It’s beginning to look at lot like...Santa’s Coming!!! Actually, that’s just an inane Christmas rant from Will Ferrell via "Elf." (Sorry – it had to be done!) But seeing as it is getting towards the time when gifts must be purchased for kith and kin, we here at Starpulse wanted to help out – cinematically that is! So we’ve put together a small list of some of coolest, grooviest and kookiest Blu-ray’s in various categories guaranteed to put a smile on the face of the one you love this joyful season. (Or maybe the one you secretly hate and wish would put their teeth back in and go home!) ...

For the last five years, Pixar has been on quite a roll, churning out one reliably solid animated film every summer. The last four have won Oscars for Best Animated Feature, and the last three (WALL-E, Up, and Toy Story 3) are, in my mind, stone cold classics. This winning streak and reputation for quality are what make Pixar's latest, "Cars 2," not just disappointing, but puzzling.

The hero of the first "Cars" film, a race car voiced by Owen Wilson, returns to Radiator Springs to spend some time with his best friend Mater, aka Larry the Cable Guy. If there's any time left over, he might ...

Owen Wilson returns as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Cars 2. Unfortunately, since the original Cars, Paul Newman passed away. He was the voice of Doc, and Doc is now gone from the world of Radiator Springs. Wilson remembered his costar fondly while promoting the sequel.

“On the first one I did get to work one day with Paul Newman,” Wilson said. “We went to New York and got to record with him and it was great. He actually had some questions about, 'I don't know if this would really...' because he was so knowledgeable about racing. And then John [Lasseter] took what he was saying and wen...

VROOM! VROOM! VRRRROOOOOOOMMMM! Speeding in at an uncontrollable velocity following 2006’s hit, Cars 2 steers in from a different direction with the same side-swiping attitude, yet, in an interesting manner covering some of our big blue marble, while innocently tapping into one of our contemporary debates.

Star racecar ‘Lighting McQueen’ (Owen Wilson) and his best friend, the goof-ball tow truck ‘Mater’ (Larry the Cable Guy), jump-start a new adventure to exotic places stretching across our world! The duo are joined by a hometown pit crew from Radiator Springs when they head overseas to ...

By Joan Alperin Schwartz: 'Cars 2' is the new 3D wonder from director John Lasseter. John and his crew at Pixar have once again proven why they are the best at what they do.

To really enjoy this film, you have to put aside any ideas that cars can't talk, can't have friends and girlfriends, can't experience human emotions and can't be killer spies. (Something the other half of Two Jews On Film, John my husband, wasn't able to do).

Anyway, the story goes like this...Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is the snazzy, red, highly acclaimed racing car. After winning four Pisto...

A British screenwriter is taking legal action in a bid to stop Disney bosses releasing the upcoming sequel to hit animated film Cars, alleging they stole the original movie's concept from his work in the 1990s.

Jake Mandeville-Anthony has filed a lawsuit against studio chiefs at Disney and Pixar, claiming the 2006 box office hit is based on two screenplays which he submitted to a number of production companies back in 1993.

He allegedly created Cookie & Co., based on the experiences of real life racing driver Michael Owen Perkins, and a second screenplay called Cars, which included anim...

The Cars sequel will feature a touching tribute to late movie icon Paul Newman, who voiced the role of Doc Hudson in the 2006 original.

Newman's car character will not appear in the new movie, but Newman and Doc will be honored, according to director John Lasseter.

He tells the Los Angeles Times' 24 Frames blog, "We have a lovely tribute to Paul in the movie, but we didn't feel it would be right to include him or the character."

Newman's Hudson was a former champion racecar before a terrible accident ended its career. He became a doctor, life coach and elder of Radiator Springs - the for...

Every Pixar film is an event, just for being Pixar. At the Visual Effects Society Awards, Pixar Studios president Ed Catmull was honored with the George Melies award. He previewed Pixar’s upcoming sequels Toy Story 3 and Cars 2, so in addition to being major Pixar movies, fans of the originals can specifically look forward to those stories continuing.

Toy Story 3 comes 10 1/2 years after Toy Story 2. “It’s one of those things where it’s good that we waited,” Dr. Catmull said. “We’ve in fact got all the same voices back, including Andy. It all fits together very nicely. It’s a really good f...

This week, we've brought you the Ten Greatest TV Shows, Songs, Albums and Movies of the Decade. Now it's time to roll it all into one with the Ten Greatest Entertainers of the Decade.

This was a decade where entertainment became increasingly fractured. With 500 channels 500 bazillion websites and every medium on-demand, bringing together any significant chunk of people to one thing was a true sign of greatness. In an era when nobody had to agree - making them agree took something beyond the level of entertainer we saw in the past.

With that in mind, here are the Ten Greatest Entert...

Aah, the holiday season. Strange how we cherish a time of year when the malls are over packed... it's cold outside... it's impossible to find a parking space... the line at the post office is out the door even at their slowest time of day... it's impossible to find the season's latest hot toy... people who have no clue what 'hustle & bustle' means and stroll slowly through busy stores so you're stuck strolling right behind them when all you want to do is get in and out. Christmas shopping is a mission, not a casual day at the mall to comparison shop. That's what the internet and the weekly ...

With over 200 hours of holiday programming this premiere event features Mickey Rooney reprising his role as Santa Claus in ABC Family's new original special "A Miser Brothers' Christmas," a sequel to the holiday classic The Year Without a Santa Claus on Saturday, December 13 at 8PM ET/PT.

As the holiday season approaches, ABC Family launches its eleventh year of "25 Days of Christmas" featuring over 200 hours of holiday-themed entertainment for the whole family from December 1- 25. Viewers will celebrate the season with all-new original movies and specials and, of course, the return of...

(Hollywoodchicago) – While perfection can be characterized in many ways, there’s only one way to define perfect in the world of film: a picture that has everything you could ask for with nothing you could cut. Though this is a highly unlikely proposition, “WALL-E” has become 2008’s first perfect film and one of the best Pixar projects of all time.

The man with the ingeniously imaginative story and the decisive direction to be credited with every inch of success “WALL-E” is destined to reap is none other than Andrew Stanton.

Indeed, Stanton is intimately familiar with w...

Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline treated the couple's sons to a Cars-themed pool party, while mom was preparing for her ill-fated MTV Video Music Awards performance in Las Vegas on Sunday.

The party was to celebrate the birthdays of Jayden James, who turns one on Wednesday, and big brother Sean Preston, who is two on Friday.

According to People magazine, Spears' parents Jamie and Lynne were among the guests at the party, which was held at Federline's San Fernando Valley home in California.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

Luke Wilson is keen to finally beat his brother Owen in the 'sexiest star' stakes - because the Cars star always ranks above him in 'hunk' polls.

The Vacancy actor insists the constant comparisons with his older brother don't bother him, and he's happy with his looks.

He says, "(It) happens a lot. Newspapers will do these things where they'll get a picture of us with our shirts off. They'll compare our physiques. You'd think it would be a close competition - but he'll get 77 per cent of the vote and I'll get 11 per cent. It doesn't bother me, I'm very comfortable with my build. Wh...

Paul Newman's acting career is a "closed book" so he can concentrate on his restaurant instead. The star is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a high level of performance so is ditching the silver screen to promote his organic eatery, Dressing Room, instead.

Newman, 82, says, "I'm not able to work anymore as an actor at the level I would want to. You start to lose your memory, your confidence, your invention. So that's pretty much a closed book for me. I've been doing it for 50 years. That's enough."

Newman's last notable movie was animated hit Cars in 2006. He provid...

Superman Returns dominated the 33rd Saturn Awards in Los Angeles yesterday, picking up honors including Best Fantasy Film, Best Director for Bryan Singer and Best Actor for Brandon Routh. The superhero blockbuster also won Best Writing for Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty, and Best Music for John Ottman at the annual awards, presented by the Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.

Elsewhere, television show Heroes won Best Network TV Series, Best Supporting Actor for Masi Oka, and Best Supporting Actress for Hayden Panettiere.

Natalie Portman picked up Best Actress In ...

Actor and comedian Larry the Cable Guy will provide service members and their families with laughter as part of a USO tour to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on May 1. The tour will feature a special screening of Lionsgate's Delta Farce, which stars Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, DJ Qualls and Marisol Nichols.

Larry's other feature films include Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector and Cars. He also created, wrote and will star in an animated half hour pilot for Comedy Central, which is scheduled for production later this year.

Larry the Cable Guy's "Git-R-Done" and "Lord I Apologize" are two phrases that sum up one of the most successful comics to come out of the Blue Collar Comedy group. He continues to sell out theaters and arenas across the United States promoting his new comedy CD "Morning Constitutions" –in stores April 3.

Daniel Lawrence Whitney better known as Larry the Cable Guy's CD The Right To Bare Arms (Jack Records/Warner Bros. Records) debuted at # 1 on the Soundscan Comedy Chart, # 1 on the Country Chart, and # 7 on the Top 200 Chart. This marks the first time in the history of Soundscan tha...

Little Miss Sunshine, The Devil Wears Prada and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest topped the list of winners, when a Netflix survey revealed the most memorable movie lines from this season's Academy Award-nominated films and performances.

Inspired by the Academy's great movie quotes theme, the survey queried nearly 5000 devoted Netflix members and resulted in humorous and inspiring quotes from an assortment of popular movies from 2006. In addition to the aforementioned films, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, The Departed and ...

Motoring comedy Cars has sped ahead of its Oscar competitors by claiming the Best Animated Feature gong at the Annie Awards in Los Angeles last night. The winner of the award, which is presented by The International Animated Film Society, has gone on to claim the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature every year since it was created in 2001.

Cars will compete against Monster House and Happy Feet in the fiercely contested Oscar category later this month.

British actor Ian McKellen was also feted at yesterday's event, picking up the Voice Acting award for his role as an evil toad...

Star slime fest is back! Justin Timberlake hosts this year's Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 20th Anniversary celebration, airing live March 31, from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Kids will be able to vote in advance in a total of 16 categories. Surprise awards also will be announced during the show.

Voting begins online March 5 on Nick.com. Kids also will be able to vote via their cell phones. Beginning Sunday, March 11, in TEENick with the Kids' Choice Awards nominee a different category will be featured on-air each week, and kids can then cast their vote online at Nick.c...

Academy awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak theatre at Hollywood & highland center, and televised live by the ABC television network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, “The Road to The Oscars.” Babel is nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.

Nominations By Category - 79th Awards

Best Motion Picture Of The Year

Babel

The Departed

Letters From Iwo Jima

Little Miss Sunshine

The Queen

Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role

Leonardo Dicaprio -...

Low-budget movie Little Miss Sunshine has beaten Babel, Dreamgirls and The Departed to be named Best Film at the Producers Guild Of America (PGA) awards Saturday night. The film is now a favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Picture next month - 11 movies voted for by the PGA in the last 17 years have gone on to win the Oscar.

Elsewhere, Cars won Best Animated Film, while Grey's Anatomy was named Best Episodic Television Drama at the Los Angeles ceremony.

The full list of winners at the 2007 PGA Awards is:

Best Film - Little Miss Sunshine

Best Animated Film - Cars ...

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced the winners of the 64th Golden Globe awards. Babel took home the award for best drama, while Dreamgirls won best comedy/musical. The night's big TV winners were Grey's Anatomy (best drama series) and Ugly Betty (best musical or comedy series). See full list of winners:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Babel

Bobby

The Departed

Little Children

The Queen

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Penélope Cruz -- Volver

Judi Dench -- Notes On A Scandal

Maggie Gyllenhaal -- S...

The Queen is the frontrunner at this year's Orange BAFTA awards, after receiving an incredible 10 nominations. Dame Helen Mirren has been nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her performance as Queen Elizabeth in the hit film about the British Royal Family after the death of Princess Diana, while Stephen Frears is in the running for the Achievement in Direction award. Full List of Nominations Below!

The British drama will also do battle with Casino Royale - which is named in nine categories - for Outstanding British Film of the Year. And Daniel Craig - who made his debut a...

Johnny Depp swept the board at the 2007 People's Choice Awards last night. The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest star took home three prizes, Best Male Star, Best Male Action Star and Best Onscreen Match-Up with co-star Keira Knightley. Full list of winners below.

In his acceptance speech for the Best Male Star award, Depp paid tribute to his fans. He said: "I know that I've said this before but the fact that this award comes from the people makes it all the more special. And thanks for keeping me employed, yeah? You're the boss."

Swashbuckling sequel Pirates of the Carib...

Early in 2006 it was announced that a film called "Snakes on a Plane" was going to hit theaters by the end of summer. Initially the film sounded like a total flop with a name like "Snakes on a Plane"-- a total B-movie that would be a complete bomb at the box office. But then we found out that Samuel L. Jackson would be starring as the film's main character. In fact, Jackson even signed on to do the film based on the title itself and hadn't even read the script. So naturally, as soon as Jackson's name was attached, every blogger from Perez Hilton to The Superficial and news collective from ...

The Producers Guild of America just picked the nominees for 2006's best films, including the musical Dreamgirls and Martin Scorsese's The Departed. The association of film and television producers is a respected organization, and Hollywood watchers follow its nominees closely when tracking movies competing for an Oscar.

The nominees are:

Best Movie

Dreamgirls

The Departed

Little Miss Sunshine

Babel

The Queen

Best Animated Movie

Cars

Happy Feet

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Monster House

Flushed Away

See the list of previously announced television nominees

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is unquestionably the number-one film of 2006. It made over $400 billion at the box office nationwide (and over $1 billion worldwide!), nearly double the number-two grossing film, Cars. "Dead Man's Chest" had Johnny Depp fans swooning and children rushing out to buy pirate costumes for Halloween.

The top 5 grossing films of 2006:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423,416,000

Captain Jack Sparrow returns to the screen for another round of supernatural adventures on the high seas in this spirited sequel to the 2003 Disney h...

Several Nielsen media tracking businesses just released a year-end look at the most popular media trends among Americans during 2006. This is the first time the Nielsen companies have released a compilation of "Top 10's" for the Nielsen brands. Following is a sampling of Nielsen's results:

Top 10 TV Programs - Regularly Scheduled - 2006

1 American Idol-Tuesday FOX

2 American Idol-Wednesday FOX

3 Dancing With The Stars ABC

4 CSI CBS ...