As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

December 1999 Box Office Battle: Cats vs. Mice
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Cats
Released on December 3, 1999

Produced by
DreamWorks SKG

Distributed by
Universal Pictures

Written and Directed By
Simon Wells
Phil Nibbelink

Based on the musical by
Andrew Lloyd Webber

Voice Cast
Timothy Dalton as Munkustrap
Elaine Paige as Grizabella
Charles Dance as Macavity
Helena Bonham Carter as Demeter
John Rhys-Davies as Old Deuteronomy
Emma Thompson as Bombalurina
David Hyde Pierce as Mistoffelees
John Partridge as Rum Tum Tugger
Paul McGann as Alonzo
Drew Varley as Mungojerrie
Job Gibb as Rumpleteazer
Brian Blessed as Bustopher Jones
Felicity Kendal as Jennyanydots
David Tennant as Skimbleshanks
Melanie Walters as Jellylorum
Sir John Mills as Gus

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Stuart Little
Released by Columbia Pictures on December 3, 1999

Based on the book by
EB White

CGI animation produced by
Columbia-TriStar Imageworks

Cast and Crew
Same as OTL

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Fantasia/2000
Released by Walt Disney Pictures on December 10, 1999

Executive Producers
Roy E. Disney
Walt Disney, Jr.
Donald W. Ernst

Music for New Segments Performed by
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by
Jahja Ling

PROGRAM
(Animation in these segments are the same as OTL)
Beethoven's 5th

Beethoven's 5th opens the film as an overture of sorts. Reminiscent of how Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor opened the original.

Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome
Introduced by: Steve Martin and Itzhak Pearlman

George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Introduced by: Quincy Jones with Ralph Grierson
IOTL, my first exposure to this piece was really through United Airlines' Friendly Skies commercials.

The Steadfast Tin Solder
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
Music: Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2
Introduced by: Bette Midler and Yefim Bronfman

Carnival of the Animals (Finale)
Introduced by: James Earl Jones with Eric Goldberg

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (From the original Fantasia)
Introduced by:
Penn and Teller

Sir Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance (Marches 1 thru 4)
Introduced by:
Jahja Ling and Yo-Yo Ma

Stravinsky's Firebird (1919 Version)
Introduced by:
Angela Lansbury

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
From the 1940 Fantasia

Composed by

Paul Dukas

Based on the poem by
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Directed by
James Algar

Music for The Sorcerer's Apprentice performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.​
 
The decision to replace James Levine with Jahja Ling was a tough one to make.

I heard a lot about Levine's misconduct IOTL.

At the same time, Jahja Ling was the man who conducted the orchestra that accompanied Whitney Houston's performance of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl. Also, IOTL, I was a teenager when Maestro Ling was music director of the San Diego Symphony. Even though I wasn't a big symphony guy, it was cool see a guy of his talent run our local orchestra and continue doing so until recently.​
 
Well this is very great! The new films coming out this winter were Fox's X-Men, Touchstone/Nickelodeon's The Ren and Stimpy Movie and Hollywood Pictures' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. We shall all began 2000 (the new millennium) with Universal's Snow Falling on Cedars, New Line Cinema's Next Friday, Carolco's (OTL MGM made the film) Supernova, TriStar Pictures' (OTL New Line Cinema made the film) Magnolia, Warner Bros.' My Dog Skip, Golden Harvest's Down to You, New Line Cinema's (OTL Franchise Pictures made the film) The Boondock Saints, and Destination Films' Eye of the Beholder.

Malcom in the Middle made its debut on Fox. The theme music TTL was "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" by The Backstreet Boys (OTL's theme was "Boss of Me" by They Might Be Giants), as the Backstreet Boys made a contract with 20th Century Fox Records.
 
So with Cats out, does that mean we'll get thr trilogy of ALW musicals such as Joseph for 2000 or '01 and Starlight Express for 2004? The latter would come out nicely for the show's 20th anniversary though maybe a slightly revised cast before then compared to the old TL.

Now all we need is Blackadder to roundup 1999 here and we have a pretty good year pop culture wise. :)
 
So with Cats out, does that mean we'll get thr trilogy of ALW musicals such as Joseph for 2000 or '01 and Starlight Express for 2004? The latter would come out nicely for the show's 20th anniversary though maybe a slightly revised cast before then compared to the old TL.

Now all we need is Blackadder to roundup 1999 here and we have a pretty good year pop culture wise. :)
Concerning Blackadder, I'll need the cast and crew before I do the update.
 
I feel that some cartoon that neaver got past the pilot like should be made atl. Anyone got suggest. The only one i can think of off the top of my head is constant payne
 
I feel that some cartoon that neaver got past the pilot like should be made atl. Anyone got suggest. The only one i can think of off the top of my head is constant payne
Well there are the two pilots Rob Renzetti pitched before My Life as a Teenage Robot:

Also, considering that Iron Giant got a better theater run ittl, how about this project
 
As I recall, Mina and the Count did become an full show ITTL, produced by Hanna-Barbera and airing on ABC from 1997 to 1999.
 
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Well there are the two pilots Rob Renzetti pitched before My Life as a Teenage Robot:

Also, considering that Iron Giant got a better theater run ittl, how about this project
Thank you for throwing around a few ideas. I like Mina and the count . I hope some less with throw around a few more idea
 
As I recall, Mina and the Count did become an full show ITTL, produced by Hanna-Barbera and airing on ABC from 1997 to 1999.
No it didn't. It just got multiple polits
 
X-Men (1999 Film)
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X-Men
Released by 20th Century-Fox on December 17, 1999

Directed by
Rachel Stone-Abbott

Producers
Laura Ziskin
Ralph Winter

Associate Producer
Kevin Feige

Screenplay by
Christopher McQuarrie
David Hayter
Ed Solomon

Music
Danny Elfman

Production Companies
Marvel Films
Charm City Entertainment

Main Cast
Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Sir Ian McKellen as Erik Lensherr/Magneto
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Famke Janssen as Jean Grey
Sophie Okonedo as Ororo Munroe/Storm
James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Gus St. Pierre as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
Anna Paquin as Anne Marie/Rogue
Francoise Yip as Jubilation Lee/Jubilee
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed/Sabertooth
Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Ray Park as Mortimer Toynbee/Toad
Tim Robbins as Senator Robert Kelly

Notes
- After X-Men proved successful at the box office, Disney officially hired Rachel Stone-Abbott to co-write and direct the live adaptation of Carmen Sandiego, which is slated for a Summer 2002 release.
- Taking over for Stone-Abbott for X-Men 2 will likely be either Jon Favreau or Shane Black.
- Ian McKellen had to film his scenes early in principal photography. During production, McKellen was cast to play Gandalf in Peter Jackson's upcoming adaptation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.​
 
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Tenchi Muyo!
Launched on September 7, 1999 on FX.

English Dub Produced by
Grantray-Lawrence Vancouver
20th Century-Fox Television

English Voices
Heath Ledger as Tenchi Masaki
Claire Danes as Ryoko
Rashida Jones as Ayeka
Brittany Murphy as Sasami
Debi Derryberry as Ryo-Ohki
Ellen Gerstell as Mihoshi
Mark Hamill as Kagato
Pat Morita as Katushiko Masaki
Jay Hopper as Nobuyuki Masaki
Daniel Dae Kim as Yosho
Eric Bauza as Azaka and Kamidake​
It better air in a good timeslot and not buried in a abysmal post-midnight slot, or I'm pulling out the torches. Mad face
 
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X-Men
Released by 20th Century-Fox on December 17, 1999

Directed by
Rachel Stone-Abbott

Producers
Laura Ziskin
Ralph Winter

Associate Producer
Kevin Feige

Screenplay by
Christopher McQuarrie
David Hayter
Ed Solomon

Music
Danny Elfman

Production Companies
Marvel Films
Charm City Entertainment

Main Cast
Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Sir Ian McKellen as Erik Lensherr/Magneto
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Famke Janssen as Jean Grey
Sophie Okonedo as Ororo Munroe/Storm
James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Gus St. Pierre as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
Anna Paquin as Anne Marie/Rogue
Francoise Yip as Jubilation Lee/Jubilee
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed/Sabertooth
Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
Ray Park as Mortimer Toynbee/Toad
Tim Robbins as Senator Robert Kelly

Notes
- After X-Men proved successful at the box office, Disney officially hired Rachel Stone-Abbott to co-write and direct the live adaptation of Carmen Sandiego, which is slated for a Summer 2002 release.
- Taking over for Stone-Abbott for X-Men 2 will likely be either Jon Favreau or Shane Black.
- Ian McKellen had to film his scenes early in principal photography. During production, McKellen was cast to play Gandalf in Peter Jackson's upcoming adaptation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.​
So rachel stone abbot has directed xmen atl. I hope see will diect her own cartoon series like she did in american magic o1.0
 
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