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Among those in Hollywood who remember seeing the animated classic in movie theaters during Disney's re-releases, the DVD release of Bambi elicits excitement. Animation artist Alex Dilts, who attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia—founded by Walt and Roy Disney—is looking forward to watching the digitally restored special edition.

After somehow managing to avoid seeing Bambi on the silver screen—a nature movie with all those trees and birds was a turnoff to a kid who favored movies with planes, skyscrapers and people—the animated feature's premiere on DVD finally brought Walt Disney's favorite forest to my undivided attention and, like that first dewy morning at summer camp, the reward was worth the wait. Bambi really is wonderful.

PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMMENCES ON UNTITLED NIKI CARO PROJECT STARRING CHARLIZE THERON, FRANCES McDORMAND AND SISSY SPACEK FOR WARNER BROS. PICTURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH PARTICIPANT PRODUCTIONS Charlize Theron

Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award® winner Prince has been tapped to present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. This will be his first time presenting on the Oscar telecast.

Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award® winning actor Sean Penn has been tapped to present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. This will be his first appearance as a presenter on the show.

Meet the Fockers has invaded around 90 percent of the world after a massive rollout in seven more countries over the weekend. Overall, the comedy sequel grossed $28,100,626 from 29 territories for a $153,704,354 total. With mammoth debuts in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland and longevity in Italy, the United Kingdom and more, it will eclipse predecessor Meet the Parents' $164.2 million overseas total next weekend and, with Japan and South Korea on the horizon, could ultimately near $300 million. Keanu ReevesWill SmithIce CubeAdam Sandler

Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award®–nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been tapped to present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. This will be his first appearance as a presenter on the show.

Fending off the demons of Keanu Reeves' Constantine, the Will Smith romantic comedy eased 27 percent to $31.4 million to top the weekend—a gross better than any other picture's first weekend so far this year. Counting President's Day, Hitch has attracted $95.0 million in eleven days. Wes CravenAlexander Payne

Constantine's opening weekend was heavenly in size, but hellish in rank, trailing the second frame of Will Smith's romantic comedy juggernaut Hitch. Keanu ReevesJim Carrey

Beverly Hills, CA—Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana will perform at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. It will be the first time the two have performed on an Oscar show.

Beverly Hills, CA—John Travolta will present at the 77th Academy Awards® , telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award®-nominated actress Cate Blanchett will be a presenter at the 77th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award®–nominated actress Natalie Portman has been tapped to present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today. This will be her first appearance as a presenter on the show.

Beverly Hills, CA—Voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must return their completed final Oscar ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22. Ballots received after the 5 p.m. deadline are ineligible.

Beverly Hills, CA—Drew Barrymore will present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Buena Vista has transported The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy a week earlier, eschewing the May 6 summer kick-off for April 29, the studio informed Box Office Mojo. The May date had become crowded, as two other major pictures are scheduled for release then—director Ridley Scott's Crusades epic Kingdom of Heaven and horror remake House of Wax. Ice CubeSamuel L. JacksonJerry BruckheimerDerek LukeJon VoightKate Hudson

Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award®-winning actor Dustin Hoffman will present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Will Smith Romantic Comedy Scores $7.5 Million on Monday

{lnk40979}Meet the Fockers{/lnk} captured the international weekend crown again, amassing $20,175,768 from 25 countries and pushing its total past the century mark to $114 million, while Constantine haunted Asia 11 days before its domestic release. Keanu ReevesMatt DamonIce CubeRobert De Niro

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