When Turner Classic Movies (TCM) launches the first-ever TCM Classic Film Festival in April 2010 in Hollywood, the spectacular events will include the world premiere of a newly restored edition of George Cukor’s music-filled 1954 drama A Star is Born; the North American premiere of a restored version of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science-fiction silent masterpiece Metropolis; and a 50th anniversary screening of a newly restored version of the influential French classic Breathless, the film that launched Jean-Luc Godard’s career. Passes go on sale starting today, with prices ranging from $499 to $1,199.
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TNT, home of Thursday night exclusive doubleheaders and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, announced today a weekly showcase of nominees in 13 categories for its ‘TNT All-Decade NBA’ list which will include the top performances, games and moments throughout the 2000’s. The network will announce one category’s nominees each week on TNT’s Emmy® Award-winning Inside the NBA beginning this Thursday, Nov. 19 when it unveils the nominees for ‘Individual Performance: NBA Playoffs’. Following TNT’s announcement of the nominees, fans can vote on NBA.com for whom they think should win.
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Jason Lee, who starred for four seasons in the critically acclaimed comedy My Name Is Earl, has been cast in the lead role of the TNT pilot DELTA BLUES. He will play Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police officer who lives with his mother.
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Of all the “Best Of…” lists issued at the end of the year, one that has really captured the attention of comedy fans is TBS’s enormously popular special FUNNIEST COMMERCIALS OF THE YEAR, now entering its sixth year. Comic actor Kevin Nealon (Weeds, Saturday Night Live) will return to host this year’s hilarious one-hour compilation, which will be shot in various locations throughout New York City.
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CNN's senior White House correspondent Ed Henry sat down with President Barack Obama in Beijing. They spoke about pressing issues, plus 2012, Sarah Palin and more. Check out the interview here.
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Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher are scheduled to join host George Lopez in TNT’s spectacular holiday celebration CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, premiering Sunday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)Read More
Cartoon Network is aligning super marketing powers with sports retailer Kids Foot Locker this holiday season to reward shoppers with a limited edition Ben 10: Alien Swarm movie poster gift with the purchase of Converse Chuck Taylor shoes. The high profile on-air, online and in-store co-branded promotion builds upon the anticipated world television premiere of Cartoon Network’s all-new live-action/CGI movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. The gift-with-purchase promotion is featured in-store and at kidsfootlocker.com starting Nov. 18-Dec. 6, 2009. *
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In its first week on TBS, the high-energy late-night series LOPEZ TONIGHT averaged more than 1.6 million viewers and outdelivered the competition among highly coveted young adults. The show has proven to be a big multicultural hit for the network, with Hispanic and African-American viewers making up a significant portion of the audience.
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Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the licensing and merchandising arm of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, today announced a one-of-a-kind, mass customization DVD manufacturing on demand program that will allow fans to create fully-customizable Adult Swim DVDs. Dubbed Adult Swim’s Build a Custom DVD program and featuring a mélange of Adult Swim original series, the initiative will launch on Monday, November 16 on the television network’s online retail shop, www.AdultSwimShop.com and marks the first-time DVD fans will be able to create a fully-customizable DVD release.
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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay tribute to five actors who have received one of the highest honors any film performer can achieve: the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. TCM’s four-film presentation will take place in primetime Friday, Jan. 22, the night before sister networks TNT and TBS present a live simulcast of the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®.
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