Animated News Weekly Archive
One downside to getting to celebrate another big milestone like our 20th anniversary is that there's not a lot more left to show or tell about our history. However, after some major excavation deep into the embarrassingly cluttered AV archives, we were able to find another dusty bit of long lost content under some old boxes of cease and desist letters and moldy Norm Of The North promotional plush.
From the first week of our launch in October of 2003 and intermittently over the next six years or so, we had an email newsletter. Sure these messages may not be too useful anymore! But they're actually kind of fun as a sort of virtual time capsule. And perhaps some future animation researcher might find the links useful. Either way, they're part of our story and we're happy to be able to move them from the dark, cobwebbed recesses of the AV archives and back into the warm light of our anniversary celebration!
So travel back 20 years with us to see how we covered the top stories of the day!
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Subject: Animated News Weekly 04/25/04 – 05/01/04: Hi and welcome to the Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. A packed edition this week brings us… ----FEATURE FILMS---- SHREK 2 – good words from preview audiences: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17438 More SHREK: much, much more, in fact: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001388.html HOME ON THE RANGE: Despite a strong attempt, it looks like Disney’s last 2D for a while is finally headed for the bottom end of the top ten: http://www.boxofficereport.com/wbon/forecast.shtml GARFIELD: new clips and a making of: http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?_pgtyp=pdct&tab=main&mid=14955 GARFIELD: website updated: http://www.garfieldmovie.com/main.html TRON: the groundbreaking 1982 landmark film is to get a special 10-day engagement at Disney’s El Capitan theater in LA: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=109710 LORENZO, Disney’s new short, will debut with Kate Hudson’s Raising Helen, in theaters May 28: http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=10880 CHICKEN LITTLE: website now up with the teaser trailer: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/chickenlittle/index.html HEROBEAR AND THE KID – CANCELLED. Mike Kunkel’s comic book series, which was set up at Universal, looks to be dead. However, sources claim that the project may have moved to Nickelodeon either as the proposed feature, or a TV show: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001365.html THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES: book due to tie in with the November movie: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001366.html THE INCREDIBLES: website now up with the teaser trailer: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/incredibles/main.html CATWOMAN poster: still looks like this one’s a stinker: http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=4433 PETER JACKSON on KING KONG: http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=4439 Upcoming MARVEL COMICS MOVIES: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040426g.php Making beautiful music – Who’s scoring what for who? Coming Soon has the low-down on which composers are currently at work on animated films: http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=4491 DELGO: the independent movie’s producer is profiled: http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/27/delgo/ ----DVD RELEASES---- THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE: Out on May 4, the single disc US release gets the in-depth review treatment from DVD Toons: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/293 REX STEELE: NAZI SMASHER – this great looking animated short is coming to DVD “soon”, when most people will be able to enjoy it. Currently playing in festivals and exclusive screenings, the film shows that 2D, in the right hands, can still prove plenty of fun: http://www.monkeysuit.com/monkeysuit.html WINSOR McCAY – the animation pioneer finally gets the DVD treatment and recognition he deserves. John Canemaker is behind a new, restored disc: http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/562 ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE: SEASON TWO – the four disc set is out August 31: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00023BN42/qid=1083400714/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: Universal has a trailer up for their DTV prequel, Dark Fury: http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/asx/homevideo/darkfury/dark_fury_trlr2_pre_300k_wmv.asx Multiple rubs at the lamp: the UK is to get a flood of Aladdin DTV titles as the original hits stores this October. The US can’t be far behind: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=3855&n=1&burl= STAR WARS: CLONE WARS – an anthology disc of the entire series has a link at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JMZG/rebelscumcom/102-4687562-8010520 BARBIE carries on her assault on the DTV market. She’s next to be seen in The Princess And The Pauper, switching distributors from Artisan to Lion’s Gate Entertainment: http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=24796 VEGGIE TALES are back on DVD. The complete adventures of LARRY-BOY are up for a four-disc boxed set pre-order: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000228EZY/qid=1083429086/sr=1-23/ref=sr_1_23/102-4687562-8010520?v=glance&s=dvd Info on BATMAN: TAS, GARFIELD and SPIDER-MAN ’67 collectors’ box sets: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001392.html WONDER WOMAN, SUPERFRIENDS and JONNY QUEST: menus and specs: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001411.html MYSTERY OF THE BELLEVILLES – The Triplets of Belleville was rumored to have supposed to get a 2-disc Special Edition in Canada, though Amazon has a strange listing: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001375.html Word from Alliance Atlantis/Universal that the film will indeed get a Canadian two-disc: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001405.html ----INTERVIEWS---- Harvie Krumpet stays put: Despite winning this year’s Best Animated Short Oscar, Australian creator Adam Elliott is shunning Hollywood offers to remain down under: http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=24434 THE BATMAN – the WB’s new take on the classic crime fighter. Sam Register of Cartoon Network reveals a little more: http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/thebatman/interview.asp ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- Where does Mickey go from here? From major star to has-been company mascot, Disney’s mouse is looking a little lost in the current climate. The New York Times talks to those who think they have a handle on the answer to the little guy’s problems: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/movies/18GREE.html?ex=1083470400&en=f9729def6c7309a0&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1 Bishop Animation revealed the first completed character for their PAUL AND HIS BANANAS short: http://www.bishopanimation.com/ba.php The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be hosting an evening dedicated to the art and life of Salvador Dali on the anniversary of his 100th birthday – May 11 – which will include guests Roy Disney and Charles Solomon and a screening of the completed Disney/Dali film, DESTINO: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001357.html A number of new short films – with clips – are reviewed at AWN: http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=2076 As the 2D-3D debate continues, the New York Times asks whether this is just another form of the art of filmmaking progressing itself: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/25/movies/25MITC.html SESAME STREET performers making their own headlines: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001370.html It’s official – Mickey now owns Kermit. The Disney Company’s acquisition of The Muppets is complete: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-28-2004/0002161962&EDATE= THE SIMPSONS cast are to get more “D’oh!” after settling their pay dispute with Fox: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=494&e=1&u=/ap/tv_simpsons_dispute A bit of fun: the “Mickey Awards” winners are announced: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001386.html ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST became the sixth longest running musical show in Broadway history this week, while also celebrating 10 years on stage: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85599.html Tying in with the new film, GARFIELD is also headed to a video game console near you: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001383.html The broad-minded “for adults only” section: Klasky Csupo’s new rude and raw site: http://www.globaltantrum.com./ ----BUSINESS---- The run-up to Disney’s board member retreat: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-asecdisney26042604apr26,0,542839.story?coll=orl-home-headlines As the Disney board put their continuing support behind Michael Eisner, Comcast officially drops its bid for the Mouse House: http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/28/news/fortune500/comcast/index.htm Eisner’s “To Do” list: approaches the Disney CEO should take to save his job (free sub req): http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=92729§ion=BUSINESS Leaps and bounds: Brigham University have developed accelerated computer animation tools: http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20124&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 ----WRAP UP---- That’s all for this week, folks! Don’t forget to visit us online at http://www.animated-news.com and contribute through our forums: http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/ Have a great week, The Animated-News Team. ---------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The news shared in this email contains material and links to other non-associated websites. Animated-News.com is not responsible for any consequences arising from the participating and use of these sites, and cannot be held liable for any content that may prove to be untrue, or stories that may later have elements within them changed by the creators of the reported projects. Original content ©2004 Animated-News.com.
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