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May
2001 News Archive
Tuesday
- May 1, 2001
- Private Screening
Review - The Mummy Returns
- Radio
Disney - "No Shrek Ads!"
- Digital Media
FX Newsletter Tonight
- News Link
of the Day - Virtual Actors Not Just a Fantasy
Wednesday
- May 2, 2001
- DreamWorks
Announces New Animated Movie Productions
- Pictures
From The Mummy Returns Private Screening
- Writers Contract
Deadline Passes. Talks Continue.
- News Link
of the Day - Video Games to Dwarf Film Industry?
Thursday
- May 3, 2001
- Threshold
Starts FoodFight
- More
Pictures From The Mummy Returns Private Screening
- Free Shrek
Ice Cream Event A Huge Success
- News Link
of the Day - No Deal Yet in Hollywood Talks
Friday
- May 4, 2001
- Summer
Animation & FX Season Begins!
- The
Mummy Returns Opens to Mixed (Mostly Negative) Reviews
- Star
Wars II: Behind the Scenes of Making a Ship
- News
Link of the Day - Video Game Industry Poised
for a Shootout
Saturday
- May 5, 2001
- Cartoon
Network Bans Select Bugs Bunny Cartoons!
- New
Trailers, Column, and Feature
- Writers
Strike Resolved
- News
Link of the Day - Shrek to Animate Cannes
Sunday
- May 6, 2001
- The
Mummy Returns Breaks Box Office Record!
- MPAA
Officially Announces New Rating for Osmosis Jones
- Trumpet
of the Swan Opens on Friday
- News
Link of the Day - The Oscar Goes to: Pearl
Harbor
Monday
- May 7, 2001
- Microsoft
Announces "Age of Mythology"
- Burger
King Shrek Promotion Begins Today
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News
Link of the Day - Morphing Reality, Virtual
Actresses Vie for Real-Life Stardom
Tuesday
- May 8, 2001
- The
Mummy Returns with a Weekend Take of $68 Million
- Animation/FX
Cheers and Sneers for April 2001
- Square
Announces Electronic Entertainment Expo Lineup
- News
Link of the Day - Hollywood Goes Digital
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?
Thursday
- May 10, 2001
- Shrek
Shown to Lawyers to Avoid Disney Legal Battle
- Trumpet
of the Swan Receives Negative AP Review
- Interplay
Announces Final Star Trek Game
- News
Link of the Day - Summer Tie-Ins Smaller
Friday
- May 11, 2001
- Monsters,
Inc. Testing Better than Toy Story in Screenings!
- VH1
to Air Cast Party: Shrek on Monday
- New
PEANUTS Cartoon Underway
- News
Link of the Day - Alien Attack
Saturday
- May 12, 2001
- The
Mummy Returns and Pearl Harbor Bootlegs Invade Internet
- Maya
Used for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Negative
Trumpet of the Swan Reviews Continue
- News
Link of the Day - Offensive Bugs Bunny 'toons
Pulled
Sunday
- May 13, 2001
- Cartoon
Network Invades Israel
- The
Mummy Returns and Spy Kids Reach Blockbuster Status
- Atlantis:
The Lost Empire Score Being Released May 22, 2001
- News
Link of the Day - How SpongeBob Became the Coolest
Marine Animal on Television
Monday
- May 14, 2001
- Museum
to Auction Mickey Mouse Drawings on Saturday
- Mummy
Returns Still Huge at Box Office - Swan Drowns
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News
Link of the Day - Disney Taps Violence in New
Video Game
Tuesday
- May 15, 2001
- Private
Ceremony for Douglas Adams This Week
- Pearl
Harbor's Five Million Dollar Weekend
- dFX
Animation and FX Newsletter Tonight
- News
Link of the Day - Hobbits go to Hollywood
Wednesday
- May 16, 2001
- Shrek
Opens in LA and New York
- MTV
Begins Production on Two New Animated Series
- E3
Takes Place This Week
- News
Link of the Day - Living, Breathing Fairy Tale
Thursday
- May 17, 2001
- Xbox
Coming in November - GameCube Too!
- Shrek
to Air Digitally on 11 Screens
- Shrek
Video Game on Xbox in November
- News
Link of the Day - Working Ogre-Time
Friday
- May 18, 2001
- Shrek
Opens on 3,587 Screens!
- Digital
Media FX Launches E3 Video Game Industry Reports
- Square
and Disney Interactive Team Up for RPG
- News
Link of the Day - Mouse Meat
Saturday
- May 19, 2001
- Shrek
Enjoys $11.5 Million Friday Opening!
- Can
Tomb Raider Meet Its Release Date?
- Final
Fantasy Costs Square $137 Million - Secret Project in Progress...
- News
Link of the Day - Keyboard is Closing in on
the Paintbrush
Sunday
- May 20, 2001
- Maurice
Noble Passes Away at 91 Years of Age
- Shrek
Makes and Estimated $42.1 Million in Opening Weekend
- Mickey
Mouse Drawings Don't Save Cartoon Museum!
- News
Link of the Day - Arts Extra: The Lessons of
Hollywood’s Creative Crisis
Monday
- May 21, 2001
- Pearl
Harbor Premiere Under Attack
- Digital
Media FX Opens Atlantis Movie Site
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News
Link of the Day - Shrek: No Mickey Mouse Picture
Tuesday
- May 22, 2001
- Nintendo
Undercuts Xbox's Price
- Spy
Kids Goes Up Against Osmosis Jones in August!
- Disney:
"That's Just Life, Isn't It?"
- News
Link of the Day - Ogre Easy
Wednesday
- May 23, 2001
- Footage
From Pearl Harbor Screening
- Film
Roman and Pentamedia Have Bitter Parting
- NBC
Gets Rights to Shrek
- News
Link of the Day - Shrek Animators Add Style
to Computer Created Reality
Thursday
- May 24, 2001
- Shrek
Reaches $50 Million in Five Days!
- Disney
Interactive Creating "Imagineering Games"
- Atlantis
Movie Becomes Kellogg's Cereal
- News
Link of the Day - Ireland's Cinemobile Creates
Unique Movie Experience
Friday
- May 25, 2001
- Pearl
Harbor Slammed by Critics - Now Playing
- The
Mummy Returns Makes Impact Overseas
- Tomb
Raider Given PG-13 Rating
- News
Link of the Day - The Syn-Thespians Are Coming
Saturday
- May 26, 2001
- Friday
Box Office Results - Pearl Harbor
Lower Than Expected
- A.I.
Video Games to be Xbox Exclusive
- Pearl
Harbor Marketing More Expensive than Shrek Marketing
- News
Link of the Day - Fear Factory\
Sunday
- May 27, 2001
- Shrek
May Top $100 Million on Monday!
- Pearl
Harbor Writer Blames Director for Negative Reviews
- Pictures
From Shrek Xbox Game
- News
Link of the Day - Beauty and the Beast on IMAX
Monday
- May 28, 2001 (Happy Memorial
Day)
- Top
10 Animated Openings
- Release
Charts: Animated, Anime and FX DVDs
- Pictures
From Pearl Harbor
- News
Link of the Day - Cricket-Lore for the Desi
Kid
Tuesday
- May 29, 2001
- Holiday
Weekend Box Office Estimates - Shrek Huge!
- Planet
of the Apes Scavenger Hunt
- Atlantis:
The Lost Empire Pictures
- News
Link of the Day - HBO Eyes Provo Students' Claymation
Film
Wednesday
- May 30, 2001
- Shrek
Now Highest Grossing Non-Disney Animated Film Ever!
- Mickey
Mouse Storyboard Up for Auction Again
- Exile
Films Approaches DreamWorks About BloodQuest Movie
- News
Link of the Day - Big Bad Bugs Wascaly Wabbit
a Wacist?
Thursday
- May 31, 2001
- Santa
vs. The Snowman Coming to IMAX 3D
- Interplay
May Be Acquired
- New
dFX Newsletter Tomorrow
- News
Link of the Day - Shrek Breaks Disney Stranglehold;
Disney Gets Ideas From Japan
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