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African Seeks Ban on Racist Tintin in Belgium

Rob Quinn — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:48:41 CDT

A Congolese man living in Belgium wants a Tintin book banned in the cartoon character's homeland. Tintin in the Congo , written in the late 1920s, has been widely attacked for its crude and offensive racial stereotypes. "It makes people think that blacks have not evolved," said Bienvenu Mbutu.

Spielberg, Paramount Split DreamWorks Projects

Peter Fearon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:25:07 CDT

It may be one of the most amicable Hollywood divorces in history. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced a division of 200 movie projects in development as golden-touch producer Steven Spielberg leaves to launch a new company, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The unexpectedly easy split comes in defiance of Hollywood...

Spielberg and Jackson to Direct Tintin

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:28:00 CDT

The men behind Jurassic Park 's ferocious dinosaurs and King Kong 's gargantuan ape will soon be the men behind a tiny white dog named Snowy. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to produce and direct a trilogy of movies based on T he Adventures of Tintin , George...