Posts Tagged ‘movies’

Harry Potter The Exhibition Review

Harry Potter The Exhibition Review
Tweet Looking to O.D. on Harry Potter this summer? Get theeself to the Discovery Times Square Musuem for the final North American stop of Harry Potter The Exhibition. Stroll around realistic scenes stocked with artifacts, outfits and other curiosities...
July 13th, 2011 | OWTK MOVIE NEWS, OWTK MUSEUM REVIEW | Read More

A Classic Reborn: Winnie the Pooh 2011 Movie Review

A Classic Reborn: Winnie the Pooh 2011 Movie Review
Tweet My biggest kid’s media pet peeve? The modernization of classics. See: Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, The Smurfs. [Groan]. The list goes on and on.  Hey Hollywood, don’t turn my childhood memories into shticky sight gags, fart...
July 13th, 2011 | OWTK MOVIE NEWS, OWTK MOVIE REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Movie Mini Review: Born To Be Wild IMAX 3D

Tweet BORN TO BE WILD IMAX 3D Born To Be Wild in IMAX 3D is a touching document of love, life and, well, death (those last two do walk arm-in-arm, no?).  Fear not parental units, this story of devotion, purpose and maxed-out adorable animal cuteness...
April 21st, 2011 | OWTK MOVIE REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s DVD Review: Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus – The Mo Willems Cartoon Collection

Kid’s DVD Review: Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus – The Mo Willems Cartoon Collection
Tweet One major drawback, for some, of the Scholastic Storybook Treasury series is the somewhat staid voice-over-top-of-pages-from-the-book thing.  While we love the vintage feel of that kind of book-to-video presentation, generally preferring...
September 28th, 2010 | OWTK DVD REVIEWS | Read More

Owls Take Centerstage (Finally)

Tweet Owls rule, and now they’ve finally got a blockbuster Hollywood flick of their own to prove it. I’ve got no idea if this film will be any good, but damn if Legend of the Guardians (in theaters today) doesn’t look awesome. Will...
September 24th, 2010 | OWTK MOVIE NEWS | Read More

Harry Potter Deathly Hallows – New Trailer Sends Chills

Tweet We visited Hogwarts in Orlando a couple weeks back. Thankfully, that experience wasn’t nearly as frightening as the scene set in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film.  Check out the latest spine-tingling trailer:
September 23rd, 2010 | OWTK MOVIE REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s DVD Review – Scholastic Storybook Treasures Adventures At School

Kid’s DVD Review – Scholastic Storybook Treasures Adventures At School
Tweet Over the past couple months, Scholastic DVDs have been piling up in my office.  Included in the stack are Max & Ruby’s Max’s Chocolate Chicken, the new ASL sign language formatted videos – a simply marvelous idea –...
August 23rd, 2010 | OWTK DVD REVIEWS | Read More

Movie Review: Babies

Movie Review: Babies
Tweet The trailer for BABIES is impossibly cute.  If you’re not smiling after a goat steals a sip from a baby’s bathtub or when that same baby attempts horizontal jumping jacks, you’re probably a heartless bastard. But can an...
May 15th, 2010 | OWTK MOVIE REVIEWS | Read More

The Alice in Wonderland of My Dreams

The Alice in Wonderland of My Dreams
Tweet In case you haven’t heard, the new, rather outlandish Tim Burton interpretation of Alice in Wonderland opened last Friday.  There is no way my girls are seeing this revamped edition, they can barely make it through the old Disney animated...
March 9th, 2010 | OWTK MOVIE REVIEWS | Read More

Motherhood DVD Review & Giveaway *WINNER ANNOUNCED*

Motherhood DVD Review & Giveaway *WINNER ANNOUNCED*
Tweet With a cast of Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards, a straight-to-DVD release for this film seemed highly unusual.  After watching Motherhood, I understood why a nationwide theatrical release wasn’t in the cards. Motherhood,...
March 5th, 2010 | GIVEAWAYS, OWTK DVD REVIEWS | Read More