August
2001 News Archive
Wednesday
- August 1, 2001
- Activision
Nails Minority Report
- Samurai
Jack Premieres in August on Cartoon Network
- Virtual
UK Who Wants to be a Millionaire Host
- News
Link of the Day - Nascar Internet Cartoon Coming
Thursday
- August 2, 2001
- Osmosis
Jones Images
- Digital
Anime Feature Coming to U.S. Shores
- Akira
Hits #1 in Sales
- News
Link of the Day - Latina Animated Hero in Top
Toddler TV Show
Friday
- August 3, 2001
- Shrek
Crosses $350 Million Mark Worldwide
- Osmosis
Jones World Premiere Set for August 7
- Norman
Wright Passes Away
- News
Link of the Day - LOTR Gets Computerized
Saturday
- August 4, 2001
- Planet
of the Apes Falls to Second - Rush Hour 2 Soars
- Fast
Food Joints Avoided Tie-ins with Osmosis Jones
- Borders
Gives Book Away with Snow White DVD Orders
- News
Link of the Day - Japan Falls Under Blockbuster
Movie's Spell
Sunday
- August 5, 2001
- Planet
of the Apes - $28.5 Million in Second Weekend
- A
Look at the BloodQuest Script
- The
Simpson's - How Do I Draw a Shooting Gun?
- News
Link of the Day - 'E' For Excessive Violence?
Monday
- August 6, 2001
- Universal
Begins Work on New Animated Film
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- Toon
Boom Announces Electric Rain Support
- News
Link of the Day - Batman Vengeance Shapes Up
Tuesday
- August 7, 2001
- Animation
Used to Show Off New Thrills
- Star
Wars II: Attack of the Clones
- Final
Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News
Link of the Day - How Dwarfs Hit it Big in Hollywood
Wednesday
- August 8, 2001
- Voice
of Garfield Dead at 64
- A.I.
in Swedish Ratings War
- Spy
Kids: Special Edition Opens in Theaters
- News
Link of the Day - Little Puppet Gets Job Done:
No Strings Attached
Thursday
- August 9, 2001
- President
of Pixar to be Honored
- Disney
Expands Use of Houdini
- Betty
Boop's New Vegas Gig
- News
Link of the Day - Cartoon Network Slashes Up
Another Winner with `Samurai Jack'
Friday
- August 10, 2001
- Osmosis
Jones Opens to Mixed Reviews
- Christopher
Walken Joins Stuart Little 2 Voice Cast
- Shrek
Coming to Video and DVD on November 2, 2001
- News
Link of the Day - Pixar Has Happy Quarterly
Ending
Saturday
- August 11, 2001
- Osmosis
Jones Bombs on Opening Day
- Pixar
Has Big Faith in Monsters, Inc.
- Soundtrack
for Osmosis Jones Released
- News
Link of the Day - High Tech Toon Boom
Sunday
- August 12, 2001
- Weekend
Estimates: Osmosis Jones $5.6 Million
- Osmosis
Jones TV Series
- Fox
Keeps Ice Age to Itself
- News
Link of the Day - Pixar Ups 2001 Outlook
Monday
- August 13, 2001
- Student
Animator Wins Trip to SIGGRAPH
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- New
dFX Newsletter Tomorrow
- News
Link of the Day - Feeling the Virtual Force
in LA
Tuesday
- August 14, 2001
- Industrial
Light and Magic Has Busy Summer
- NewTek
Announces and Ships LightWave 7.0
- Final
Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News
Link of the Day - Fabio Behind the Scenes As
Animator
Wednesday
- August 15, 2001
- Shogun:
Total War Warlord Edition Ships
- Softimage
3D 4.0 Announced
- eStudio
Gets The Kellys
- News
Link of the Day - Final Fantasy Special Effects
Rate an Oscar
Thursday
- August 16, 2001
- Spirited
Away Reaches $83 Million in Japan
- Release
Date for Jimmy Neutron Moved
- Kinetics
Seeks to Light Video Games
- News
Link of the Day - Disney Sued Over Pooh Royalties
Friday
- August 17, 2001
- Waking
Life Given "R" Rating
- Pearl
Harbor DVD Coming December 4
- Tim
Burton Says "No" to Sequel
- News
Link of the Day - Imax Reports Deep Loss
Saturday
- August 18, 2001
- Osmosis
Jones Falls Out of Top 10
- Reviewer
Slams Planet of the Apes After Praising It
- 3D
TV
- News
Link of the Day - Hollywood Reveals Internet
Movie Plans
Sunday
- August 19, 2001
- DAY
OFF The Dead
- Weekend
Box Office Estimates
- 2001
Animated and FX Movie Release Schedule
- News
Link of the Day - Superheroes, Waiting in the
Wings
Monday
- August 20, 2001
- Sci-Fi
Continues to Become a Reality
- The
Simpson's Coming to DVD!
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News
Link of the Day - Mystery Girl Versus Creepy
Vampires
Tuesday
- August 21, 2001
- Cartoon
Museum to Exit Florida
- Shrek
to Settle for Second Place
- Final
Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News
Link of the Day - Microsoft Denies Xbox Delay
Wednesday
- August 22, 2001
- A.D.
Flowers Passes Away
- Star
Trek Coming to DVD
- Spy
Kids Marketing Disaster
- News
Link of the Day - Is the Force Still With George
Lucas?
Thursday
- August 23, 2001
- CyberWorld
3D Fails to Win Audiences
- Cartoon
Network Worldwide Gets New Executive VP
- Interplay
Announces Galleon: Islands of Mystery
- News
Link of the Day - Simpsons Season has Celeb
Spots, Pot
Friday
- August 24, 2001
- GameCube
Launch Delayed
- Animated
Interactive TV Characters
- The
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Offers BA in Digital Media
- News
Link of the Day - Two More Harry Potter Films
Planned
Saturday
- August 25, 2001
- Inside:
Disney Won't Commit to Anime
- Details
of Xbox Canadian Release Made Available
- Planet
of the Apes only FX Movie in Top 10
- News
Link of the Day - Review: Madden NFL 2002
Sunday
- August 26, 2001
- James
and the Giant Peach Special Edition
- Dragonball
Z Soundtracks Released
- Weekend
Box Office Estimates
- News
Link of the Day - BBC News on Shrek
Monday
- August 27, 2001
- Matrix
Anime Shots on the Way
- 3D
Modeling for Jewelry Designers Introduced
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News
Link of the Day - BBC Versus Disney
Tuesday
- August 28, 2001
- Final
Fantasy Performs Well Overseas
- Nintendo
GameCube Gets Boost From Sega
- Final
Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News
Link of the Day - Microsoft Delays Xbox Launch
in Japan
Wednesday
- August 29, 2001
- WB
Cancels Baby Blues
- Game
Art & Design Degree Added to LA Curriculum
- Video
Game Graphics Becoming More Realistic
- News
Link of the Day - Disney Starting Celebration
Early
Thursday
- August 30, 2001
- Nickelodeon
Animation Studios Picketed!
- Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles Update
- Pinocchio
3001
- News
Link of the Day - Spielberg Terrified of Intelligent
Computers
Friday
- August 31, 2001
- Lord
of the Rings Given PG-13 Rating
- Disney
to Release Direct to Video Recess Movie
- Images
From Pinocchio 3001 Video Game
- News
Link of the Day - 'Adult Swim' Aims to Get Grownups
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