The Oscars event this Sunday was marred by conflict between major studios and the visual effects houses they employ.  This conflict was brought to the forefront of movie news after Rhythm and Hues won an Oscar for their work on the " Life of Pi ".  As they were about to mention a VFX protest taking place outside, the theme from " Jaws " kicked in- ushering them off the stage. The " Jaws " theme- which was intended to inform receipiants that their acceptance speeche was going over their alloted time, has caused some controversy in itself.  It's use in this case has only served to further engrage people inside and outside the VFX industry. Despite the high quality of work they did on " Life of Pi ", and " Avatar ," Rythm and Hues has had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy .  A German VFX house, Pixomondo , had to shut down their London and Detroit offices after the Oscar winning work it did on Martin Scorsese 's " Hu...

First Piranhas and now sharks.     Director David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Snakes On A Plane) has cast his first four vacationers for his upcoming 3D epic, the aptly titled Shark Night 3D.  Heat Vision reports Ellis has cast Sinqua Walls (Savage County), Chris Carmack (The Butterfuly Effect: Revelation), Alyssa Diaz (Red Dawn) and Joel David Moore (Avatar).  Who cares about a cast of people no one has heard of? I agree. But the horror film, penned by Jesse Studenberg and Will Hayes, revolves around seven men and women who spend a weekend at a lake house in Louisiana's Gulf area and find their vacation quickly becomes a nightmare of hellish shark attacks, unheard of in freshwater lakes. The group soon discover that the sharks are part of a sick, greedy plan on the part of several locals.  If done right, this could be a lot of fun. The film rolls in September.