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 01/01/05 – 01/08/05: Hello, and welcome to a brand new year as well as a new Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. Kicking off 2005’s toontown headiners are… ----FEATURE FILMS---- BOX OFFICE: 2004 – the year was a good one, commercially speaking, for animation and related features, with seven films in the top ten, including Shrek 2 (at number one with $441.2 million), The Incredibles (with $251.7m at number 4, and still playing) and The Polar Express just in at number 10 (still playing with $155.1m so far). The full list of the year’s top earners can be found here: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2004&p=.htm THE TOP 20 CGI AND RELATED MOMENTS OF 2004 – The visual effects and animation site CG Networks have posted an article on the 20 most important events in computer animation for the past year. A very interesting retrospective can be found here: http://www.cgnetworks.com/story_custom.php?story_id=2671&page=1 SPIDER-MAN 2 will be the first film to be screened digitally at 4K resolution, the latest high-def format that will eventually see all this fuss over 2K HD-DVD start up all over again in a few years when the technology hits the home market. The screening will take place January 13: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002878.html A SCANNER DARKLY – following his “rotoscoped” feature Waking Life, director Richard Linklater’s new film is based on sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick’s novel, and employs the same artistic approach. The first image from the film has turned up here: http://freezedriedmovies.com/news/index.php?Action=Full&NewsID=1972 A SCANNER DARKLY – more images, this time from the trailer, which should hit the web soon: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19085 AMPAS AWARDS – the seven films up for the Best Sound Effects editing nominations, including The Incredibles, Polar Express and Spider-Man 2, will have their ten minute reels played this January 18: http://www.superherohype.com/news/incrediblesnews.php?id=2408 MADAGASCAR – the official website updates with an Explore The World Of Madagascar feature: http://www.madagascar-themovie.com/main.php MORE MADAGASCAR – coming Soon has a look at six of the character one sheets: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=7827 THE INCREDIBLES – could a surprise shortlist for the Producer’s Guild Awards see Brad Bird/Pixar’s latest nominated in the Best Picture category at the Oscars?: http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1384368,00.html THE WALLACE AND GROMIT MOVIE – a new behind-the-scenes clip reveals plot points, crew interviews and first looks at the supporting cast: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2661402?htv=12 ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN – be quick to catch the not-very-exciting logo for the 2006 sequel before it disappears from eBay’s selling page: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32991&item=3864714599&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW ----DVD RELEASES---- THE HD-DVD FORMAT WAR HAS BEGUN with the announcement by one camp of a number of BIG titles (including the new, yet-to-be-theatrically-released Batman and Willy Wonka) to go on sale for this fall’s launch of the format: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002904.html ANIMATED STAR TREK – as if Paramount hasn’t just about scraped the bottom of the barrel – and then some, considering the re-issues – when it comes to Star Trek on DVD comes news of the old rumor that has the 1970s animated shows, produced by Filmation, coming to disc this year. Set warp speed for March 15: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002881.html DVD EXCLUSIVE AWARDS – this year’s nominees include a large crop of animated titles from 2004: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002885.html MULAN II – Composer Joel McNeely will provides the score for the Disney sequel, as well as building on his music for Return To NeverLand and Jungle Book 2 by composing music for several upcoming Mouse House sequel projects including Lilo And Stitch II and The Tinkerbell Movie: http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/article.asp?ID=445 MORE MULAN – the official website has been updated with several new clips and a music video: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/mulan2/ DISNEY DISC ART – the Aladdin sequels and the new Miyazaki wave, among others: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002892.html ----INTERVIEWS---- GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY talks Stormtroopers, Jedi Masters and, of course, CLONE WARS: http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/551/2/ ----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY---- FRANK KELLY FREAS, the legendary sci-fi illustrator, died last week aged 82: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002879.html DISNEYLANS’S 50TH – a fun new commercial shows that Disney’s traditional characters can work in CG when done right: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002890.html SUPERMAN – the Man Of Steel’s arch nemesis, Lex Luthor, WILL be played by Keven Spacey in X-Men director Bryan Singer’s summer 2006 blockbuster: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002901.html ----TELEVISION / THEMED / STAGE---- THE SIMPSONS are to get a dose of dry British wit, with the news that Ricky Gervais, the creator of the hit BBC series The Office, is to write and “appear” in an episode: http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=cat&category1=Television&newsitem_no=12735 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is finally getting the video game treatment in 2005. The long in development game based on Tim Burton’s classic movie will debut this year on PlayStation 2, as well as a separate title announced for the GameBoy Advance: http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=12764 THE MUPPETS WIZARD OF OZ – a new promo pic shows the cast in full character looks: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002893.html MADAGASGAR – the video game is on the way too: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002903.html ----BUSINESS---- DISNEYLAND TWEAKS? A couple of stories this week suggest that some DisneyLand rides are undergoing some “secret” fixes: http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00002888.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 ©2005 Animated-News.com.
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