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Tuesday
- November 27, 2001
- What is the Animatrix?
- Sega Announces
Top Holiday Games
- Final Weekend Box Office
Numbers - Animated & FX Films
- News Link of the Day
- Richard Protovin
What is
the Animatrix?
(by digitalmediafx.com) Are you ready for the Animatrix? The
Matrix producer Joel Silver is moving full steam ahead with
a series of anime productions based on The Matrix. He's
recruited some of Japans leading directors and animators to help.
"We're
planning a series of animated short subjects that will kind of
take the world from the world we're in today to the world of the
Matrix and how we got there," says Silver. "We have
assembled a team of unbelievably talented and renowned Japanese
animation directors and artists to create a series of short films
that will be accessible either on the Internet or eventually on
DVD."
You can see
drawings for the new Matrix anime productions on The
Matrix Revisited DVD. The DVD also contains interview
quotes from Japanese artists and directors involved with the anime
productions.
"We're
intending to put the animes out on a regular basis," says
Silver. When can you expect the first set? Fall 2002.
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Sega Announces
Top Holiday Games
(by digitalmediafx.com) Sega has outlined what its top holiday
games are, stating that it now has games on every console (including
Xbox and GameCube). Sega got out of the console business earlier
this year, discontinuing production on its Dreamcast. Dreamcasts
now sell for $49.95. Sega has put its full weight behind software
production for other consoles. Here is its list of what the company
says will be its top games on sale this holiday season (many on
sale now). Descriptions are provided by Sega:
Super Monkey
Ball (Nintendo GameCube) -- It's monkey madness as players tilt
the world to maneuver a cute monkey in a clear ball through more
than 90 colorful action-puzzle boards. Sega's first game for a
new next-generation video game console, "Super Monkey Ball"
has frantic four-player action and six mini/party games to extend
the fun. This eye-popping party game is available now on Nintendo
GameCube and is rated "E" for everyone.
Sega Sports
NBA 2K2 (Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube)
-- Back the competition down and get above the rim this holiday
season with the third installment in this chart-topping basketball
simulation series. Packed with jaw-droppin' fakes, killer crossovers,
explosive new dunks and smarter Artificial Intelligence, gamers
can hit both the arena and street courts playing "NBA 2K2."
Rated "E" for everyone, "NBA 2K2" is available
now on Sega Dreamcast, and will release in early 2002 for PlayStation
2 and the Xbox, and in spring 2002 for Nintendo GameCube.
Sega Sports
NFL 2K2 (Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Xbox) -- Huddle up
this holiday season with this next-generation football simulation
game, third in the 2K series. With true-to-life QB logic, authentic
player physics, new gameplay animations and a dramatic TV-style
presentation, gamers can hit the gridiron like never before with
"NFL 2K2." Rated "E" for everyone, "NFL
2K2" is available now on PlayStation 2 and Sega Dreamcast,
and will ship in early 2002 for the Xbox.
JSRF-Jet Set
Radio Future (Xbox) -- Strap on your rocket powered skates and
hit comic book-style streets this winter. The sequel to last year's
groundbreaking "Jet Grind Radio," "JSRF-Jet Set
Radio Future" offers multi-player action that lets you reach
new heights, performing astounding stunts to underground music
with extreme action and style. "JSRF-Jet Set Radio Future"
is scheduled to ship in February -- rating pending.
Sonic Adventure
2: Battle (Nintendo GameCube) -- The gaming world's fastest blue
"trailblazer" is back, and he's jumping to Nintendo
GameCube! Sonic The Hedgehog(R), always known for his attitude
and speed, is showing off his incredible 10-year endurance with
the launch of "Sonic Adventure 2: Battle." The game
shows off intense new graphics and gripping battle elements, amplifying
the action ten-fold. Building on the success of "Sonic Adventure
2" (available now on Sega Dreamcast), Sonic's debut on Nintendo
GameCube is sure to thrill fans everywhere. Shipping in early
2002, this game is rated "E" for everyone.
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Final
Weekend Box Office Numbers - FX & Animation Films
(by digitalmediafx.com) Final weekend box office numbers are
in and here are the results for the top animated and visual effects
movies:
Movie
|
Rank
|
Weekend
Total
|
Gain/Loss |
Overall
Total
|
Harry
Potter
|
# 1
|
$57.5
Million
|
-36% |
$187.0
Million
|
Monsters,
Inc.
|
# 2
|
$24.1
Million
|
6%
gain |
$192.2
Million
|
Waking
Life |
#
24 |
$211,099 |
-10% |
$001.8
Million |
Planet
of the Apes |
#
32 |
$112,681 |
43%
gain |
$179.2
Million |
Jurassic
Park 3 |
#
36 |
$89,360 |
-11% |
$181.0
Million |
Shrek
|
# 37
|
$88,295
|
38%
gain |
$267.6
Million
|
Atlantis:
The Lost Empire
|
# 53
|
$24,737
|
0% |
$084.0
Million
|
Pearl Harbor
has concluded its Box Office run with a final box office take
of $198.6 million.
The gain/loss
represents the movie's performance when compared to last weekend.
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News Link
of the Day - Richard Protovin
According to TBO:
"A Pinellas
County resident who achieved major recognition for his paintings
and short animation films, Richard Protovin died in 1991 at age
46.
His work is
collected by New York's Museum of Modern Art and the National
Film Preservation Foundation, and this concise, delightful show
easily demonstrates why..."
Click
here for the full story.
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