Puss in Boots, The Rum Diary, In Time, Weekend Box Office, Film, Johnny Depp the Rum Diary, Box Office, The Rum Diary Johnny Depp, Justin Timberlake in Time, In Time Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp Rum Diary, Rum Diary Johnny Depp, Entertainment News

Dreamworks seems to have paid a price for their risky release date, as Puss in Boots debuted with a comparatively soft $34 million over the weekend. We'll find out for sure on Monday if it broke the Halloween opening weekend record.

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Movie Review: Puss in Boots 3D

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Antonio Banderas, Shrek, Looney Tunes, Movies, Zach Galifianakis, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Puss in Boots 3d, Dreamworks, Puss in Boots 3D Movie Review, Amy Sedaris, 3d, Billy Bob Thornton, Marshall Fine Movie Reviews, Salma Hayek, Cars 2, Shrek2, Entertainment News

Puss in Boots 3D is about what you'd expect -- a two-dimensional comedy shown with technology to make you believe you're seeing something you're not. And one of the things you're not seeing -- or, rather, hearing -- is witty dialogue.

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Movie Review: Puss In Boots Is A Master-class in Doing 3D 'Right'

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Imax, Antonio Banderas, Dreamworks, 3d, Zorro, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots Review, Puss in Boots 3d, Puss in Boots Film, Puss in Boots Movie, Salma Hayek, Entertainment News

What could have been a cheap and easy spin-off is instead a surprisingly engaging and richly constructed adventure film.

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Weekend Box Office: Real Steel and Footloose Square Off to a Near-tie

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Box Office (Weekend Box Office Rundown), Dreamworks, Paramount, Universal, Footloose, Remakes, Real Steel, George Clooney, Hugh Jackman, Disney, The Thing, Entertainment News

In a somewhat surprising turn, Real Steel repeated at the top of the box office, defeating a Footloose remake and a prequel to The Thing.

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More Hit Movies Coming To Netflix

Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Netflix Dreamworks, Video, Netflix Instant, Dreamworks, Dreamworks Netflix, Netflix Streaming, Netflix Movies, Netflix News, Netflix, Netflix Partner, Technology News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has won a deal to pipe Dreamworks Animation movies starting in 2013, the first time a major Hollywood studio h...

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'Kung Fu Panda' Comes To The Chinese Web

Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Youku.com, Dreamworks, Kung Fu Panda, Dreamworks China, China Movie Streaming, Youku, Film, China Youku, China Dreamworks, Culture News

In the first deal of its kind, DreamWorks Animation has signed an agreement with Youku.com, a Chinese site used for streaming videos. The two orga...

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The Intense 'Toon Debate: Pants or No Pants

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Cartoons, Dreamworks, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots Movie, Celebrity Style, Movies, Video, Entertainment News

It's one of the vexing questions of our time: why do some cartoon characters choose to cover their animated privates while others go pantsless? Both ...

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Weekend Box Office: X-Men First Class Pulls a Batman Begins, Grosses $56 Million, Bridesmaids and Kung Fu Panda 2 Cross $100m, Fast Five Crosses $200m

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Midnight in Paris, Hangover 2, Dreamworks, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Bridesmaids, Woody Allen, X-Men: First Class, Fast Five, Summer 2011, Movie Reviews, Entertainment News

X-Men was used to being near the top of the box office charts, but now has to rebuild from the ground up, emphasizing quality and character over big-budget spectacle.

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PHOTOS: USC Dedicates Katzenberg Center for Animation

Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Jack Black, Dreamworks, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Slidepollajax, Usc, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Animation, Los Angeles News

A select group of Hollywood royalty congregated last night at the University of Southern California to honor DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and his...

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The Sublime Syncretism of Kung Fu Panda 2

Dan Persons | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Jack Black, Computer Animation, Dreamworks, Gary Oldman, Kung Fu Panda, Hong Kong, Angelina Jolie, Film, Jackie Chan, Hong Kong Film, Martial Arts, Kung Fu Panda 2, Animation, Entertainment News

Kung Fu Panda 2 not only carries forward the first film's inspiration, but plusses it in ways that that stun and delight.

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Huff Post Review: Kung Fu Panda 2

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jack Black, Dreamworks, Paramount, Gary Oldman, Summer 2011, Reviews, Kung Fu Panda 2, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Entertainment News

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a textbook example of how to do a sequel right. It is a laugh-out loud comedy, a thoughtful character drama, and a spectacular adventure.

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Steven Spielberg's Studio Planning WikiLeaks Movie?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dreamworks, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Steven Spielberg, The Guardian, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Wikileaks Movie, Wikileaks, Dreamworks Wikileaks, Dreamworks Steven Spielberg, Entertainment News

WikiLeaks: The Movie? The Guardian confirms that major film studio Dreamworks, led by Steven Spielberg, has bought the rights to two books about Wi...

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Weekend Box Office: Liam Neeson's Unknown Fends Off I Am Number Four While Gnomeo and Juliet Holds Strong

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Box Office (Weekend Rundown), Presidents' Day, Liam Neeson, Jennifer Aniston, Dreamworks, Taken, Oscar 2011, Disney, Unknown, I Am Number Four, Justin Bieber, Entertainment News

It was a crowded weekend at the box office for the second weekend in a row, as three major openers squared off against a surprisingly resilient animated feature from the week before.

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Kitten's Sunday School Streamers, A Viva Elvis Clip, Plus Conversations With Shelby Lynne, Ryan Montbleau and Middle Class Rut's Zack Lopez

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rob Christie, Bridget Jones's Diary, George Bush, The Church, Tea Party, Conor Oberst, Ryan Montbleau, Martie Maguire, Paul Simon, Al Schmit, Dixie Chicks, Sean Stockham, Zack Lopez, Jane's Addiction, Kitten, Dean Martin, Emily Robison, Martin Sexton, Gavin Mackillop, Heart, Allison Moorer, Echo and the Bunnymen, Filter, Middle Class Rut, Yoko Ono, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Dreamworks, Rage Against the Machine, Shelby Lynne, Leisure, John Lennon, Chloe Chaidez, Dusty Springfield, Spin, Midlake, Phil Ramone, Courtyard Hounds, Rolling Stones, Sxsw, Quicksand, Pil, Entertainment News

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A Nutcracker to Shun

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tchaikovsky, Howard the Duck, Springtime for Hitler, John Turturro, The Wizard of Oz, Storm Trooper, The Nutcracker, Sigmund Freud, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Rock Haven, Avatar, Walt Disney, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Karl Rove, Centurions of Rome, The Producers, The Nutcracker in 3D, Frances De La Tour, Mel Brooks, Yuliya Vysotskaya, Nathan Lane, Dreamworks, Alice in Wonderland, Chicken Run, Andy Warhol, Toy Story 3, Andre Konchalovsky, The Blood of Rebirth, 3d, Nazi, Buchenwald, Pixar, Elle Fanning, Ciao, Adela, Carnosaur, Entertainment News

Over the years, I've seen some pretty awful movies. None, however, has been as expensive, as overproduced, as idiotic, as appalling, or as stupefyingly reprehensible as the The Nutcracker in 3D.

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Weekend Box Office (11/14/10): Megamind Wins, Unstoppable Opens Strong, Morning Glory Underperforms

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Red, Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Dreamworks, Unstoppable, Morning Glory, Due Date, Megamind, Entertainment News

Megamind was at the top of the box office for the second (and final) time this weekend. The second super-villain animated film the year took in another $30 million.

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Cinefantastique Post-Mortem: Snubbing George Takei & Monsters Mini-Review

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: How to Train Your Dragon, Violence, Dreamworks, Repression, Megamind, Horror, Emotion, War, Drama, Suspense, Controversy, Death, It Gets Better, Indie, I Spit on Your Grave, Star Trek, Success, It Gets Better Project, Social Drama, Gore, The Last House on the Left, Gay Rights, Fantasy, Off Beat, Racism, Science Fiction, Shrek Forever After, Gritty, Monsters, Art, George Takei, Animation, Dreamworks Animation, Love, Entertainment News

After debating whether three animated films in one year is more than enough from DreamWorks Animation, the Cinefantastique podcast crew of Dan Persons...

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Cinefantastique Podcast: Megamind

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Action-Adventure, Dreamworks, Justice, Megamind, Emotion, Jonah Hill, Superman, Death, Success, Comedy, Fantasy, Satire, Science Fiction, Will Ferrell, Cgi, Explosions, 3d, Animation, Tina Fey, CG Animation, David Cross, Love, Brad Pitt, Entertainment News

Throwing caution to the wind, the DreamWorks Animation crew has decided to go for a hat trick, releasing three action-packed, CG animated, 3D-enhanced...

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Review: Megamind 3D

Jenna Busch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, David Cross, Jonah Hill, Megamind, Dreamworks, Superheroes, Megamind 3D, Pixar, George Clooney, 3d, Entertainment News

Any comic book fan worth her salt will be laughing at the references and the nods to geek culture.

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It's a Small World After All (VIDEOS)

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: My Dog Tulip, A Town Called Panic, Tim Burton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Azur Et Asmar: The Princes? Quest, Sita Sings the Blues, Claymation, Dreamworks, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga?Hoole, Disney, Pixar, Mary and Max, Entertainment News

Three independent full-length animation features have such strong storytelling techniques, such brilliant artwork, and such quirky appeal that they should not be overlooked.

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