Warner Home Video has issued a statement saying that due to "time constraints," solicited fan testimonial videos will not be included on the Veronica Mars Season 3 DVD set as planned. I knew I shouldn't have done mine naked.... Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) on Monday presented America Ferrera with a copy of the resolution she introduced to the House of Representatives, commending the Ugly Betty star on raising the profile of Latinos in popular culture.... The interminable penguin movie topped the DVD sales chart last week, while The Pursuit of Happyness was the No. 1 rental.... CNN's American Morning is replacing anchors Soledad O'Brien and Miles O'Brien with rising stars John Roberts and Kiran Chetry.
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The Sarah Silverman Program premiered to an audience of 1.8 million total viewers last Thursday, the best debut for a Comedy Central original since Drawn Together (2004).... DVD release dates have been set for Babel (Feb. 20, though I already have mine... coolness) and The Pursuit of Happyness (Mar. 27). Out on disc today, meanwhile, is The Grudge 2 starring Amber Tamblyn (who, again, bailed on a Q&A with moi. Bygones).... Wal-Mart and Hewlett-Packard are set to announce a deal that will have the retailer selling movie and TV-show downloads via its website, says Reuters. But will they offer "Always Lowe Prices" on St. Elmo's Fire and Brothers & Sisters?
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Earning $27 million in its first weekend, Will Smith's The Pursuit of Happyness placed No. 1 at the weekend box office, besting Eragon (which debuted with $23.4 million). Rounding out the top five were Charlotte's Web (opening with $12 million), Happy Feet ($8.5 mil, for a total to date of $150 mil) and The Holiday ($8.2 mil). Last week's champ, Apocalypto, dropped nearly 50 percent, netting a No. 6-worthy $7.7 mil, while Dreamgirls, in a three-city, $25-a-ticket "roadshow" engagement, earned $360,000 across 21 screenings.
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