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• Tube Thursday: "Castle" fans storm SoHo's Apple Store

  Jim Hill reports in from NYC. Where Nathan Fillion recently made an appearance to help promote the second season on this ABC series Read More... Posted Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: ABC, Castle, feature film , feature film project, Firefly, first season, tie-in, The Grove, The Grove at Farmers Market, September, Serenity, Serenity sequel, romantic dramedy, Nova Scotia, novel, Joss Whedon, iTunes, Hyperion, Hollywood, Fox, Farmers Market, Emmys, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Captain Hammer, Captain Malcolm Reynolds, book, ABC Studios, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, TV, TV series, TV show, Mal, dramedy, DVD, Barnes & Noble, Barnes and Noble, Apple Store, hotel, Heat Wave, shooting schedule, October, One Life to Live, Nathan Fillion, never say never, New York, New York City

• Universal Studios Hollywood freshens up for the Fall

  During a recent trip to Southern California, Jim dropped by USH and discovered that lots of changes have been made to both the Upper & Lower Lot Read More... Posted Friday, September 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Curious George, soundstage , source material , Southern California, special event, special events, kiddie play area, King Kong , Labor Day, cartoon series, Castle Theatre, full-length animated feature, press release , The Adventures of Curious George, park, PBS Kids, Fear Factor Live, fire, Visual Effects, V-Rex, walk-through attraction , Universal, Universal City, Universal City Plaza, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Hollywood , tourists, tram , Tram Tour, theme parks, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Ride, The Universal Experience, studio insiders , studio theme park, Summer, Spring , stagecraft, Simpsons, slow season, screenplay, remake, replacement, poster , Peter Jackson, original, newish, Nickelodeon Blast Zone, November, movies, musical, Naomi Watts , Los Angeles, Lower Lot , Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy: A Tribute, June , Jaws, Imagine Entertainment , Hollywood, guest experience, Halloween Horror Nights, Fall, Creature from the Black Lagoon -- The Musical, Collapsing Bridge, Carl Laemmle, Brad Bird, attendance levels, attraction, attractions, audience participation, Audio Animatronics, Autumn , animated feature, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, Upper Lot , USH, 1915 , 1933, 1955, interactive, Steven Spielberg, storyline , choreography, ride, ride designer, ride designers , rides, ride-thru attraction , Robert A Mattey , Little Shop of Horrors, maquette , March, battle sequence , animatronic , archives , horror film , blockbuster, blueprints , Bob Gurr , exhibit, movie, show, shows, October, New York Street

• "Character Animation Crash Course !" is a terrific how-to-toon book

  Jim Hill reviews Eric Goldberg's 25-years-in-the-making instructional manual, which shares this animation master's secrets on how to do great character animation Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: daughter, son, key franchise, Pink Panther, Aladdin, preproduction art, professionals, teacher, paperback, pencil, pencils, fledgling, Woodbury University, would-be animator, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Princess and the Frog, supervisor of animation, squash, squash & stretch, Silman-James Press, September, Ricardo Mestres, Pocahontas, Phil, nuts-and-bolts, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, lessons, Hollywood, hand-drawn animation, hardcover, Genie, foreword, Donald Duck, craft, classic cartoon character, co-director, character , character animation, Character Animation Crash Course !, CalArts, California Institute of the Arts, Care package, book, bookshelf, Brad Bird, break down a scene, beginners, ASUS, August, animation, animation industry, 2008, timing, industry vet, instructional book, instructions, stretch, satyr, SCAD, school, school supplies, medium, RISD, lined paper, Disney, DVD, East High Wildcats, Barnes & Noble, animation student, art of books, how to, hardcovers, Hercules, high profile project, erasers, Eric Goldberg, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, conceptual paintings