ANIMAL ABC’S and ANIMAL 123′S DVD Release Date: July 12, 2011 Run Time: 60 minutes each Suggested Retail Price: $9.99 each ABOUT THE DVDS Introduce preschoolers to letters and numbers using the amazing animal kingdom! Animal ABCs and Animal 123’s strengthens letter, number and animal name recognition by teaching children about animals from around the [...]
BARNEY: 1 2 3 LEARN Available on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on July 12, 2011 Run Time: 30 minutes Rated: Unrated Number of discs: 1 Language: English Age: 1 – 5 years old Genre: Children/Family From Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment Suggested Retail Price: $14.98 ASIN: B004XZ950E ABOUT BARNEY: 1-2-3 LEARN SYNOPSIS Come along [...]
BARNEY: I CAN DO IT Available on DD, digital Download and On Demand on May 17, 2011 Rated: Unrated Run Time: 58 minutes Language: English Number of discs: 1 From Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment Genre: Children/Family Age: 1-5 years old ASIN: B004PHE9HO ABOUT BARNEY: I CAN DO IT! SYNOPSIS Are you ready for big-kid fun?Join [...]
YOU AGAIN DVD Release Date: February 8, 2011 Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Run Time: 105 minutes Number of discs: 2 Studio: Touchstone Pictures ASIN: B0049TC894 SYNOPSIS For Marnie (Kristen Bell), high school was a horror movie, and her brother’s wedding is the sequel when her archrival comes back to haunt her as his bride. [...]
DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL Available on November 16, 2010 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Rated: ‘PG’ US; Bonus Material not rated in the US;‘PG’ CE; “G” CF Run time: 96 minutes One of my favorite Christmas stories is A Christmas Carol. I’ve seen a number of versions of it and today added yet another to the [...]
James and the Giant Peach (Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo) DVD Release Date: August 3, 2010 Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Run Time: 79 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Language: English, French, Spanish Number of discs: 2 ASIN: B003L4Y5B2 Synopsis – In an all-new special edition from Tim Burton, the acclaimed director of [...]
With the holidays quickly approaching, it’s time to get caught up on everyone’s favorite festive films. Whether you’re one who loves the classics, or looking to have a sing-along with the kids, Redbox has you covered. Are the kids in the mood for a few video games this weekend? Redbox’s top three fan favorites are, [...]
REDBOX MAKES GIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON EASY WITH NEW REDBOX GIFTS Redbox Launches Its First Gifting Option This December OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – December 12, 2011 – Starting today, Redbox, America’s destination for movies and games, is making gift-giving easier with the introduction of Redbox® gifts. Gift givers now can share the gift of thanks, [...]
Here’s the latest press announcement from The Walt Disney Studio. FRIGHT NIGHT – DreamWorks Pictures’ Fright Night, starring Colin Farrell, arrives on December 13, 2011 just in time to take a bite out of the holidays on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital and On-Demand. Inspired by the 1985 gothic horror cult classic and directed by [...]
The newly released music video “Man or Muppet” from Disney’s THE MUPPETS is now available. On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater [...]
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (In Disney Digital 3D™) WALT DISNEY PICTURES Genre: Animation Rating: G Release Date: January 13, 2012 Voice Cast: Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti, Hal Smith, JoAnne Worley Directors: Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Producer: Don Hahn Executive [...]
FUN FACTS BY THE NUMBERS LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN — Disney’s “The Muppets” is the 7th feature film featuring the Muppets. MANY MUPPETS — More than 120 Muppets appear in the film. STEPPIN’ OUT – The film tapped 60 dancers to perform with Jason Segel and Amy Adams for the “Everything’s Great” opening musical performance. • [...]
THE 13TH ANNUAL “A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH MARTINA McBRIDE,” AN ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL CELEBRATING THE JOYS OF ADOPTION, TO BE BROADCAST WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Gavin DeGraw, Martina McBride, OneRepublic and Christina Perri Will Perform On this Moving Holiday Special, Which Tells Inspirational Stories About [...]
American Greetings Properties Introduces All-New Strawberry Shortcake™ Character Cherry Jam Music Sensation Joins “Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures” Animated TV Series This Weekend on The Hub New York, NY– There’s a new superstar coming to town and she’s taking Berry Bitty City by storm. On Saturday, November 19, a major addition to the magical world [...]
The November WordGirl Word of the Month is “Appreciation.” Don’t forget to tune in for an all-new episode of WordGirl, “Where Have All the Villains Gone?,” airing November 14 on PBS KIDS GO!
In thinking about where I want my blogging path to go in the upcoming year, one of the things I decided is that I’d like to spend my time as effectively as possible. I haven’t published regularly on this blog in a while. To that end, have decided to stop publishing on Val’s Views at [...]
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH MOVIES AND GAMES THAT MAKE THE SEASON Seasonal Redbox Survey Identifies Festive Flicks and Fun, Celebrates Launch of 12 Days of Deals OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – November 28, 2011 – It’s beginning to feel a lot like the holidays as we curl up with classic favorites and seasonal entertainment from Redbox, [...]
THE HELP – The Help, the inspirational summer hit film people can’t stop talking about, arrives in homes just in time for the holidays, delivering this powerful story on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011. The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the [...]
Mark Time with Spy Kids! Life is one big hustle and bustle. Every morning we hit the ground running, and don’t stop until our heads hit the pillow at night. And every once in a while, there are moments when we wish we could stop time, bottle up our experience, and return to savor the [...]
In anticipation of Disney’s November 22nd release of Beauty & The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Beauty & The Beast: Belle’s Magical World on Blu-ray™ and DVD Combo Pack, DVD and Movie Download, check out these BONUS clips and the Disney Movie Rewards coupon!
After raking the leaves this weekend take a break with the newest movie to make it on the list of family hits, Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer. Sit back and watch as Judy Moody tries to transform the worst summer ever, into one to remember. Other top hits this week include Zookeeper, Cars [...]
War Horse Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13 U.S. Release date: December 25, 2011 Running time: Cast: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell Director: Steven Spielberg Producers: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy Executive Producers: Frank Marshall, Revel Guest Screenplay by: Lee Hall and Richard Curtis Based on the [...]
The latest Twilight movie opened this past week. Muppets opens this coming week, on Thanksgiving. I have never seen any of the Twilight movies but I thought these images were totally adorable. THE MUPPETS opens in theatres November 23rd.
In the upcoming Blu-ray & DVD release SPY KIDS: All the Time in the World (11/22), the evil Time Keeper and his minions manipulate and steal time all because, as young boy, the Time Keeper was robbed of quality time with his dad. How do YOU make time for family? Share how your family makes [...]
