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Merry, NOT “Marley”

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Merry Christmas! I hope Santa is great to you this year. I have a present for everyone thinking about seeing the movie “Marley and Me” over this holiday weekend: if you’re looking for a fun time at the movies don’t go to this film and definitely DON’T bring the kids. Read my review before you […]
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Owl Awards ’08

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Last year at this time I wrote about the Owl Movie Awards, which are part of Owl Magazine, which is a kids magazine out of Canada. I found it once, several years ago, at my local library and now every year I make sure to get the December issue because of their movie awards. In […]
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Scanning “The Globes”

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Nominations are out for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. It was not a good year for family films. In fact the only family films nominated in any major category are “Bolt”, “Kung Fu Panda” and “Wall-E”. Some of the big surprises: James Franco, for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical for “Pineapple Express”. Tom Cruise, […]
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Giving Santa a Hand

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It’s only a few weeks ’til Christmas so here are some suggestions for holiday gifts for the movie fans in your family. Best DVD for a Boy: “Kung Fu Panda“. Get 2-disc set w/ “Secrets of the Furious Five”. Best DVD for a Girl: “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl“. Wonderful film. Best DVD for Mom: […]
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Susie the Cat

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I went to see “Bolt” for the second time the other day and while waiting to go into the theater got a crazy surprise. You adults know here from the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. You kids now know her as the voice of Mittens, the cat in “Bolt.” Yes, I ran into actress Susie […]
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A “Beauty” in 3-D

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In upcoming years Disney will be putting more and more movies out in 3-D. And they’ve just added “Beauty and the Beast” to the list! The 1991 classic was nominated for several academy awards, including Best Picture and it’s one of my all-time favorite films. According to Variety.com the re-rendering is expected to take about […]
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“Live with Regis, Kelly & L-C-J”

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Last week I went to see “Live with Regis and Kelly” in New York City and I actually got to meet them after the show. I’m a huge fan of the show (and Regis) and had been waiting 5 years to go (you have to be 10 years old to be in the audience). As […]
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Holly Jolly Movie Preview

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Well, the Holiday Season is just around the corner. That means cheer, gifts and lots a money taken in at the box office for movies. Here are some of the family films to check out over the next 6-weeks: Opening Nov. 21 is Disney’s “Bolt.” John Travolta stars as the voice of the title character, […]
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Bernie Mac’s Big Weekend

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Comedian Bernie Mac died on August 9th, but he has two major films coming out this weekend: a leading role in the adult comedy “Soul Man” and a supporting role in “Madagascar: Escape2Africa.” He voices a new character – the father of Alex the Lion. Bernie Mac had roles in such films as “Mr. 3000”, […]
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Winter Preview

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The Holiday Movie Season is just about here. Chances are you’ve already seen the trailers and know what’s coming. But here’s a look at the Family Films that will be hitting theaters this Winter, after Santa has come and gone: “Hotel For Dogs” – Paramount/Nickelodeon. Emma Roberts, Don Cheadle. A group of kids start up […]
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