Yahoo! has announced plans to debut long time actor Tom Hanks’ digital animated series, Electric City, this year. The new Tom Hanks created venture, set in the future, is a 90 minute science fiction series that includes plenty of action and adventure. Per Market Watch, the ‘Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud’ will star in the series as well. Electric City will be presented on Yahoo in multiple parts, and will be available for fans on tablets, connected TV, and in several different languages. The interactive and social series will mark Yahoo’s first leap into the field of scripted programming. Get more details surrounding the plot of the web series below….

Twi-hards, the time has come! We’re near the end of the “Twilight Saga” movie series with the live stream of the world premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″ with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene and Taylor Lautner! The HD live stream will be hosted exclusively on Yahoo! Monday, November 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT., and according to the press release, the livestream will be “the biggest production yet” for a “Twilight” premiere, “featuring the most comprehensive coverage of the red carpet with 5 host on two interview platforms.” Along with the main stage, where the stars will make their first interview stop, there…

SAN FRANCISCO (September 29, 2009) – More than 100 million users of Yahoo! will now have direct access to Flixster, from the new Yahoo! homepage. Flixster’s unique combination of movie information and social networking has led it to become the fastest-growing movie site, and Yahoo’s integration of third-party apps means users can now have the full Flixster experience directly on their personalized homepage. Utilizing the Flixster app, users will be able to look up showtimes, see nearly 2 billion movie ratings, read reviews from other users and national critics, rate and recommend movies, all without leaving their Yahoo! homepage. “Movie information has always been one of the most popular features…

Yahoo! posted it’s list of “100 Movies to See Before You Die” on Monday. Here they are in alphabetical order: – 12 Angry Men (1957) – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – The 400 Blows (1959) – 8 1/2 (1963) – The African Queen (1952) – Alien (1979) – All About Eve (1950) – Annie Hall (1977) – Apocalypse Now (1979) – The Battle of Algiers (1967) – The Bicycle Thief (1948) – Blade Runner (1982) – Blazing Saddles (1974) – Blow Up (1966) – Blue Velvet (1986) – Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – Breathless (1960) – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) – Bringing Up Baby (1938) -…

Tokio Hotel are featured on the Yahoo Music homepage, in the latest installment of “Pepsi Smash: Another Side Of”. Watch as the band members candidly describe their experiences in the US during a heated game of Jenga in their LA hotel room! For another insider look at Tokio Hotel, check out Teen.com and the 5 part video piece they put together. Each video captures another side of the German quartet that cannot be missed. Tokio Hotel has just released a new DVD, Tokio Hotel: Caught On Camera which is available exclusively at Hot Topic, and Hot Topic on-line. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more Tokio Hotel news!