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Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week
Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week The iconic Christmas TV classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" will return to its originating network for the first time in a half-century after its debut 60 years ago. On Dec. 6, 1964, the Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment hour-long claymation special debuted on NBC. But after a 10-year run, CBS acquired rights. Now, NBC has reacquired the rights, and will broadcast the nostalgic show exactly 60 years after its initial airing -- at 8 p.m. Eastern time this Friday, Dec. 6. The show is narrated by Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman. The storyline begins when Donner, the lead reindeer fo…
NJ Director's Hit Film Rakes In $8M In 15-Year Anniversary Release NJ Director's Hit Film Rakes In $8M In 15-Year Anniversary Release
NJ Director's Hit Film Rakes In $8M In 15-Year Anniversary Release A New Jersey director's movie was one of the big winners at the box office last weekend, despite being 15 years old. A re-release of "Coraline", directed by Glen Cove native Henry Selick, who later lived in Rumson, finished in 5th place at the box office, earning $8.63 million over the weekend on 1,603 screens, breaking its previous record for a Fathom Events movie, after earning $7 million in a re-release last year, according to Deadline "Coraline" was released to critical acclaim in 2009. The movie, which stars Dakota Fanning as the voice of the titular character, made $75.3 million at th…