Hot Ticket was a syndicated movie review and entertainment television program

Television program

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 from 2001

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 to 2004

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. The half-hour show was hosted by Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

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 and Todd Newton

Todd Newton

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 during its first season, and by Maltin and Joyce Kulhawik

Joyce Kulhawik

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 in seasons 2 and 3. It was distributed by Paramount Domestic Television

Paramount Domestic Television

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. The show featured MTV

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-style fast cutting

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. For each movie, the hosts voted Hot or Not

Hot or Not

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with red or blue cards. The show featured film reviews, showing and rating trailers, DVD recommendations, general discussions about film, and short interviews with actors about their upcoming roles.