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Wednesday
- May 9, 2001
- Cannes Opens - Shrek to be
Shown Saturday
- Shrek to Open
Two Days Early in NY and LA
- Star Wars II Rough Cut Expected
in June
- News Link of the Day
- Is DreamWorks' Shrek Disney's Nightmare?
 Cannes
Opens - Shrek to be Shown Saturday
(by digitalmediafx.com) The prestigious 2001 Festival de Cannes
is officially underway as of today and will continue through Sunday,
May 20. Shrek will be shown twice during the festival's
elite competition. The first showing is this Saturday at 2PM then
again at 7:30PM.
The annual
festival represents "works of quality in order to contribute
to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the
development of the film industry throughout the world." Films
must receive an invitation in order to be shown at the festival.
Shrek is the first animated film since Walt Disney's 1953
Peter Pan to receive an invitation to be shown at Cannes.
Critics refer
to Cannes as "the world's most famous film festival."
The first festival premiered in Venice in 1932. It wasn't until
the late 1950's and 1960's that Cannes began to shine, attracting
the world's most famous and sought after filmmakers. The festival
is only open to film professionals and press.
The most elite
films of the festival are referred to as "in competition"
meaning that they are competing for a series of prestigious titles.
Shrek has been selected as an "in competition"
film. The highest honor given out at Cannes is the "Palme
d'Or" (or Golden Palm award), which is equal to Best Picture.
For more information
on Shrek, visit the dFX Shrek Movie Site by clicking
here.
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Shrek to
Open Two Days Early in NY and LA
(by digitalmediafx.com) DreamWorks announced yesterday that Shrek
will open two days early in Los Angeles and New York. DreamWorks
claims the move was made due to "strong advance reviews and
positive word of mouth." The irreverent computer animated
comedy will have exclusive runs at the AMC Century 14 in Los Angeles
and the Loews Lincoln Square in New York, before opening nationwide
on May 18.
The move is
not an unusual one within the industry. Disney will be opening
its Atlantis movie a week early in Los Angeles and New York.
DreamWorks
describes the Shrek story as follows:
"Shrek
is the story of an ornery ogre whose precious solitude is suddenly
shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters, all
banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined
to save their home -- not to mention his own -- Shrek cuts a deal
with Farquaad and sets out to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona
to be Farquaad's bride. Accompanying him on his mission is a wisecracking
Donkey who will do anything for Shrek ... except shut up."
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Star Wars:
Episode II Rough Cut Expected in June
(by digitalmediafx.com) In early April, filming for Star Wars:
Episode II concluded and Industrial Light and Magic continued
to shape the visual effects. George Lucas expects a rough cut
of Star Wars: Episode II to be completed in June. The rough
cut will be viewed then alterations will be made with a new rough
cut being delivered about once a month.
To date, Industrial
Light and Magic artists have completed 160 of 2,200 visual effect
shots for the movie. Star Wars: Episode II opens in theaters
nationwide on May 22, 2002.
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News Link
of the Day - Is DreamWorks' Shrek Disney's Nightmare?
According to The New York Post:
"The
Mouse House seems to have its ears out of joint over an animated
feature from rival DreamWorks that pokes fun at some of its most
cherished characters.
Five affiliates
in Radio Disney's pre-teen-oriented network have canceled promotional
screenings for "Shrek," which features the voices of
Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy - and makes jokes at
the expense of Snow White and Pinocchio, among others .…"
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