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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11/14/04 – 11/20/04:

Hello, and welcome again to a brand new Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. This week’s big hitters were. . .



----FEATURE FILMS----

BOX OFFICE – success in the US for Disney’s THE INCREDIBLES ($177million so far) and NATIONAL TREASURE ($35m weekend opening) and Paramount’s SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (a Nickelodeon-best opening of over $30m), but a slide for THE POLAR EXPRESS, taking an almost 70% downturn for just $51m after two weeks:
http://boxofficemojo.com/

TOY STORY 3 – it’s happening, without Pixar:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=638&e=1&u=/nm/20041116/en_nm/film_toystory_dc

BATTLE ANGEL – James Cameron’s long-awaited next will be an adaptation of the famous manga, featuring a completely CGI lead character in a live-action environment:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4176616



----DVD RELEASES----

MICKEYBOT’S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS – the super shiny, not-how-we-remember-them take on Walt’s classic characters gets a scathing review:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/350

MULAN II – a generous running time and other specs:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002710.html

MULAN II – menu screenshots:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002739.html

HARVIE KRUMPET – this year’s Oscar winning short film comes to DVD:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/doogansviews/111504.html#har

THE INCREDIBLES – already coming to DVD next Easter:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6272

I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN – review of the new special:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/351

POPEYE’S QUEST – the new CGI special gets the once over:
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1177

MORE MTV SPIDER-MAN coming to disc:
http://www.superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=2215

THE PINK PANTHER – following the release of the live-action films this year comes a box set dedicated to the animated cartoons. The catch? It’s region 2 only so far, but there is talk of a US edition:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002W13VQ/ref%3Dord%5F1cl%5Flog%5Fydet/026-8263327-3089249

PUSS IN BOOTS – the Antonio Banderas Shrek-stealing feline will get his won movie:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002741.html



----INTERVIEWS----

TOM KENNY, the voice behind the SpongeBob:
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/sponge.php

SARAH VOWELL on landing the role of Violet in the Incredibles:
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20041116/110064684000.html



----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY----

Vote for the 100 GREATEST CARTOONS for the UK’s Channel Four:
http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/cartoons/

The WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION has announced a new DVD initiative that unites many of the industry’s top children’s content companies:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002730.html

MICKEY MOUSE to Grand Marshall Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Parade:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=7&u=/ap/20041117/ap_en_tv/mickey_mouse



----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE----

DRAWN TOGETHER – Comedy Central’s animated reality show is picked up for another season just three episodes in:
http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=cat&category1=Television&newsitem_no=12411

Creators of This Land, Jib-Jab’s next:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002713.html

The 100 GREATEST LINES OF DIALOGUE – another best of list, this one looks to separate the most memorable lines in film from the all-too often used “dire-logue”:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002734.html

THE EMPEROR’S NEW SKOOL – Disney’s Incan comedy gets the TV treatment:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002735.html



----BUSINESS----

HOLLYWOOD SUES PIXAR! Not quite true, but this joke-piece makes fun out of the CGI studio’s amazingly successful track record:
http://www.datelinehollywood.com/showarticle.php?articleID=340

PIXAR: HOW THEY DO IT – fun reading after the above link, a look into the creative process and what the studio thinks of its rivals:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,,1348509,00.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.


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