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Friday, July 1, 2011

Fun WINNIE THE POOH Crafts and New Trailer

Inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne’s books in Disney’s classic, hand-drawn art style, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Winnie the Pooh” reunites audiences with the honey-loving, philosophical bear and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo and Eeyore in a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit.

All of these great family activities can be found here: http://media-file.net/2/wtp-family/.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA DVD Trailer & Stills!!

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s “manufacturing on demand” (“MOD”) program is excited to announce its newest addition, CAPTAIN AMERICA, available on DVD as part of MGM’s Limited Edition Collection.Based on the bestselling Marvel Comics series, CAPTAIN AMERICAstars Matt Salinger (What Dreams May Come) as a crime-fighting superhero whose strengths and abilities may save the United States from nuclear destruction.

During World War II, a brave American soldier (Salinger) volunteers to undergo experiments to become a new super-soldier, codenamed“Captain America.”Infiltrating Germany to sabotage Nazi rockets pointed at the U.S., Captain America faces off with Nazisuperhuman warrior Red Skull (Scott Paulin,The Right Stuff) who defeats the hero,throwing him into suspended animation. Frozen for 50 years, Captain America is found and revived only to find that Red Skull has changed identities and has targeted the President of the United States (Ronny Cox,RoboCop) for assassination. With America on the verge of utter chaos, it is up to one man to save the day!

CAPTAIN AMERICA also features supporting performances from Ned Beatty (Superman), Darren McGavin (A Christmas Story), Michael Nouri (Flashdance) and Melinda Dillon (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and Kim Gillingham (“One Big Family”). The DVD will be available for sale on online retailers everywhere.

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Book Review - Soul Proof

About the Book
For thousands of years, spiritual masters taught that the soul survives physical death. The suffering masses just needed to have faith that was true.

After working with many dying patients in hospitals, Mark saw that faith often wasn’t enough. He felt called to search for factual answers to life’s thought-provoking questions: ‘Where did I come from? Why am I here? What happens after I die? Is there a God and, if so, why is there so much suffering? And, perhaps most importantly, how can I best live and treat myself and others during my time on earth?’

Thirty-five years later, Dr. Pitstick shares a vast and varied amount of evidence—clinical, scientific, religious/spiritual and first-hand in nature—including research from many renowned doctors, scientists and scholars. This collective data clearly shows that life is a totally safe and magnificent adventure amidst eternity. His Soul Proof book and documentary film provide compelling evidence and heart-warming reassurance that you and everyone else are wise, infinite, special and powerful beings of energy.

You can live more fully and vibrantly in this all-too-often seemingly senseless world when you really know that your real self doesn’t die, cannot be hurt and cannot ultimately fail. Just a glimpse of this spiritual viewpoint instills much hope, peace and empowerment—no matter what is going on around you.

Dr. Pitstick provides comforting evidence-based answers to commonly asked questions about heaven, hell, God, sin, reincarnation, miracles, suicide, the paranormal and other fascinating subjects. With only 19% of Americans regularly attending church, many people are seeking other sources for sensible answers to these vastly important topics.

After working with many thousands of patients, Mark realized that it’s difficult to know and show that you are an eternal soul if you are tired, depressed, in pain or stressed. Seeing the limitations and dangers of prescription drugs and surgery, Mark searched for the most powerful, natural ways that people can feel happy, healthy and energetic. His book Radiant Wellness explains seven keys to feeling, looking and being your very best.

Life is full of trials and tribulations, but handling those daily challenges with style is quite possible when you remember who you are and optimally care for your body and mind—the temple of your soul. Having a greater perspective even allows you to view life’s difficulties as exquisite opportunities for service to others and personal growth.

With the knowledge from Soul Proof and Radiant Wellness—in addition to your personal faith—your spirit can shine through in every situation. That’s when life becomes an exciting adventure, even through the sad and bad times, a progressive journey toward the grand life you have imagined.

Dr. Pitstick’s impressive background includes a pre-medical degree, graduate theology studies, a master’s in clinical psychology, and a doctorate in chiropractic health care. He has been a review editor and regular contributor to many magazines. Mark has hosted a nationally syndicated radio show and presented many nationwide workshops about spiritual awareness and optimal wellness. For more information about Dr. Pitstick and his outreaches, visit his websites at www.soulproof.com and www.radiant101.com.

My Take on the Book
This was a profound book that makes you think and ponder the many concepts that the author shares. The book goes so deep into spirituality and beyond, it is a lot to take in. I found myself re-reading a few a the passages, not because I did not understand, but instead because I wanted to understand more and better.

This book is proof positive that our birth is not the beginning and our death is not the end, and it makes everyone, believers and non-believers stop and ponder some of the scientific and non-scientific proof that there is something else to consider.

This book has a ton in it and is one that will make you think, ponder and re-evaluate your own thoughts and beliefs. Check it out today!

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Book Review - Night Shivers

About the BookWhat happens when heartbreak on a wedding day turns to unspeakable terror, a camping trip is interrupted by a hideous midnight visitor, or when a fun outing to an old, abandoned house becomes serious when revenge reaches from beyond the grave? Author Ed Pessalano answers these questions and more in Night Shivers (73pp., tpb, $7.38), a collection of thirteen stories of suspense and terror. Night Shivers covers a range of territory from a ghost story called “Expected Company” to “The Night Train,” where a late-night train passenger is being stalked by a serial killer. A day at the amusement park turns into a twisted nightmare for a couple in “Terror Park.” In “The Mourning,” you’ll meet a hideous old couple. It seems like just about everyone they meet dies a mysterious death. Ed Pessalano is a freelance writer, currently residing in the State of New York. He studied writing at The Institute of Children’s Literature. He is also a passionate animal rights activist and environmentalist. Pessalano operates a website at www.nightshivers.net

About the Author

Ed Pessalano has always liked telling stories, especially scary stories.
When just a young boy, he would love to terrify family and friends with his special brand of horror! Ed is a freelance writer, currently residing in the State of New York. He is also a passionate animal rights activist and environmentalist. Among his interests are watching classic horror films, listening to hard rock and heavy metal music, and writing poetry. Rising in the morning everyday and striving for excellence should be a part of everyone's daily regimen. If you believe in a dream strong enough, it shall come to pass.

My Take on the Book
Do you like stories that will make your cringe at times? Do you like to have stories that will give you a bit of the willies? This short collection of tales will definitely do this. I and my kids have always been interested in ghost stories. My eldest daughter always loves to hear the stories and amazingly she does not get scared by them. This book is one that I shared with her and she enjoyed them, though there were a few of the stories that we stopped as I did not want her to have nightmares. The only thing I would have changed in the entire book were the story headings, as they were very tiny and could have been better marked so that you could tell that the new story was starting. You could identify it, but they could have made it more prominent in the editing of the book. Otherwise a great book!

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Book Review - Lakepoint

About the Book

Tom Elliott’s debut novel, Lakepoint: Murder on the Everglades Frontier, profiles a fictional small winter-farming community situated on the rich soil surrounding the east and south shores of the great Lake Okeechobee. He contrasts the life of the nearby Atlantic communities and their “palm-tree lined beaches, opulent resort hotels, luxurious estates, and high-society lifestyle” with Lakepoint, a town that “remained a frontier society in many respects.”

Elliott’s novel centers on two homicide cases pursued by Charles Lockhart, the Lakepoint Chief of Police. One is a 10-year-old double murder drawn from an actual crime that remains unsolved to this day. The other is the killing of a black man, which the community is not taking seriously, despite Lockhart’s determination to solve it. The Lake Okeechobee farming area is the perfect backdrop for the novel’s intrigue and violence. Few people are aware of Palm Beach County’s agricultural industry and its crucial role in our national agricultural industry.

Elliott describes the Glades people who lived in Lakepoint in the 1950s – the timing of the novel - as “fiercely independent” and “quick to settle their disagreements with guns, fists, knives, or any other implement that might be handy.” Most of the men in Lakepoint owned handguns “and carried them in their belts, under the seats of their cars and trucks, or concealed among themselves in their places of business.”

Although most visitors to Palm Beach County have never ventured further west than the polo grounds of Wellington, if they were to keep driving, the would soon encounter small towns on the lakeshore that still represent the rough-hewn lifestyle depicted by Elliott. While “her soil is her fortune,” the annual per capita income of the area is less than $12,000, standing in stark contrast to the rich Breakers luxury resort and the upscale Worth Avenue shops in Palm Beach.

As he tours the town’s Main Street, Elliott’s protagonist, Chief Lockhart, recalls incidences of an Elks Club celebration that resulted in a head laceration from someone getting struck in the head by a beer bottle, and a death at a local nightclub when a fight resulted in one combatant slitting the other’s jugular vein with a knife.

These problems are still rampant today, with the area showing rates of violent crime that rank among the worst in America – as evidenced by the prevalence of security bars in the windows of both businesses and homes; that’s how it is in the Glades. Local newspapers are filled with horrific accounts of violence, including stories of a sexual assault on a ten year-old girl and a 10-day murder spree that left a dead body in the street. There are also frequent reports of stabbings and burglaries/homicides at convenience stores. Less than three years ago, one of the region’s top high school football stars died from a bullet in the head following an altercation at a post-game dance.

The unsettled frontier nature of the area has recently come to prominence in the news, as a long stretch of State Road 80 has long been without a guardrail, claiming twelve deaths in seven years as cars careened off of the treacherously winding and often foggy road into a canal. The recent death of a mother and two children has finally been the catalyst for plans for building a guard rail, in this largely ignored area of prosperous Palm Beach County, Florida.

Lakepoint is an intriguing novel that builds on real murders, and uses the character and unsettled nature of the land to depict the frontier-like lifestyle of the community Chief Lockhart has sworn to protect. The narrative adds layers of depth and detail to Elliott’s story, based on his experiences growing up in the Glades winter-farming region. Although the book is set in the 1950s and focuses on long-forgotten murder cases, the violence that Chief Lockhart deals with still pervades the area and resonates in the headlines of today.

My Take on the Book

The author does an amazing job at capturing the imagination of the reader and allows that imagination take hold to explore the possibilities within this suspenseful mystery. I can honestly say that this book kept me guessing from the beginning to the end. One of the things that I enjoyed was that the author was able to capture the everglades very well. As a person who has visited the everglades a number of times it was nice to be able to close my eyes and just think through the images that the author shares (brings back great memories).

I also thought it was interesting that the author used a true unsolved murder case in this book as you do not always see this in a novel!

The characters in the story were well developed and the author even works at tackling many pertinent issues of day as well, so he truly takes you back in time and lets you live in the moment.

This is a great book and one that I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys mysteries or who likes to be engaged in a book from beginning to end without fail!

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DVD Review - Transformers - The Japanese Collection

This summer, loyal fans and collectors can finally bring home a new installment of the ongoing animated saga of TRANSFORMERS as FORTRESS MAXIMUS, SCORPONOK and rest of the Headmasters make their U.S. home entertainment debut in TRANSFORMERS: THE JAPANESE COLLECTION – HEADMASTERS DVD set from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc.

THE TRANSFORMERS – HEADMASTERS is the first part of the rare Japanese trilogy that followed the popular “Generation 1” animated series. Available for the first time in North America, this collectible 4-DVD set features the complete action-packed episodes from theHeadmasters series and contains the original Japanese language tracks along with updated English subtitles, a rare art gallery and more! Poised to attract an audience of pop culture enthusiasts, kids and parents who grew up with the American animated series,TRANSFORMERS: THE JAPANESE COLLECTION – HEADMASTERS is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $29.93.

TRANSFORMERS: THE JAPANESE COLLECTION – HEADMASTERS 4-DVD Set

Synopsis:

OPTIMUS PRIME lives again, the energy of the Matrix has been released and peace reigns on CYBERTRON . . . but all that is about to change with the startling arrival of the newest breed of TRANSFORMERS warriors — the Headmasters! Bonus Features Include:

Original Japanese Audio
English Subtitles
Art Gallery

Technical Information

Street Date: July 5, 2011

Not Rated: For All Audiences

Suggested Retail Price: $29.93

4-DVD

Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Japanese, English, stereo

My Take on the DVD

I have been a transformers far since I was a kid and I was excited to see that they were finally bringing to DVD some of the cartoons that I remembered (though I was surprised to find that it had not been released in the past). I had seen some of these videos on youtube in the past but they did not do the shows justice, this DVD on the other hand was a whole other thing.

I have to say that I really enjoyed the storyline of this DVD. The plot is strong, the artwork is superb and you are definitely left wanting more in the end.

All in all I enjoyed this DVD immensely and can't wait for the rest of the series to be released in the future. If you are a transformers fan, you will love this DVD!