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Warner Home Video has released the direct-to-DVD sequel, DUNGEON & DRAGONS: WRATH OF THE DRAGON GOD ($24.98). The film was directed by Gerry Lively and stars Bruce Payne, Mark Dymund and Clemency Burton-Hill.

Based on the popular role-playing game, this sequel to the theatrically released DUNGEON & DRAGONS follows five champions of Izmer who must perform prodigious feats of brain, brawn and sorcery.

Bonus special features include:

National news outlets are reporting that police have arrested two men in connection with the murder this week of CURIOUS GEORGE collaborator Alan J. Shalleck.

Rex Ditto, 29, and Vincent Puglisi, 54, were arrested shortly before midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, and were later charged with murder.

A lawn-maintenance man found Shallecks body in his driveway Tuesday morning, covered with black trash bags. The body had been lying there for more than a day.

4Kids Ent. will ring the Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, in celebration of the 2006 American International TOY FAIR being held on Feb. 12-15 in New York.

Alfred R. Kahn, chairman/ceo of 4Kids Ent., will preside over the ceremony, which takes place at 9:30 am EST. Kahn will be joined on the bell podium by costumed characters from a few of 4Kids' popular properties, including CABBAGE PATCH KIDS, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and WINX CLUB.

On Feb. 8, 2006, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences handed out its Grammy Awards and two animated films made appearances in the winners circle.

In the Best Instrumental Arrangement category, The Incredits from the INCREDIBLES soundtrack took home the prize. Gordon Goodwin was the recipient.

The Grammy for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media went to the POLAR EXPRESS tune, Believe by songwriters Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri and performer Josh Groban.

Marc M, the writer-animator of Sick Animation, is teaming with National Lampoon to develop his Internet cartoon series SECRET LEAGUE OF LEGIONNAIRES into a TV series for Comedy Central, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The project is in the early development stage, having not been greenlit yet.

The story follows the strange adventures of space explorer Captain Martinez.

Nickelodeon's 19th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, which will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2006, from 8-9:30 pm ET/PT, has announced this years nominees.

MADAGASCAR topped the list this year, accruing three nominations for favorite animated movie and favorite voices from an animated movie (Chris Rock and Ben Stiller), and ROBOTS received two for favorite animated movie and favorite voice from an animated movie (Robin Williams).

THQ Inc. announced the release of FINDING NEMO: ESCAPE TO THE BIG BLUE for Nintendo DS.

The original FINDING NEMO videogame, which launched May 2003, has earned best-seller status as a "Greatest Hit" on Sony PlayStation 2, a "Platinum Family Hit" on Microsoft Xbox and a "Players Choice" on Nintendo Game Cube. In addition, THQ has shipped more than seven million units across multiple platforms in more than 40 international territories.