Check out these cute Pirate Fairy crafts from the newest Disney Fairy movie, now out on DVD.
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Disney’s The Pirate Fairy Crafts #PirateFairy
April 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery Movie (and Meeting WWE AllStars)
April 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
Recently, we had the chance to see the newest Scooby Doo Movie, Scooby Doo WrestleMania Mystery. It was a lot of fun for the kids in the audience, and there was the added bonus of meeting many of the animated stars of the movie in their “real life” forms (and a giant, costumed Scooby as well.)
My son is a huge Scooby Doo fan, he loves the show (both the old and the new show) as well as the movies. He has many Scooby toys, and he also makes mommy regularly buy him Scooby Snacks at the store. He was thrilled to get to see the Mystery Van as well as hug Scooby Doo. Meeting the wrestlers was fun for him, he is now a Sin Cara fan 🙂
About the Movie
When Shaggy and Scooby win tickets to WrestleMania, the entire gang travels in the Mystery Machine to WWE City to attend the epic event. However, when a mysterious ghostly bear appears and threatens to ruin the show, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred work with WWE Superstars to solve the case. – Written by WWE (from http://www.imdb.com)
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Muppets Activity Sheets #MuppetsMostWantedEvent
April 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
MUPPETS MOST WANTED is finally playing in theaters everywhere. Sequel! Sequel!
Check out these fun worksheets below to celebrate.
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Maleficent Trailer
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Maleficent” explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty” and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the human king’s newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever.
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Captain America Movie Review
April 4, 2014 by 2 Comments
A few weeks ago, I was able to preview the new Captain America Movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It was a great movie, and I really enjoyed it. My husband will love it- he is a comic book geek, read them all, has seen all the movies and TV shows related to the movie and Marvel and superheroes in general, and I know he’s going to love this one.
The movie was action packed, full of explosions, flying heroes, flipping and kicking and punching- everything that you would expect from a movie of heroes vs villains trying to save vs ruin the world. The stunts were insane, and the chemistry was palpable between the actors. Considering how specific the movie needed to be to fit into the comic world it came from, it had a lot of personality in it, I was impressed.
It’s hard to talk about the movie without giving away any spoilers- but here is a brief synopsis.
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Interview With Scarlett Johansson #CaptainAmericaEvent
April 3, 2014 by 4 Comments
A few weeks ago, I was able to interview Scarlett Johansson about her role as “The Black Widow” in the New Captain America movie. She came in, all dressed in white, and acted like a normal person, which was pretty cool. She was as pretty in person as she is on screen, which was pretty annoying 😉 but we can let that slide. The movie was awesome, and comes out on Friday- make sure you check it out. Black Widow was a cool character in it, I can’t imagine too many people who won’t like this flick.
Here is an excerpt from the interview. Read on.
Question- So when are we going to see the Black Widow movie?
Scarlett Johansson: Um, two years… [LAUGHS] don’t print that. The thing about working with Marvel is that how loud the audience voice is. Marvel, and particularly Kevin Feige is such a fan of the source material himself that he understands the fans are kind of what drive this train. If people want a Black Widow film, I’m sure that we can get something together.
Question- In The Winter Soldier, the Black Widow’s like cupid, talking all about love and relationships with Captain America. Why the transition?
Scarlett Johansson: That’s interesting. First of all, when the character is talking to Loki [in Avengers], she’s kind of putting up this front. She’s not, as we come to realize, being completely honest with him. It’s partly for her Widow face that she wears. And in this film, we really get to see a lot more of Natasha. I like to think that Natasha has a romantic side.
You know, she’s been really damaged. I think that she very early on in the past probably learned to not care too much about people because they could be easily taken away from her and used against her. And she probably didn’t want to hurt the people that she loved the most. So she never needs them or never invested too much in them knowing that it would probably put them in danger.
But I think she hopes that for someone like Cap, I think she sees someone who could have his life enriched by sharing it with somebody. She sees someone that kind of yearns for that, but, you know, is also scarred by the series of events that have changed his life. Maybe she kind of sees in Steve [Rogers] a little bit of herself and wants something more for him.
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Interview with President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige
April 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago, I was able to interview Kevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios and producer of the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, coming out in theaters this Friday, April 4, 2014.
Here is an excerpt from the interview about Captain America, his filming experiences, and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy.
Question: Can you tell us what comes next?
Kevin Feige: We’re spending a lot of time now in the cutting room on Guardians of the Galaxy, which comes out August 1st. We just released the teaser for it recently. In about two weeks we start filming Avengers: Age of Ultron. That’s coming up very fast and that will be the next movie up in May of 2015. In about ten weeks, we start filming Ant-Man with Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd. That comes out in July of 2015.
We haven’t announced what comes after that in 2016/2017 but we’re actively working on any number of things and are beginning to hone in on sort of exactly what the movies will be in ’16 and ’17.
Question: Is it intentional that you always incorporate older superheroes?
Kevin Feige: Well I think its indicative of our development process. We just believe that’s the best way to bring the villains into it. It’s more personal in this movie than in any other movie because of who the Winter Soldier is.
Question:Were you worried about any fan controversy surrounding the Winter Soldier, like there was when he (Bucky) first showed up in the comics?
Kevin Feige: Comic fans always knew sort of two things – characters die and come back to life in comics, like in soap operas. But there are two characters in the Marvel Universe that are never going to come back to life – Uncle Ben and Bucky Barnes. About 10 years ago a comic book writer, Ed Brubaker, went to publishing. I didn’t have anything to do with it. He went to publishing and said, “I have an idea to bring Bucky Barnes back.” And I’m sure they’re like “what are you talking about? You can’t do that.” And they pitched the idea and it was great. And it was the Winter Soldier idea and it was done so well. I think fans went “No, you can’t – Oh that’s great, we love that.”
Interview with Captain America AKA Chris Evans
March 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
My husband is a huge geek. He loves all things comic book, sci-fi, and uber weird. That said, having married into geek, I know more then I ever thought I would about superheros and the origins thereof. Normally I can take or leave these movies, but having seen this one (thoughts on that later) I can tell you that the latest Captain America movie is really awesome. Like actually awesome- I think you will like it a whole lot even if you don’t like superhero movies. If you do- well, bring an extra pair of pants, you are going to mess yourself.
Having recently gotten to interview Captain America, AKA Chris Evans, about his role and his character (and his thoughts on both), I thought I would share a snippet with you all today.
Here are some of the interview highlights:
Question- What qualities in Captain America do you find in yourself?
Chris Evans: Aww, how do you answer that question? He’s such a good guy. All right, what do I find in myself? I think he’s always trying to do better. I don’t think I’m as good of a man as he is, but I think as good of a man as he is, he’s always trying to improve. So the one thing I am working towards on a daily basis is just trying to find ways to evolve.
Question- Do you find that a character like Captain America plays like a role model?
Chris Evans: Oh, completely. There’s a kid that I grew up with named Charlie. Charlie Morris. He’s like, the best kid I know. He was an Eagle scout. And being an Eagle scout is not easy; you’ve got to really do it for a long time. But he’s just such a good man, and he genuinely, genuinely puts himself last. He does the right thing even when no one else is watching. He lives by a code.
And so when I took the role, I told Charlie, “Listen. I’m modeling this after you.” And it’s such a great character to aspire to be.
Question- What was it like seeing yourself as Captain America for the first time?
Chris Evans: Terrifying. I think the first time I saw it was back when I was still pretty insecure and a little apprehensive about taking the role. So, it was a real dichotomy. There was simultaneous joy, but at the same time, a deep fear. That’s eroded over time, and now it’s very familiar. It feels very comfortable. It feels great now, and damn, if I had said no, I would have been the biggest fool on the planet.
Question- If you had a second choice for a superhero role, who would you choose?
Chris Evans: You know, I’ll say it: I miss Johnny Storm. I liked the Human Torch. He was a fun guy to play. I liked, you know, I would say someone like Iron Man, but no one can touch Robert Downey Jr. It’s fun to play someone with life. It’s fun to play someone who enjoys embracing their abilities, and Johnny Storm was a lot of fun to play. And that costume was comfy. It was like a wetsuit. It was perfect.
