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 07/04/04 – 07/10/04: Hello, and welcome again to the Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. This week’s headlines… ----FEATURE FILMS---- SPIDEY 2 SMASHES SHREK! Drawing in over $180 in it’s opening five-days, Spider-Man 2 has smashed Shrek 2’s recent records. Since this report was filed, Spidey has also now crossed the $250m line one day faster than DreamWorks’ ogre managed: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001850.html BIGGER THAN BIG SPIDEY – no doubt looking to lure audiences in twice and add to their huge box office cume, Sony has announced Spider-Man 2 will debut on Imax screens just about as soon as prints can be run off – it opens July 23: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001860.html BIG BUG MAN – the independent feature may end up being chiefly remembered for providing the last screen credit for MARLON BRANDO: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040706g.php MORE BUGS – Brendan Fraser is in negotiations to “star” alongside Brando in Big Bug Man: http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117907421&cs=1 SHARK TALE – the trailer attached to Shrek 2 is now up in hi-res QuickTime: http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/shark_tale/ WATER WARRIORS – Jim Henson Co waddles into CGI waters: http://www.waterwarriors.co.uk/f_water.html ----DVD RELEASES---- CHARLEY BOWERS – The Rediscovery Of An American Comic Genius – a new compilation of a forgotten animation pioneer’s work is reviewed for a new appraisal: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/315 BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES – the new box set reviewed: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/319 SUPERFRIENDS – The Challenge box set gets an in-depth review: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/321 JUSTICE LEAGUE – StarCrossed video movie reviewed: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/320 MORE BATMAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE and SUPERMAN on the way: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=115779 SUPER MARIO BROS. MANIA – a disc compilation is reviewed: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/318 MICKEY’S MUSKETEERS – the official site updates with new clips, menu shots and more: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/threemusketeers/home.html MICKEY BOTS – the traditional to CGI approach for the Disney characters doesn’t look as bad as previously expected. Though they lack the classic hand-drawn warmth, this brief clip shows us what Donald looks like, moving in three dimensions: http://www.disney.com.br/trailers/popups/previewxmas/aconteceuxmas_big.html RELEASE DATES GALORE FOR NEW WB TITLES – get the lowdown on Looney Tunes Gold 2, Flintstones Season 2, Top Cat Complete Series, Wacky Races Complete and Tom And Jerry: Spotlight Collection: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001875.html WB NEEDS YOUR HELP! ORIGINAL TOP CAT EPISODES WANTED! Putting together the new DVD box set, archivists are actively searching for original home prints of Top Cat episodes on 16mm and 35mm to locate original credit sequences that were lopped from re-run prints. If you have a Top Cat show on film, contact WB and help make the set complete: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1818 The DVD BOX SET BOON – great for animation collectors, but heavy on our wallets: http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/68 ----INTERVIEWS---- JEFFREY KATZENBERG, in a reflective mood, opens up about life, religion, Disney and DreamWorks: http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1253349,00.html The Batman and Justice League Unlimited are taking their comic roots back to the pages – by becoming comic books! Newsarama interviews writers Adam Beecham and Bill Matheny: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15107 MULAN and HERCULES lyricist DAVID ZIPPEL, currently involved with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman In White, is back at Disney, writing songs for their first direct-to-television movie, a re-telling of NOAH’S ARK from the point of view of the animals. He’s also about to team up again with Alan Menken for a racy stage project: http://web04.reallyuseful.com/wiw/news/DavidZippel_interview.htm Independent animator CILIA SAWADOGO and LYNDON BARROIS, of the Matrix sequels, talk about the state of the animation industry: http://www.animationinsider.net/modules.php?module=reviews&id=59 ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- CHARLEY BOWERS – a look at the life of this lost stop-motion animator: http://www.dvdtoons.com/features/67 RONALD ‘GILLIE’ POTTER, a British animator who turned special effects in advertising into an art form, has died aged 80. Read a full account of his life and achievements here: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001852.html Scroll down this page for new figure lines in the PALISADES MUPPET SHOW SERIES 8 and 9. A host of new collectibles plus some nice housing coming up: http://palisadestoys.com/new/whatsnew/index.php ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- ALADDIN to sponsor CLAY AITKEN’s tour? Disney are teaming up with the pop Idol to shift some additional units, which will include his version of an originally cut song from the film: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=115865 ----BUSINESS---- PROJECT DOGWAFFLE – new animation software ships in a free version: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001876.html MICHAEL EISNER doesn’t think it was such a good idea to split the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles at the head of The Walt Disney Company. Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he? The New York Post has a mole inside this “gripe session”: http://www.nypost.com/business/26932.htm THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT – Following last week’s allegations that the Mouse House (as well as many other organizations) had used the song illegally, Disney have issued a statement shifting the blame onto the publishing house from which they licensed the song: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200407/s1151120.htm BIG THUNDER RAILROAD CLOSED – more accidents for the troubled DisneyLand rollercoaster ride: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/07/09/state1841EDT0129.DTL ----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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