Movies

Monday, December 10, 2007 -- This holiday season Tim Allen returns in the hilarious sequel "The Santa Clause 2," airing on "The Wonderful World of Disney," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 (9:00-11:00.m, ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Scott Calvin (Allen), a.k.a. Santa Claus, has two issues on his mind -- first, his mischievous son, Charlie (Eric Lloyd), finds himself on the naughty list due to bad behavior, and second, it appears -- according to the regulations -- that Santa Claus has to be married. Now Scott has to travel back home not only to help out his son but to find himself a wife.    » read more »

December 7, 2007 -- "We're disappointed to report that talks between the AMPTP and WGA have broken down yet again. Quite frankly, we're puzzled and disheartened by an ongoing WGA negotiating strategy that seems designed to delay or derail talks rather than facilitate an end to this strike. Union negotiators in our industry have successfully concluded 306 major agreements with the AMPTP since its inception in 1982. The WGA organizers sitting across the table from us have never concluded even one industry accord.    » read more »

December 11, 2007 -- New Line Cinema's musical comedy Hairspray and fantasy adventure The Golden Compass both received multiple nominations for the 13th Annual Critics Choice Awards this morning from the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), including in the Family Film (Live Action) category.

The Golden Compass also earned a nomination in the Young Actress category for 13 year-old Dakota Blue Richards, who plays Lyra.    » read more »

Paramount Classics and DreamWorks Donate 500 XO Children's Laptops to Schools In Kabul

LOS ANGELES, Dec 12, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- In advance of the December 14 release of the film The Kite Runner, Paramount Classics and DreamWorks Pictures are donating 500 XO laptops through One Laptop per Child (OLPC). The Afghan Relief Organization (ARO) will distribute the donated XO laptops, a learning tool created expressly for children in developing countries, to students attending its school in Kabul.    » read more »

"High School Musical 2" Star Corbin Bleu Performs "Minutemen" Song "Run It Back Again" in New Music Video To Premiere on Disney Channel December 14

BURBANK, December 6, 2007 -- Jason Dolley ("Cory in the House") and Steven R. McQueen, grandson of screen legend Steve McQueen, star in the action-packed Disney Channel Original Movie "Minutemen," a story about three high school outcasts who shake their school's social structure by inventing a machine that allows them to go back in time and prevent other misfits from enduring humiliating situations.    » read more »

"Raisin" Will Be the First Broadcast Network Film to Be Featured at the Festival

Friday, November 30, 2007 -- The highly anticipated "ABC World Premiere Movie Event: A Raisin in the Sun" has been selected to be screened (out of competition) at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, January 23, 2008, it was announced yesterday by the Sundance Institute. This will be the first time that a broadcast network film will be featured at the celebrated festival.    » read more »

The First Major Awards Show of the Season will Air Live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on VH1, Monday, January 7 at 9PM (ET/PT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2007 -- Actor and Comedian D.L. Hughley will host the Broadcast Film Critics Association's (BFCA) "The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards" gala live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Monday, January 7 at 9pm (ET/PT). The awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA to honor the finest in cinematic achievement.    » read more »

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 26 -- Teen queen Emma Roberts' Addie Singer continues her quest for fabulousness by attempting to plan the ultimate graduation trip in an Unfabulous original television movie, entitled "The Best Trip Ever," premiering on Nickelodeon on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).    » read more »

THIS SEASON ABC OFFERS THE GIFT OF THEMED HOLIDAY MOVIES ALONG WITH NEW AND CLASSIC SPECIALS

Thursday, November 15, 2007 -- The ABC Television Network has announced highlights of its upcoming movies and specials scheduled to air during the holiday season.

What follows is a chronological listing of holiday programming highlights (all times Eastern). Airdates are subject to change.    » read more »

November 15, 2007 -- New Line Cinema has promoted Christina Kounelias to Executive Vice President of Marketing, it was announced today by New Line's President of Domestic Marketing, Chris Carlisle, to whom she will report.    » read more »

13 November 2007, Washington (By Ray McDonald) -- Bee Movie stung the competition, topping the U.S. box office in its second weekend. The DreamWorks-Paramount production, which had debuted behind Denzel Washington's crime saga American Gangster, pulled in $26 million over the weekend.    » read more »

Aang Is Ready to Strike Down the Fire Nation on the Darkest Day of the Year in Avatar's 'Day of Black Sun' Premiering Friday, Nov. 30 on Nickelodeon

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- "Holiday in Handcuffs" Airs During ABC Family’s “25 Days of Christmas”
- Markie Post and June Lockhart Among the Cast

TAKE A JOURNEY BEYOND IMAGINATION

Monday, November 12, 2007 -- This holiday season "The Polar Express" once again roars into homes everywhere as the "ABC Friday Movie of the Week," NOVEMBER 30 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 12/1/06)    » read more »

Thousands of book fans rally online for a first look at the upcoming film

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Classics' promotional online site 'The Kite Runner Club', in support of their upcoming film, THE KITE RUNNER, has become a phenomenon with over 14,000 people participating and over 1,000 groups formed.    » read more »