This year’s Screen Actor’s Guild lifetime achievement award goes to Carol Burnett, whose 11-year weekly variety show was one of the greatest programs in the history of television. Yet the first five seasons have never been seen since their original broadcast — no reruns, streaming video, DVDs or other formats until now. Time Life introduces …

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Alex Winter directs, Keanu Reeves narrates (from the future!) and Paul Rudd plays quantum chess with Stephen Hawking in this delightful short film.

Dealflicks Inc, an online company offering movie ticket and concession deals for up to 60% off, has announced its national launch of their 1st annual “Predict the Oscars” contest. If someone guesses all 24 of the Oscars correctly, he or she will win free movies for life – a prize valued at over $20,000. Pick …

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born 260 years ago today, wrote eight operas by the age of 16 and produced over 600 works amounting to over 200 hours of music in his short 35 years. He was a brilliant composer whose work stands among the greatest of all human achievements. Here’s an animated version of one of …

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The book 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life is the story of Don Piper, who was pronounced dead after a truck slammed into his car, and his long and painful recovery, with 34 surgeries. In those 90 minutes, Piper says he experienced heaven. Now a movie starring Hayden Christiansen and …

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