Thursday, January 3, 2008

Celebrate the New Year with Hairspray in theaters!

According to PR Newswire, Hairspray will be back in theaters for a limited one week engagment in New York and LA, so if watching the film on DVD isn't good enough for you, watch it again on the big screen! The release comes to celebrate the multiple Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild nominations.

More information:

New Line Cinema is re-releasing its hit musical comedy "Hairspray" for a special one-week return engagement on January 4-10 exclusively at the Laemmle's Sunset-5 theater in Los Angeles and at the Landmark's Sunshine Cinema theater in New York.

To kickoff the re-release of the film, "Hairspray" star John Travolta will participate in Q & A's with the audience at the Jan. 4th Los Angeles screenings.

"Hairspray", which has grossed more than $200 million at the worldwide box office -- making it the third highest grossing musical of all time -- has earned numerous accolades this awards season including: Three Golden Globe nominations (Best Picture, Best Actress for Nikki Blonsky, and Best Supporting Actor for John Travolta); a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture; five Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations (Best Acting Ensemble, Best Comedy Movie, Best Family Film, Best Young Actress for Nikki Blonsky, and Best Song for "Come So Far"); three wins at the Hollywood Film Festival (Producers of the Year for Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, Best Ensemble, and Best Supporting Actor for John Travolta); and two wins from the Palm Springs Film Festival (Best Ensemble and Rising Star for Nikki Blonsky).