Starting some time in December Tivo users will be able to view Netflix movies at home. Tivo customers with a broadband connected TiVo HD, HD XL and Series3 DVR will gain access to more than 12,000 movies and telelvision shows in the Netflix library. Users will need a Netflix Unlimited membership to take advantage of [...]
I’ve known since the week before the movie released that I’d never go see it. In fact, it will never been watched in my home – not on tv or dvd. Why? Because it’s very offensive. I’m no prude, and I can easily handle the language in most movies. But Tropic Thunder misuses the word [...]
I recently learned about the Kids In Mind website. I’ve got to tell you this is one awesome website. Kids In Mind offers detailed descriptions of movies and dvds. Each description contains basic background information followed by sections rating the categories of sex/nudity, violence/gore and language on a scale from 1 to 10. It will [...]
In a Toys R Us newsletter I received recently I learned about Kidtoon Films. Kidtoon Films are G rated movies that play in nationwide affiliate theaters on Saturday and/or Sunday mornings with a ticket price of $3.50. The movies will be geared for children ages 3-9. The Kidtoon Films website offers a newsletter and a [...]
I don’t know how I missed hearing about this until today but I just learned that on August 15 the animated movie Star Wars The Clone Wars will open in theaters. I haven’t watched Star Wars since the days of Luke Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi. I didn’t see any of the “newer” ones. Die [...]
All of the women I work with have seen a movie called Best In Show, which I have never seen. I’d not even heard of it until they got to talking about it. My understanding is that the movie is a comedy about a fake dog show. The cast portrays dog owners and handlers, and [...]
Have you ever wanted to know something about a movie and went on the internet to find the answer? Thought an actor looked familiar but didn’t know from where? Chances are good if you found an answer it came from the imdb website. IMDB stands for Internet Movie Database. The IMDB website contains almost anything [...]
AMC Theatres is offering a nationwide Summer Movie Camp program. The program began 06/25/08 and runs through 08/06/08. Select theatres will be offering a family friendly movies for the price of $1 each Wednesday morning at 10 am. All proceeds from AMC Summer MovieCamp will benefit Variety – The Children’s Charity and the Will Rogers [...]
My son and I went to the movies last night. One of the trailers we saw was for Dark Knight. I was surprised how different Heath ledger looked as the Joker character. I doubt I would have recognized him had I not known it was him portraying the Joker. If you haven’t seen any of [...]
I’m curious to know. When it comes to theater seating, where you prefer to sit when you go to the movies? If you could sit anywhere in a theater that you wanted, where would it be? We’re probably going to the movies tomorrow night with my twelve year old. My son loves to sit in [...]