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Based on the best-selling book about a love that transcends time, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on February 9^th from Warner Home Video.  Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana star in this romance tale about a woman desperately trying to build a life with her elusive one true love.

Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. They are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated because Henry is a time traveler — cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to skip back and forth through the years. Despite the fact that Henry’s travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.

From Director, Robert Schwentke (TV’s Lie to Me, Flightplan), “The Time Traveler’s Wife” stars Rachel McAdams (upcoming Sherlock Holmes, Wedding Crashers, The Notebook), Eric Bana (Star Trek, Munich, The Other Boleyn Girl), Ron Livingston (Office Space, TV’s Sex and the City) and Stephen Tobolosky (TV’s Glee, TV’s Heroes).

“The Time Traveler’s Wife” will be available on Blu-ray for $35.99 and on single disc DVD for $28.98.

On Feb. 9, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” will also be available ON DEMAND through Digital Cable, Satellite TV, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles and it can be downloaded for rental or purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.

“Maneater”, the top-rated TV miniseries based on Gigi Levangie Grazer’s (TV’s “The Starter Wife”) New York Times best-seller, will debut on DVD February 9 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed by Timothy Busfield (TV’s “Lipstick Jungle”), with teleplay by Suzanne Martin, “Maneater” stars Sarah Chalke (TV’s “Scrubs”) as Clarissa Alpert, a Hollywood social climber who finally meets her match. The talented ensemble also includes Judy Greer (Love Happens), Gregory Harrison (TV’s “One Tree Hill”), and Maria Conchita Alonso (TV’s “Saints & Sinners”).  The DVD will be available for $24.96.

Beautiful, fashionable and fun, Clarissa Alpert (Chalke) is a shallow socialite whose Rolodex is full of Hollywood power players. With her 32nd birthday looming (even though she will admit to being only 28), the spoiled daddy’s girl is in a panic because she’s still single. Clarissa always gets what she wants – and when that’s the hottest new producer in town, she sets into motion an elaborate plan to lasso the dashing filmmaker who will, she hopes, be the man to put a ring on her finger.

DVD Special Features Include:

• Anamorphic widescreen presentation
• Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Closed Captioned

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Max Von Sydow

Synopsis: From Oscar®-winning director Martin Scorsese, “Shutter Island” is the story of two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island’s fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane.

Release:: February 19, 2010

A virtual who’s who of Hollywood stars bring to life a collection of love stories set in one of the world’s most revered and romantic cities when Vivendi Entertainment debuts “New York, I Love You” on Blu-ray™ and DVD Feb. 2.

Ten directors, including Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner (Rush Hour trilogy), and Allen Hughes (From Hell), create ten intertwined vignettes that weave a magical spell as they travel through the various boroughs and neighborhoods of the legendary city in the company of Shia LaBeouf (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Eagle Eye), Bradley Cooper (The Hangover, Valentine’s Day), Academy Award^® nominee Natalie Portman (Star Wars trilogy, Garden State, Closer), Blake Lively (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, TV’s “Gossip Girl”), Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy), Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride, State of Play), Hayden Christensen (Star Wars trilogy), Rachel Bilson (TV’s “The O.C.”), Drea de Matteo (TV’s “The Sopranos,” “Desperate Housewives”), Christina Ricci (Sleepy Hollow, Speed Racer), Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke (Training Day), Academy Award nominee James Caan (The Godfather), Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Terminator Salvation), Justin Bartha (National Treasure: Book of Secrets, The Hangover), Academy Award winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation), Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia (The Godfather, Part III), Academy Award winner Julie Christie (Darling), Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman (The Last Picture Show), Eli Wallach (Baby Doll, The Holiday), two-time Academy Award nominee John Hurt (The Elephant Man, Midnight Express), Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Wackness), Eva Amurri (TV’s “Californication”), and Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III, Live Free or Die Hard).

Special bonus features include two never before seen segments directed by Scarlett Johansson and Andrey Zvyaginstev, as well as exclusive interviews with five of the film’s directors. “New York, I Love You” will be available on Blu-ray for $27.99 and on DVD for $24.93.

Following its acclaimed world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Focus Features has acquired domestic and select international rights (the U.K., Germany, and South Africa) to Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right. Focus Features CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

In the movie, two teenaged children conceived by artificial insemination get the notion to seek out their birth father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and then re-re-defined. Ms. Cholodenko directed the feature from an original screenplay that she wrote with Stuart Blumberg.

The Kids Are All Right stars three-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening and four-time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore as the parents; Mia Wasikowska (of this winter’s Alice in Wonderland) and Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth) as their children; and Mark Ruffalo (this winter’s Shutter Island) as the donor. The film was produced by Gilbert Films’ Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horowitz, Antidote Films’ Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Mandalay Vision’s Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, and UGC PH’s Philippe Hellmann.

Ms. Cholodenko’s previous features as director include Laurel Canyon and High Art, both of which she also wrote and both of which were also produced by Mr. Levy-Hinte. The latter world-premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, earning her the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Ms. Cholodenko received her MFA from Columbia University, where Mr. Schamus was one of her professors in the mid-1990s. Mr. Blumberg wrote the original screenplay for Keeping the Faith, which Edward Norton directed and starred in, among other feature scripts.

Mr. Schamus said, “Lisa has made an extraordinary gem of a film that combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth. Not only is The Kids Are All Right infectiously funny and touching, but it’s also entirely accessible. We’re confident that audiences everywhere will fall in love with this family, as brilliantly brought to life by a remarkable cast of actors.”

Ms. Cholodenko commented, “The Kids Are All Right is all about family, and joining with Focus feels like a perfect marriage. I’m proud that the movie has now found such a special home.”

In a joint statement, the producers of The Kids Are All Right added, “We are so proud of the picture in every way and are thrilled that Focus – a company that has a long history of making groundbreaking films – is bringing this important, big-hearted, and hysterically funny movie to audiences.”

Bart Walker and John Sloss of Cinetic Media negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with regard to the North American rights, and collaborated with Inferno Entertainment on the international aspects of the deal.

This is the first film acquisition announcement from Mandalay Vision since its debut earlier this month, when The Kids Are All Right producer Celine Rattray was tapped as president. Mandalay Vision is the independent film label of Mandalay Entertainment Group. Vision’s film slate includes Salvation Boulevard, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Larry Beinhart (Wag the Dog) which Mandalay Pictures optioned in 2009, and which George Ratliff (Joshua) will direct from a script that he wrote with Douglas Stone; and The Whistleblower, directed by Larissa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, and David Strathairn.

Through a unique collaboration between Marvel Studios and Columbia Records, AC/DC’s music will be featured in Marvel Studios’ “IRON MAN 2,” the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster film.  In addition, Columbia Records will release the album AC/DC:  Iron Man 2 on Monday, April 19, 2010.  ”AC/DC:  Iron Man 2,” features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band’s studio albums, ranging from 1976 to 2008.  The complete track listing can be found below.

Pre-orders begin today, Jan. 26 at Amazon.com for the deluxe version of “AC/DC:  Iron Man 2″ – CD+DVD and two LP vinyl packages – and at Walmart.com for the “AC/DC:  Iron Man 2″ CD.  The film opens internationally beginning on April 28, 2010.  In the U.S., the film will be distributed by Paramount Pictures and is scheduled for release on May 7, 2010.

The debut video from “AC/DC:  Iron Man 2″ is the AC/DC’s classic album cut “Shoot To Thrill,” which was filmed live last month in Buenos Aires during the band’s highly acclaimed Black Ice World Tour, the second highest grossing world tour of 2009 according to concert industry trade publication Pollstar.  The video also incorporates exclusive footage from “IRON MAN 2” and debuts today worldwide. Check www.acdc.com and www.marvel.com for more information.  “Shoot To Thrill” was originally recorded for the band’s 50-million selling album “Back In Black,” one of the best selling albums of all time.

“Jon Favreau’s vision and passion for AC/DC’s music blend seamlessly into this incredible film” said Steve Barnett, co-chairman of Columbia Records.  “The music really underscores the high energy and excitement of the film.”

“Music is an integral part of the Tony Stark and Iron Man experience, and we are pleased that Columbia and AC/DC are taking part in the franchise’s phenomenon. Through this relationship, the band is delivering fans supercharged Iron Man branded music through all our combined consumer touch points, from the movie to retail outlets and even virally with the debut of the new video,” said Tim Connors, Chief Operating Officer, Marvel Studios.

Jon Favreau returns to direct “IRON MAN 2,” with Robert Downey Jr. reprising his starring role as the larger-than-life leading character, along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson.

Based on Marvel’s iconic Super Hero, “IRON MAN 2” continues the story of 2008’s box office smash hit “IRON MAN,” which grossed nearly $600 million worldwide, and was the first feature film produced independently by Marvel Studios.  “IRON MAN 2” is being produced by Marvel Studios’ President, Kevin Feige.

AC/DC:  Iron Man 2 Track Listing:

1. Shoot to Thrill
2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation
3. Guns for Hire
4. Cold Hearted Man
5. Back in Black
6. Thunderstruck
7. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
8. Evil Walks
9. T.N.T.
10. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
11. Have a Drink on Me
12. The Razor’s Edge
13. Let There Be Rock
14. War Machine
15. Highway to Hell

Multiple Grammy Award® winner Mariah Carey, currently garnering acclaim for her moving performance in Precious, stars with Adam Rothenberg (Mad Money) and Ethan Peck (TV’s “10 Things I Hate About You”) in Director Aaron Woodley’s (Rhinoceros Eyes) thought-provoking road film “Tennessee”, debuting on DVD Jan. 26 from Vivendi Entertainment.

Featuring Carey’s hit single, “Right to Dream,” the film is about two brothers on a cross-country search for their estranged father, who are joined by an aspiring singer fleeing her troubled marriage.  Bonus features include “Road to “Tennessee”,” a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film featuring interviews with the cast and crew.  Produced by Lee Daniels (director of Precious), “Tennessee” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.  The DVD will be available for $19.97.

Now is the time to ask your questions for Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, director of “CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY” which will have its world premiere at Sundance in only a few days!! Participant Media will be collecting questions on Twitter from now until Jan. 24 at 6 pm and a handful of them will be asked during Alex’s sit-down interview with Entertainment Weekly’s Sean Smith on Jan. 24 at Sundance. Participant will be live tweet-ing the entire discussion so you can follow the conversation and see if your question gets answered!

Here’s how to TakePart:

1. Log on to Twitter

2. Tweet your question and include #participant. (We can’t see your question if it doesn’t have #participant!) To address your question to Alex Gibney make sure to start your question with their initials (ex: “AG: How long did it take you to film Casino Jack? #participant”)

3. Follow the discussion by searching for #participant (You can go to http://search.twitter.com and enter “#participant” in the search bar)

For further information, visit: http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/01/15/directors-gibney-guggenheim-are-taking-your-questions-at-sundance

“CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY” will premiere at Sundance and opens in theaters May 7.

High rollers in Indian casinos, hookers in Saipan, a murdered Greek tycoon, Cold War spy novels, plush trips to paradise . . . and the United States Congress. These are among the intriguing clues that add up to the epic mystery behind one of the greatest attempted heists in American history.

It’s a twisting tale in which a small group of charming con men use the power of the purse, the zealotry of religion and bare-knuckled political brawling to loot the American government for fun, ideals and profit. It’s about ambitious young men who wanted to change the world, the politicians who needed their money, the corporations and gambling-rich tribes who desired their influence — and how millions were extorted and the foundations of our democracy imperiled in the toxic mix of power and cash.

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to The Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) comes the outrageous inside story of “CASINO JACK And The United States of Money.” Revealing our broken system of lobbying and campaign finance, the film is a true American comedy . . . but the joke is alarmingly on us. Gibney exposes the inner workings of an out-of-control system by following the incredible trail of megalobbyist Jack Abramoff, a.k.a. Casino Jack, as he rises to Washington’s most sought-after power merchant and falls as a disgraced convict. Featuring insider accounts from those closest to the now-jailed Abramoff – including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (resigned), former Congressman Bob Ney (served 17 months), Ney’s former Chief of Staff Neil Volz (sentenced to probation and community service) and Abramoff associate Adam Kidan (served 26 months) – the film is the most disturbing and audaciously entertaining look at rapacious greed, corruption and thirst for power since, well, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

Is CASINO JACK And The United States Of Money about an idealistic man corrupted beyond belief by the crookedness of Washington? Or is it about a system that allows backroom wheeling and dealing to control what rightfully belongs to the American people? It turns out they’re the same story.

Magnolia Pictures in Association with Participant and GOOD and Jigsaw Productions Present “CASINO JACK And The United States of Money,” written and directed by Alex Gibney. The producers are Gibney, Alison Ellwood and Zena Barakat and the executive producers are Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann & Ben Goldhirsch and Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner & Bill Banowsky. Alison Ellwood (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) is also the editor.

Image of “Casino” Jack Abramoff by © CARLOS BARRIA/Reuters/Corbis

“Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” today announced its lineup of superstar musical performances.  The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location.  All musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple® iTunes® Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by “Hope for Haiti Now” charities.

In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, “Hope for Haiti Now” will feature more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music supporting the cause with testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon.

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and United Nations World Food Programme have joined the list of relief organizations that will benefit from “Hope for Haiti Now,” which also includes Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, and Yele Haiti Foundation.  Proceeds from “Hope for Haiti Now” will be split evenly among each organization’s individual funds for Haiti earthquake relief.

“Hope for Haiti Now” will be the most widely distributed telethon in history, both internationally and across media platforms.  The two-hour telethon will air on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, and CMT on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT.   “Hope for Haiti Now” will also air on newly added networks including PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic.  The event will be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV. “Hope for Haiti Now” will also air internationally on BET International, CNN International, National Geographic, and MTV Networks International, which is available in 640 million homes worldwide.  “Hope for Haiti Now” will be the first U.S.-based telethon airing on MTV in China.  Facebook and Twitter have signed on as official social media partners to help drive donations and tune-in to the telethon.

Based on production needs and venue sizes, all “Hope for Haiti Now” studio locations will be closed to the media.  Photos, pool video footage and talent interviews from “Hope for Haiti Now” will be serviced to news outlets immediately following the event.

“Hope for Haiti Now” is produced by Joel Gallen and Tenth Planet Productions, in collaboration with Viacom’s MTV Networks and George Clooney.

The Wagner/Cuban Companies’ Magnolia Pictures announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to “Ondine,” the latest from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan who wrote, directed and produced. Starring Colin Farrell, Stephen Rea, and beautiful newcomer Alicja Bachleda in the title role, the film was also produced by Ben Browning and James Flynn for Wayfare Entertainment, and executive produced by Michael Maher and Peter Rawlinson. It will be released early this summer as part of Magnolia’s Ultra VOD program, debuting on video on demand systems nationwide a month prior to its theatrical release.

“Ondine” is the enchanting story of Syracuse (Farrell), a lonely fisherman who one day pulls a beautiful woman named Ondine (Bachleda) out of the sea in his nets. His young daughter Annie is convinced that she is a “selkie” —a creature from Irish folklore much like a mermaid. Syracuse has his doubts, but as Ondine brings some luck and joy to his otherwise downcast life, he starts to come around as well.”Ondine” deftly blends romance and fantasy with the realism of modern life in an Irish seaside town.

“This film was a labor of love, and I’m looking forward to working with Magnolia to give it the audience it deserves,” said director Neil Jordan.

“Ondine is an incredibly charming work from one of our most original filmmakers,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “Colin Farrell’s performance is fantastic and we’re confident American audiences will fall in love with Ondine.”

“We’re excited to be working with a forward-thinking distributor like Magnolia that believes “Ondine” has as much potential in the USA as we do,” said Wayfare’s Browning.

The deal was negotiated by Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn and VP of Acquisitions Dori Begley, with CAA, which also packaged the project, and Ben Browning from Wayfare Entertainment.