Films

January 17, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA – The fifty Oscar® statuettes to be presented at the 80th Academy Awards® ceremony will be on display at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Meet the Oscars” exhibition beginning Friday, February 1. The exhibition will be located on the fourth level of the Hollywood & Highland Center® through Saturday, February 23. Admission is free.    » read more »

Abbey Road Studios tops a bumper year for film soundtracks with its fifth box office No.1

LONDON, 18 December 2007: The Golden Compass, one of the year’s most eagerly awaited films, with a sweeping soundtrack recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios and scored by Alexandre Desplat, has launched at No.1 in the UK and US box offices to great critical acclaim.    » read more »

- 'Juno' Receives Six Nominations While 'Atonement,' 'Michael Clayton,' 'No Country For Old Men,' 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Hairspray' Garner Five Nominations Each
- VH1 to Broadcast the Awards Ceremony Live on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

05 November 2007, Washsington (By Ray McDonald) -- A potent combination of bullets and bees propelled last weekend's U.S. box office chart. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe's bloody crime saga American Gangster took in $46.3 million to lead the list, while Jerry Seinfeld's animated comedy Bee Movie placed second at $39.1 million.    » read more »

- VH1.com in Conjunction With the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 'Critics' Choice Awards' Launches 'VH1's eCritic' - An Online Search for the Best Amateur Film Critic
- Winner To Become An Honorary Vote-Casting Critic For The 13th Annual 'Critics' Choice Awards' And Will Attend This Year's Ceremony

October 26, 2007 - In the new fantasy adventure film "The Golden Compass," polar bears protect themselves with suits of armor. In the real world, threats to polar bears are not so easily abated. This majestic species is one of many in danger of extinction due to harsh changes in climate, which is why New Line Cinema has launched a unique partnership today with the World Wildlife Fund to help educate the public about the impact global warming is having on animals throughout the world.    » read more »

Hollywood, California, October 25, 2007 – Apple Corps Ltd.’s eagerly anticipated DVD release of The Beatles’ second feature film Help! on November 6 (November 5 ROW) will be accompanied by several high-profile television, radio and online promotions. AOL Music, Yahoo! Music, MSN.com, Clear Channel Online, Amazon.com, Sundance Channel, QVC, and public television affiliates are among the DVD’s major promotional partners.

Saturday, October 27: Sundance Channel exclusively premieres Help! at 10pm ET/PT, with repeated airings scheduled through November.    » read more »

Time Warner Cable Teams with Warner Bros. Pictures on Fred Claus

October 25, 2007 -- Time Warner Cable (TWC) is teaming with sister company Warner Bros. Pictures to launch an integrated marketing campaign in support of the new holiday comedy Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti, opening in theatres nationwide on Friday, November 9.    » read more »

October 24, 2007 -- At 12:01 AM PDT, the morning of Wednesday, October 24, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will debut the final theatrical trailer for the forthcoming epic action thriller I Am Legend, marking the first-ever truly simultaneous internet launch of a trailer exclusively across all four Fox Interactive Media sites: MySpace, IGN, RottenTomatoes and AskMen.    » read more »

- DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures' Megahit TRANSFORMERS Invades Stores to Become This Year's Top-Selling DVD and the Best-Selling High Definition Title Day One and Week One for Either Format
- From Director Michael Bay and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg,
In Association With Hasbro, Record-Setting DVD and HD DVD Sales
Underscore TRANSFORMERS' Status As Franchise Of Inter-Galactic
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