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Warner Bros. "The Goonies" 25th Anniversary Celebration

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AN EXPANSIVE NEW VOYAGE -- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” sends Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) on an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, “Moana 2” features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. The all-new feature film opens in

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Zuri (voiced by Vanessa Huszar), Izzy (voiced by Victoria Scola-Giampapa) and Tate (voiced by Christopher Sean Cooper Jr.) in "Wonder Pets: In The City," now streaming on Apple TV+. | Courtesy of Apple TV+

Executive Producer of Wonder Pets: In the City talks new trio and preserving elements of the original series

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Skeleton Crew parents guide: This Star Wars show is made for the family

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AN EXPANSIVE NEW VOYAGE -- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” sends Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) on an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, “Moana 2” features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. The all-new feature film opens in

Moana 2 parents guide: Take your kids to see this Disney sequel

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Disney+'s Out of My Mind's cast and director talk disability representation and becoming a family

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Disney Jr.'s Mickey and the Very Many Christmases creative team discuss new special and nostalgic storylines

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A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING - The ABC Television Network will kick off the holiday season with the classic half-hour animated PEANUTS special, ÒA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,Ó Wednesday, NOV. 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. In the 1973 special, ÒA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,Ó created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown wants to do something special for the gang. However, the dinner he arranges is a disaster when the caterers, Snoopy and Woodstock, prepare toast and popcorn as

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Creative team of PBS KIDS' Carl the Collector talk autism representation, illustrations, and authenticity

“Sam’s Dad” – When Sam’s dad (Dean Norris) comes to Woodstone for a visit, Patience (Mary Holland) puts their father-daughter relationship to the test. Also, Isaac must deal with the fallout from his breakup with Nigel and Thor and Flower handle an awkward situation with Nancy, on the CBS Original series GHOSTS, Thursday, Oct. 24 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for

Ghosts parents guide: It's not going to be a huge spook for the preteen spirits

SING: THRILLER - After staging a spectacular version of Thriller at the New Moon Theatre, Buster Moon and the cast of SING leave to celebrate at Clay Calloway’s Halloween party. But when our heroes arrive at the party they discover a mysterious, multi-colored ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing freaks. Cr: Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures © 2024

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Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures. © 2024 Paramount Pictures.

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NIGHT COURT -- "The Judges Boyfriends Dad" Episode 301 -- Pictured: (l-r) Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone, Gary Anthony Williams as Flobert

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Cobra Kai. (L to R) Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Yuji Okumoto as Chozen, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai. Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2024

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Emilia Perez parents guide: This one is not for kids, but perhaps safe for mature teens

Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols in Silo season 2. Image: Apple TV+.

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Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, Isaiah Mustafa as John Sampson, Alona Tal as Kayla Craig. Photo Credit: Keri Anderson/Prime Video.

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THE DAY OF THE JACKAL -- Episode 105 -- Pictured: Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal -- (Photo by: Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited)

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Meet Me Next Christmas. (L to R) Devale Ellis as Teddy and Christina Milian as Layla in Meet Me Next Christmas. Cr. Sophie Giraud/Netflix © 2024.

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Meet Me Next Christmas parents guide: This cute Christmas rom-com could work for teens