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Wednesday
- November 7, 2001
- Pixar Releases Animated Shorts Online
- Lucas Confirms Star Wars
2 Trailer with Harry Potter
- Harry Potter Special to Air this
Sunday
- News Link of the Day -
The Dreamlike Animation of Waking Life
Pixar Releases
Animated Shorts Online
(by digitalmediafx.com) Pixar has released online version of its animated
shorts, including a snippet from its For the Birds short, which is now
playing in front of Monsters, Inc. in theaters nationwide. You
can view any of the films by clicking the below links:
For
the Birds (snippet)
Geri's
Game (full short)
Knick
Knack (full short)
Tin
Toy (full short)
Red's
Dream (full short)
The
Adventures of Andre & Wally B. (full short)
Luxo
Jr. (full short)
To access Pixar's
full index of its animated shorts, click
here.
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Lucas Confirms
Star Wars 2 Trailer with Harry Potter
(by digitalmediafx.com) George Lucas has confirmed that there will
be a new trailer for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones that will
be attached to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This trailer
will be longer than the one currently playing before Monsters, Inc.
but not as in depth as a trailer LucasFilm is working on for release in
April 2002, a month before the movie hits theaters.
Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's Stone hits theaters next Friday, November 16, 2001.
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Harry Potter Special
to Air this Sunday
(by digitalmediafx.com) Katie Couric will host a one hour special
on NBC this Sunday that takes a closer look at the upcoming Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer's Stone special and the hysteria surround the release
of the movie which is expected to break nearly every opening box office
record ever.
The special will air
at 7PM. Dateline NBC describes the special as follows:
"In a one-hour
Katie Couric Special Harry Potter: Behind the Magic, NBC’s Katie
Couric brings to life the mysterious world of Harry Potter and the story
that’s captivated millions of readers worldwide. Couric gets a personal
tour of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, courtesy of the young
stars of the eagerly anticipated film. Interviews with director Chris
Columbus, exclusive clips from the film and behind-the-scenes footage
enable Couric to bring viewers to a place that up until now has only existed
in the imagination of fans."
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News Link of the
Day - The Dreamlike Animation of Waking Life
According to Apple:
"In the late
1990s, independent filmmaker Richard Linklater was looking to realize
a dream. He’d been searching for just the right artistic treatment
for his script about a young man who was stuck in a surrealistic dream
state ..."
Click
here for the full story.
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