By Marco R. della Cava SACRAMENTO -- Ballroom dancing is Barbara McDaniel's thing. Making angelic turns in elegant gowns to the sound of lyrical music. Classy stuff.

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood unwrapped lots of presents over the Christmas holiday weekend, although the box office for the four-day period was off about 2 percent compared with the same period last year.

By Bob Fischbach, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Dec. 28--What a great holiday season for film fans. It's hard to remember the last time there was a decently made movie for just about every kind of fan, all playing at once.

Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" was the main exhibit at theaters, debuting with $30.8 million to lead a rush of new movies over the holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

By Michael Klein, The Philadelphia Inquirer Oct. 29--Sylvester Stallone has a new ritual when he visits: He gets a car and shows off the Rocky statue outside the Art Museum to anyone he can corral.