Nothing Like the Holidays News

Pizza Patron launches "Nothing Like the Holidays" national online sweepstakes. -- Chain Leader, 11/11/2009 8:40:00 AM PRESS RELEASE: DALLAS, TX-- - The 95-unit Pizza Patrn said today that it kicked-off its "Nothing Like the Holidays" national online sweepstakes in conjunction with the October 27th release of the DVD and Blu-ray in stores ...

I know that I should hate Stan Helsing . This is a stupid, stupid movie from the makers of the Scary Movie franchise and all of its ilk.

Three-Cornered Moon , Maid of Salem , I Met Him in Paris , No Time For Love , The Egg and I and Ernst Lubitsch's Bluebeard's Eighth Wife .

The holiday season is the time for families to reunite, and this Puerto Rican-American clan converges on Chicago from all over; laughter, arguments, food, and secrets swirl in this movie, which sees Jesse, a returning Iraq veteran , at a loss in civilian life.

Mammoths Manny, left, and Ellie, along with possums Crash and Eddie are shown in a scene from a oeIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.a 20th Century Fox Coming up Among upcoming DVD releases : Tuesday: "Aliens in the Attic," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," "Not Forgotten," "I Love You, Beth Cooper," "White Christmas: Anniversary Edition" Nov.

ALSO ON DVD: The last big battle of the mostly-great recent TV series is revisited from the Cylons' point of view in the new film BATTLESTAR GALACTIA: THE PLAN.

"Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the Dinosaurs": A moody mammoth, motor-mouthed sloth and crafty saber-toothed cat meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors: dinosaurs.

WOODY ALLEN'S "Whatever Works" drew mostly middling reviews during its big-screen run, complaints keying to the same-old older-man, much-younger-woman story line and star Larry David's annoying spews of negativity.

They're just a typical American family. Minus the typical. Christmas in the Rodriguez household, and Edy and Anna welcome the return of their three, far-flung children.

This week's DVD releases range from animated humor to a spine-tingling horror tale to a touching family drama.

This week's new releases, available Tuesday, are rated by Jay Bobbin of Zap2it on a scale of one to four, with H equivalent to a poor rating and HHHH meaning excellent.

'ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS' The best of the three "Ice Age" films introduces a masterstroke that essentially allows the series to take place anywhere: There is a land beneath the surface of the Earth, you see.

Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina and Freddy Rodriguez headline an all-star cast in the humorous and heartwarming story of one unforgettable family holiday in Nothing Like the Holidays, available on DVD and Blu-rayTM on October 27, 2009 from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

"The Cleaner" is done cleaning up for the A&E channel. A&E said Tuesday that the TV drama starring Benjamin Bratt has been canceled after two seasons.

Home : Features : Events : Award Shows : Leguizamo, Bratt among others triumph at ALMAs Leguizamo, Bratt among others triumph at ALMAs 20-Sep-2009 Written by: Sari N. Kent This year's American Latino Media Arts Awards, or ALMAs, were bestowed upon certain Latino heavyweights in the areas of film, television and music, such as Academy Award winning ...

The ALMA Awards aired on ABC on Friday, Sept. 18. It was hosted by comedian George Lopez and "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria Parker at the University of California, Los Angeles' Royce Hall.

Los Angeles Spanish beauties Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek are amongst the big winners at this year's American Latino Media Arts award.

The ALMA Awards, created by the National Council of La Raza, celebrate "diverse and fair portrayals" of Latinos in the media.

"Nothing Like the Holidays" had a merry time at the ALMA Awards. The ensemble family drama starring John Leguizamo, Debra Messing and Freddy Rodriguez won three awards at Thursday's ceremony, which recognized achievements by Hispanic artists in film, television and music over the past year.

The Alma Awards have once again cited such stalwart behind-the-scenes talent as Kenny Ortega and Silvio Horta .