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Contest: Win Bob Hope’s Entertaining the Troops DVD!

Contest: Win Bob Hope’s Entertaining the Troops DVD!

Posted on April 22, 2016 at 8:54 am

Two of the most-watched shows in TV history are now available on DVD — Bob Hope’s famous “Entertaining the Troops” shows, featuring Ursula Andress, Gloria Loring, the Nicholas Brothers, first man on the moon Neil Armstrong, and many more! To enter, send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with Hope in the subject line and tell …

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon

Posted on April 21, 2016 at 5:30 pm

B+
Lowest Recommended Age: High School
MPAA Rating: Rated R for some language
Profanity: Some strong language
Nudity/ Sex: Some crude references
Alcohol/ Drugs: Drinking, references to drugs
Violence/ Scariness: None
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: April 23, 2016
Date Released to DVD: July 18, 2016
Amazon.com ASIN: B01EZ6PZSQ

Today it does not seem at all odd to see Beyoncé hanging out with the Obamas or a reality television star as a popular Presidential candidate. But in the before-social media days of 1970, celebrity culture was not as all-encompassing as it is now. Frank Sinatra memorably supported John F. Kennedy in 1960 and just …

Sing Street

Sing Street

Posted on April 21, 2016 at 5:28 pm

A-
Lowest Recommended Age: Middle School
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including strong language and some bullying behavior, a suggestive image, drug material and teen smoking
Profanity: Strong language
Nudity/ Sex: Some sexual references including adultery, teen kissing
Alcohol/ Drugs: A lot of smoking by adults and teens, some drug use
Violence/ Scariness: Bully, some fights, reference to sexual abuse
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: April 22, 2016
Date Released to DVD: July 26, 2016
Amazon.com ASIN: B01E698HZA

When you’re a teenager, suddenly, nothing you thought you knew seems certain anymore. Your parents do not understand you. Your siblings don’t understand you. Your teachers don’t understand you. You don’t understand yourself — everything outside and inside of you seems to be changing all the time. Only one thing understands you: the music. For …

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

Posted on April 21, 2016 at 5:11 pm

With a storyline as awkward and unfocused as its unwieldy title, “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” is like a mashup of “Frozen,” “Lord of the Rings,” and the Narnia movies, without any of the heart or imagination of any of them. It’s both a prequel and a sequel to a movie no one was all that …

Hag Sameach 2016/5776

Posted on April 21, 2016 at 3:18 pm

From AISH — Passover Funk! A blessed Passover to all who celebrate. May Elijah visit you all. (I can’t believe this guy manages to catch his kippah!)