The summer blockbuster season is almost upon us – How To Train Your Dragon 2 and Pudsey:The Movie will be among the more family-friendly offerings during the school holidays. But as a warm up act, we have Disney’s much-awaited Maleficent, which is released today. And they don’t much more stylish than that ……
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The other side of the Sleeping Beauty story hits the big screen at the end of the month with the arrival of Disney’s much-anticipated Maleficent.
Angelina Jolie, complete with to-die-for cheekbones, brings animation’s most iconic villain to life. And, as she reveals in this special feature, it was a character she was especially keen to play.
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This year Pixar release Monsters University, the prequel to hilarious hit Monsters Inc which was released in 2001. It’s taken 12 years of work for the films prequel to make an appearance on our screens, but does this film live up to its beloved counterpart?
The film takes a look back at when James P “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman) and Michael “Mike” Wazowski (Billy…
Can’t wait to go and watch new Disney Wreck-it Ralph Film.
Here are a few trailers and info to tease you a bit…
Release Date: Feb, 8 2013
Director: Rich Moore
Cast: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch
Synopsis
Wreck-It Ralph (voice of Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game’s perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves…
Win 1 of 2 family tickets for BRAVE Pixar movie in 3D plus Q&A at BFI (Southbank) on 4 November 2012
Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, Pixar’s “Brave” features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right.
This original story is funny, exciting and moving and has enough appeal to keep the widest audience range contented. This is a…
In the 70s when I was a toddler, I grew up with Disney stories and at that time there was only Disney to entertain us. My 6 year old son now is growing up with so many new characters but personally I still prefer the Disney ones as they appeal to a universal audience and offer such great values to look forward to. A few days ago I attended the launch of the Winnie the Pooh Storytelling Academy…
Here is a very interesting report on storytelling compiled by Nancy Kanter, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and General Manager at Disney Junior, Walt Disney’s television channel for pre-schoolers and their families, marking their one year anniversary.
On Disney’s influence on storytelling, Lynn Whitaker of the Department of Theatre,
Film & TV Studies, University of…
The show might be the same one year on year but it is still amazing for both kids and parents. Three years after seeing the show at the O2 I took my family to the Wembley Arena show and it did not disappoint us. Not even daddy….
I am always quite impressed by the skating talents and the beauty of the artists performing. That’s maybe why even daddies loved the show so much 🙂
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The Muppets were celebrating once again The Oscars 2012 victory as they scooped the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 84th Academy Awards, for “Man or Muppet,” music and lyric composed by Bret McKenzie.
In his acceptence speech, McKenzie said, ”I grew up in New Zealand watching the Muppets on TV. I never dreamed I’d get to work with them.”
Joking about meeting Kermit for…
To celebrate the release of Disney’s, “The Muppets” in cinemas Feb 10, we are giving away 1 family ticket (for 4 family members) to the very first screening of “The Muppets” in the UK. You and a your family could be “lighting the lights” in London on January 15 with the hottest tickets in town (at 10am at Empire Leicester Square). Deadline to enter is 11,30am on WEDNESDAY 11 January…