When I was a kid, one of my favorite books was Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. So, it was without question that I was thrilled to hear that Spike Jonze was making a film version of it. I talked it up to my kids, we read the book a few times this week and today, we went to the opening matinee showing of it. In one word, I was disappointed. Maybe I should try two words: highly disappointed. My disappointment stemmed mostly from the fact I wanted so much for this to be a fun, family experience that we could enjoy with our two boys (ages 3 and 6) and it wasn’t! Parents be warned: this is NOT a movie for kids, especially young ones. The themes tackled in the movie are very heavy and include serious issues ranging from dysfunctional families, death, sadness, and anger. It was NOT a happy movie at all.  Read the rest of the story...

In anticipation of the upcoming re-release of Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D on October 2 in theaters and the release of Toy Story 3 in June of 2010, the film’s director John Lasseter is releasing a series of seven videos promoting the new Toy Story Collection line of toys. This new toy line promises to deliver the “definitive” copy of the toys from the movie. In the videos, Lasseter will be profiling each character from the movie and telling some background, behind-the-scenes stories about each character too. Here’s are all seven videos in the series. I hope you enjoy them…we did!
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