'Tintin,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers' out front with Visual Effects Society nominations

Posted by · 12:37 am · January 9th, 2012

The Visual Effects Society has announced its list of nominees for the organization’s 10th annual ceremony, and leading the way wasn’t one of the live action blockbusters on the whittled-down slate of 10 advancing Oscar contenders. It was Steven Spielberg’s animated offering “The Adventures of Tintin,” which landed six nominations across the feature film categories.

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Stan Lee lands another film honor

Posted by · 8:21 am · November 9th, 2011

Stan Lee keeps racking up film honors this year. Today, the PGA has announced that it will give him its Vanguard Award.

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Stan Lee tapped for Visual Effects Society's Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted by · 8:04 am · October 19th, 2011

Stan “The Man” Lee’s creations, from “X-Men” to “Iron Man” and everything in between, have sparked the imagination of visual effects artist in the film industry for years. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that he be awarded the Visual Effects Society’s lifetime achievement honor.

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