Nov 292013
 

I received a copy of The Little Mermaid 2 and Ariel’s Beginning 2-Movie Collection in order to facilitate my review. No additional compensation was received and all thoughts and words are my own.

The Little Mermaid has always been one of my favorite Disney movies.  The songs, the colors, the under the sea adventure, the romance – it’s the whole package.  I did always wonder, though, about the origins of the kingdom of Atlantica and what Ariel and all her siblings were like when they were little.

I also wondered about what happened with Ariel and Eric after they were married.  Was it truly a happily ever after story?  Did Ariel regret giving up her fins and family for a set of legs and love?

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning and The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea 2-Movie Collection

To answer those questions, a few years ago Disney released both Ariel’s Beginning and The Little Mermaid 2.  I didn’t have the chance at the time to pick up either copy but now that both are available in one collection, I knew it was time to add them to my library.  Especially because Bubbles enjoys The Little Mermaid, also, and these would be something we could watch together. Continue reading »

Nov 252013
 

Thank you to Disney for covering my press trip expenses.  All thoughts and words are my own.

Did you see Delivery Man this weekend?  If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!  I had a chance to attend the Delivery Man red carpet premiere and I can honestly say I was such a fan of the movie (you can read my Delivery Man review to get my thoughts).

Chris Pratt (Brett), Cobie Smulders (Emma) and Vince Vaughn (David) in Delivery Man #DeliveryManEvent

Photo Credit: Disney/DreamWorks

While we were in L.A. we interviewed Vince Vaughn.  We also had the chance to interview Cobie Smulders (Emma) and Chris Pratt (Brett) from the movie, too!  I was pretty excited that we were going to be speaking to both of them together. Continue reading »

Nov 242013
 

I received products in order to facilitate my review.  No other compensation was received and all thoughts and words are my own.

Growing up, one of the things I most looked forward to was watching Christmas classics on TV.  The 30 minute shows like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer might not be considered technologically advanced these days, but they seemed perfect as a kid.  They often aired just before Christmas – sometimes on Christmas Eve – so they also signified that the big day was just around the corner.

For some reason, it seems hard to catch the Christmas classics these days.  I’m sure they air, but there isn’t the heavy advertising for them that there used to be.  This means that even with a DVR we often miss them each season.

The Original Christmas Classics

The Original Christmas Classics on Blu-ray (and DVD)

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Nov 222013
 

Thank you to Disney for inviting me to a screening so I could write my Delivery Man review.  All words and opinions are my own.

When I saw the first trailers and sneak peeks of Delivery Man, I have to say that I was intrigued.  Finding out that you had 533 kids would be kind of mind-blowing.  What would David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn) do with that news?

Delivery Man Review #DeliveryManEvent

It turns out his first reaction to the fertility clinic snafu is to shout “¡Yo no soy David Wozniak!”  Not going to lie, I would probably have shouted something similar – and maybe a lot more.  That’s quite the piece of information to have dropped in your lap! Continue reading »

Nov 212013
 

Thank you to Disney for covering my expenses on our press trip where we learned about the animation design process.  All opinions are my own.

Our trip to Disney Toon Studios had already been amazing, having had the opportunity to interview Disney Planes Director Klay Hall and Producer Traci Balthazor-Flynn, plus Pre-Vis Development team members Jason McKinley and Thomas Leavitt.  But we also sat down with Dan Abraham, Head of Story and Art Hernandez, Story Artist.

Learning the Animation Design Process from Dan Abraham, Head of Story and Art Hernandez, Story Artist #DisneyPlanesBloggers

Photo Credit: Disney

Dan and Art walked us through the animation design process for movies.  Once the script is written it goes to the story artists and they work from there.  There are rare occasions where there is no script as a starting point, but Planes did have a script to work from. Continue reading »