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 09/12/04 – 09/18/04: Hello, and we’re back with the Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. This week’s rumblings in ToonTown… ----FEATURE FILMS---- SONY BUYS MGM! The biggest story – animated or otherwise – doing the rounds this week in Hollywood is Sony Pictures Entertainment’s acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, once the crown jewel studio in the industry and now a company primarily known for its James Bond franchise and multiple DVD re-releases. Time Warner bowed out last Monday citing a too expensive price. This means that the original MGM library that Warner owns will not now match up to the newer MGM-owned titles, also putting in jeopardy their negotiations to bring Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT to the screen. For MGM, it means returning to the original backlot they used to inhabit, which was sold to Sony/Columbia in the 1980s: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002321.html MADAGASCAR – rumored is a first teaser to debut with this October’s SHARK TALE. The news springs from New Zealand, though it is expected that DreamWorks will attach the trailer to all areas showing the film: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002319.html TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE – Yahoo has TWO new behind-the-scenes featurettes: http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/teamamericaworldpolice.html THE INCREDIBLES – it’s major grin time with an exclusive and well worth checking out NEW TRAILER featuring extensive new scenes: http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/theincredibles.html MORE INCREDIBLES – website update, new final poster (which looks like the international Shrek one-sheet), new character posters and new photos: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002322.html EVEN MORE INCREDIBLES – a new sneak peek TODAY on Disney Channel: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002331.html GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 – check out the first eight minutes of INNOCENCE online: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2642793 MORE GHOST – a stunning new clip: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18384 THE BARNYARD – Steve Oedekerk’s CG comedy has some new character pics up: http://www.oentertainment.com/KidORama/TheBarnyard/thebarnyard.htm ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS – yes, you did just read that correctly. Supposedly pleased with their Garfield: The Movie take, Fox have stated that Alvin And The Chipmunks are headed to the big screen in a similar live-action/CGI combo: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002327.html CURIOUS GEORGE – could the recent two-month release date setback be a result of story problems? It would never have happened in Walt’s day, says Floyd Norman: http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1080 SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW – the lavish real-actors-in-a-totally-animated-world adventure flick is out now. Go make it a hit! The website has multiple updates, including a link to the video for a new recording of Over The Rainbow: http://www.skycaptain.com/ ----DVD RELEASES---- HOME ON THE RANGE – DVD Toons gives the just-released “pretty packed” single disc (which DOES feature a non-advertised Audio Commentary with the writer/directors and producer) the once over: http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/334 BROTHER BEAR II – the Laurel Springs School’s website says that its student Jeremy Suarez, the voice of Koda in the original film, will be working on voicing the character for Brother Bear II this summer as well as a television spin-off show: http://www.laurelsprings.com/viewNewsItem.asp?NewsID=132 ALADDIN – a Special Edition soundtrack is up for pre-order: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002ZMJF2/qid=1095076983/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-3809330-5636916?v=glance&s=music ALADDIN – the Platinum Edition’s features are given a brief review: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/549/549036p1.html?fromint=1 CGI CARE BEARS – check out the new look and destroy previously cherished childhood memories as yet another set of traditional characters go 3D: http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/613 SPIRITED AWAY – in the lawsuit brought about Disney that claimed that the color transfer on their DVD release of Miyazaki’s film was inaccurate, the plaintiffs have won an apology from the Studio: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002318.html ANIMATED EXTRAS – the recent trend for live-action blockbuster spin-offs (The Animatrix, Riddick: Dark Fury, Van Helsing’s London Assignment, etc) is set to continue with a seven-minute Alias Animated episode, starring Jennifer Garner, exclusively on the Season 3 DVD. Also on the way: an animated Buffy series and a Blade: Trinity promo: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6002439/ A LITTLE STAR WARS FUN – the “original” (plus new changes) Trilogy is out this week on DVD, but what will the inevitable additions to the 2007 HD releases contain? Check out what could be the new version of the Vader-Anakin/Luke’s Father reveal scene: http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=5226 ----INTERVIEWS---- DALE BAER, the veteran Disney animator, talks about the switch from traditional to CGI animation and his hopes for the Studio’s upcoming animated fare: http://www.skwigly.co.uk/magazine/articles/01-09-04/jimhill/dalebaer1.asp MAMORU OSHII – the Ghost In The Shell director answers your top ten questions, plus a heap on info on where the franchise is headed: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002326.html ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- The Walt Disney Company has named this year’s DISNEY LEGENDS, a ceremony that recognizes past talents who made a difference in shaping the Studio’s rich legacy: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002342.html ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY’s two shows, Samurai Jack and Clone Wars, won Outstanding Animated Program and best Animated Programming One Hour Or More, respectively: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002317.html NANCY CARTWRIGHT, the voice of Bart Simpson, and producer DAVID SILVERMAN will be talking about the show and their lives when Nancy’s one-woman show My Life As A Ten Year Old Boy debuts in Toronto next month. Silverman is her first guest. Ticket and more info here: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002330.html MARY POPPINS – the new stage musical is given a first look: http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1065 ----BUSINESS---- MICHAEL EISNER’s end of contract letter and one major shareholder’s response: http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=11910 LANDING THE “JOB” DIRECT FROM UCLA – The Hollywood Reporter writes about an interesting theory that students hot out of film school can instantly further their careers by having an extensive grounding in the now-established digital filmmaking environment: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000629093 WHO WILL FOLLOW EISNER? More speculation on Steve Jobs’ suitability in the role: http://netscape.fool.com/news/commentary/2004/commentary04091701.htm?logvisit=y&source=eptnetlnk308100&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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