When conflicting events made it impossible for me to attend a NYC showing of Lion King 3D, I settled on a local movie house screening last evening. Glad I did. Its two week only limited run in theaters will soon end. To quote Rich Ross, Walt Disney Studios Chairman, “The Lion King has proven again [...]
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James Franco To Be OZ The Great and Powerful In 2013
The magic of the movie the Wizard of Oz never escapes me. It’s all about the characters and the irony of life. The Wizard himself is just an ordinary man, neither great nor powerful, just a circus magician whose hot air balloon sailed him into Oz. I wonder what spin Walt Disney Pictures will bring [...]
The Help Movie Giveaway
After viewing the trailers, I decided I want to see The Help. This movie (a PG-13 Dreamworks/Touchstone production in theaters August 10) is about change beginning with a whisper. The narrator’s point of view is what makes the story as a writer and two maids join together tell the truth. The Help is a comic [...]
MagicKeepers: The Chalice of Immortality: Book Three Book Review
MagicKeepers: The Chalice of Immortality: Book Three Author: Erica Kirov Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (May 1, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1402215037 ISBN-13: 978-1402215032 I appreciate J.K. Rowling because her fantasy series character Harry Potter got more teens into reading. I think Erica Kirov’s Magickeepers can do the same thing [...]
Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mickey’s Great Outdoors Review
Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Great Outdoors DVD Release Date: May 24, 2011 Run Time: 88 minutes Rated: G (General Audience) Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Number of discs: 2 Language: English Subtitles: English, French ASIN: B004P9FAKM I love the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2-Disc Combo Packs, but my three-year-old granddaughter loves them more. After [...]
The Secret Speech Book Review
The Secret Speech Author: Tom Rob Smith Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Lrg edition (May 19, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 044655233X ASIN: B004P5OOEE I did not realize when I began Tom Rob Smith’s The Secret Storm that I was reading in medias res. After I completed the novel in just a day, I decided that Child [...]
Gnomeo & Juliet Blu-Ray Review
GNOMEO & JULIET DVD Release Date: May 24, 2011 Rated: G (General Audience) Run Time: 84 minutes Number of discs: 2 Language: English Subtitles: English, Spanish Studio: Touchstone ASIN: B004HO6HY8 Just a few months ago in my February 14 Gnomeo & Juliet blog, I said I would like to see it again. As such I [...]
