{{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99501 Toon Zone}} posted a fun little article on music professor Daniel Goldmark, who uses cartoons in the classroom to introduce students to the musical classics! Check it out…

…the Peter Jackson motion picture behemoth continued to trail blaze through the charts, flying past the $300 million mark this weekend with a $14.2 million take, for a $312.3 million…

{{link http://www.broadway.com/template_1.asp?CI=33352&CT=38 Broadway.com}} reports that “as it is every year, the first week of January was a tough one on Broadway. Every single show was down from the previous week”….

…Rings\\ trilogy” and one to Christophe Hery, Ken McGaugh, and Joe Letteri for their groundbreaking techniques “used to create realistic-looking skin on digitally created characters”. The awards will be presented…

Flushed with the success of their Looney Tunes: Golden DVD Collection late last year, it seems Warners are already looking towards a second boxed set for Bugs and co. The…

…Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida ramps down the {{link http://www.jimhillmedia.com/articles/01142004.1.htm Jim Hill Media}} coverage of the events happening down Orlando way. Be sure to check out “Brother Bri”‘s touching last note….

…by a rich developer and taken to his apartment in New York, and they have to get back to the island. And just getting across Central Park is an adventure…

{{link http://www.toonzone.net/ Toonzone}} {{link http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=99598 reports}} Cartoon Network today released year-to-year ratings from its Adult Swim programming block, showing the late night block of animation gaining viewers. In the latest…

Two-time Academy Award winner John Lasseter will receive the Art Directors Guild’s honorary Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award, according to \\{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1974 Animation Magazine}}\\. “Not given on an annual basis,…

{{link http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2004/01/14/build/top/TOP004.html The Southern Illinoisan}} reports that to honor the 75th birthday of world famous cartoon character Popeye, the famous tower lights of the Empire State Buidling will turn green…

…Second Seasons (that last one being a single box set that comprises both series). {{link http://www.davisdvd.com/news/daily_news.html DavisDVD}} has all the details on the sets, which will debut on March 16th….

“More control and more profit from videogames based on its properties” was the reason given by {{link http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=6819&catType=NEWS Video Business Online}} as to why Warner Bros has decided to create…

…of Raboteau in the city of Gonaives. About 25 men, women and children were killed”. A Disney spokesperson says he worked in the watercraft division at Disney World in central…

Several prestigious children’s book awards were announced earlier this week by the American Library Association, {{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/01/12/newbery.caldecott.ap/index.html CNN reports}}. Some of the winners included: \\The Tale of Despereaux\\ by Kate…

…terrific actor.” Is this a nice way of saying Nelson has a face for voice-over? Check out the link for more info and for a larger version of the pic….

{{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=17980 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports that this year’s {{link http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org Fourth Annual Sundance Online Film Festival}} includes 12 films in the Animation section. The films were chosen to…

…wool, is cheered up by a jackalope. The animation is stunning (as usual for Pixar), but the humorous characters are what make this short so appealing. Within seconds I was…

The {{link http://www.impawards.com/2004/scooby_doo_two_ver3.html Internet Movie Poster Awards}} unveiled four new Scooby images promoting the upcoming Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed….

…forms of children’s entertainment to assemble a collection of films that are stimulating for the whole family, including adults”. Some of the films include some not traditionally associated with being…

…California. Raven Animation Inc., formed by {{link http://www.ravenmoon.net/ Raven Moon Entertainment}}, plans to run a studio in the Orlando area. Raven Moon CEO Joey DiFrancesco said, “Because of the new…

…agent told him this job would consist of just 3 weeks of voice work for an animated character) to the end (talk of an Oscar is still in the air)….

{{link http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/01/22/obit.woodbridge.ap/index.html CNN}} reports that \\Mad\\ magazine illustrator George Woodbridge has died of emphysema at 73. Woodbridge worked at the mag for nearly 50 years and his “exquisitely detailed pen-and-ink…

According to Central Florida’s local CBS affiliate {{link http://www.local6.com/news/2782804/detail.html Local6}}, Disney has sold the town center of Celebration – a city they created. The sale ends “the entertainment giant’s most…

…in the running to direct a major animated release for an independent studio… based on a famous comic strip”. (Thanks to PatrickvD in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/ Forum}} for the tip.)…

…for his family as he was for America’s children. He was largely a private man living an often public life as an advocate for all that our nation’s children deserve”….

…Speculation across the web also has wish-listers including the 2000 follow-up “webisode” series in the set. Initial reports confim a “short film” compliation, which many have taken to be a…

…would buy the computer graphics division of Lucasfilms, and rename it Pixar. Check out {{link http://www.macminute.com/ MacMinute}} for a list of articles from around the web celebrating the Mac’s birthday….

…debate over which film would be the first to receive this new international award for outstanding foreign language film. There’s another chance for UK viewers to catch the good-natured discussion,…

…must be said, had Roy’s personal seal of approval), there’s also a new piece by animation historian Charles Solomon on the completion of the film over at {{link http://www.savedisney.com/news/se/destino.asp SaveDisney.com}}….

…If anyone finds it please email me and I’ll link to it.) A {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/spongebobsquarepantsmovie/ teaser trailer}} was released last month. The film is slated to open November 19th, 2004….