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Alexandre Desplat is set to receive an award this October for excellence in score composition throughout his impressive career.

Desplat, a native of Paris, France, has been nominated for two Academy Awards and has composed for over a hundred films, including Julie & Julia, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Golden Compass, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, The Painted Veil, The Queen, Syriana, and Hostage.

Desplat will be presented with the award at the Hollywood Awards on October 26th, during the 13th annual Hollywood Film Festival.

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The terrific and underrated City of Ember will be released on January 20, 2009. It’s rumored to be a bare-bones release with just the film and no special features, which would be a terrible shame. This is a film that I would LOVE to see features for.

I have wanted more features for Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (the DVD had some, the Blu-ray had none… explain that to me), and I hope I’m not wanting for more features for this.

It really is a shame that more people didn’t go see City of Ember at theatres. Probably a combination of the economy and the time of year it was released.

For the 2008 Young Artist Awards, a whole slew of Walden Media films have been nominated in many categories. For the full list of nominees, visit the Young Artist Awards website.

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This is an excellent film that I have now seen at least 3 times. At least. I just loved it. And this news really excites me all the more!

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Collider, a movie news website, has just posted the first press junket attended by Niall Browne. It includes a fascinating look behind the scenes at Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, one of the best films of 2007. Here’s an excerpt:

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I had been anxiously awaiting the release of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium for well over a year. It’s writer/director, Zack Helm, is a fascinating script writer. I went to the movie on Friday and actually SAW the movie on the Saturday after the release. If you’d like to read a bit about that, I’ve made it smaller here. You can easily skip to the review.

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“If he were around, Virgil would be at a Friday night showing of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.”

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AK Toy Company is pleased to participate in Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium’s Toy Drive event by offering Simplymini toys to celebrate its World Premiere of the film as well as bringing some magic to kids in need.

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Hint Inc., maker of all-natural, great tasting essence water, has announced its fourth major promotional tie-in with a feature film, “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.” After past successful campaigns surrounding major feature films, Hint Inc. is collaborating with Walden Media and Mandate Pictures for the release of this new magical comedy.

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You’re invited to partner with Walden Media and Toys for Tots^TM to break a Guinness World Record^® by taking part in the world’s largest toy drive!

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