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This Friday, Disney has a new movie premiering called, Alice in Wonderland in movie theaters across the country. I think younger children would find this movie a bit scary, but older ones will probably be thrilled by it, literally. It seems more riveting than I remember the old Alice in Wonderland being.

Here’s what one website reported for early reviews:

Critics for the Manhattan dailies won’t get to see “Alice in Wonderland” until Monday night, but there are already reviews online out of London, where Tim Burton’s re-imagining with Mia Wasikowska as Alice and Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter had its world premiere last night. Both The Times of London and The Independent give it 4 out of 5 stars, but stop well short of flat-out raves you might expect from that rating. Kate Muir in The Times calls it “spectacular” and “a 3-D epic for the next generation,” but notes that “traditionalists may quibble with Burton’s gothic ride through the Alice books” and her enthusiasm seems carefully qualified. Geoffrey McNab’s notice in The Independent is more pointed — “a wildly inventive film straightjacketed in conventional narrative..that grows increasingly one-dimensional and simple-minded.” Ouch.

Thought I would share the trailer in case you haven’t seen it yet:

Just in time for the movie premiere, eDressMe.com, a top online retailer of dresses for all occasions, will be selling the Sue Wong “Alice in Wonderland” collection of dresses, using antique lace and colors inspired by the movie’s characters: Alice, the Red Queen, the White Queen, the White Rabbit and the talking flower garden.

Pictured below are some of the dresses from the Sue Wong collection for Walt Disney Signature. The styles include baby-doll, empire waist and column dresses. These exquisite dresses are not cheap, the collection retails for $329 to $609 and are available at www.eDressMe.com

Resources:

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/mixed_early_reviews_for_alice_in_WiR6CkwV6S92vObswEmBJL

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Ryan Seacrest went to a lot of trouble to surprise is mom this Valentine’s Day. Guess what he did? He worked with Scope Outlast to put on this Kiss Mob surprise for his mom, Connie, (the lady in the blue sweater to the left in the photo) for Valentine’s Day. To use the words of our PR contact, “quite the elaborate – not to mention, fashionable – gift from son to mother.” Wait ’til you see the dancing in the street too….check out the YouTube video for that! Talk about a unique Valentine’s Day gift!

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Macy’s BELIEVE campaign builds on the great success of last year’s holiday effort to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Macy’s is adding to the spirit of “Believe” with a national Santa Tour, an honorary National Believe Day, a “Yes, Virginia” animated special, and a new TV commercial featuring Queen Latifah.

The nostalgic holiday campaign was inspired by the New York Sun’s famous “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial from 1897 and includes letter-writing “Believe Stations” in Macy’s stores across the country. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 million.

For more details, please visit www.macys.com/believe and watch the short commercial below…

Also, on Friday, December 11th, Macy’s will celebrate the first National Believe Day to recognize and reward acts of kindness and generosity from coast to coast. Also that day, CBS will premiere a new original animated special called, “Yes, Virginia.” on Friday, December 11, at 8 p.m. ET.

Visit www.macys.com/believe and go to “Santa’s Post Office” to download and print stationary, activity guides or locate a Macy’s store near you where you can drop off your letter to Santa!

SPECIAL DEAL: Get free shipping on any $99 purchase at macys.com! Click here and enter promo code SUPER at checkout. Valid 12-10-2009 through 12-14-2009

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“Sarah’s Choice”, the new pro-life movie from PureFlix Entertainment starring Grammy Award winner Rebecca St. James.

This is a great movie for the whole family. Wholesome, heart-warming, and a must-see for all young women.

Synopsis:

Sarah Collins is a young woman on the elevator of success. As a junior account executive at a major advertising agency, Sarah is poised to get it all: executive promotion, salary increase, new car, fabulous apartment and first-class travel. There’s only one thing that is standing in her way, an unexpected pregnancy.

Sarah has a choice. Her friends and co-workers insist that she has the right to choose a path that offers a successful career and unlimited rewards. Others advise Sarah of another choice a choice that will not only change her life but also the lives of her loved ones now and forever.

Sarah’s Choice is a film that offers compelling moral reasons to choose life.

Purchase “Sarah’s Choice” on Amazon.com. It’s the perfect gift for your daughter, grand daughter or any young woman on your Christmas list!

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NASHVILLE, TN (November 3, 2009) - One of the biggest name artists in contemporary Christian music — Australian born, Grammy Award winner Rebecca St. James, is about to add her first leading role on film to her impressive lists of accomplishments–a list that also includes success as a motivational author and speaker, with more than a half dozen major books to her credit.

Her debut lead acting role is in the November 17th national release of “Sarah’s Choice,” a faith and values based production from PureFlix Entertainment with a strong pro-life message. The story line follows an ambitious young career woman on the fast track to success when she suddenly discovers she’s pregnant outside of marriage. The role is a courageous one for the single Aussie singer who has made a bold statement on the abstinence message throughout her career. Her strong stance has even caught the attention of the White House, and she has become a fixture in the national spotlight for her outspoken views on the issues facing America’s youth.

St. James feels that the pro-life message in “Sarah’s Choice” is one that holds promise of helping young women choose life in the midst of the distress of an unplanned pregnancy. Even she herself admits being impacted by the movie.

“I think the biggest thing the film imparted to me, both in researching the role and in portraying the character, was a real sense of empathy for women who find themselves in the situation my character is going through. My heart goes out to them as I have seen the extreme amount of pressure and fear that can come at such a vulnerable time,” she says.

In a culture that seems to diminish the significance of this life-altering decision, for both mother and child, St. James sees this film as an opportunity to be a voice of hope and encouragement for those in need of it.

“If they’re not getting God honoring advice, too often they choose abortion, which brings with it the incredible pain of guilt and regret. I came away from the movie with a real passion to impact this group of women with the message of God’s heart for the unborn and the young women facing the choice of the life of their baby.”

The film also stars comedian Brad Stine, Charlene Tilton, Dick Van Patten, and Staci Keanan (Step By Step, My Two Dads).

The DVD, which includes bonus featurettes including “The Making Of,” “Trailers,” and “Commentary,” will be available at all major Christian stores November 17.

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Every parent views their child’s education as an important part of life. As satisfying as it is to teach our children in everyday situations, let’s face it, we all get a little busy sometimes. It is during these busy times that educational tools can assist us in teaching our children. I do not endorse exclusive use of DVDs, TV or computer programs to teach children. My humble opinion is that real life and hands-on activities are the best ways our children absorb what we are trying to teach them. However, educational TV and computer use are definitely tools today’s parents appreciate.

Recently, we received two complimentary Brainy Baby DVDs to review – The ABCs and the Shapes and Colors DVDs. These were cute DVDs filled with real children and babies. They were wholesome, lively and both of them did a very good job presenting the information being taught to the children. There was lots of repetition, which children love as it helps them retain the material better.

In each of the DVDs there were not only real children, but real objects, including healthy food and animals. While animation was used, it was minimal compared to many other products on the market. Our children love animals so they showed a lot of excitement when their favorites came onto the screen.

The music and songs used were cute and catchy, keeping the children’s attention very well and ones that most parents won’t mind listening to, as well.

The Brainy Baby DVDs are ones children will love to watch time and again during the busy moments in life. Children over the ages of 5 or 6 will find them cute, but will probably tire easily if they already know the material being taught. They are best suited for children ages 1 to 4 or 5.

Remember yesterday’s post about Brainy Baby’s Giveaway and check it out at www.myfreebrainybaby.com

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Congratulations to Anita and Ethel for winning a copy of Wubbzy Goes Boo! DVD!!!

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We’re giving away a copy of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Boo DVD to two lucky readers of The Fashionable Bambino, just in time for Halloween!!

Wow! Wow! Everybody! Grab your kookiest costume and head on down to Wuzzleburg for some ghoulish fun in the all-new 70 minute Halloween DVD Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Boo. Watch as Wubbzy, Widget and Walden clean up a crazy mess with Moo Moo’s magic wand, learn how not to be afraid of monsters, use the Monster Masher 300, pick the perfect pumpkin, and create the spookiest Halloween costume of all. Featuring amazing glitter o-card packaging and available for around $16.00, Wubbzy Goes Boo! includes singing, dancing, trick or treating and kickity-kick ball, plus plenty of positive values like creativity, patience and responsibility. It’s all here in the Emmy winning Nick Jr. hit series that’s so much fun it’s scary!

Here is the trailer for the new DVD:

We are HUGE fans of Wubbzy in our house! My 2 year old would watch Wubbzy all day long if I let her. He’s such a cute little fellow, it’s hard not to fall in love with him. I know your toddler / preschooler is going to love Wubbzy too and that’s why The Fashionable Bambino partnered with Sayles & Winnikoff Communications to offer 2 lucky readers a copy of the new DVD!

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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Boo was released on Tuesday!

I meant to tell you about it before now, but I’ve been so busy blogging about Shoe Trends For Fall 2009 over on The Fashionable Housewife, that I forgot all about it!!

My daughter (The Fashionable Bambino) is a huge Wubbzy fan, as you may already know. She can sing the whole Wow Wow Wubbzy theme song, bring her little Ty Beanie Babies Wubbzy to bed with her, and she even has the Kooky Carry-Along Coloring Kit, stickers, and almost every Wubbzy DVD.

The newest DVD we’ve added to our collection is Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Boo was released Sept 8th. It retails for $16.98 and you can find it in stores like Wal Mart, Target, etc or you can purchase it online on Amazon.com for only $12.99 and get free super saving shipping if you can manage to add a few more things to your cart like Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy’s Big Movie or pre-order a copy of Wubb Idol staring Beyonce!

If you have the Nick Jr. / Noggin station on your TV, you may have seen a couple of the episodes on Wubbzy Goes Boo. The first episode on the DVD is Wubbzy’s Magical Mess Up, where he “babysits” Moo Moo the Magicians magic shop, and ends up making a disaster. Another one I have seen a million times before was Tea For Three, when Widget tries to make the perfect tea party for her, Wubbzy and Walden.

One of my daughter’s favorite episodes is also on the DVD, which is Monster Madness. She just turned 2 in July and can talk quite well now, but 3 months ago, it was a little difficult to understand her. I remember when one day she started saying something that sounded like “Ooooh scary monsters!!” and I kept thinking to myself that she couldn’t possibly be saying scary monsters because she didn’t even know what scary meant, nor has she ever seen a monster. Well… I was wrong!! It was this Wubbzy episode of Monster Madness where Wubbzy gets scarred of monsters in the dark. They end up teaching kids at the end of the episode that monsters aren’t real and there is nothing to be afraid if, but I think my little girl missed that part the first couple times she saw it! lol

The three new-to-me episodes on here were The Last Leaf, The Ghost of Wuzzleburg, and March of The Pumpkins. All exciting and entertaining episodes that teach skills like honesty, fairness and cooperation. There are even some bonus features on the DVD that include a music video, songs, and a sneak peek.

Wubbzy Goes Boo is the perfect addition to your DVD collection if you are a fan of Wubbzy! Great Fall episodes that teach the same values you’ve come to love about the show.

Get Wubbzy Goes Boo on Amazon.com and let me know what you think!

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As he prepares to welcome twin daughters this summer, award-winning stage and screen actor Matthew Broderick is putting a new spin on Father’s Day for his son!! He’s giving 6-year-old son James Wilkie the best gift of all – guest starring in one of his favorite shows, Cyberchase – the Emmy Award-winning animated math series.

“My son loves Cyberchase, so I was happy to lend my voice to the show,” said Matthew Broderick. “The best part is that I haven’t told him I did it; I’m waiting to surprise him when we watch the episode together. I’m sure he’ll be more impressed by it than any other work I’ve done!”

In this special “Father’s Day” episode of Cyberchase premiering June 19 on PBS KIDS GO! (check local listings for times), Matthew Broderick voices the character of Max who, along with the help of the CyberSquad, tries to stop Hacker from setting out to ruin Father’s Day.

Be sure to tune in and watch it!! it’s going to be great!!

Following the June 19 on-air premiere, the full “Father’s Day” episode with Matthew Broderick will be available for streaming at Cyberchase Online at pbskidsgo.org/cyberchase and on the PBS KIDS GO! video player at pbskidsgo.org/video. For more Cyberchase fun, kids will also be able to print their very own Cyberchase Father’s Day cards and experience other activities at Cyberchase Online.

Now in its seventh season, Cyberchase brings math challenges to kids through television, online games, short form online videos and rich outreach activities.

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Grab your poppity popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show! Everyone’s favorite resident of Wuzzleburg is ready for some fun and adventure in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy’s Big Movie. Packed with 82 feature-length minutes of laughs and adventures, the new title spotlights seven episodes, stitched together with original footage produced exclusively for Wubbzy’s Big Movie!

The movie was released May 12th 2009 and we were thrilled to get our hands on a copy of it the first week it was released.

As you can see from the picture, the Fashionable Bambino definitely approves of Wubbzy’s Big Movie!!! She watched the whole thing straight through and when it was over she got this worried look on her face and said “Wubbzy all gone!” I have a feeling she’s going to want to watch it again very soon…

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! A Little Help from My Friends, the second title in the DVD series, was released February 3 and the third Wubbzy DVD, Pirate Treasure, followed on March 24. Starz recently aired Wubbzy’s Big Movie! on four Starz Kids and Family channel, garnering nearly 15 million impressions!

Wubbzy is a fun, lovable, curious little guy who just likes to play, play, play with his friends in the wild and wacky town of Wuzzleburg. He’s charmed both children and parents, become an internet phenomenon, inspired a blockbuster lineup of licensed products and joined with brands like Taco Bell and Joy Cone Ice Cream Cones in new cross-promotional deals. Now, kids can watch Wubbzy and his pals in this Emmy® Award-winning series that provides essential, wholesome life lessons while keeping the kids laughing.

Named one of Dr. Toy’s Top 10 DVD’s, Wubbzy has been honored by the Iparenting Media Awards, The Dove Foundation® and NAPPA (National Association of Parenting Publications). A hit with pre-schoolers since its August 2006 premiere on Nick Jr. ® in the U.S., Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! can be seen in more than 60 markets worldwide. Currently, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! airs 40 times a week on Nick Jr. ® and Noggin.

On Nick Jr.com, the show is the No. 1 game for preschoolers with more than 268 million game plays! The property has partnered with dozens of high profile licensees, including Fisher Price, Hasbro, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster and Ty Beanie, among many others. Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! was created by Bob Boyle and is produced by Bolder Media, Inc. in association with Film Roman, a Starz Media company. Boyle, Susan Miller and Fred Seibert are the executive producers.

In Wubbzy’s Big Movie!, Wubbzy loses his memory and his friends help him to recall who he is by reminding him of all the good times they have had together. Wubbzy’s memory is tweaked thanks to a look back at seven special episodes that aired during the first season of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on Nick Jr. ® and Noggin.

DVD extras on the new release include:

• Bonus Season Two Music Video
• DVD-Rom Game
• Coloring Pages
• Printable Activities

The movie retails for $16.98 and is available wherever you normally buy DVD’s.

Purchase Wubbzy’s Big Movie on Amazon.com for only $9.99 and save $6.99 (41%)!!

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