Posted on November 23, 2015 at 10:00 pm
The minions are back! Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has just released a Minions mini-movies online in celebration of the Minions
The new mini-movie features Stuart, Kevin and Bob as they battle it out in the ultimate “Competition.”
Posted on November 19, 2015 at 8:27 am
Here’s a great chart showing the critics ratings for the most popular Christmas movies, thanks to Gracenote and Rottentomatoes. Just hover your cursor over a dot to see which movie it represents and how the reviews match up to the audience ratings. For more information, see this list of Christmas films from prettyfamous.com.
Posted on November 2, 2015 at 8:00 am
B+| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | G |
| Profanity: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Some mild peril and scary dinosaurs |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | 2014 |
| Date Released to DVD: | November 2, 2015 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B013F4U82M |
Pixar’s adorable 2014 Toy Story holiday special is now available on DVD/Blu-Ray. In Toy Story that Time Forgot
Rex (Wallace Shawn) is fitted with robot arms and sent into the arena. And Trixie (Kristen Schaal) gets the role of a lifetime — herself — only to learn how much more there is in giving to someone else. Battlesaur Reptillus Maximus (Kevin McKidd) begins to question everything the thought he knew about his purpose and the nature of his reality. Victory is glorious, but surrender to service opens up new opportunities, especially when imagination is involved.
This 22-minute film introduces some wonderful new characters, including the ethereal and mysteriously aphoristic Angel Kitty (Emma Hudak). And the DVD has a lot of great extras, including deleted scenes and the intro to the imaginry “Battlesaurs” television series.
Posted on October 28, 2015 at 5:36 pm
B+| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | G |
| Profanity: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Some mild scares |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | October 16, 2013 |
| Date Released to DVD: | October 28, 2015 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B00KHA88PC |
Pixar’s 21-minute “Toy Story of Terror,” made for television, is available on DVD and Blu-Ray and is a perfect Halloween treat for the whole family. The toys live with Bonnie now, and she and her mother are on a road trip to see her grandmother one rainy night. When they have to stop at a motel after a flat tire, Mr. Potatohead goes missing. The other toys have to find him before Bonnie and her mother are ready to drive away.
What I love about this film is that one of my favorite characters, the master thespian Mr. Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton) begins to narrate the action in his most resonantly Shakespearean tones, a kind of meta-commentary on the entire thriller genre. And Carl Weathers joins the cast as Combat Carl, who helps Jessie (Joan Cusack) foil the evil plot of the motel manager who takes toys to sell them on eBay. There’s a nice lesson, too, about how to feel less frightened.
The DVD/Blu-Ray has some nice extras about the making of the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG87snemZRI
Posted on July 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm
This is a great time of year for families to share wonderful movies, and I am thrilled to have a terrific prize package of four great family movies to give away. To enter, send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with FOUR in the subject line and tell me your favorite summer meal. Don’t forget your address! (U.S. addresses only). I’ll pick a winner at random on August 1, 2015. Good luck!
Reminder: My policy on conflicts http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/moviemom/2009/02/my-policy-on-conflicts.html
Jordan Trovillion stars in Horse Camp
A Little Game
Justin & The Knights of Valour
In An Evergreen Christmas
