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 Views Easter Update!

Happy Easter!

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To celebrate the Easter holiday, we've posted a number of reviews for current bunny-featuring titles, and there's a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD bundle of top titles and goodies courtesy of MGM and Fox Home Entertainment - plus our takes on the current crop of the big new releases!



FILM REVIEWS:

Currently a box-office hit for DreamWorks, James R Whitson finds out HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/how-to-train-your-dragon-film/



HOME VIDEO:

Disney's first wave of THE STUDIO GHIBLI COLLECTION got off to a fine start with four of Miyazaki's finest. Randall Cyrenne reviews...

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE - DVD:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/kikis-delivery-service/

CASTLE IN THE SKY - DVD:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/castle-in-the-sky/

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO - DVD:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/my-neighbor-totoro/

PONYO - Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/ponyo/


In other recent releases, Ben Simon reviews the return of traditional Disney animation with THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Blu-ray/DVD Combo:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/the-princess-and-the-frog-blu-ray-combo-pack/


Pixar's signature TOY STORY series arrives in hi-def, and we review both of the first two movies on Blu-ray:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/toy-story-toy-story-2-special-editions/


Easter wabbits, animated style! Ben reviews two holiday specials:

BUGS BUNNY'S EASTER FUNNIES:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/bugs-bunnys-easter-funnies/

Rankin/Bass' THE FIRST EASTER RABBIT:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/the-first-easter-rabbit-deluxe-edition/



INTERVIEWS:

Jeremie Noyer heads into the rabbit hole to speak with Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND conceptual artist DAWN BROWN:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland-how-illustrator-dawn-brown-decorated-the-red-queens-castle/


Jeremie speaks exclusively to THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG'S supervising animator MARK HENN for a multi-part career retrospective:
http://animatedviews.com/2009/the-princess-and-the-frogs-supervising-animator-mark-henn-a-career-retrospective/



CONTEST:

Enter to win an Easter basket crammed with Blu-ray and DVD family favorites from the MGM and Fox Home Entertainment archives, including the brand-new ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL and the first two ICE AGE movies, plus much more - and a chance to enter the More Easter Fun sweepstakes to win a $50,000 Nest Egg:
http://animatedviews.com/2010/win-mgm-and-fox-favorites-in-the-easter-basket-contest/



Stay tooned in the coming days for more reviews, including the Blu-ray/DVD release of Wes Anderson's FANTASTIC MR FOX!

There's also much more available to enjoy on our front page, including the latest News headlines and many other featured articles, or why not sign up to our new-look Forum and tell us what your views are?

We look forward to welcoming you again to Animated Views very soon!
- Ben, and the entire Animated Views Team.
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