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...there's no movie--but at the same time you have to deliver something new." That effort has gone on for two years, since Guterman and visual-effects supervisor Ed Jones went to work with animal trainers, puppeteers and three special-effects houses, including Rhythm & Hues, which made a pig talk in the Babe movies through a process called face replacement. That means putting a digital face on footage of a real animal and moving its mouth with a computer...
Fans of famed movie pig Babe were wallowing in grief after recent reports that he was headed to the slaughterhouse for fear of foot-and-mouth disease. In fact, the porker marked for doom was another celeb pig, named Grunty, who starred in the British TV show Pig at the Ritz--and who was ultimately spared. That's Babe at right. We think...
...there's no movie-but at the same time you have to deliver something new." That effort has gone on for two years, since Guterman and visual-effects supervisor Ed Jones went to work with animal trainers, puppeteers and three special-effects houses, including Rhythm & Hues, which made a pig talk in the Babe movies through a process called face replacement. That means putting a digital face on footage of a real animal and moving its mouth with a computer...
...tired to go out to dinner? Now there's a restaurant just for you. At such eateries as the Pig 'N Whistle in Hollywood and Beverages, Entertainment & Dining in Miami, tables and chairs have been replaced with comfy, oversize beds, where diners can nibble their lamb chops or salmon tartare from a tray...
...puts people in a romantic mood," explains Pig 'N Whistle co-owner Chris Breed, who wants to double the number of fourposter beds because of the enthusiastic response. "Customers kick back, have a nice meal and become very intimate with each other." The seductive dining usually doesn't go beyond nuzzling and kissing. But for a $300 to $500 tab (in contrast to the usual "bed menu" of $75), you can stretch out with your dinner date all night long. Or at least until closing time...