“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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Maleficent Trailer
April 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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.”
Win THE LITTLE RASCALS DVD
March 28, 2014 by 31 Comments
All-new comedy adventure, perfect, clean and safe for the entire family!
· Heart-warming movie starring all the beloved Little Rascals characters you love- Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Buckwheat and Petey the dog!
SYNOPSIS: In the spirit of the treasured Our Gang comedies, The Little Rascals Save the Day finds the most entertaining bunch of third graders in town hatching a series of madcap schemes to earn enough money to keep Grandma’s (Doris Roberts of “Everybody Loves Raymond”) bakery out of the clutches of conniving businessman Big Ray (Greg Germann of Here Comes the Boom). From caddying to pet care to taxi service, each of their plans goes hilariously awry until they are left with just two options: find a way to win the local talent show or wave goodbye to the best cupcakes a kid ever tasted!
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MUPPETS MOST WANTED – New Activity Sheets
March 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
MUPPETS MOST WANTED open in theaters everywhere NOW!
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Interview with Bret McKenzie, Muppets Music Man
March 28, 2014 by 1 Comment
While we were in LA, we spoke with a lot of the folks behind the Muppets Most Wanted movie. One of which was songwriter Bret McKenzie, who was pretty cool to listen to. He even took a few seconds to answer a phone call from his wife- she called twice in a row, back to back- because he was worried something could be wrong. Nice guy, good dad to make sure all was well and not just leave a phone on silent. Gotta respect that. Also, he was really funny, poking fun at himself, the making of the movie, and the people in the room in a lighthearted way.
Here is a snippet of our interview-
You won an Oscar for your song “Man or Muppet.” While working on the music for Muppets Most Wanted did you feel pressure to meet that kind of standard again?
BRET MCKENZIE: Yeah there was a lot of pressure because of the Oscar, but really what could I do? I had to get on with the job and just, you know, forget about that. I didn’t work on the last Muppet film to win awards.
While working on the music for this film did you have any pressure to try to meet that kind of standard again?
BRET MCKENZIE: Yeah I was, obviously yeah there was a lot of pressure because of the Oscar and, um, but really what could I do? It was, there’s always gonna be downhill, so, uh, I just had to, you know, I mean I was appreciative but then I had to get on with the job and just, you know, forget about that. ‘Cause I didn’t, I didn’t work on the last muppet film to win awards, you know. Yeah. That’s all we got? Okay, let’s go.You have a t-shirt as well, oh my God. This is like the Muppet Club.
What is your general creative process like?
BRETT: They send me a script with the idea of a song and it’s usually quite a loose idea. For example, the ballad. It was originally called “Love Ain’t Easy,” and it was a Piggy ballad. And first of all I was nervous because Piggy is a great comedic character, but not a great singer. I was worried about her carrying an emotional ballad because there’s only so much of her voice that the audience wants to hear.
Disney’s “The Pirate Fairy” World Premier
March 27, 2014 by 1 Comment
World Premiere of “The Pirate Fairy” with film talent (L to R) Angela Bartys, Pamela Adlon, Tinker Bell, Mae Whitman, Carlos Ponce and Christina Hendricks. Photo Via Disney
The all-new swashbuckling film from the latest Tinker Bell adventure comes, The Pirate Fairy, which follows a smart and ambitious dust-keeper fairy named Zarina who’s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities. When her wild ideas get her into trouble, she flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make her caption of their ship. Tinker Bell and her friends embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with the band of pirates led by a cabin boy named James, who’ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself. With laughter, heart, magic and thrills, “The Pirate Fairy” sets sail April 1st on Blu-ray ™ and Digital HD.
