Unlike her High School Musical contemporaries- *cough* Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens *cough* -Ashley Tisdale was already an established star of the small screen before the TV musical defined high school expectations for a generation of tweens. As costar of the wildly popular "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody," Tisdale was already a loyal servant in the Disney machine.

You may not realize it from her penchant for playing ditzy high schoolers, but Tisdale is 24 years old, so it's perfectly legit to lust after her. She's also got some rocker in her, which will be on display for her second al...

Electronic media is a central focus of many very young children’s lives, used by parents to help manage busy schedules, keep the peace, and facilitate family routines such as eating, relaxing, and falling asleep, according to a new national study released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

“Parents have a tough job, and they rely on TV in particular to help make their lives more manageable,” said Vicky Rideout, vice president and director of Kaiser’s Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health. “Parents use media to help them keep their kids occupied, calm them down, a...

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit garned 16 nominations for the 33rd Annual Annie Awards, which celebrates the world’s best in animation. The film is included in the "best animated feature" category along with Chicken Little, Corpse Bride, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Madagascar.

Other nominees are:

Best Home Entertainment Production

• Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows – Creative Capers Entertainment, Inc.

• Kronk’s New Groove – DisneyToon Studios

• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch – DisneyToon Studios

• Tarzan II – DisneyToon Studios

• The Batman vs Dracula –...