When the nominations for the 79th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced today in Los Angeles, Miramax Films as a company received an amazing seven overall nominations, including six for "The Queen," and one for "Venus." "We are incredibly proud of 'The Queen' and 'Venus' and delighted that they have both been recognized by the Academy. I am thrilled to continue the Miramax tradition of releasing award-worthy films," said Miramax president Daniel Battsek.

Soli Deo Gloria announces the release of J. S. Bach's Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, on high definition DVD, featuring a live performance of the work at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, filmed by Olivier Simmonet on March 27-30, 2006. Grammy award-winning conductor John Nelson leads L'Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris and soloists Ruth Ziesak, Joyce DiDonato, Daniel Taylor, Paul Agnew and Dietrich Henschel.

Kirstie Alley ("Cheers," "Fat Actress") will star in and executive produce the upcoming Lifetime Original Movie "And She Was," a satiric comedy about a middle-aged screenwriter who learns she is all washed up in Hollywood because she is considered too old. She enlists the help of her 20-something nephew who passes himself off as the writer of her scripts. But when he falls in love with a studio executive, her plan to reveal that she is, in fact, the talented wordsmith, is jeopardized. "And She Was" will premiere this summer on Lifetime Television.

Sundance Institute and Sundance Channel today announced they will offer narrative, documentary and animation shorts from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival for download via iTunes. The announcement solidifies Sundance's commitment to leveraging technology to help filmmakers expose their work and bring the Festival to film fans around the world. A broad selection of short films from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival will be available for purchase and download priced at $1.99 (US) each on the iTunes Store beginning Monday, January 22, 2007.

The Lithuanian Film by Arunas Matelis, "Before Flying Back to Earth," received a 9.9 scorecard out of a possible 10 by readers of the Internet Movie Database as reported by Nominum at the Palm Springs Film Festival. The Director said, "I am surprised and extremely pleased by this news as well as the reception of my film in its US premier there, especially since this year, there are many excellent foreign films."

Xenon Pictures and Televisa Home Entertainment are pleased to announce the special DVD release, on January 9th, 2007, of the first season of REBELDE to its millions of fans. This hit telenovela led to the crossover pop music sensation RBD and the worldwide phenomenon known as "RebeldeMania," as well as numerous hit songs and millions of records sold around the globe.

What would happen if a popular late night talk show host ran for President of the United States -- and won? Audiences will learn the hilarious answer when "Man of the Year" comes to DVD on February 20, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Written and directed by Academy Award(R) winner Barry Levinson ("Rain Man," "Good Morning Vietnam") and featuring an unforgettably hysterical performance from Academy Award(R) winner Robin Williams ("Good Morning Vietnam," "RV"), Man of the Year boasts an all-star cast, including Academy Award(R) winner Christopher Walken ("Wedding Crashers"), Academy Award(R) nominee Laura Linney ("Love Actually"), Jeff Goldblum ("Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou") and Lewis Black ("The Daily Show").

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The Da Vinci Code, the Dan Brown novel and forthcoming (May 19th) Ron Howard/Tom Hanks motion picture, urges audiences in its marketing literature to "Seek the Truth." Ironically, the book begins with a list of "facts" that apparently neither the author nor the filmmakers ever actually fact-checked.