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 08/15/04 – 08/21/04: Hello again to the latest Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. Rumblings in Toontown this week from. . . ----FEATURE FILMS---- AMERICAN DOG – first look sneak peek: http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18156 A DAY WITH WILBUR ROBINSON – first look sneak peek: http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18155 RAPUNZEL UNBRAIDED – first look sneak peek: http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18154 CHICKEN LITTLE – big expectations from the financial community, who are keeping a close watch on this Disney CGI feature and how it performs without usual partner Pixar: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040815/va_ne_al/inside_move__beak_preview&e=5 SURF’S UP – Sony Pictures Animation’s next feature, after OPEN SEASON, will be a comedy mockumentary starring surfing penguins: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002168.html NOCTURNA – Scotland’s Red Kite Films is joining the production of Filmax Animation’s outstanding-looking feature: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002174.html TEAM AMERICA – this “official fan site” is keeping an updated record of production, with a fun chat forum and some cool scoops [WARNING: VERYMATURE CONTENT]: http://www.craptv.com/teamamerica/index.php TEAM AMERICA – an NC-17 rating could be on the cards for “extraordinarily graphic puppet sex” in the October comedy from the creators of South Park: http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=5069 THE INCREDIBLES – new stills and links to all previews and clips: http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2004/disney/theincredibles/theincredibles.html SHARK TALE – new video game screengrabs up: http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/games.php THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT – Gandalf’s SIR IAN McKELLEN has jumped aboard the voice cast as villain Zebedee: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002158.html WALT DISNEY PICTURES – the studio website receives a makeover: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/beta/index.html THE HOBBIT – Ian Holm talks returning to Middle Earth. Rumors abound that the same technique that transformed Andy Serkis into Gollum may be used to create a younger-looking on-screen Bilbo: http://www.iesb.net/movies/movie81304c.htm ----DVD RELEASES---- CHUCK AMUCK – the documentary will make its DVD debut as part of the supplemental features in the GOLDEN LOONEY TUNES 2 collection, along with the 1986 50th Anniversary special and a newly completed Daffy Duck short: http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=70 LION KING II: SIMBA’S PRIDE – DVD Toons takes an in-depth look at the entire package and makes a note that the bonus ONE BY ONE short could make it worthy of purchase for long-time Disney die-hards: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/329 HOME ON THE RANGE – echoing the theatrical marketing, the moo-vie’s official DVD website is up and running: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/homeontherange/main.html WALT DISNEY TREASURES – disc art for Mickey In Black & White 2 and Pluto: http://www.disneydatabase.com/news_more.php?id=46 LILO AND STITCH – the 2-disc SE was recently launched in Guatemala. Check out that edition, and what to expect when it hits the US early next year to coincide with the DTV follow-up: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002186.html ALADDIN – DVD webpage updated: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html LION KING II: SIMBA’S PRIDE – another review: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/lionking2.html GI JOE – or should that be CGI JOE? The action figure stars in a direct to video feature, Valor Vs. Venom, and the trailer is here: http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/experience/pl/page.movie/dn/default.cfm KANGEROO JACK – the kinda sorta hit movie is being turned into a series of DTVs based around a more animated version of its central character: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=119130 BARBIE SINGS! Mattel’s new CGI feature The Princess And The Pauper will see the girls’ toy icon perform her own songs. Catch a trailer here: http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/595 BALTO 3: WINGS OF CHANGE – it’s coming, according to Universal’s Japanese website: http://www.universalpictures.jp/balto3wingsofchange/catalog_item_sell.html?#850 GARFIELD AND FRIENDS VOL 2 – December sees another collection with a third announced for May 2005: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2101 MY LITTLE PONY – the first of several planned releases comes in October: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2104 ----INTERVIEWS---- MICKEY’S MUSKETEERS director DONOVAN COOK writes about his production experience for IGN-FilmForce: http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/539/539804p1.html?fromint=1 WB’s PAUL DINI reveals all about unproduced direct-to-video Batman features, among other things: http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=2352&page=2 CRAIG McCRACKEN talks about his new Cartoon network show Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends: http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/arts/television/15PRES.html ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- FINDING NEMO TO SWIM ON ICE – the latest Disney ice spectacular based on last summer hit Pixar movie: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-17-2004/0002233348&EDATE= ELMER BERNSTEIN, legendary composer of such memorable film themes as The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven and the underrated (and still unavailable!) score for Disney’s The Black Cauldron, died last week in his Los Angeles home at the age of 82: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002169.html 2005 STAMPS – The Muppets, lyricist Yip Harburg and more Disney characters will be honoured with special commemorative stamp sets next year: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/14/national/main636034.shtml ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- A VERY BARRY CHRISTMAS – a return to the stop-motion holiday specials of Rankin/Bass from the Cuppa Coffee studio, with this fun looking animated tale coming this winter: http://www.averybarrychristmas.com/flash/index.html SOUTH PARK TO END? Matt Stone and Trey Parker say “two more runs” for the show before they move on [WARNING: VERY MATURE LANGUAGE]: http://www.craptv.com/teamamerica/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2&page=1 FATHER OF THE PRIDE – AICN and Animated News on the recent DreamWorks gathering to show off two episodes: http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18158 http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002157.html THE MUPPETS’ WIZARD OF OZ – looks like this long-rumored telefeature is finally in pre-production at Disney for a May TV screening and a summer DVD release: http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1041 FOX BOX – vote to have one of a selection of new shows previewed: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002162.html GOLDEN AGE CARTOONS – a new collaborative resource that aims to help visitors keep up to date with the past: http://www.goldenagecartoons.com/ ----SIGGRAPH WINNERS / LONDON ANIMATION FESTIVAL---- The winners of this year’s ACM SIGGRAPH festival were announced last weekend. BIRTHDAY BOY and RYAN took top honors: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002148.html The first LONDON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTVAL kicks off in the capital’s SOHO on Tuesday, August 24. LIAF’s line-up, costs and more info here: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002149.html ----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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