AWN General Manager Annick Teninge traveled to the Indian
Ocean island of Réunion to attend the third "Crossroads of
the Image of the Indian Ocean" conference which tries to unite this
remote locale with the European animation industry. Available in French
and English.

How can a collection of essays make Warner Bros. cartoons seem so serious? Mark Mayerson ponders the impact of academics on the new book Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation.

Chuck Pirtle discusses the latest text on Harry Smith, Think of the Self Speaking: Selected Interviews of Harry Smith. Featuring interviews from 1968-1989, this text elaborates on the life of this groundbreaking American Surrealist artist.

Giannalberto Bendazzi rassegna,Questo e tutto,
Famiglia, ingenioso libro di T. Sampson sul tratamento dei afroamericani
ed altri gruppi minoritari nei cartonni. E disponibile in Inglese e Italiano.

Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and kids are made for each other. Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss take us into the world of the post-television generation.

Giannalberto Bendazzi comparte un tessoro...il libro AmericanMagus - Harry Smith, il quale ci mostra "una delle figure piu nascoste ed enigmatiche di tuta la storia dell'animazione d'autore e d'avanguardia.

Giannalberto Bendazzi reviews That's Enough Folks,
Henry T. Sampson's insightful book on the cartoon treatment of African Americans
and other minority groups. Available in English and Italian.

The toddlers' first excursion into theaters in The Rugrats Movie is well directed and paced, but flawed. Michael Mallory explains.

Charles Solomon reviews PIXAR's much anticipated follow-up to Toy Story, A Bug's Life, which is funny, bright and a joy to watch.

Walt Disney World is the proud site of a new Disney theme park: Animal Kingdom. Joseph Szadkowski reports on this new destination which combines adventure, education and fun.