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December 1, 2016
December 2016: Movies Opening This Month
Happy December! There are lots of great movies opening this month, with something for everyone, from the latest in the "Star Wars" saga to "Fences," a prestige drama based on a Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play, plus extraordinary true stories ("Lion," "Jackie," "Hidden Figures"), fantasy ("A Monster Calls"), romance ("La La Land"), and more.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
"Office Christmas Party" is a raunchy but good-natured comedy about a plan to save a company on the brink of disaster with...
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9
"Office Christmas Party" is a raunchy but good-natured comedy about a plan to save a company on the brink of disaster with...
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November 30, 2016
$25000 for Your Crazy Good Turns
The touching, inspiring podcast Crazy Good Turns wants to help you do crazy good turns for others! They are giving away $25,000 to a non-profit. Here's how to enter:
WHAT: $25,000 grant to worthy U.S.-based nonprofit of any size, focus area
WHEN: Winner announced on Christmas Eve
HOW: Submit entries via crazygoodturns.org now thru Dec. 20
WHY:...
WHAT: $25,000 grant to worthy U.S.-based nonprofit of any size, focus area
WHEN: Winner announced on Christmas Eve
HOW: Submit entries via crazygoodturns.org now thru Dec. 20
WHY:...
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OK Go: The Moment
I love OK Go, especially their fabulously innovative videos. And I love seeing how much thought and work goes into creating them.
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November 29, 2016
Exclusive Clip: Tree Man, About Growing and Selling Christmas Trees
Every holiday season, hundreds of Christmas tree sellers from across North America descend upon the streets of New York City to ply their trade. Having left their homes and families behind, they endure the adversity of a migrant's survival living out of their cars and vans. François, a "Tree Man" and father of three from Québec, returns to the...
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November 28, 2016
Exclusive Clip: A Doggone Christmas
In A Doggone Christmas, internet dog sensation Just Jesse the Jack plays an amazing pup with telepathic abilities who has escaped a government facility and run straight into the loving arms of two young brothers. But the Washington brass won’t give up their secret weapon that easily, and with a no-nonsense special forces agent hot on the trail, the boys and their school buddies must hide the charming canine from helicopters and drones—and their mom and...
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Interview: Bryce Dallas Howard of “Pete’s Dragon”
Bryce Dallas Howard stars in "Pete's Dragon," out on DVD/Blu-Ray this week. I had a lot of fun talking to her about making the film.
Your character's deep love for nature is a very important part of the film. Tell me about her.
I play a woman named Grace and she is a Park Ranger. You don’t really know exactly when it takes place but it takes place before cell phones were around certainly, maybe in the early 80's. And I find a little boy in...
Your character's deep love for nature is a very important part of the film. Tell me about her.
I play a woman named Grace and she is a Park Ranger. You don’t really know exactly when it takes place but it takes place before cell phones were around certainly, maybe in the early 80's. And I find a little boy in...
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Moana: Maui Sings “You’re Welcome”
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One of "Moana's" highlights is this buoyant song from Maui (Dwayne Johnson), bragging about all he did to create the world. You can see the hand-drawn animation of the tattoos, including mini-Maui, and the tapa paper effect Mark Henn talked about in our interview....
One of "Moana's" highlights is this buoyant song from Maui (Dwayne Johnson), bragging about all he did to create the world. You can see the hand-drawn animation of the tattoos, including mini-Maui, and the tapa paper effect Mark Henn talked about in our interview....
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November 27, 2016
Moana
Disney has kept the best of its reliable formula and freshened it up with a spirited story inspired by the ancient myths of the Pacific Islands and a spirited heroine who dreams of adventure, not finding a prince. It is gorgeously animated, heartwarming, exciting, and slyly self-aware. At one...The post Moana appeared first on Movie Mom.
Movie Mom’s Gift Guide 2016: Movies
There's something for everyone in this 2016 movie gift guide!
TCM has the largest selection of DVDs and movie goodies anywhere. And the best gift any lover of classic movies can hope for this holiday season is a subscription to Filmstruck, a gorgeously curated selection of great films and great extras.
Fox Home Entertainment has some classics, too,...
TCM has the largest selection of DVDs and movie goodies anywhere. And the best gift any lover of classic movies can hope for this holiday season is a subscription to Filmstruck, a gorgeously curated selection of great films and great extras.
Fox Home Entertainment has some classics, too,...
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No Small Parts: Learning More About Character Actors
I love character actors -- from the silent era through the present, they are some of my favorite performers. I've written about the outstanding documentaries, That Guy...Who Was in That Thing and That Gal...Who Was In That Thing, which show the dedication, talent, and frustration of roles where you have to provide all the exposition and you have to be perfect every time so they can use the one take where the star was at...
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