It was just a few months ago that we were celebrating the announcement of the opening of Orpahange Animation Studios, a new SF-based animation house that had roped Genndy Tartakovsky (of Samurai Jack and Clone Wars) into making some features. Since then, OAS has attached Genndy to direct an Astro Boy movie, as well as the OMG-It's-Gonna-Be-Awesome sequel to The Dark Crystal. We can only assume that they've just been SO hard at work......

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if the same goes for intellectual property theft and encroaching on other people's business, then a lot of people should be feeling very flattered this week. Pixar should be flattered by the attention they're getting from former owner George Lucas, who opened a computer animation studio in Singapore on Thursday. Rob Coleman, the new studio's animation and development director, name-dropped Pixar while describing......