Exclusive Clip: An Evergreen Christmas

Posted on October 27, 2014 at 12:00 pm

Robert Loggia and Naomi Judd star in “An Evergreen Christmas.” Leaving her seemingly glamorous Hollywood life on hold, Evie Lee is forced to return to her small hometown of Balsam Falls, Tennessee and her family’s once-thriving Christmas tree farm to attend her father’s unexpected funeral. As the eldest sibling, she finds herself executor of an estate that owes a massive inheritance tax, much to her younger brother’s dismay. Torn between pursuing her music career and saving her family’s legacy, she must decide what it really means to find her place in the world. It will be out on DVD and VOD November 4, 2014.

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Copyright 2014 Arc Entertainment
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Contest: Scholastic’s Halloween DVD

Posted on October 17, 2014 at 8:00 am

Copyright Scholastic 2012
Copyright Scholastic 2012

Get ready for Halloween with Scholastic’s “Day of the Dead” DVD, featuring four spooky (but not too scary) tales. In the title story, by Bob Barner and narrated by Rita Moreno, two children celebrate their ancestors on this Latin American holiday. A kitten has a wild adventure in “Kitten’s First Moon,” by Kevin Henkes. “Fletcher and the Falling Leaves,” by Tiphanie Beeke, celebrates autumn. And in “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything,” by Linda Williams, some creepy noises give the title character the first scare of her life.

I have one copy to give away! Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with Halloween in the subject line and tell me your favorite thing about this time of year. Don’t forget your address! (US addresses only.) I’ll pick a winner at random on October 21, 2014. Good luck!

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L’Shana Tova! Happy Rosh Hashanah 5775

Posted on September 24, 2014 at 3:59 pm

Thanks to Matthew Rissien for this parody of “All About the Bass.”

For something a little more spiritual, here’s Barbra Streisand singing the beautiful hymn “Avinu Malkeinu.”

Translation:

Our Father, Our King
Be gracious and answer our prayers
For we have little to commend us
Deal kindly and gently with us
And save our people

A sweet year to all, and may you and all you love be inscribed in the Book of Life.

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Happy Birthday US Constitution!

Posted on September 17, 2014 at 8:00 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzAJyK0ovo8

It was on September 17, 1789 that the US Constitution was approved. The Bill of Rights was not added until later, but let’s celebrate that, too. How many can you name? This will help you remember them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82DnWqNKqiI
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