Contest: Adventures in Zambezia!

Posted on April 16, 2013 at 3:59 pm

Adventures in Zambezia is a colorful new animated film from South Africa and I have one copy plus an activity book to give away.  It is the story of a falcon who leaves home in search of adventure and learns that no matter where you go, what matters is community.  The voice talents include Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Abigail Breslin, Jenifer Lewis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Richard E. Grant.

Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with “Zambezia” in the subject line and tell me your favorite bird in the movies.  Don’t forget your address!  (US addresses only.)  I’ll pick a winner at random on April 22.  Good luck!

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For Tax Day: The Mating Game and Stranger Than Fiction

Posted on April 15, 2013 at 7:00 am

In celebration of tax day, enjoy two romantic comedies about IRS agents.

“The Mating Game” stars Tony Randall and Debbie Reynolds in a rollicking story about a warm-hearted farm family that never pays taxes because they do everything on the barter system.  Paul Douglas is wonderful in what would be his last performance.  If that sounds familiar to PBS fans, it’s because it is based on The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates, which became a a 1991 television series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.

And Will Ferrell plays an IRS agent who discovers he is a character in a book in the fourth-wall-breaking delight, “Stranger Than Fiction.”

 

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The Magic Schoolbus: All About Earth

Posted on April 15, 2013 at 6:59 am

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Lowest Recommended Age: All Ages
MPAA Rating: NR
Profanity: None
Alcohol/ Drugs: None
Violence/ Scariness: Mild peril
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to DVD: April 16, 2013
Amazon.com ASIN: B009O07NKW

Just in time for Earth Day, Ms. Frizzles and the class go on three never-before-released episodes and a bonus from the popular series of animated adventures with science, with English and Spanish language options.

The episodes are:

“The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed” The class garden is going to be featured on the cover of Plant It! Magazine, but Phoebe’s garden plot is mysteriously empty.

“The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top” Ms. Frizzles explains volcanos and island creation.

“The Magic School Bus Goes on Air” The mysteries and miracles of air pressure.

Bonus: “The Magic School Bus All Dried Up” The story of deserts.

I have one copy to give away!  Send me an email with “Schoolbus” in the subject line and tell me where you’d like Ms. Frizzle to take you.  Don’t forget your address!  (US addresses only.)  I’ll pick a winner at random on April 20.  Good luck!

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