I Was Angela Lansbury’s Guest at the Beauty and the Beast 25th Anniversary Event

One of the first movies I saw with my wife was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Allie and I had been dating for just about a year at that point and both were real excited to see this new Disney animated film. We both had loved The Little Mermaid and were looking forward to this follow-up. All the talk about this crazy new CGI technology that animated films were starting to use certainly peeked my …

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10 Things Disney’s Descendants Taught Me About Being a Better Parent

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #Disney #VillainDescendants #CollectiveBias And you thought you had it rough as a kid. Homework. Chores. Curfews. Now imagine all of that times a zillion and pretend your parents care about only one thing: being evil. Yep, that’s the predicament that four impressionable kids are facing in Disney’s latest villain-filled film Descendants. Each child boasts a truly villainous parent from …

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Rio 2 Keeps the Party Going

We finally had a free moment to sit down and watch Rio 2 together. The kids had seen the first one in theaters with their grandparents, and we all rented it months ago and enjoyed it. As a Fox Home Entertainment Insider (sorry, I can’t share the secret handshake with you), I was sent the Blu-ray copy to watch and review. There’s a ton of specials and extras on the disc, but I’ll get to those …

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Walking With Dinosaurs Sends Viewers On a Prehistoric Family Adventure

One of my wife’s favorite channels is Animal Planet. She could probably sit for days watching animal show after animal show and never get bored. Me? I’ll enjoy the occasionally documentary, but if it’s not a more cinematic-type story, I’ll lose interest pretty quickly. That’s why, I have to say, that Fox’s Walking With Dinosaurs the Movie is the perfect compromise for us. While at face value, this is a movie with a definite story …

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Family Movie Night: The Wolverine

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I have some bad news for you guys. Sadly, we didn’t have Friday Night Family Movie Night this week. Nope. Instead, we had Saturday Night Family Movie Night! (Oh, I’m just so witty, aren’t I?) This week we got to watch 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine! We never saw this one in theaters, so I was pumped when I was sent a Blu-ray copy of the film to review! Jason couldn’t wait either and Ryan …

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