function showPreloader(submitForm) {

	submitForm.submit()

	$('loadercontainer').show();
	
	// have to reload image src so IE6 continues animation
	loaderImage = $('loadercontainer').firstDescendant();
	loaderImage.src = loaderImage.src;
	
	// hide all the select boxes for IE6 that show up overtop loader
	$$('select').each(function(item) { item.hide() });
	
	return false;
	
}

/*
 * Displays a video lightbox for all trailers & previews.
 * *Title shows as NULL in IE6 unless set to something.
 */
function openVideoLightbox(url) {
	myLightWindow.activateWindow({
    	href: url,
	    width: 320,
	    height: 251,
	    title: '',
    	iframe_embed: true
	});
}

function setAlertMessage(alertMessage) {
	$('alert_message').update(alertMessage);
	Effect.Appear($('alert_message'));
	new Effect.Highlight('alert_message', {startcolor: '#FDCACA'});
}

function leftmenuToggle(activate, deactivate) {
	var activateBody = $(activate + '_body');
	var deactivateBody = $(deactivate + '_body');
	var activateTab = $(activate + '_tab').firstDescendant();
	var deactivateTab = $(deactivate + '_tab').firstDescendant();

	if (activateBody.getStyle('display') == 'none') {
		activateTab.writeAttribute('src', base_url + '/images/syndication/tab_' + activate + '_on.gif');
		deactivateTab.writeAttribute('src', base_url + '/images/syndication/tab_' + deactivate + '_off.gif');
		new Effect.BlindUp(deactivateBody, {queue: {position: 'front', scope: 'candist_nav', limit: 2}});
		new Effect.BlindDown(activateBody, {queue: {position: 'end', scope: 'candist_nav', limit: 2}});
	}
}