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Leonard Nimoy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Eva Lam — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:35:22 +0000

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“Star Trek” icon Leonard Nimoy will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Saturn Awards.

The 78-year-old, who played Spock in the popular sci-fi series, is being recognized for his work as an actor and director.

According to the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, which presents the annual awards, Nimoy has “established himself as one of the great film and television stars with his performances in such television series as Mission Impossible and the original science fiction series, STAR TREK, in the 60s.”

Nimoy also starred in six “Star Trek” movies with the original cast, directed two installments of the film franchise and will appear as the older Spock in the newest “Star Trek” feature. The J.J. Abrams-directed reboot will hit theatres on May 8.

DreamWorks Animation chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg will also receive a special honour at the Saturn Awards.

The filmmaker, who oversaw the release of such hit films as “Shrek,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “Monsters Vs. Aliens,” will be presented with the Visionary Award for “his efforts in bringing about the 3D evolution currently sweeping the country as well as raising the quality of film animation.”

The 35th annual Saturn Awards will be held in Burbank, Calif., on June 24. “The Dark Knight” dominates this year’s field of nominees with 11 nods, followed by “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Iron Man” with nine and eight nominations, respectively.

DreamWorks To Provide 3-D Glasses For Ad

Ilan Mester — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:58:25 +0000

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DreamWorks has handed out around 150 million 3-D glasses in the U.S. so that television viewers can watch a commercial that lasts 90 seconds during the Super Bowl game on February 1.

The animation studio announced the give away before the telecast, which will feature an ad for their latest animated movie “Monsters vs. Aliens” with 3-D effects.

DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said the cost for the give away will be around “tens of millions of dollars”.

The CEO added the quality of the 3-D effects will be high and the glasses will use updated technology as opposed to the older red-blue system.

“Monsters vs Aliens” is set to release in late March. The animation features the voices of Reese Witherspoon and Seth Rogen, among other famous actors.

Glasses can be picked up free of charge at 28,000 locations. There’s no need to panic if you don’t have glasses, the ad can be seen as an ordinary image for those without them.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – The Game to be Released Fall 2008

andPOP Staff — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:58:38 +0000

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Following the success of the 2005 blockbuster hit and the #1 kid’s game Madagascar comes the Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa video game. Based on the upcoming children’s movie from DreamWorks Animation, the four famous zoo animals – Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo – star in the all-new game with the goal of saving the African savannah.

Playing as their favourite characters, gamers must work their way through 12 levels of game play featuring a variety of wild animals and mini-games. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will also feature a multi-player tournament mode where gamers can compete against other players.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will be available in November 2008 from Activision. The game will be supported by the PlayStation 2 and 3, the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and PC.