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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Industry Deals, Finance, and Labor, How LA s Fight Its Entertainment Future May, and more.
Industry Deals, Finance, and Labor Updates this week: The Los Angeles mayoral and city council elections are pivoting on the city’s ability to retain film and television; and The California Film Commission has allocated tax credits to 38…
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New Series Orders, Renewals, and, Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff, and more.
New Series Orders, Renewals, and Cancellations this week: Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions have set a July release on HBO Max for ‘Stuart Fails to Save the; and The April 2026 renewal and cancellation cycle crystallizes…
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Industry news and interviews, i Remarkably Bright Creatures, and more.
Industry news and interviews this week: DP Ashley Connor details the production pipeline for Netflix’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ focusing on the; and Digital Domain has launched DDAI, an AI-integrated VFX infrastructure platform.
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Surprise, ‘Masters of the Universe’ Is Coming to IMAX
Science Fiction this week: IMAX has unexpectedly added screenings for the upcoming Amazon film ‘Masters of the Universe’ beginning June 5, a; and The neo-Western comic series ‘That Texas Blood’ has surged to the top of aftermarket sales…
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Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns, practical digital creatures Alien Earth, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns this week: FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’ series, a prequel created by Noah Hawley, employed a hybrid visual effects pipeline for its; and Framestore released a VFX breakdown for ‘Ted’ season 2, showcasing the…
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Silhouette 2026 gets smarter roto and 3D heads
Visual Effects and CGI this week: Boris FX’s Silhouette 2026 release advances its ML toolset for rotoscoping and 3D tracking, focusing on multi-object; and Pilgway has launched the public beta for 3DCoat 2026, introducing a new…
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New software releases and updates, Silhouette 2026 gets smarter roto 3D heads, and more.
New software releases and updates this week: Silhouette 2026 introduces updates focused on reducing manual labor in roto and paint workflows through enhanced ML; and Pilgway has released 3DCoat 2026 into public beta, featuring a new…
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AJA at Cine Gear 2026 – How ColorBox and UDC-4K Solve the Chaos of Modern Multi-Format Sets
Media Production this week: At Cine Gear 2026, AJA Video Systems introduced two hardware solutions targeting the signal-chain complexity of; and At Cine Gear Expo 2026, ZEISS introduced two integrated products targeting the high-end 65mm…
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Video game updates and awards, Here Are Winners 2026 Locus Awards, and more.
Video game updates and awards this week: The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the 2026 Locus Award winners, selected by public ballot, at the Bay; and CD Projekt Red has announced ‘Songs of the Past,’ a new expansion for The…
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Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97
Interactive Art this week: Julio Le Parc, a foundational figure in kinetic and Op art, has died at 97.