The New York Times searchable archive is great for finding visual effects-related articles from days gone by. Like Computer Images Stake Out New Territory from 24 July 1991 in which then ILM general manager Scott Ross says:
I believe people will be interested in seeing an I.L.M. movie as much as they would an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
David Schnee's meyemind blog has PDF links to Spiderwick Chronicles articles from CGW and Animation Magazine.