J.J. Abrams’ hit reboot “Star Trek” warps onto DVD and Blu-ray today, just in time for Christmas shopping.

In honor of its 70th anniversary, the film classic “Gone with the Wind” gets an “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” release on DVD and Blu-ray.

Several recording artists are releasing CDs today, again to coincide with the holiday gift-buying season. Among those releases are the self-titled first album from 2009 “American Idol” winner Kris Allen and an expanded re-release of runner-up Adam Lambert’s pre-”Idol” debut record. (Lambert will put out his new album “For Your Entertainment”…

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The nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2010 were announced today at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., by Kris Allen (”American Idol”), Cat Deeley (”So You Think You Can Dance”), Johnny Galecki (”The Big Bang Theory”), Jeff Probst (”Survivor”) and Sofia Vergara (”Modern Family”).

For the first time, fans voted at www.peopleschoice.com and cast more than 16 million votes to determine the nominees in categories such as favorite movie, favorite breakout artist and favorite TV obsession.

 Among the Oklahoma stars nominated: Checotah native Carrie…

John de Lancie teaches at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute. (Photo by Ashley McKee/The Oklahoman)

Valerie Naranjo performs at Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain in 2008. (Photo by Amy Rymer/The Oklahoman Archives)

The 2009 Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain resort near Lone Wolf came to a close last Friday and Saturday with the high school students attending the rigorous academy putting on performances.

Among the professional instructors at this year’s institute were actor John de Lancie, known for the role of the impish godlike alien Q on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”…

Actress Marina Sirtis poses on stage for photographs Saturday, June 27, during Trek Expo 2009 in Tulsa. Sirtis played ship’s counselor Deanna Troi on the television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” (Photo by Renee Lawrence/The Oklahoman)

Science-fiction is the focus of the annual Trek Expo in Tulsa, but exhibitors also offered for sale items such as these dragons and fantasy figures. (Photo by Renee Lawrence/The Oklahoman)

Convention-goers stand in line Saturday, June 27, to get their photo taken with actor Leonard Nimoy of “Star Trek” fame at Trek Expo 2009 in…

Actress Denise Crosby, who was Tasha Yar on the television show "Star Trek: The Next Generation," is a guest of the Boy Scouts of America during Trek Expo 2009 in Tulsa, June 26-28.

This is an extended version of a story that appeared in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK.

Documentaries explore world of Trekkies

TULSA – Trekkies or Trekkers?

When it comes to the name for the devoted fans of the science-fiction megafranchise “Star Trek,” Denise Crosby calls herself a purist and sides with Trekkies.

At least that’s what the actress who originated the…

My advice is to run away from “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

In this week’s entertainment podcast, features/entertainment intern Nathan Poppe and I break down the new movies in Oklahoma City theaters.

Click here to listen to our entertaining evaluation of the new movie options.

-BAM

John de Lancie of “Star Trek” fame teaches a class at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain. (Photo by Ashley McKee/The Oklahoman)

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Sessions fit Q to a T at state arts institute

Actor John de Lancie is accustomed to playing many roles, from acting in TV shows, films and stage productions to directing radio plays and operas.

So, it’s not surprising that de Lancie, best known for playing the impish, godlike alien Q in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” worked in some multitasking when…

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds’ romantic comedy “The Proposal” scored the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office.  

“The Proposal” opened with $34.1 million, according to the Associated Press. The Disney rom com notched the biggest opening ever for Bullock, whose previous best was $17.6 million for the 2007 paranormal thriller “Premonition.”

“The Proposal” snatched the top spot from the Warner Bros. bachelor-party comedy “The Hangover,” which dropped to second place with $26.9 million. The comedy smash was made $152.9 millio over the past three weeks.

The Disney/Pixar animated adventure “Up” stayed aloft at third place, taking in another…

The Warner Bros. comedy “The Hangover” made it a double over the weekend, narrowly coming in at the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row.

The tale of a Vegas bachelor party gone awry made an estimated $33.4 million over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.  That boosts its overall take to $105.4 million after 10 days in theaters.

It also become the summer’s first movie to finish at No. 1 for two weekends in a row – for real. Last week, Pixar Animation Studio’s…

Pixar continues to fly high with the studio’s latest animated feature.

“Up,” the 10th film from Disney/Pixar, stayed at No. 1 at the box office for the second week in a row. The tale of a senior citizen who uses thousands of balloons to convert his home into an airship floated up with another $44.2 million over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.

“Up” made $137.3 million in just 10 days, so the film is racing toward the $200 million mark achieved by such previous Pixar hits as “WALL-E,” “Ratatouille,” “Cars”…