By: Karen Pecota 24/7 MOMS Movie Editor The U.S. Disney and Japan’s Ghibli animation studios collaborate to bring to the silver screen a full-feature animation narrative The Secret World of Arrietty. The film is based on a children’s literary series The Borrowers from the esteemed British author, Mary Norton. Her first book in the series [...]
Academy Award®-winning Best Animated Feature “Finding Nemo” returns to the big screen for the first time ever in thrilling Disney Digital 3D™. In this stunning underwater adventure, with memorable characters, humor and heartfelt emotion, “Finding Nemo” follows the comedic and momentous journey of an overly protective clownfish named Marlin (voice by Albert Brooks) and his son [...]
Film director James Bobin gets the nod from the Disney Studios to bring Kermit the Frog out of retirement for a special purpose. Easy enough, right? Unfortunately, Kermit has become a hermit. Bobin must first locate Kermit in order to ask him to return to the stage. Bobin uses a newcomer muppet by the name [...]
Pop the popcorn, gather the kids it’s family movie night with the premiere of Game of Your Life – Airing Friday night December 2, 2011 on NBC at 8pm ET/7pm CT. Thanks to P&G and Wal-Mart millions of families are rediscovering their family rooms and actually watching great family movies together that are now being [...]
by: Karen Pecota 24/7 MOMS film journalist The Philadelphia born filmmaker TimChambers takes an inspirational true story that is recorded in the annals ofwomen’s sports for his latest feature TheMighty Macs. He writes, produces and directs the film that he describes as“the equality of dreams”. Forty years ago the cultural norms for women werestill very [...]
A surprise to mainstream press was the debut of Sherwood Pictures’latest faith-based film Courageous. CinemaScoregave a rare A+ to the film and Varietyquotes, “Time and again, the pic effectively emphasizes how the deputies arereminded on a daily basis what eventually can happen to at-risk children whodon’t have fathers involved in their lives.” Directed by [...]
Dolphin Tale By: Karen Pecota24/7 MOMS Movie Reviewer The world of Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) takes a downward spiralwith the news that his beloved cousin, Kyle Connellan (Austin Stowell) willenter military service, in place of pursuing his long-time dream to train forthe U.S. Olympic swim team. Kyle has been a strong mentor to Sawyer since [...]
The Grace Card Review by : Karen Pecots 24/7 MOMS Movie Reviewer August 16, 2011 marked the film release on DVD for The Grace Card directed by filmmaker,David G. Evans. Evans takes the screenplay by Howard Klausner and collaborateswith seasoned actors Michael Joiner, Mike Higgenbottom and Louis Gossett Jr. topresent ramifications of a life marked [...]
The Help * * * * * A first time novelist, Kathryn Stockett, who never gave up looking for the right literary agent, a tenacious film director, Tate Talyor, and a new song by Mary J Blige transforms an unforgettable motion picture production onto the big screen in The Help. Five years in the making [...]
Karen Pecota 24/7 MOMS film journalist Wow! It’s been 35 years since the adventures of Winnie thePooh from the Walt Disney Animation Studios has emerged onto the silver screen.So, back by popular demand, the celebration to reunite Christopher Robin (voiceof Jack Boulter), Winnie the Pooh (voice of Jim Cummings) and their fine furryfriends from the [...]
