Archive for February, 2006

Beyonce in a ThreeSome »

The past seven days have comprised a triple crown week for the record-breaking multi-platinum pop music superstar Beyonce.
The performer took home her 9th Grammy Award on Tuesday, February 7; watched her latest single — “Check On It” — top the Billboard Hot 100 for the third week in a row; and, over the weekend, saw […]

TV Land Boldly Goes Where No Network Has Gone Before … »

Boldly going where no network has gone before, TV Land will begin airing new installments of Living in TV Land on Wednesday, March 22 with Living in TV Land: William Shatner in Concert. This 60-minute sneak peek at the series offers an intimate look at Emmy Award-winner and pop culture icon William Shatner as he […]

U.S. Estimated Weekend Box Office, February 10 - 12, 2006 »

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Box Office Cumulative Box Office
1.  The Pink Panther       $21,700,000     $21,700,000
2.  Final Destination 3     $20,125,000     $20,125,000 
3.  Curious George    $15,319,000     $15,319,000
4.  Firewall      $13,830,000     $13,830,000
5.  When a Stranger Calls    $10,000,000     $34,846,000
6.  Big Momma’s House 2     $6,825,000     $54,802,000  
7.  […]

‘Oprah & Friends’ Exclusive Radio Channel to Launch On XM Satellite Radio »

Can’t get enough of Oprah on TV, you will soon be able to get your fill of her on the radio.
Harpo Radio, Inc. and XM Satellite Radio, the nation’s leading satellite radio company with more than 6 million subscribers, today announced an exclusive, three-year agreement to launch “Oprah & Friends,” a satellite radio channel on […]

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Wins Top Honors at 33rd Annual Annie Awards Including ‘Best Animated Feature’ »

DreamWorks Animation SKG and Aardman’s “Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” the Academy Award(R) nominated film and one of the best reviewed movies of the year, was honored Saturday with ten Annie Awards including “Best Animated Feature.” Presented by the International Animation Film Society to recognize the year’s finest animation in […]

Actor ‘Grandpa Munster’ Al Lewis Dies »

Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of “The Munsters” whose work as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, died after years of failing health. He was 82.
The actor was widely reported to have been born in 1910, but his son Ted Lewis said Saturday that […]

U.S. Estimated Weekend Box Office, February 3 - 5, 2006 »

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1.  When a Stranger Calls   $22,000,000 $22,000,000
2.  Big Momma’s House 2   $13,350,000 $45,411,000
3.  Nanny McPhee   $9,904,000 $26,643,000
4.  Brokeback Mountain  $5,679,000 $59,778,000
5.  Hoodwinked  $5,300,000 $44,094,000
6.  Underworld: Evolution   $5,100,000 $52,748,000
7.  Something New   $5,016,000 $5,016,000
8.  Annapolis   $3,476,000 $12,944,000
9.  Walk the Line   $3,425,000 $110,749,000
10.  […]

For Fourth Consecutive Year, Oprah is America’s Top Favorite TV Personality »

The Harris Poll has asked U.S. adults to name their favorite TV personalities. For the fourth consecutive year, Oprah Winfrey captures the number-one position. In the 12 years that Harris Interactive has conducted this survey, Oprah has always been one of the top-three favorites. In fact, this is the sixth time she has been number […]

Join in the Mission Impossible Scavenger Hunt Starting on Super Bowl Sunday »

During the first half of Super Bowl XL on February 5, Paramount Pictures will unveil a new thirty-second spot for “Mission: Impossible III” that will also kick off The Ultimate Mission, a fully integrated interactive scavenger hunt. Headquartered at http://www.MissionImpossible.com, The Ultimate Mission invites online users to register as Impossible Mission Force agents to solve […]

Genndy Tartakovsky to Direct ‘Power of the Dark Crystal’ »

Award-winning animation director Genndy Tartakovsky, who created the hit series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “Samurai Jack” and “Dexter’s Laboratory,” will direct “Power of the Dark Crystal,” the much anticipated sequel to The Jim Henson Company’s 1982 classic fantasy film. The announcement was made today by Lisa Henson, co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company and […]