John Parazette-Tillar braves the world of Java, testing out two new programs, WebBurst and Jamba.

Giannalberto Bendazzi reports on the second annual gathering in Amalfi.

The return of Los Angeles' only animation festival was bigger than ever.

Fred Patten reviews Samurai from Outer Space: Understanding Japanese Animation.

Gigi Hu screens animation in Hong Kong on the dawn of a new era.

Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with his ninth "sketching on location" teaching installment. This month we learn about creating a silhouette and the importance of positive and negative shapes.

Danny the cat.I came to Cats Don't Dance with few expectations, thinking only "a flick with six Randy Newman songs in it can't be all bad." Things got off on the wrong foot with a lifeless, laughless Foghorn Leghorn short, Pullet Surprise (directed by Darrel Van Citters for Chuck Jones Productions) tacked to the beginning, but took a more promising turn as the feature proper got underway. Any movie that borrows successfully from Sunset Boulevard and Singin' in the Rain in the first reel is well on its way to winning this old film buff's heart. Cats...

One of Totally Hip's "Hip Clips"In the last issue, I looked at Macromedia's Flash, a program that allows you to do animation for the Web. This month, I tested out Totally Hip Software's WebPainter, a program with the same general purpose as Flash, but aimed at a different market. While Flash works with vector-based images and allows a considerable amount of interactivity for a rather high price; WebPainter allows you to easily create GIF animations, and is inexpensive, but lacks the interactivity and more professional look that Flash is capable of. If you already have a program like...

Wendy Jackson reports on new animation music, video and book releases.

Wendy Jackson reports on new animation music, video and book releases.