The Snow White remake Mirror, Mirror is in theaters this weekend, and coming fast on its heels is a more serious take on the same story, Snow White and the Huntsman. Writers, musicians, filmmakers and artists have long taken inspiration from the fairy tales of old, so it’s not surprising to find they’re still sparking imaginations all these centuries later. … Read more
If you’ve been watching New Girl, you know all about “adorkable” Zooey Daschanel’s winning charm and easy way with humor. From Amazon: New Girl features a young ensemble cast that takes a fresh look at friendship. After a bad break-up, Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel) needs a new place to live. An online search leads her … Read more
In the mood for a little animated family fun with the Easter Bunny, courtesy of Amazon Instant streaming video on your Fire? From Amazon: From the creators of Despicable Me comes an all-new comedy starring E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand), the Easter Bunny, who decides to pursue his dream of becoming a rock star drummer. The film … Read more
Finally available for purchase (in hard copy formats) and digital streaming, it’s The Muppets! Starring Jason Segel (who also co-wrote the script) and Amy Adams, and featuring music from Flight of the Conchords‘ Bret McKenzie (who won a Best Original Song Oscar for his Man or Muppet), this new installment in the Muppets’ canon is fresh, … Read more
Remember Draco Malfoy’s evil, self-serving father from the Harry Potter films? Jason Isaacs, the excellent actor who imbued that role with such loathsome superiority, is now starring in an unusual, almost experimental new television series called Awake. The concept behind the show is, what if you couldn’t tell the difference between dreams and reality? From IMDB: After … Read more
These days, Robert Zemeckis is primarily known as the producer or director behind such high-tech, hyper-realistic animated hits as Disney’s A Christmas Carol, Beowulf and The Polar Express. But he used to direct a lot of live action movies too, including the Tom Hanks -starring Cast Away and Forrest Gump. But before moving into such dramatic and then … Read more
Looking for an alternative to March Madness? How about screening your own, private film festival on your Fire, with instant video movie rentals priced at just $1.99? Amazon has added some great titles to its over 16,700 title catalog of $1.99 movie rentals, including a slew of Disney animated classics, recent hits and critically-acclaimed, award-winning films … Read more
Amazon Prime Instant Video just keeps getting better and better! Today, Amazon announced a new deal with Discovery Networks to offer its excellent programming to Amazon Prime customers for free streaming. From Amazon: Dear Customers, Today we’re announcing our biggest addition yet, bringing nearly 3,000 more titles to Prime Instant Video. We’ve struck a deal … Read more