I have a prediction to make: When the Class of 2009 dons its mortarboards and graduation gowns, many of its members will be ditching "Pomp & Circumstance" for the graduation mix of that High School Musical classic, "We're All in This Together." The newly-remixed tune (that capped the first HSM movie) will be included on the forthcoming High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack. If you want to get your hands on a copy right when it comes… Read More

In case you don't know, Sleeping Beauty comes out of the Disney Vault and onto Blu-Ray and DVD on Tuesday, October 7.

The newly restored version will let you see more than ever before, thanks to a high-definition, wide-screen restoration that will show you the very edges of the animation, frame per frame, offering a brand-new look at one of Disney's classics. (I attended a press event for the flick this summer, and, in one restored scene, you… Read More

How cool is this? JibJab.com is giving you the chance to star in your own sendable High School Musical 3: Senior Year card. The results are fairly hilarious (sorry to not have my example here, I was having a little trouble getting it to center on the page.) Imagine your young HSM fan's delight when they see themselves dancing side-by-side with Troy, Gabriella, or the rest of the HSM gang.

Many of the personalizable postcards are free to make… Read More

Just got a cool press release that Demi Lovato, one of the stars of Camp Rock, just started shooting a new show, Sonny with a Chance, about a girl who stars in a sketch comedy show for kids.

According to the release:

Production has begun in Burbank on Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance, an original comedy series for kids and families about a talented Midwestern girl who gets the chance she's been dreaming of when she's cast

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Imagine a world without Harry Potter books. Or some of Judy Blume's best stuff. Or The Golden Compass. Or R.L. Stine's deliciously scary Goosebumps series.

All of those authors and books are included on a list of the 100 Most Challenged/Banned Books from 2000-2007.

Banned Books Week this year runs from September 27 to October 4, and many bookstores and libraries are hosting… Read More

I didn't get to go to the Emmys and I didn't get to a Disney showcase yesterday where the studio talked about its many upcoming projects. But, even without my presence, the Emmys -- I think -- went great, and Disney's announcements are exciting times 100. Johnny Depp, everyone's favorite loopy pirate, figures prominently in several of the studio's new flicks.

Here's the rundown:

• A fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie is in the works, with Johnny Depp

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