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Weather.... Published: Thursday, 9/4/2003  Tribute to a bygone
era  Prince Phillip awakens Princess Aurora from a long sleep
with a kiss in &lt;I&gt;Sleeping Beauty&lt;/I&gt;. When it was
released, &lt;I&gt;Sleeping Beauty&lt;/I&gt; was the most
expensive animated film ever made.  What Hollywood did this
summer: Hollywood sat on the couch and got fat and flabby while
its younger siblings, Digital Animation and Specialty Films, had
a summer to remember.  A quick recap goes like this: May went
great. X2 and Bruce Almighty and The Matrix Reloaded all found
summer love with a wide audience. Then things got shaky. Through
June and July, sequels to beloved hits meandered. Harrison Ford
found no joy in Hitsville, again. Pirates were hot. The lemonade
stand in front of the house of Will Smith did business, but the
taste was sour. Seabiscuit hasn't broken stride; and smaller,
more thoughtful movies, from Whale Rider to Spellbound, stayed
in theaters longer than