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Day 5 Giveaway-Curious George A Very Monkey Christmas Prize Pack

December 5, 2009 By Elizabeth

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas is an adorable new holiday tale from Universal Home Entertainment starring everyone’s favorite mischievous monkey! George is so excited about Christmas, he’s been waking the Man in the Yellow Hat up at five AM since the day after Thanksgiving. They make a chart to count down the days until Christmas, and then each set out to find each other the perfect gift. George draws a picture of what he wants most for Christmas, but the Man in the Yellow Hat can’t decipher it, and either can his friends the doorman, the professor, or the chef.

Meanwhile, George is trying to make a gift, but everything he tries to make ends in a big mess. Both George and the Man in the Yellow Hat get more and more frustrated over not being able to think of the perfect gift for each other, until the Man in the Yellow Hat has a dream that the Ghost of Time Gone Sideways shows him George living with the doorman, the professor, and the chef, instead of him. Now the Man in the Yellow Hat knows exactly what to give George for Christmas, and George also figures out the perfect gift. This is a really sweet movie for little ones who are fans of Curious George. It includes three new songs plus classic Christmas music as well. Here’s the trailer:

WIN IT: Thanks to Universal Home Entertainment, today’s giveaway is a DVD prize pack that includes Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas and other Curious George goodies (“Curious George Christmas Countdown” book, CD soundtrack, and a “Curious George Live” ticket voucher! To enter, leave a comment on this post telling me who you will give this prize to if you win. Open to U.S. addresses only. Enter by December 12th at 12:00 PM EST.

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Ally McBeal: The Complete Series and Season One now on DVD

October 16, 2009 By Elizabeth

Ally McBeal Complete

I didn’t realize how nostalgic I would get about Ally McBeal until Fox Home Entertainment sent me screeners with a sneak peek of The Complete Series, released on DVD October 6th. Ally McBeal: The Complete Series is an incredible THIRTY ONE discs plus you get the “Best of Ally McBeal” soundtrack by Vonda Shepard. Fox also released just the first season of the show on DVD.

Ally McBeal Season One

I received Disc One to review, which is these four episodes from Season One: “Pilot” “Compromising Positions” “The Kiss” “The Affair”. The cast of this show is like the Who’s Who of TV Actors- Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Gil Bellows, Portia de Rossi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Peter MacNicol, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, and Dyan Cannon. Plus the series was packed with special guest stars like Christina Ricci, Robert Downey Jr., Hayden Panettiere, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs, and Jon Bon Jovi. Combine all of that talent with the writing of David E. Kelley and you have a TV series that was five seasons of awesome. And, it gave us The Dancing Baby!

If you aren’t familiar with Ally McBeal, this description tells you everything you need to know:

This original Comedy follows the trials and tribulations of an eccentric and neurotic single 28-year-old lawyer (Flockhart) fresh out of Harvard Law School, looking for love and fulfillment in life. Working in a Boston law firm with her ex-lover, his new wife, money loving boss and a nosy, gossiping secretary, the hilarious groundbreaking series featured amusing fantasy sequences, flashbacks and voiceovers to reveal Ally’s innermost thoughts and feelings. The show also had many offbeat running gags and themes, such as Ally’s tendency to immediately fall over whenever she met somebody she found attractive, and Richard Fish’s wattle fetish and humorous mottos, a.k.a “Fishisms.” The series was also known for its wide array of music from pop culture icons including Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Steppenwolf, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Mariah Carey and Jon Bon Jovi, as well as the heartfelt performances from artist Vonda Shepard.

I was also sent Disc 31 to review, which is the fab bonus features that you know are my favorite part of a DVD. And this is a good one, it’s 135 minutes long! The bonuses are:

Retrospective

Vintage Featurettes

Season 2: Fox Behind The Scenes

Season 2 TV Special: Life And Trials Of Ally McBeal

Season 3 Featurette

Behind The Scenes Of Season 5

Season 5: Goodbye, Ally

“The Practice” Season 2 – “Axe Murderer”(The Ally season one episode “The Inmates” was one hour of Ally and then it continued and wrapped up in the second hour on “The Practice”, another David E. Kelly production)

Did I Like It? Heck yes I did! After having seen those first four episodes, I have to at least get Season One on DVD. I’m hooked! Ally McBeal: The Complete First Season is $27.99 on Amazon, and the Complete Series is $129.99, both qualify for free shipping. Either one would make an excellent holiday gift!

Remember The Dancing Baby? If Not Ally McBeal On DVD Will Remind You October 6th (cinemablend.com)

Filed Under: DVD and Blu-Ray reviews Tagged With: Ally McBeal, Calista Flockhart, David E. Kelley, dvd reviews, Jon Bon Jovi, Television, Vonda Shepard

Watch These- New Family DVDs

September 19, 2009 By Elizabeth

Three new titles from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment are sure to be a hit with your little ones! Little Einsteins: Fire Truck Rocket’s Blast Off, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Adventures In Wonderland, and Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams were released on September 8th and are packed with original animation, original songs, and interactive features.

Little Einsteins

Join the Little Einsteins as they embark on four rescue-themed adventures including “Fire Truck Rocket”, a never-before-seen episode. Rocket transforms into a fire truck to save a monkey from an erupting volcano. Other episodes include “Melody the Music Pet” which features the Little Einsteins in France, helping an animal find her missing train ticket, and the mission takes them over Monet’s famous painting of lily pads, through the French countryside and to the top of the
Eiffel Tower in Paris.

In “Carmine’s Big Race”, the team explores the Patagonia region of South America in Mr. Penguin’s Ice Cream Adventure. When an ice cream train being driven by Mr. Penguin to his best friend’s birthday party breaks down, Rocket transforms himself into a train to pull the big load of ice cream. Afterwards, the team must dig past a huge rock, put a musical bridge back together and chug over the Andes Mountains. The Magic Mission Viewing Mode let viewers use their remote to answer fun questions about colors, shapes and sizes.

Mickey in Wonderland

“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Adventures In Wonderland” finds Mickey, Donald and the entire Clubhouse gang embark on their most majestic journey yet as they enter a wondrous world where they encounter Tweedle Chip, Tweedle Dale and Goofy Hatter; play croquet with Queen Clarabelle and more. During their fascinating adventure, they navigate giant mazes and solve mysterious riddles on their hunt for Daisy’s birthday present, a lost cuckoo bird, while racing time to get back to the Clubhouse in time for Daisy’s surprise birthday party.

Disney Princess

Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams is a two-disc DVD with one of the first peeks at Disney’s newest princess from Princess and the Frog plus two never-before-seen music videos featuring Cinderella and Mulan. Brimming with stellar animation and compelling music, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams features the beloved princesses from two of Disney’s most revered films– Jasmine, from the Academy Award® Winning Aladdin (1992, Best Music, Original Score and Best Music, Original Song) and Aurora, from the timeless classic Sleeping Beauty. With classic Disney storytelling and magical songs, this timeless adventure follows Aurora and Jasmine as they discover the power of believing in oneself.