A 39% Increase Over 2004
December 27, 2005
According to the Anime News Service South Korea expects to gross over $1 billion for its cultural exports in 2005.
Four Weeks of Shooting Left
December 27, 2005
Zack Snyder, director of the film adaptation of Frank Miller's 300, expects to wrap up principal photography before the end of January.
AsiaVision
December 21, 2005
Urban Vision has announced that it will launch a new line of Asian live action movies next year under the AsiaVision brand.
To Promote 'Superman Returns'
December 19, 2005
Superman Returns director Bryan Singer has hired documentary director Kevin Burns to make a film celebrating the history of the Man of Steel
61 Stores Closing in January
December 13, 2005
The Musicland Group has announced that it is closing all 61 of its Media Play stores.
Major International Film Shooting in China
December 8, 2005
One of the biggest Chinese movies of 2006, which is based on a Japanese manga, has begun production.
For High Quality Collector's Editions
December 6, 2005
Bandai Visual USA has announced that it is teaming up with Image Entertainment.
Highly Intrusive Regulation of Retail
December 5, 2005
In a decision that may eventually have repercussions in other media, Federal District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly has ruled that the recently passed Safe Games Illinois Act (Public Act 94-315) was unconstitutional.
'Howl's Moving Castle,' 'My Neighbor Totoro,' & 'Whisper of the Heart'
November 21, 2005
Buena Vista Home Video will release three Studio Ghibli films on DVD on March 7th.
Panelists Include Buyers, CEOs, Experts, and Publishers
December 5, 2005
An ICv2 Release. Pop culture publishing and consulting company ICv2 has announced that it will host the ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference at New York Comic-Con next February.
