Issue #166 November 2006

Gaming - Konami and Production I.G sink their teeth info "Lunar Knights" for DS. Features - Aardman’s distinctive stop-motion style animation and DreamWorks’ CG prowess get swirled together in "Flushed Away"; Bill Plympton’s "Hair High" sees the light of cinemas; ILM’s digital tricks make for a heck of a treat in "The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D". Television - Kids get a family overhaul in Disney Channel’s new series "The Replacements"; Weta returns to medieval times for Nelvana's "Jane and the Dragon"; DIC’s "Horseland" enters the fall TV race. Home Entertainment - Previewing Kenji Kamiyama’s "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society". VFX - Tech Reviews include Autodesk Maya 8.0; Wondertouch pro Emitters for particleillusion 3.0; NVIDIA's Quadro FX 5500