Are You Ready For Halloween?

October 21, 2013 by 8 Comments

With Halloween right around the corner, do you have all your ducks (or pumpkins, as it were) in a row?

No?  No worries.  Here are some Halloween goodies that can help you get your spooky on- in a kid-friendly way.

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What’s Halloween without carved pumpkins?  Pumpkin Masters has the kits and accessories that you and your kids will love to use to decorate that perfect pumpkin.   Choose from carving kits, patterns, tools, jack-o-lantern lights and flashing strobe lights, and more.  Looking for spooky, cute, or something in between?  How about mom,dad, or older kids- do they want to create a real work of art (that’s maybe a little more complicated)?  Got you covered. America’s favorite go-to tools  are easy to find and come with all that is needed to have a safe, creative, affordable and of course a fun decorating experience.   Our new favorite? The Surface Carving Kit– this is a really fun and interesting way to shave your pumpkin into some amazing designs, and play with the lighting as well.  It comes with three interchangeable carving tips, 12 patterns, one tool and pounce wheel.  For more, visit http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/

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Another fun pumpkin option is the Hallmark Pumpkin Talker.  Available in Batman, Cinderella, and Scooby Doo, you use the template to carve a pumpkin that looks like your image of choice. When you’re done, put the Pumpkin Talker device into your carved jack-o-lantern to hear it talk in the character’s voice when it senses that someone is near.  We tried Scooby Doo, a favorite of my son’s.  It sounds just like the lovable dog from the show, and the template was very easy to use.
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Thor – Dark World – “When Do we Start”

October 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Thor- The Dark World is poised to be a stellar action movie in the long line of already awesome Marvel movies, like Captain America, Thor, The Avengers and Iron Man.  Be sure to keep an eye out for it when released November 8, 2013.

Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. To defeat an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor sets upon his most dangerous and personal journey yet, forced into an alliance with the treacherous Loki to save not only his people and those he loves…but our universe itself.
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The Hundred Foot Journey Begins Production

October 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

This one is a bit far away release-wise but Oprah Winfrey is involved so that peaks some interest. 🙂

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BURBANK, Calif. (October 9, 2013) – Production has begun in southwest France on “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” based on the best-selling novel by Richard C. Morais. Starring Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren, and directed by Oscar® nominee Lasse Hallström, the film will be released on August 8, 2014 in the U.S.

In “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), settles in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France. Filled with charm, it is both picturesque and elegant – the ideal place to settle down and open an Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai. That is, until the chilly chef proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, a Michelin starred, classical French restaurant run by Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant a hundred feet from her own escalate to all out war between the two establishments – until Hassan’s passion for French haute cuisine and for Mme. Mallory’s enchanting sous chef, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), combine with his mysteriously delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures and imbue Saint-Antonin with the flavors of life that even Mme. Mallory cannot ignore. At first Mme. Mallory’s culinary rival, she eventually recognizes Hassan’s gift as a chef and takes him under her wing.

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Live Action Cinderella begins production in London

October 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Big news for princess fans and fans of the classic Disney film Cinderella.  For the first time ever a live action film based on the classice fairy tale Cinderella, the film opens March 13, 2015 but we have a first look image as the princess herself.  Take a look and let me know if she cuts the mustard.CinderellaBurbank, Calif. (September 23, 2013)—Walt Disney Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun at Pinewood Studios in London, on “Cinderella,” Disney’s first-ever live action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale.

Directed by Academy Award-nominee Kenneth Branagh (“Jack Ryan,” “Thor”), the film stars Lily James (“Downton Abbey,” “Wrath of the Titans”) in the title role, Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones,” “Birdsong”) as the Prince, Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (“The Aviator”) as the infamous stepmother Lady Tremaine, and Academy Award-nominee Helena Bonham Carter (“The King’s Speech,” “Alice in Wonderland”) as the Fairy Godmother. Holliday Grainger (“Great Expectations,” “Anna Karenina”) and Sophie McShera (“Downton Abbey,” “Waterloo Road”) play Ella’s stepsisters Anastasia and Drisella, respectively. Stellan Skarsgård (“The Avengers,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Nonso Anozie (“Game of Thrones,” “The Grey”) play the Arch Grand Duke and the Prince’s loyal friend, the Captain. Tony® Award-winner Derek Jacobi portrays the King.

 

“Cinderella” is produced by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: First Class,” “Elysium”), Allison Shearmur (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”), David Barron (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” “Jack Ryan”), from a screenplay by Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “The Golden Compass”).

The filmmaking team includes three-time Academy Award-winning production designer Dante Ferretti (“The Aviator,” “Hugo,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”), three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell (“The Aviator,” “The Young Victoria,” “Shakespeare in Love”), director of photography Haris Zambarloukos (“Sleuth,” “Thor”) and Academy Award-winning editor Martin Walsh (“Chicago,” “Clash of the Titans”).
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Into the Woods – First Look Picture

October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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In the new movie Into the Woods, Meryl Streep plays a witch who is trying to reverse a curse and retore her beauty. As you can see from the picture above curse reversal is a must.  The film is a musical that takes a modern take on the repercussions of the Grimm fairy tales: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel.
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New Thor: Dark World Trailer

September 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment

For those of who missed it, all 2 of you, the new trailer for Thor The Dark World aired during the recent premeire of Marvel’ s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Check out the video below and be sure to check out SHIELD next week as well.

 

Like THOR on Facebook: Facebook.com/Thor

Follow THOR on Twitter: Twitter.com/ThorMovies

Visit the website: www.marvel.com/thor

THOR: THE DARK WORLD releases in theaters on November 8, 2013

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Frozen – Movie Poster from Disney

September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Disney has released the new poster for their movie Frozen, set for release on November 27, 2013.

In “Frozen,” fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad) in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
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Into The Woods (DISNEY Movie) Out December 25, 2014

September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Last week Disney started filming a brand new movie, “Into The Woods”.  The film is based on a few Grimm fairy Tales, melded into one fun story the stories are: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel.

The movie’s cast includes:

Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “August: Osage County”) portrays the Witch who wishes to reverse a curse so that her beauty may be restored.

Emily Blunt (“Looper,” “The Young Victoria,” “The Devil Wears Prada”) is the Baker’s Wife, a childless woman who longs to be a mother.

Anna Kendrick (“Pitch Perfect,” “Up in the Air”) fills the shoes of Cinderella, who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery.

Johnny Depp (“Pirates of the Caribbean” films, “The Lone Ranger,” “Sweeney Todd”) steps in as the Wolf, who sets his sights on Little Red Riding Hood.

Tracey Ullman joins the cast as Jack’s Mother, a poor and exasperated mom who is overwhelmed, yet fiercely protective of her son.
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