Movies

Future films Heads up: Pudsey The Dog: The Movie - A HEARTWARMING QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH ADVENTURE FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Dog movies are always the cutest and sweetest of all and I am sure all dog lovers would agree with me. I cannot wait to see Pudsey The Dog: The Movie after being entertained by this lovely doggie on Britain’s Got Talent.   It is released on 18th July 2014. David Walliams voices Pudsey in Britain’s best loved dog’s debut as bone-a-fide movie star. Directed by Nick Moore (Wild Child…
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Books

Storytelling: The Real History of the Watch - Exclusive tale by Max Spera

The Real History of the Watch is a great original and exclusive story by Max Spera illustrated by Nicola Lisci published for the first time in the Summer / Autumn 2014 issue 12 of the London Mums magazine. Enjoy it and read it to your kids at bedtime!  In any city, right near you, if you look carefully, you can find the Old Storyteller Lady. She goes every day to places where she can find…
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Movies

Film review: Walking on Sunshine

Walking on Sunshine is a contemporary themed musical which futures the 80’s most popular songs. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie, fresh from a long term relationship, is preparing to marry gorgeous Raf and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding in Italy. Unbeknownst to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor’s ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life…and that is just one of the…
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Movies

Film review: Chef

Time for the grown-ups to go to the movies.  Book the baby sitter, the table at your favourite eating house and the tickets for your local flix.  Chef is in town! Make sure that you visit the restaurant before you see it though, because this is a film about great food and Twitter.  The last thing you should do is see it on an empty stomach! The food, from a whole new menu to a more…
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Books

Books for kids: Knights and Dragons stories

Stories about Knights and Dragons have always been popular with kids of all ages (and parents alike) and this year there has been a revamp of this theme. I am personally very pleased about that! A lead title was published on 5th June 2014 by Puffin, Sir Scallywag and the Deadly Dragon Poo. This is the second title in the Scallywag series written by Notting Hill based Giles Andreae, the dad…
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Movies

Heads Up! Future Films: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

The apes are on their way back!  Part two of the latest Planet Of The Apes franchise opens next month and shows every sign of being the best of the lot. A packed screening room of journalists – including Yours Truly! – recently had a sneak preview of some footage from the forthcoming Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.  Even better, it was hosted by the master of motion capture acting, Andy…
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Future films heads up: Christmas 2014 Paddington movie

Just a heads up for a Christmas 2014 movie tipped to be THE big family film of Christmas – Paddington. From the producer of Harry Potter and Gravity and based on the best selling series of books by Michael Bond, as well as featuring an all-star cast (including Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, Jim Broadbent and Nicole Kidman with Ben Whishaw as the voice of…
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Movies

Heads Up! Future Films: Earth To Echo

This year’s summer holiday line-up gets under way with a decidedly sci-fi theme.  Earth To Echo opens on 25th July,  telling the story of three friends whose mobile phones are infected by cryptic signals.  Convinced that something big is going on they go in search of the sender.  Check out the trailer to see what they find! [youtube id=”s-5F0HNKnIc&#8221…
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Product reviews

DOGS TRUST DOGS ARE PLAYING FOR KEEPS

Kids at school love exchanging cards, particularly football cards. Now they can also exchange cards with the sweetiest dogs pictures. Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, recently launched limited edition Top Trumps including a card game that will entertain kids this Summer whether you are driving to a holiday resort or flying to some hot destination. Featuring former Dogs Trust…
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Movies

Film review: T S Spivet

If yet another film in 3-D makes you positively groan at the thought of those clunky glasses slipping down your nose, then here’s some great news.  Not about the glasses, sadly, but at long last there’s a film that makes putting up with them more than worthwhile. T S Spivet was released on Friday, 13 June 2014.  Not that it’s an omen.  Far from it.  This is the captivating story of T S…
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