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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06/05/05 – 06/11/05:

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 animated headliners were. . .



----FEATURE FILMS----

OPEN SEASON – the trailer for Sony Animation’s debut picture has gone online:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/open_season/

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – new clips and a behind-the-scenes featurette:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003588.html

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – TV spots:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003595.html

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – premiere photos:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003596.html

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – though it opened in limited release, Miyazaki’s is doing exceptionally well on a per-theater basis and is expected to open wider on June 17:
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/email/

GARFIELD 2 – yes, it’s happening, with Bill Murray expected to return:
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=31213



----DVD RELEASES----

THE SMALL ONE – Bluth’s 1978 Disney featurette comes to region 1 DVD for the first time! Get those hankies ready:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9493

TOY STORY – 10th Anniversary edition cover art:
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6557&n=1&burl=

ROBOTS – specs and cover art for the disc release:
http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6824&n=1&burl=

TARZAN II – the DTV doesn’t fare too well here:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/tarzanII.html

. . .but gets a good reception here:
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1494

MUPPET SHOW: SEASON ONE – what to expect on the Muppetational release:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9495

MUPPETS’ WIZARD OF OZ – what, no widescreen? DVD specs:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9495

PINK PANTHER CARTOONS – delayed, possibly until 2006, to tie in with Steve Martin’s remake:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003586.html

FATHER OF THE PRIDE – Complete Series review:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/402

WACKY RACES – Complete Series review:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/399

DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY – Complete Series review:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/400

PENELOPE PITSTOP – Complete Series review:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/401

SUPERFRIENDS – Season Two review:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/403

FIRE AND ICE – as we reported over a year ago, the 1983 Bakshi film is coming to disc, and now we have a date and specs for a 2-disc Special Edition! And we’re guaranteed another “entertaining” commentary from Ralph himself, despite the fact he would only contribute to the Wizards DVD. More on what to expect on August 30th here:
http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/783



----CHARACTERS AND HISTORY----

CHUCK JONES GALLERY OPENING – photos and report from Day 2 of last weekend’s event:
http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/blogger.html

LOONATICS – despite a revamp, it still looks like a bad idea:
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=3843



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

POSTMAN PAT – the successful kids character from England will start to deliver his show on HBO Family in the US:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003576.html

INSANELY TWISTED SHADOW PUPPET – creator Michel Gagne says it will be screening on Nickelodeon this Halloween:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003578.html

TARZAN ON BROADWAY – the latest on the stage-bound production:
http://www.magicalmountain.net/WDWNewsDetail.asp?page=1&NewsID=837

PINK PANTHER CARTOONS – despite the run around given to Mr Pink this week (the new live-action film and DVD releases were pushed back to February 2006), the animated character is still set to make his debut on the BOOMERANG cartoon channel:
http://www.animated-news.com/archives/00003593.html



----BUSINESS----

BIG STUDIOS IN COURT – Disney has SaveDisney to content with, while DreamWorks get top grips with those lacklustre Shrek 2 DVD sales:
http://www.o-meon.com/pages/business_of_show/bos_06-07-05.html

More on the Disney/Pixar split and possible reconciliation:
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1493

DISNEY/PIXAR – Bob Iger has “good talks” with Steve Jobs:
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh34018_2005-06-08_01-41-58_n07473349_newsml

McDISNEY – the Mouse is expected to end its promotional association with McDonald's:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/news/fortune500/mcdonalds_disney/

IDT ENTERTAINMENT has signed a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=9927




----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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