| Kids PICKS Highlights by Melly Anderson |
To See or Not to See
Looking for ways to introduce kids to classic film? Columbia Tristar has unveiled DVD technology with ChromaChoice, a feature that allows viewers to toggle between the original B&W version of the film and its colorized version using the DVD remote. Their upcoming Three Stooges titles will include the restored and re-mastered B&W version as well as the colorized version designed by West Wing Studios.
Groovin’ with the Groovaloos
Learn the Hip-Hop grooves with the popular dance troupe The Groovaloos. Award-winning dancer/choreographer Bradley Rapier and The Groovaloos bring their teaching style to DVD with this comprehensive instructional series that not only teaches you the Hip-Hop moves, but the grooves as well.
Baby Nick
Nick Jr. Baby introduces a series of new play-along programs designed specifically for a baby’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. From ages three months to three years, Curious Buddies covers a variety of subjects including, sizes and shapes, in and out, up and down, stop and go, cooperation, relationships, communication, and diverse musical styles, to name a few.
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Lassie
Eric Knight’s classic children’s story Lassie Come Home (1943)--described by Leonard Maltin as “…one of the all-time great family films”--is coming to DVD along with two of the sequels based on the characters, Son of Lassie (1945) and The Courage of Lassie (1946). All filmed in color, these timeless films offer substance in a category that is often sadly lacking these days.
Little People
Fisher-Price is releasing their popular Little People titles on DVD for the first time. This captivating clay animation video series takes children into a land of numbers, animals, music, story time, seasons, community helpers, and most importantly, friendship. Each volume contains ten episodes.
Pee-Wee Herman
Classic Pee Wee Herman is back! Coming to DVD in October, the tremendously popular, Emmy Award-winning series aired from 1986-1991 and was originally released on VHS in 1996. Joining Pee-Wee in his Playhouse is a Who’s Who of thespians including Phil Hartman (Captain Carl), Laurence Fishburne (Cowboy Curtis) and Natasha Lyonne (Opal) Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Volumes 1 & 2 contain 5 DVDs in each volume. Also releasing is the very special Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. You remember what to do whenever anybody says the secret word right? *For the answer, see the bottom of this page.
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Elf (PG)
This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts on Christmas Eve and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf. Years later, Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York City to find his true identity. Rated PG for some mild rude humor and language. ****-Christian Science Monitor; ***-Entertainment Weekly; ***-Hollywood Reporter; ***-Los Angeles Times; ***- Newsweek. 173 Million Box Office.
The Prince and Me (PG)
When a Wisconsin pre-med student falls in love with an exchange student at her college, she doesn't know that he is a Danish prince and heir to the crown of Denmark. When he must return home to his ailing father, she must confront her fears if she follows her heart to a land she has never set foot on and become royalty. Rated PG for some sex-related material and language. ***-Baltimore Sun; ***-Boston Globe; ***-Phildelphia Enquirer; ***-Christian Science Monitor. 27 Million Box Office.
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (PG)
Scooby and the gang confront an anonymous masked villain who is plotting to take over the city of Coolsville by wreaking mayhem with a monster machine that creates Mystery Inc.'s classic foes. Rated PG for some rude humor, language and some scary action. $82 Million Box Office.
Shaolin Soccer (PG)
What happens when washed-up soccer star Fung, meets kung fu expert Sing, and forms a unbeatable soccer team to take on Team Evil? Not your typical sports comedy, these initially inept players become soccer stars with the help of their awesome martial arts skills. Rated PG for martial arts action and some thematic elements. ***-Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times; ***-Entertainment Weekly; ***-New York Daily News; ***-Washington Post; ***-Los Angeles Times.
13 Going on 30 (PG-13)
Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo star in this hilarious flash-forward romance about a pre-teen girl who goes from geek to glamorous. With the help of some magic wishing dust, 13-year-old Jenna Rink becomes 30 and gorgeous overnight, with everything she ever wanted, except for her best friend Matt. Now, this grown woman must create some magic of her own to help the little girl inside find the true love she left behind. Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug references. ***1/2-Entertainment Weekly; ***1/2-Premiere; ***-New York Daily News; ***Philadelphia Enquirer; ***-James Berardinelli's Reelviews. 54 Million Box Office.
A Time for Dancing (PG-13) (TV)
Davida L. Hurwin’s award-winning novel is adapted for television in this Emmy-nominated family special. Sam and Jules have been best friends for what seems a lifetime. While Jules strives for admission to study dance at Juilliard, Sam seeks a greater sense of herself. The two girls are about to be faced with the greatest challenge neither could have imagined when Jules is diagnosed with incurable cancer. Rated PG-13.
Touching Wild Horses (PG)
After a terrible car accident involving his family, 12-year-old Mark is sent to live with his aunt Fiona on Sable Island, a world-renowned wild horse preserve. Fiona's reclusive personality and their isolation proves difficult for Mark until he rescues an orphaned colt. Fiona begins to soften towards Mark's plight as she helps him with the colt, and together they learn lessons about compassion, faith and family ties. Rated PG for thematic elements, some scary images and brief mild language.
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