Staying in is the new going out

As part of our Friday night movie presentation, host Leila Sbitani and special guests bring you fresh new ideas for maximizing your domestic fun. Leila has been a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and can currently be seen on NY Residential on The CW.

Nov. 20: Dennis the Menace / Beatles Rock Band

Special Guest: Rock Band Champion Sean Baptiste
Unleash your inner rock star at home with The Beatles Rock Band. Rock Band champion Sean gives a crash course on playing this amazingly fun, simple-to-learn hit video game.

Hank Ketcham's beloved comic strip comes to life in the film version of Dennis the Menace. Wherever he goes, mayhem follows -- and seems to land in the lap of his long-suffering neighbor Mr. Wilson.

Dec. 4: Pelican Brief / Holiday Baking Tips

Special Guest: Fritz Knipschildt of Chocopologie Café in Norwalk, CT
One of the world's top chocolatiers, Fritz Knipschildt, drops by to show Leila how to make truffles -- and shares some surprisingly delicious ways to add chocolate to hors d'oeuvres and dinner entrees.

The Pelican Brief stars Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw, a law-school student investigating the deaths of two Supreme Court justices.

Dec. 11: Top Gun / Holiday Beauty Boot Camp

Special Guest: Special Guests: Tia Williams, Alison Deyette, Tyrone Traylor
Get the perfect look for the holiday season without breaking the bank. Join these experts for a night of budget-friendly pampering, polishing and primping.

Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise plays Maverick, a daring young flyer who's out to become the best.

Dec. 18: Planes, Trains and Automobiles / Dinner Party

Special Guests: Zora O'Neill and Tamara Reynolds
The authors of Forking Fantastic: Put the Party Back in Dinner Party prove that you don't have to be Martha Stewart to plan and host a perfectly fun holiday soiree.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles centers on an ad exec who finds himself seated beside a boisterous salesman on a Thanksgiving flight. When their plane is rerouted due to a snowstorm, the salesman's advice propels them into one hilarious disaster after another.