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MALEFICENT – Elle Fanning Visits Disneyland

April 19, 2014 by Samantha Leave a Comment

This weekend, Elle Fanning stopped by Disneyland for the Disney Social Media Moms Conference to share some footage from MALEFICENT. Since she plays the iconic character of Aurora, Elle took photos in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.

“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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Disneynature Bears Movie -Out Now

April 18, 2014 by Samantha 3 Comments

Disney has had a long standing tradition of nature themed movies, from the early days with the True-Life Adventures series which began with The Living Desert to today’s Disneynature films which started with Earth in 2007. All of which are both educational and entertaining. The most recent Disneynature film is Bears. This is a cuddly and action filled nature movie which will keep audiences watching and worried about our brown fuzzy friends in the forest.

Bears follows around 3 bears a mom(Sky) and two cubs from the point of waking at the end of winter and beyond. The movie itself shows how cute and soft looking brown bears are while also showing that they are still wild animals. In the forest there are other hungry bears to contend with, as well as a hungry wolf. There are quite a few close calls but Mom is always there to keep them out of trouble and protect them. This is a nature movie so expect to see some natural occurrences like like bears fighting and bears fishing, so be aware before bringing your more sensitive little ones. But over all the movie is not violent.

The film is narated by John C Reilly which gives it a more story teller driven film. It is a nice touch and brings younger viewers who might not fully understand whats going on, into the fray.

Genre: True Life Adventure
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My Visit To The LA Zoo and DisneyNature’s BEARS

April 16, 2014 by Samantha Leave a Comment

While we were in LA, we had the chance to visit the LA Zoo (the trip was inspired by the movie we screened, DisneyNature’s Bears out this Friday). While there, we got the chance to tour, visit some of the animals, and learn about what makes the zoo such a great place.

One of my favorite animals was Randa, the Indian Rhino. Having suffered from illness, she is one tough cookie and doing well now. You can meet her at the zoo, and for a VERY small fee, touch and even feed her if you make reservations to do so. See below to make a reservation and for more info.

“Come meet Randa, our beloved Indian Rhino, up close and personal! The Indian Rhino Encounter includes a behind the scenes direct contact opportunity for participants that may include touching and feeding an Indian Rhinoceros.

The Indian Rhino Encounter is available every Saturday, Sunday, and on holidays (separate fee required). The encounter takes place at 1pm.

General visitors may purchase tickets on site at any Admissions Ticket Window.
Zoo Members may purchase tickets onsite at Admissions Window #11.
The minimum age requirement is four years old. All children must be accompanied by an adult
All participants must sign the Waiver and Release of Claims included on the e-ticket.”

Another cool animal we met was Scout, the bear- which was fitting, since we just saw Disney Bears earlier. Scout lives by himself at this time, but enjoys a close relationship with “his people” at the zoo.
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Interview with Sebastian Stan AKA The Winter Soldier

April 9, 2014 by Samantha 7 Comments

While we were in LA a few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to interview some of the cast of the new Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie, including Bucky himself. Most comic fans will tell you that there are two characters that NEVER come back to life- Uncle Ben and Bucky Barnes. Even I know that! So what’s it like to break ‘da rules, and risk the wrath of fanboys and girls everywhere, Sebastian Stan? (It’s cool! Most of them are over it- the comic cam out quite awhile ago.)

Question- Was it difficult to switch roles from Bucky to The Winter Soldier?

Sebastian Stan: Well, yes and no. I would say no in the sense that everything is so spelled out for me in the comic books that I sort of feel like I have that to follow as a guide. Yes, in that certain things from comic books often aren’t so easily translated to the screen. There were things visually that were new that we had to discover about the character.

I mean in the comic books there was a lot of information but in terms of how the Winter Soldier moved, how he behaved, what his presence was like on screen, those were all things I had to discover once I was in the outfit and we were actually shooting the movie. And that was more difficult I suppose. At the end of the day the most difficult part was playing someone that’s very different while at the same time the same person.

Question- How do you mentally prepare for a role like this in terms of playing someone who doesn’t even know who they are?
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Interview With Anthony Mackie, AKA “The Falcon”

April 7, 2014 by Samantha 5 Comments

While on our visit to LA, we were able to chat with the very funny Anthony Mackie. I was laughing so hard I was holding onto my chair so I wouldn’t fall off of it (yes, I’m graceful) and was gasping-breathing. Read on to hear him talk about his hatred of diets, his insane workouts for this film, his sad breakup with Jack Daniels, and why flying sucks. This is my kind of superhero.

Question- How was the whole Falcon costume experience?

Anthony Mackie: It was no fun. The hardest working actors in Hollywood are flying superheroes. I said it, I don’t care what Thor says with his hammer. I don’t care what Wolverine says. If you fly, it sucks.

I loved my costume, I loved everything about it. I love doing stunts. I have the best stuntman in the business. We’ve done like five movies together. And literally it’s like that Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny cartoon, where like the missile is coming and Bugs Bunny’s like paused and then puts Daffy in. And he just takes the brunt of every hit for me. And I love it. [LAUGHS] There’s nothing natural about flying to humans. There’s nothing we do that’s like flying. So my first day on set I walk in, I’m like, “What’s up, yo. Falcon in the building, what’s up?” Right.

And so I get up on like a 60 foot platform. And I’m like, all right, let’s do this. You know, brother in the building. And they said, “All right, stand on the edge of the platform, there’s a jet coming at you. We want you to stand up, turn around, shoot your guns and jump back backwards head first, into this mat.” From 60 feet in the air.

And I’m like, “Whoa!” The first day is usually like walking down a hallway, or eating or something. You know, just to break you in. Not jumping off the platform to your death.

So once we did that, in the scalding heat of the day, I kinda knew what I was in for. And it just got worse from there. It was really painful and exhausting. But Aaron Toney, my stuntman, literally, he fell out of a car at 40 miles an hour. He got messed up on this movie. So kudos to him. [LAUGHS]

Question- What did you do to train and prepare for this film?

Anthony Mackie: Salmon, chicken, tuna fish, asparagus. And a cup of brown rice at noon. Every day. For three months. When I played high school football we used to do these things called two-a-days. Basically at six a.m. you wake up, get ready, go to the gym for an hour. And you do cardio, just like Jane Fonda s*it. And then you come home, and you just rest and eat every three hours. Then at 7 p.m. you go to the gym, and literally lift whatever you can find. For about an hour and a half. And then you go home and go to sleep. And then you wake up and do it again.

I did that for three months. Fitness is a lifestyle, you have to eat a certain way. You have to do a certain thing, you have to live a certain way. So you know, me and my homeboy Jack Daniels stopped talking. You know, no more, pizza. Me and my girlfriend Haagen Dazs broke up. She’s French, it was crazy.

And then I show up and you know, Chris looks like a Greek god. And I’m feeling good about myself, I’m like Spandex ready, you know. And I show up and he’s like, Captain Tiny As$. And I’m like, “Dude, how’d you get your as$ that small?”
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