LOS ANGELES (AP) — The animated "Astro Boy" is a shiny hodgepodge of "Pinocchio," ''Wall-E," ''Oliver Twist," ''Gladiator" and "Superman,"

Which came first, the rat or the mouse? Doesn't really matter. Even though Kate DiCamillo's book "The Tale of Despereaux" came out in 2003 — and won a Newbery Medal

Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, Lionsgate's ® The Bank Job stars Jason Statham (Transporter, Snatch, Crank, The Italian Job) and Saffron Burrows (Klimt, Enigma). The highly-charged heist thriller tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England.

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix is leading the nominations at the British Academy of Film and Television Art (BAFTA) Children's Awards with three nods. The fifth film in the Potter franchise has been nominated for best feature film and the BAFTA kids' vote award.

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix and Spider-Man 3 have been nominated for a host of prizes at Britain's inaugural National Movie Awards. U.K. TV network ITV is launching the new awards show following the success of their National Television Awards. Both events invite the public to vote for winners.

The tragic aftermath of human carelessness travels around the world in the multi-narrative, critically acclaimed drama Babel from filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu. Also on DVD: The Prestige, A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints, Flushed Away, Man of the Year, For Your Consideration, Crossover, Shut Up and Sing, Keeping Mum and American Hardcore.

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.

Hollywood film studio DreamWorks Animation and the makers of the Wallace And Gromit films have severed their troubled partnership after their quirky British characters failed to catch on in the US.

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 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.