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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04/24/05 – 04/30/05:

Hello, and welcome again to the Animated News Weekly. Please copy and paste any split links into your browser for more info on a given subject. This week’s headliners…



----FEATURE FILMS----

TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE – visit the set:
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20000

PUSS IN BOOTS – the Shrek 2 spin-off will not feature Madonna’s voice:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=9335

NARNIA: LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE – Brian Cox is out as Aslan, plus a trailer description:
http://www.infuzemag.com/live/archives/biola_media_conference_2005/index.html

RAPUNZEL – Clay Aiken is rumored to be the singing voice for the male lead:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398286/

BEE MOVIE – a lot of buzz on DreamWorks upcoming feature:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003389.html

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – website now active:
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/

THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY – a full review of the number one film at the box office. Don’t panic – don’t even read this review – just go out and see it now:
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20078



----DVD RELEASES----

POCAHONTAS, PLAGUE DOGS, MAN CALLED FLINTSTONE, KIM POSSIBLE and SPONGEBOB all get looked at by DVD Toons:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003372.html

PINK PANTHER CARTOONS – all 124 DePatie-Freleng cartoons in one big box:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3304

MORE POCAHONTAS – another review gives the new set a thumbs up:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/pocahontas.html

POOH’S HALLOWEEN HEFFALUMP MOVIE – synopsis:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8656

THE BATMAN: SEASON ONE, VOLUME TWO – coming to disc:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3312

SPIDER-MAN: VENOM SAGA – press release:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3334

TOY STORY: 10TH ANNIVERSARY – it had to happen! A couple of new documentaries and tons of carried over material from the Ultimate Toy Box head up October’s 2-disc DVD:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/2005-04-28-coming-attractions_x.htm

POLAR EXPRESS – cover art:
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6556&n=1&burl=r%3D4%26s%3D1

CINDERELLA – first look at the Deluxe Gift Set:
http://www.disneydatabase.com/media_index.php?maincat=images&cat=artwork&type=coverart&id=646



----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY----

Descriptions of the ALADDIN REUNION and DREAM ON SILLY DREAMER events last weekend:
http://www.o-meon.com/pages/columns/col_04-26-05.html

ANIMATION ART on sale on eBay for charity:
http://www.skwigly.co.uk/ebay/



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

THE NEW MUPPETS’ SHOW – a new series is in the works, based on the original concept, and with Jennifer Lopez and Ricky (UK’s original The Office, Valiant) Gervais already set to appear:
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-04-29/#9

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – Buena Vista Games invites you to “live the legend”:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050426/265253.html?.v=1

NEMO HEADS UP THE REVAMPED DISNEYLAND SUBMARINE RIDE – that headline says it all:
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1414

LOONATICS – seems the fan outburst paid off:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003388.html

NICKELODEON RESTAURANT – eat in the company of Spongebob:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050428/flth027.html?.v=46



----BUSINESS----

The London Times on a possible DISNEY/PIXAR pact:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1581069,00.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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