On Friday, author Stephenie Meyer will make a rare public appearance when she drops by The Oprah Winfrey Show. The announcement came by way of her web-site, where she stated, "I am so pleased and amazed and thrilled with what Chris Weitz has done with New Moon that I want to talk about it, and show my support for him."

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) recently announced that it will be doing the unthinkable. It's tinkering with Mickey.

As expected, "Michael Jackson's This Is It" was the box-office champion over the Halloween weekend, taking in an estimated $21.3 million in the United States. The bigger news was that the documentary chronicling the King of Pop's final rehearsals for his planned 50-show comeback residency in London banked more than $101 million worldwide.

Although the official trailer isn't supposed to hit the web until tomorrow, Film School Rejects has tracked down a high-quality foreign leak (we think it's from Thailand, but if you recognize the language let us know in the comments) that they got via The Film Stage. The Film Stage also has an unreleased featurette with even more new footage.

As bloodsuckers, crazed killers and things that go bump in the night crammed the weekend box office, Paramount Pictures claimed the top spot with its microscopic-budget "Paranormal Activity," which took in $22 million and continued to build audience momentum.