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HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Halloweentown!

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"Grim Grinning Ghosts" from Disney's House of Mouse

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"Sally's Song" from The Nightmare Before Christmas

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"The Headless Horseman" from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

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"This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas

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In the News :: Conservative Group Criticizes Marge Simpson Playboy Cover

The American Family Association has called for 7-Eleven stores to remove the Marge Simpson-covered Playboy magazine from shelves. It argues that if "little boys" see the magazine, it will lure them into a lifestyle dependent on an addiction to porn.

Randy Sharp (American Family Association): "Most American dads know the dangers that porn represents to young males. It's irresponsible of 7-Eleven to display porn in front of boys who pop into 7-Elevens for a hot dog or a Slurpee. The cover will create the kind of curiosity that can easily lead [children] into an addictive porn habit. This is not what American families want to see in their neighborhood convenience store."

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The Princess and the Frog Soundtrack Track List, Ne-Yo Song Surfaces

The track list for The Princess and the Frog has been released. The soundtrack houses 17 songs that range from score to musical numbers to a pop ballad.

Here's the complete track list:

1. "Never Knew I Needed" Performed by Ne-Yo
2. "Down in New Orleans (Prologue)" Performed by Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana"
3. "Down in New Orleans" Performed by Dr. John
4. "Almost There" Performed by Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana"
5. "Friends on the Other Side" Performed byKeith David as "Dr. Facilier"
6. "When We're Human" Performed by Michael Leon-Wooley as "Louis," Bruno Campos as "Prince Naveen" and Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana" featuring Terence Blanchard on Trumpet
7. "Gonna Take You There" Performed by Jim Cummings featuring Terrance Simien
8. "Ma Belle Evangeline" Performed by Jim Cummings
9. "Dig a Little Deeper" Performed by Jenifer Lewis as"Mama Odie" featuring the Pinnacle Gospel Choir
10. "Down in New Orleans (Finale)" Performed by Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana"
11. Fairy Tale/Going Home Score
12. I Know This Story Score
13. The Frog Hunters/Gator Down Score
14. Tiana's Bad Dream Score
15. Ray Laid Low Score
16. Ray/Mama Odie Score
17. This Is Gonna Be Good Score

Here's a peek at Ne-Yo's "Never Knew I Needed":

And... Here's a sneak peek at the film:

The Princess and the Frog's soundtrack arrives in stores on November 23, 2009.

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The Simpsons, Season 20 Now Available for Pre-Order on DVD, Blu-ray

In August, The Simpsons' 12th season arrived on DVD. Amazon.com currently has the series' landmark 20th season available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray disc.

The Simpsons had always been broadcast in standard definition through the 19th season. But, starting with the tenth episode of the 20th season ("Take My Life, Please"), the series converted to high definition. It even received snazzy new opening credits.

Fox has yet to announce both titles, but the online retailer is currently taking pre-orders for them.

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Movie Preview :: Toy Story 3

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Ay, Caramba! Marge Simpson Poses for Playboy

D'oh!

Marge Simpson will appear on the November cover of Playboy magazine.

Hugh Hefner teased on Twitter (@hughhefner) over the summer that the cartoon icon would collaborate with Playboy.

Hugh Hefner: "Marge Simpson has a surprise for her fans in the November issue of Playboy."

The Simpsons' star will appear in a three-page pictorial that includes an interview and data sheet to mark The Simpsons' 20th anniversary.

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D23 Expo :: "The Making of World of Color"

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Disney Reveals New Princess and The Frog Poster

Disney's The Princess and the Frog arrives in theaters on December 11, 2009.

Disney has released a brand new theatrical poster. The new poster features Princess Tiana and the frog in the center, while a variety of supporting characters (such as Mama Odie, Louis the alligator and Dr. Facilier) encircle them.

H/T: Latino Review

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Movie Preview :: Disney's A Christmas Carol

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D23 Expo Recap

The first annual D23 Expo was held over the weekend and so much wonderful news came out of that four-day event. Disney geeks are still talking about all the phenomenal new television, film and theme park projects Disney will be working on in the next couple of years. Let us recap all the major news coming from the Expo.

Disney kicked off the Expo with a special screening of 30 minutes from The Princess and the Frog. Anika Noni Rose also sang one of the film's songs. Also on Thursday, guests were allowed to see large-scale models of Disney's California Adventure's Carsland. A model for Hong Kong Disneyland's Mystic Manor was also out. The annual Disney Legend Awards were held as well.

On Friday it was announced that the Disney Cruise Lines will start taking trips to Alaska in 2011. Timothy Dalton was announced to voice a character in Toy Story 3. Guillermo del Toro's "Disney Double Dare You" was announced as a new line of family-friendly horror films. The Muppets arrived on stage to sing and announce the title of their latest film, The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made! And Johnny Depp arrived as Jack Sparrow to announce the title of the fourth Pirates film. Coming to theaters during the Summer of 2011 will be Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Disney also announced that they would be remaking The Beatles' animated classic Yellow Submarine. Tim Burton will create a feature-length version of his short film Frankenweenie.

On Saturday, Disney announced their first Disneynature 3-D film Ocean World. Disney also announced that the leaked Fantasyland blueprints were real. The Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland will double in size by 2013. In 2012, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure, a brand-new dark ride, will open. The Be Our Guest restaurant and Gaston's Tavern quick-service eatery, and Princess Aurora, Cinderella, Belle and Ariel meet-and-greets as well. In 2013, Dumbo's Circus and Pixie Hollow will open. Disney Parks also confirmed that Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios would receive a new version of Star Tours by 2011. The ride will be in 3-D.

On the final day of the Expo, Disney announced a new Winnie-the-Pooh film. Cars 2 was also confirmed. Ken (voiced by Michael Keaton) will join Barbie in Toy Story 3. Muppet Mobile Lab will return to EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was also announced Disney's Hollywood Studios' Muppet Vision 3D will be updated to Disney Digital 3-D.

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In the News :: Mickey Mouse Gets a New Voice

Mickey Mouse has a new voice. Bret Iwam is the newest voice for Disney's famous mouse.

Iwam takes over for Wayne Allwine. Allwine had done the voice of Mickey Mouse longer than anyone else before he surprisingly passed away earlier this year.

Iwam will handle a wide variety of talent duties. His first gig as Mickey is for a learning toy and then a series of prompts for the Disney Cruise Line.

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Movie Preview :: The Princess and the Frog

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The Princess and the Frog Featurette :: "Conjuring the Villain"

Disney's The Princess and the Frog arrives in theaters on December 11.

Below is a featurette, titled "Conjuring the Villain", that focuses on the new Disney Villain Dr. Facilier. You meet the men in charge of animating and voicing him, Bruce Smith and Keith David respectively, in Walt Disney Animation Studios' latest effort.

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Family Guy's Abortion Episode Table-Read

Here's the table-read for a Family Guy episode FOX will more than likely not air ... So instead of waiting for the eventual DVD release ... Close your eyes and listen to Peter and the gang tackle abortion ...

Enjoy!

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ZITS Creators Allow Jeremy Duncan to Age

ZITS comic star Jeremy Duncan has been 15-years-old since the popular comic strip launched in 1997 ... Co-creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott will allow their creation to turn 16 ...

Jim Borgman: "After freezing Jeremy at 15 for over a decade, it just felt like time to cut the kid a break and move on to a different set of challenges and frustrations."

Jeremy's exact birthday will be on August 14 when he shows up at the DMV ...

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Futurama Lives! Network and Original Castmembers Reach New Agreement!

FOX announced the return of Futurama earlier this summer, but it wasn't certain if the original voice talent would return ... FOX had announced that they were recasting the voices due to salary issues and a decreased budget ...

A crisis has been averted! FOX has closed new deals with the original castmembers ...

New episodes of Futurama should start airing on Comedy Central by mid-2010 ...

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