Chile Earthquake 2010 Photos

Chilean TV showed devastating images from the country’s second city of Concepcion of collapsed homes, a large building completely engulfed in flames and injured people lying in the streets or on stretchers.

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Zoic Brings Photo-real CG to Broadcast TV with ESPN NASCAR

This 30-second spot for ESPN, promoting the NASCAR Nationwide series, was created by advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy New York and Culver City, California’s Zoic Studios. The commercial is significant because, despite its unique and stylized black-and-white look, it appears to have been shot in live action. In fact, it’s entirely CG.

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"SCTV Golden Classics": It Has A Chance To Be Really Good

I must have heard both Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, and probably other of the SCTV-ers as well, tell the story of how two burdensome TV realities led to the invention of "Great White North." It was, first, the spread of the originally Canadian show -- which was spun off from Second City's branch in Toronto -- to the U.S., which meant separate ...

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On Stage at Second City's 50th Reunion (PHOTOS)

The Second City is the leading brand in improv-based sketch comedy. With theatres in Chicago and Toronto, Training Centers in those cites as well as Hollywood, 11 full time touring ensembles, thriving corporate communications and theatricals divisions as well as television and film operations, The Second City has been called "A Comedy Empire" by th

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