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 07/25/04 – 07/31/04: Hello, and welcome back to another Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. The big stories this week were… ----FEATURE FILMS---- SONG OF THE SOUTH – Walt Disney’s exceptionally entertaining and heartfelt motion picture will be screening again on UK TV this Thursday, August 5, on BBC 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=thursday&service_id=4224&filename=20040805/20040805_1100_4224_10234_95 THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT – the CGI update of this classic French/British kids show has a first teaser trailer online. The movie will debut early 2005: http://www.mymovies.net/windowsmedia/player.asp?url=/film/fid1429/trailers/trid1420/wm/bb.asx&filmid=1429 BATMAN BEGINS – the first teaser trailer is ONLINE NOW at the film’s official site: http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/ LORENZO – Disney’s animated short is discussed in detail: http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2169 CATWOMAN – the sorta-hit has its visual effects pulled apart: http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2168 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW – Quint at Ain’t It Cool goes ga-ga over this new animated/live-action geek-boy sci-fi epic: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18056 STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH – a full run-down on what we know so far (mild spoilers): http://filmforce.ign.com/starwars/articles/534/534677p1.html?fromint=1 THE INCREDIBLES – Comic-Con scene preview descriptions: http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1010 SHARK TALE – after Moulin Rouge, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliot are teaming up again to provide a new version of Car Wash for the animated comedy: http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/0/C29B2532BDF9A66A80256EDD0009A786!opendocument GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 – catch the new trailer for INNOCENCE online: http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/533/533495p1.html?fromint=1 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS – movie poster banners reveal new characters: http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=4901 TEAM AMERICA – see how the Thunderbirds (below) should have been done, with this first look at Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s hilarious new animated feature about a team of marionettes who strike out against terrorism: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/team_america/ THUNDERBIRDS – director Jonathan Frakes doesn’t sound like he has much time for the original series – could that be why the new film is so misjudged? Cast interview here: http://latinoreview.com/films_2004/universal/thunderbirds/cast-interviews.html AND AS IF TO PROVE A POINT – following a poor opening on UK home soil last week, it’s a “crash and burn” entry at number nine on the US chart for THUNDERBIRDS, with just over $3m in the bank, less than even Catwoman’s second week: http://www.boxofficereport.com/wbon/daily.shtml ----DVD RELEASES---- THUNDERBIRDS INTERNATIONAL RESCUE GIFTSET – forget the awful new movie and lap up this deluxe collectors’ edition of the two original sci-fi outings: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/324 REX STEELE: NAZI SMASHER – one of the most impressive independent animated shorts to be seen in recent times (and it’s traditionally drawn too!) is now up for ordering on DVD. Only 2000 sets (which also include commentaries, documentaries, the orchestral score on its own CD and much, much more) have been produced, so hurry, hurry, hurry! Check out the film and its trailer here: http://www.monkeysuit.com/monkeysuit.html ONE BY ONE – Don Hahn’s directorial short debut is to be included on the Lion King II DVD. Check out these screengrabs for what to expect: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/onebyone.html The Monsters And Critics website has posted a camera-grabbed clip of the preview to the Extended Edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, due this winter on DVD: http://dvd.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_485.php DUCK TALES THE MOVIE: TREASURE OF THE LOST TAMP – now available in the UK on region 2 DVD, with an issue in the US likely for early 2005: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001K2K66/pd_ka_0/026-3496342-2022820 DOGGY POO – no way to describe it really. Follow the link to see for yourself how a Korean animated film has given poo new meaning: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=117410 LOVE TRICYCLE – a new independent animated CG short is now available for purchase. Catch the trailer and ordering details here: http://www.lovetricycle.com/ ALADDIN – the Platinum Edition of the Special Edition cut of Disney’s hit comedy has its menu screens online: http://www.disneydatabase.com/dvd_screens.php?movieid=31&dvdid=32 MICKEY’S THREE MUSKETEERS – screen shots and publicity stills now up: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002034.html ----INTERVIEWS---- BRAD BIRD talks Incredibles, Iron Giants and hopping from traditional to CGI: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18062 MORE BIRD – Brad talks at the Comic-Con press conference last week: http://www.skwigly.co.uk/magazine/articles/01-07-04/pixar/bradbird01.asp GIOVANNA RIBISI talks incredible giant robots and special effects filming in THE WORLD OF TOMORROW: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/featuresnews.php?id=5786 ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- COMIC-CON – our run down of the big news and announcements: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002000.html BATMAN BEGINS – the batsuit in full: http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/533/533495p1.html?fromint=1 THE INCREDIBLES – Dark Horse will publish the comic book adaptation of the film: http://www.darkhorse.com/news/pressrelease.php?id=1004 JACKSON BECK – voice over artist known for the Superman proclamation “It’s a bird, it’s a plane…” and who featured as Bluto in the animated cartoons, has died aged 92: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--obit-beck0729jul28,0,5765067.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire DONALD DUCK – celebrating his 70th Anniversary, the irascible duck is about to join Mickey on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4653 ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- MIKE BARRIER – his FunnyWorld animation site begins the first of more regular updates with a review of Shrek 2: http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Commentary/Shrek2/Shrek2.htm EVE – a new book from author/animator Aurelio O'Brien has a great promotion website up, which asks questions such as “What will people act like if they crack the genetic code and can formulate life in whatever shape they choose? What will people do when aliens suddenly show up at the local Starbucks asking for a decaf frappachino? What if chickens had lips?" Head on over to Genie Corp for the astonishing and always amusing answers: http://www.evethenovel.com/ DANDY AND COMPANY – the online comic book is heading into a real comic book: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00001994.html DRAGON BOOSTER – a new CGI series explores the adventures of a boy and his dragon: http://www.dragonbooster.com/ AVATAR – another boy-led adventure series, this time coming to Nick: NEW CREATURE COMFORT – a public service ad screening in the UK was created by Aardman in the style of their popular series. Catch it here: http://www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk/docs/countryside_code_1min_isdn.mpg FAMILY GUY MOVIE – it’s coming to DVD: http://www.canada.com/entertainment/story.html?id=ca78e65d-d4e4-4dd6-b69e-a509e11773b2 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED – official website unleashed: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/jlu/ JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED – the first episode is reviewed: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=117577 TEEN TITANS – new website goes live: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/titans/index.html THE SIMPSONS – apart from the odd DVD release or a cast pay dispute, the actual show very rarely makes an appearance in the headlines these days. That’s all changing with the admission that one character will soon be revealed to be homosexual (or should that be “homer-sexual”?): http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002019.html THE BATMAN – new looks for Bats and co in WB’s new kid-friendly take: http://superherohype.com/batman/index.php?id=1797 It doesn’t get a very warm reaction at Animation Nation, but a six-minute pilot for Fox’s AMERICAN DAD has gone online and is under discussion: http://www.animationnation.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=008901;p= BOONDOCKS – passed on by Fox, the series will go direct to Cartoon Network: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000589042 ----BUSINESS---- A repeat of the mid 1990s boom in animation? With the success of CGI animated features, the industry has switched to this method of production, with many studios jumping on the 3D bandwagon created by Pixar and DreamWorks. With DWs about to go public and wanting to ramp out two features a year, the MOTLEY FOOL looks at the burgeoning CGI war and worries about the amount of “junk” that will pass through a heavy quality control workload: http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary04073001.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y&bounce=y&bounce2=y ----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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