Category Archives: Movies

The Big Year: Comedy for the Whole Family Now on DVD

Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black. Those are just the first three big names in a movie full of big names. The Big Year is a delightful movie that my whole family enjoyed on DVD, since we somehow missed it when … Continue reading

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The Descendants Wins Best Picture at Golden Globes: Ten Reasons Why I Agree

I just watched the Golden Globes (#GoldenGlobes) and when The Descendants won for Best Picture, I was thrilled. I saw the movie and loved it for so many reasons, I thought I’d share them with you now. 1. They got … Continue reading

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Beauty & The Beast in 3D Opens January 13, 2012

Beauty and The Beast 3D opens this Friday, January 13th, and if you’ve never seen the movie, it might just be time. The age-old story of finding true love beneath a less-than-attractive exterior is told in animated – and now … Continue reading

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Rise of The Planet of The Apes on DVD December 13th

Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out on DVD on December 13th and my kids and I were thrilled to see it. There is plenty of Ape action and the humans were pretty good, too. My kids and … Continue reading

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The Muppets Movie

The Muppets movie opens today and my whole family recommends it. Both my Tween boys asked to see it and laughed their butts off. The Muppets movie recalls the Muppet Show and other Muppet movies from back in the 70s … Continue reading

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Day of the Dead (Dia de Los Muertos) by Kermit The Frog

Yes, I’m a little bit Muppet-obsessed at the moment. Can you blame me? Print out and color!    

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Happy Halloween From The Muppets!

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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey; A Review & Interview w/ Director Connie Marks

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey is a fantastic documentary, telling the story of Kevin Clash, the performer behind Sesame Street’s Elmo. I recently saw the film and loved it, and I got an interview with Connie Marks, the film’s Director. … Continue reading

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The Avengers: Coming Soon, But Not Soon Enough

My kids and I can’t believe we have to wait until May 2012 to see The Avengers! *Sigh* I guess we’ll have to make do with this for the next 7 or 8 months…

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B Movies Bring The Family Closer Together

The family that laughs heartily together, stays together. Or at least they have a lot of fun together. My family just had the biggest collective laugh in a long time watching the Uber-Giant-Mega-Shark jumping out of the ocean and nearly … Continue reading

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