Nickelodeon’s newest animated wonder is “Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,” a kid who seems to have a knack for inventing the latest high tech gadget to get him out of trouble — and sometimes into it, as well.

Check out Nickelodeon’s “Jimmy’s Shorts” section for a series of cartoons about his escapades, and watch the trailer for the feature-length animated movie about the boy genius, scheduled to come out in December, 2001.

I’m Sorry, Dave. I’m Afraid I Can’t Build That.
In an offbeat homage to Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, Marc Atkin has created a unique interpretation of “2001: A Space Odyssey” using Lego bricks and characters. The short stop-action film—“2001: A LEGO Odyssey”—was created using Apple’s iMovie and Final Cut Pro software, and is presented by iFilm.

We can’t reveal the identity of the actress who plays the star in “Star,” Guy Ritchie’s new short film at www.bmw.com, but we can tell you she’s full of blonde ambition and is the newlywed wife of a certain British film director. See for yourself (and don’t forget to listen to her husb...er, the director’s comments about his film).

“Star,” is the most recent addition to the Hire Film Series from bmwfilms.com. Like to see the other films released thus far? Four are currently available in the BMW digital film library.

The Making of "Radius"
What goes into the creation of a feature film? Media students as well as anyone curious about what happens behind the scenes will want to experience the making of “Radius,” an independent sci-fi action movie currently in production.

From the earliest stages of development, the “Radius” creators have kept a unique QuickTime video journal of their day-to-day filmmaking processes which you can see on the film’s website. “Our goal is to give our audience a very candid, unscripted, in-the-trenches feel for independent filmmaking,” says director Helmut Kobler.

Eddie Murphy talks to the animals again in “ Dr. Dolittle 2”—this time to a bunch of furry forest critters in an attempt to save the endangered Pacific Western Bear. Dolittle locates a domesticated circus bear who is a member of this rare species and recruits him to be reintroduced into the wild. But this requires that Dolittle shift the bear away from his human creature comforts and his fast-food loving ways and help him become a wild animal again.

You can see how he fares with the bears when “Dr. Dolittle 2” roars into theaters on June 15.

Apocalyse Then and Now
In the summer of 1979, audiences poured into theaters to watch Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now.” Although his Vietnam War epic is considered a masterpiece today, Coppola was never entirely pleased with the film he felt pressured to edit and release.

So last year, Coppola began editing and remixing the original dailies to create a new rendition of the movie. The resulting film has 53 minutes of footage never before seen in theaters, which Coppola claims makes the movie, “more attentive to theme, sexier, funnier, more bizarre, more romantic, and more politically intriguing.”

“Apocalypse Now: Redux” opens in select U.S. theaters in August.

Totally Hip Software’s LiveStage Professional has been the top favorite of Mac-based publishers for authoring interactive and video content and for integrating multiple forms of media into QuickTime movies.

Starting now, Windows users can also enjoy the benefits of LiveStage Professional 3 in a new cross-platform version which takes advantage of many of the features of QuickTime 5.

Some of the new features include: interactive media skins that allow for delivery of custom interfaces, support for integrating Macromedia Flash 4 with video and all other QuickTime media types, XML support for the dynamic creation of content or movies, and server-side connectivity for database support and movie generation.

Find out more about this powerful tool for both Mac and Windows, and browse groundbreaking examples of QuickTime authoring on the company’s totally unique and totally hip website.

Rolling Stone.com calls Megadeth, one of the most commercially viable heavy metal bands of the 1980s and early 1990s. To celebrate the release of their latest album, “The World Needs a Hero,” Megadeth will stream the new album in a continuous loop from June 18 to June 25.

Streaming Mandy Moore
Pop singer Mandy Moore is following up her two platinum albums, “I Wanna Be With You” and “So Real,” with a brand new release on June 19. Her self-titled “Mandy Moore” CD features 13 new songs, which you can listen to online starting this Tuesday, June 19, at a special listening party held to celebrate the album’s release. Tune in at 7 p.m., 10 p.m., and 1 a.m., Pacific time,¹ to hear “Mandy Moore” in its entirety.

Down the Classical Aisle
First performed in 1799, the “Creation” remains one of Joseph Haydn’s most popular oratorios. This concert, recorded live at the Brighton Festival in 2000 and webcast exclusively by gmn.com, features the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, led by conductor Sir Charles Mackerras, and soprano Lisa Milne. Hurry, though, the webcast ends on Monday, June 18.

Love that Jazz
Once billed as “the world’s fastest saxophonist,” Johnny Griffin remains one of the top bop-oriented tenor men performing since the mid-1950s. Hear Johnny Griffin Live at the Village Vanguard through Thursday, Jun 21.

Rhythm and Blues
Veteran R&B star Errol Brown (formerly of Hot Chocolate) proves he’s still got what it takes with the release of his new CD, “Still Sexy.” Groove to Brown’s funky new hit single of the same name, presented by the U.K.’s Video C.

¹ In another time zone? Use this handy converter to let you know exactly when to tune in.

One of the key steps in creating a QuickTime VR panorama is knowing how to “stitch” the images together seamlessly. In “Bit by Bit: Pulling Your Panorama Together with QuickTime,” an article recently posted on Creativepro.com, Brian P. Lawler discusses the various stitching software used to create panoramas, and shares some photography tips to help you make better panoramic images.

Avoid Politics: Tour Washington D.C. Virtually
Tour the most interesting neighborhoods in and around Washington D.C., including Old Town Alexandria, Adam’s-Morgan, Georgetown, DuPont Circle, U Street, and more—expertly photographed and presented in QuickTime VR by the award-winning Washingtonpost.com.