Posted on April 4, 2021 at 11:41 am
The idea of mixing basketball and cartoons was impossible to resist, so here we are with a sequel to the 1996 pair-up of Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. Here’s the trailer for “Space Jam: A New Legacy.”
Posted on February 25, 2021 at 9:21 am
There’s a lovely surprise in this trailer for Pixar’s “Luca,” coming this summer. Can’t wait.
Posted on February 10, 2021 at 3:44 pm
Would you have the courage to give your children a “yes day?” This looks like a lot of fun.
Posted on January 15, 2021 at 10:40 am
As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, every family should take time to talk about this great American leader and hero of the Civil Rights Movement. There are outstanding films and other resources for all ages.
New this week is “MLK/FBI” with newly released material about the government’s surveillance, of Dr. King, including informants and wiretaps.
I highly recommend the magnificent movie Boycott
It is humbling to remember that the boycotters never demanded complete desegregation of the public transit; that seemed too unrealistic a goal. This website has video interviews with the people who were there. This newspaper article describes Dr. King’s meeting with the bus line officials. And excellent teaching materials about the Montgomery bus boycott are available, including the modest and deeply moving reminder to the boycotters once segregation had been ruled unconstitutional that they should “demonstrate calm dignity,” “pray for guidance,” and refrain from boasting or bragging.
Families should also read They Walked To Freedom 1955-1956: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The brilliant film Selma
The Long Walk Home
Citizen King
For children, Our Friend, Martin
Posted on October 26, 2020 at 8:00 am
From Walt Disney Animation: a trailer for “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well. From directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, co-directors Paul Briggs and John Ripa, producers Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho, and featuring the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as Raya and Awkwafina as the last dragon Sisu, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Raya and the Last Dragon” opens in U.S. theaters on March 2021.
