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In addition, new shows from the Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time series will be added to Prime Instant Video, including Season 3 and Season 4 of Shaun the Sheep, the Shaun the Sheep: Championsheeps special and two new Timmy Time specials. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY Created in Aardman’s distinctive stop-motion animation style, the lead characters in Wallace & Gromit won global recognition as icons of modern British culture. The series earned both widespread fan appreciation and critical acclaim, earning two Academy Awards for its short films....

Warner Bros. is creating a smackdown on home video! Warner Home Video and The International Fight League, Inc. the world’s first professional team-based mixed martial arts league, have reached an agreement for the exclusive worldwide home entertainment distribution of IFL branded programming. The announcement was jointly made by Jeff Brown, WHV Senior Vice President and General Manager TV and Franchise, and Gareb Shamus, IFL Co-founder and CEO. WHV will be the exclusive worldwide home entertainment distributor for all IFL content including sanctioned league fights, sanctioned championship fights, and IFL specials and/or events....

Streaming platforms in the West have brought an array of films and TV that have inspired people to dive into the experiences of many amazing cultures from around the world. The popularity of international films and television shows has increased in interest dramatically in recent years, and streaming platforms such as Netflix are expanding their range of foreign content to meet this demand. Following the popularity of many great international films and series among audiences, English-speaking viewers are becoming more accustomed to subtitles and dubbing, which will be necessary as more international content is scheduled to hit the screen in the coming years, with people anticipating TV and films from Korea, Germany, Mexico, and all over the world....

It’s going to be a cruel summer as we’re all hunkered in our private bunkers for the foreseeable future. To help contend with the boredom brought on by staring at the wall, The CW has announced the premiere dates for a number of returning series. These include Masters of Illusion, Burden of Truth, Bulletproof and Penn and Teller: Fool Us. The CW Network today announced premiere dates for four of its summer series....

Collider recently spoke with IMAX head of digital re-mastering David Keighley, who discussed what fans can expect from the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. Here are some of the bullet points from the interview: David Keighley talks about how much of The Dark Knight Rises will be in IMAX, “many more minutes [than The Dark Knight of IMAX-filmed scenes].” - He addresses the problems encountered with filming in IMAX, and how the progress on a smaller, more portable, quieter IMAX camera is going....

It’s finally official! You can enjoy the biggest film of the year on DVD and Blu-Ray just in time for the holidays. Warner Bros. has confirmed a December 9 DVD and Blu-Ray street date for The Dark Knight. Be the first to own the biggest film of 2008 when The Dark Knight takes the world by storm on Blu-ray and DVD this December 9th from Warner Home Video. The highly-anticipated sequel to Batman Begins, the blockbuster action hit The Dark Knight from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan has become an instant must-own classic....

Jessica Lucas, who starred in the CW remake series Melrose Place, has joined the cast of The Evil Dead remake for FilmDistrict and director Federico Alvarez. Newcomer Elizabeth Blackmore has also signed on. The story centers on a group of friends who spend the weekend in a remote cabin, only to unwittingly unleash an evil force after reading from The Book of the Dead. We reported last month that Suburgatory star Jane Levy will play the female lead Mia, who goes on the trip to try and kick her drug addiction....

This particular rumor isn’t half as crazy as Charlie Sheen himself, but it is being reported that The Hangover Part II cast and crew is seeking a cameo from the notoriously bonkers Two and a Half Men star. Even though The Hangover Part II has wrapped principle photography, director Todd Phillips is rumored to have spent the last couple of days trying to secure Charlie Sheen for an undisclosed role. Earlier in the production process, a Mel Gibson cameo was planned, then axed after unnamed individuals on the crew refused to work with the troubled actor....

The History Channel announced five new weekly series that are currently in production for the network, to premiere in 2007 and 2008. This aggressive slate runs the gamut from Alaskan survival techniques, to world-traveling martial-arts adventures, to prehistoric dinosaur clashes, to the edge of the unknown in the universe. Series premieres are: – Ice Road Truckers - a race against time on a thin sheet of ice – The Universe - charting the uncharted territory of the universe...

The Last of Us, the highly anticipated HBO series, has finally premiered to widespread acclaim. Both critics and audiences have been praising the show for its intense and gripping storytelling, as well as its stunning visual effects. The series wasted no time in immersing viewers in its post-apocalyptic world, where a fungal infection threatens to wipe out humanity. The series opens with a powerful and thought-provoking scene, where Dr. Neuman, played by John Hannah, explains the potential threat of fungi should the planetary temperature rise significantly....

CTV announced today a 13-episode Season 5 order for its hit original drama series The Listener, bringing the series total to 65 episodes. Produced for CTV by Shaftesbury in association with Fox International Channels, and distributed by Shine International, the one-hour drama stars Craig Olejnik as mind-reading crime-solver Toby Logan. The announcement was made at MIPCOM, the world’s annual entertainment content market in France, with cast members Craig Olejnik and Lauren Lee Smith in attendance....

On of the more interesting films of 2007 comes to DVD in August. In a story from DavisDVD, The Lookout, from writer/director Scott Frank, will be hitting DVD on August 14 from Miramax Home Entertainment. This release will be on Standard DVD and Blu-ray disc. Synopsis: A former high-school hockey star handicapped in a tragic car accident becomes an unlikely ally to a crack team of determined bank robbers in this thriller starring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levitt....

Paul Haggis’ new action-thriller The Next Three Days will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 8. The standard DVD will be priced at $29.95 SRP, while the Blu-ray, which will also include a standard DVD and a Digital Copy, will be priced at $39.99 SRP. You can take a look at the cover art and special features below: John (Russell Crowe) and Lara (Elizabeth Banks) Brennan have the ideal family life until Lara is accused of a murder she says she didn’t commit....

The Good An interesting film showcasing Robin Williams in a different kind of role. The Bad Paltry special features. In the moody, psychological thriller The Night Listener, Robin Williams plays a writer/radio show host named Gabriel Noone. This closed off character seems unable to separate his life from his work, and that’s exactly why his boyfriend Jess (Bobby Cannavale) is leaving him. During this time he is given a manuscript by his editor which details the abuse of a young man....

Bring home some Spanish horror fun on DVD. The Orphanage is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on April 22. The standard disc will be priced at $27.95 while the Blu-Ray will cost $35.99. The film stars Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, and Roger Princep. The Orphanage, presented by Oscar-Nominee Guillermo del Toro, centers on a Laura (Belen Rueda) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children....

Hey there kids. Brian Gallagher here with this week’s look at all of the week’s news that wasn’t fit for print. There’s a lot to get to this week so let’s take a look at a funny little tidbit from the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation: Ron Swanson’s Pyramid of Greatness From Parks and Recreation - via The New York Times It’s almost here! I was very glad that NBC renewed the wonderful comedy series Parks and Recreation for another season, but I was very non-glad that they pushed the Season 3 debut to January....

Yahoo! Movies have unveiled the official trailer from the highly anticipated sequel, Underworld: Evolution. The sequel to the $100 million worldwide hit, Underworld, Underworld: Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines....

The Walking Dead returns this October for Season 3, which brings our zombie apocalypse survivors into a new setting that is a favorite amongst fans of the comic book. Yes, Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his followers will soon be going to The Prison, as evident in these latest photos from The Season Three Premiere. Check it out as Grimes, along with Maggie (Lauren Cohan), T-Dog (IronE Singleton), and Glenn (Steven Yeun), fend off a pack of brain-hungry prison zombies, followed by an action shot of Maggie stepping up her zombie killing skills with a little bit of help from the old farm kitchen....

TV writers are the unsung heroes of Hollywood. Typically, writers are discussed by the masses for one of two reasons. First, they are criticized for not being inclusive or sticking to the original story, like with novel or comic book adaptations. Or they are praised for their ability to bring realism to fictional stories, whether literary adapted or not. The latter is more often the case with studios letting writers take the blame for any poorly executed story....

20th Century Fox will be releasing the first teaser trailer for X-Men 3 in front of copies of King Kong which is in theaters December 14th. According to source you can get your first look of the trailer as it debuts online at Apple.com next Monday, December 5th. (Don’t worry, MovieWeb will have the trailer right here as well.) Here’s a rundown of what to expect from the upcoming teaser, thanks to IESB....