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WAYNE, N.J., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- When The Smurfs opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, July 29, moviegoers will have the opportunity to become reacquainted with the magic of FAO Schwarz®.

NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A math teacher who engages his students through rapping his lessons and a young math scholar opened trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday as the grand prize winners of the nationwide "Ring the Bell" contest, which recognizes excellence in math education.

CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal photography began Friday, March 26, in New York on Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs, it was announced today by Bob Osher, president of Sony Pictures Digital Productions, Hannah Minghella, president of Sony Pictures Animation and Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures. Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen.

Owen Wilson says he spent little time with his co-stars in the Night at the Museum sequel because his scenes involved so many special effects. In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Wilson again plays Jedediah, a miniature cowboy figure that magically comes to life at night, along with various other museum exhibits.