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Digital
Media FX News Archives
Tuesday
- September 25, 2001
- Nightmare Before Christmas
Coming Back to Big Screen
- Who Wants to Be
a Millionaire Animator?
- Bidding Exceeds $2,000 for
Lunch with Roy Disney
- News Link of the Day
- Wounded Disney Co. Vows to Bounce Back
Nightmare
Before Christmas Coming Back to Big Screen
(by digitalmediafx.com) Disney is bringing The Nightmare Before
Christmas back to the big screen, but only in one theater
- the Disney owned El Capitan theater in Hollywood. Since the
movie was already rereleased in theaters last year and had an
extensive DVD push, Disney is trying to boost attendance through
several bonuses:
1)
On opening night, October 19, there will be a film makers panel
discussion that takes place at 6:30pm.
2)
Tim Burton's shorts Frankenweenie and Vincent will both be shown
to those in attendance.
3)
The Lower Lounge of the El Capitan Theater will feature a display
of props from the movie.
The Nightmare
Before Christmas will run at the El Capitan from October 19
through October 31. Showtimes are daily at 11:30am, 2:00pm, 4:30pm,
7:00pm, 9:30pm, and midnight. Admission is $9 for adults and $6
for children. Attendees are being encouraged to show up "in
costume."
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Who Wants
to be a Millionaire Animator?
(by digitalmediafx.com) Daily Variety has announced that a
new animated series is underway based on the game show Who Wants
to be a Millionaire. The animation is being produced by DIC with
the creator of the show being Britain's Celador. The show will
apparently follow fake winners on the TV show and how they spend
the money that they win.
Note:
This story is not an April
fool's joke.
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Bidding
Exceeds $2,000 for Lunch with Roy Disney
(by digitalmediafx.com) Bidding for a lunch
with Roy Disney has now exceeded $2,000 with six days
left in the auction. To help raise corporate money, Disney has
a "Disney Auctions" division that operates through eBay.
The company auctions off experiences, collectibles, and unique
items. One unique item Disney is currently auctioning is a "Virtual
Disney Art Cow in Reflective Moosaic," which was an entry
into the Chicago's Cows on Parade in 1999. Bidding
for the cow is already at $3,150 with six days to go.
Disney also auctions off items of interest to animators including
a Donald
Duck Modeling Sheet which, as of the writing of this
story, had a top bid of $50. Similarly a Mickey
Mouse Modeling Sheet has a top bid of $71.
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News Link
of the Day - Wounded Disney Co. Vows to Bounce Back
According to the Orlando Sentinel:
"Walt
Disney Co., a $25 billion entertainment giant, is mapping out
a battle plan to confront a financial crisis that has intensified
since the terrorist attacks.
The attacks
came at an especially bad time for Disney, which was already struggling
with a decline in advertising ratings from ABC, weak attendance
at its theme parks, cuts in its animation division, and weak merchandise
sales that have forced it to shutter hundreds of its stores..."
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