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Contrary to prematurely dire pronouncements, director Peter Chelsom's Shall We Dance— featuring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Lopez—was a genuine hit. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the spirited, romantic ballroom dancing comedy gets a glamorous package for the DVD release, with Miramax adding features on ballroom dancing, a special about the movie's music and a behind the scenes story, besides the usual deleted scenes and commentary. Miramax is also releasing the Japanese original Shall We Dance? in conjunction with the remake. Sharon StoneJohn CusackAudrey WellsRobin WilliamsPeter Chelsom

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

Q. How many times have the Top Three at the weekend box office been from the same studio? Eddie Murphy

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

Will Smith's romantic comedy Hitch is a breezy, fleeting affair. Tricked out with a trendy New York sensibility, a pop soundtrack and one egregious example of product placement, director Andy Tennant (Sweet Home Alabama) sets a brisk pace, playing broad for laughs—a bit of Woody Allen neurotic here, a dash of Neil Simon sentimentality there. It's as fulfilling as an order of Chinese takeout.

EMERYVILLE, CA—(February 10, 2005) Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 1, 2005. For the year, Pixar earned $141.7 million, or $2.38 per fully diluted share, on revenues of $273.5 million. This compares to earnings of $124.8 million, or $2.17 per fully diluted share, on revenues of $262.5 million for the year ended January 3, 2004.

{file:superbowl05-1.htm}The New England Patriots' 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on the National Football League's Super Bowl XXXIX proved to be exciting—the same cannot be said for the movie advertisements. Tom CruiseSteven SpielbergDakota FanningWill SmithChristian BaleVin DieselJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanAdam SandlerKeanu Reeves

Meet the Fockers continued to reign over the overseas box office with $16.3 million from 15 countries, moving its total to $82.9 million, while Ocean's Twelve swung past the $200 million mark. Luc BessonJet LiMartin ScorseseClint EastwoodOliver StoneJames L. Brooks

SALMA HAYEK AND QUENTIN TARANTINO TO SERVE AS HONORARY CO-CHAIRS FOR THE 20TH IFP INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS CELEBRITY PRESENTERS ALSO ANNOUNCED Quentin TarantinoTony ScottOliver StoneRobert RodriguezBrett RatnerColin FarrellKevin SmithGael García BernalBenjamin BrattVal KilmerEwan McGregorBridget MoynahanMarisa TomeiRobin WilliamsElijah WoodSamuel L. JacksonSofia CoppolaBill MurrayCharlize TheronDeclan Quinn

Fantastic Four has been shifted to a July 8 release, 20th Century Fox informed Box Office Mojo. Fox's Marvel Comics superhero spectacle was scheduled for July 1, on a collision course with The War of the Worlds for Independence Day weekend. Last April, Fox selected the July 1 date, but the stakes were raised last August when Paramount's Steven Spielberg-directed Martian attack, a modern day adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, claimed June 29. Chris EvansNicole KidmanWill FerrellMartin LawrenceEwan McGregorOwen WilsonVince VaughnDrew BarrymoreJet Li

For Super Bowl weekend, two movies successfully counter-programmed against each other and against Sunday's big game. Sam Raimi

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Beverly Hills, CA—Academy Award®-winning actor Robin Williams has been set as a presenter for the 77th Academy Awards® on February 27th, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Will and Grace star Debra Messing gets top billing in the frivolous The Wedding Date, which holds both bride and groom in the lowest esteem. Based on one of those bad novels publishing types call Chick Lit, adapted by newcomer Dana Fox, and directed by Clare Kilner, it's custom-tailored for Messing, the latest appealing actress to be reduced to a blithering idiot for the screen. This is what happens when a certain type of female viewpoint dominates a movie.

Universal Pictures has targeted July 28, 2006 to uncover Miami Vice, director Michael Mann's adaptation of his 1980's television show. Colin Farrell, no stranger to action TV remakes after S.W.A.T., and Jamie Foxx, who previously worked with Mann on Collateral and Ali, take over for Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as detectives Crockett and Tubbs, respectively. Ridley ScottJennifer LopezRichard GereLaurence FishburneAngela Bassett

Beverly Hills, CA—Penelope Cruz will be a presenter at the 77th Academy Awards, telecast producer Gil Cates has announced.

Los Angeles, CA—Continuing its association with the world-renowned Academy Awards®, PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced that Brad Oltmanns, managing partner of the firm's Los Angeles office, has joined the leadership team managing the 2005 Academy Awards balloting process alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers partners Greg Garrison and Rick Rosas.

In the United Kingdom, Meet the Fockers' opening out-grossed Meet the Parents' by 344 percent last weekend—compared to Fockers' 61 percent improvement over Parents in the United States and Canada. Fockers raked in a remarkable $14,837,008 from 456 screens, becoming one of the 20 best debuts ever in the U.K. and topping such recent comedy hits as Bruce Almighty, Love Actually and Starsky and Hutch. Meet the Parents was a hit itself, grossing $22.3 million in its entire run, but strong word-of-mouth from its DVD rentals and sales helped put its sequel over the top. Martin ScorseseAlexander PayneJim Carrey