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KCA Wrap-Up – Lookin’ Fab!

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Well, congratulations to all the 2008 Kids Choice Awards winners…and especially to ME! I nailed 4 of the 5 movie catagories. I picked “Alvin and the Chipmunks”, even though “Pirates 3” was the favorite. Great to see furry little chipmunks beat big, nasty pirates. “Ratatouille” now adds a KCA to it’s list of awards which […]
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My “Kids” Picks

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Jack Black will be hosting the 2008 Nickelodeon “Kids’ Choice Awards” Saturday night. There are five movie catagories. Here’s who I think will win the blimps: Favorite Movie: I liked “Pirates 3” and “Transfomers”, but “Alvin and the Chipmunks” is my pick. Favorite Actor: Forget Ice Cube and Eddie Murphy. And I didn’t like Dwayne […]
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The Singing Revolution

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I had the chance to see a new documentary the other night on the history of the country of Estonia. The movie is called “The Singing Revolution.” Jim Tusty and his wife, Maureen Castle Tusty, are the directors. They live not far from where I live. My father actually knew Maureen when she was a […]
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Nim’s “Changing” Island

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Have you seen the new trailer for “Nim’s Island”? I caught it the other night at “Horton Hears a Who!”. The storyline of the trailer is VERY different from the first one the studio put out for “Nim”. In the first trailer the main focus is on Jodie Foster’s character, an author, who travels to […]
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Busy Biz Blog

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Today’s Blog – a Three Parter: First, the official news this week that the final Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) will be turned into TWO movies – Part one will be released in November 2010 and Part two in May 2011. I actually had heard rumors of this a month ago. […]
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Pixar “Toying” Around

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If you love the Disney/Pixar “Toy Story” movies (1&2), get ready to grab your 3-D glasses. The studio is re-releasing both films…in Disney Digital 3-D! The dates: “Toy Story” – Oct. 2, 2009 “Toy Story 2” – Feb. 12, 2010 Yes, that’s a long time to wait, but there’s a reason for that (in fact, […]
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The Non-Movie Blog

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Normally I write about movies in this space, but the other day I saw something so incredible that I’ve got to tell you about it. A Wal-Mart near where I live just added a lower level for groceries (they’ve turned it into the SuperCenter). Customers can go from the main floor to the lower level […]
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Semi-Pro a Complete Disappointment

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“Semi-Pro” won the weekend box office race, but the total of only $15.3 million is a huge disappointment, especially when you compare that total to Will Farrell’s other recent sports comedies. Last year’s “Blade of Glory” made $33.0 million it’s first weekend. “Talledega Nights” (2006) opened with $47.0 million. Heck, the animated “Curious George”, in […]
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Horton Hears a Pancake

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Producers of the new animated film based on the Dr. Seuss book, “Horton Hears a Who!”, have teamed-up with IHOP restaurants. Beginning on March 3rd all IHOPs will be offerring food items that are also part of the movie. They include: The Mayor of Whoville breakfast, a cool slurpy drink and a cake made out […]
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Post-Oscar Thoughts

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I’m not happy that I only got four of my eight Oscar predictions right. I promise I’ll do better next year. As for the show here are some thoughts: – Regis did a great job on the red carpet. Who knew that he actually started the whole red carpet interview thing back in 1979? – […]
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