The BFG

The Big Friendly Giant 

Over the fourth of July weekend my family did what a lot of families do over the holiday weekend, we went to the movies and saw the newest Disney film, "The BFG". This movie is based off the book written by Roald Dahl, which is about a little girl named Sophie who is taken by a giant back to giant country. This is where she gets to know the big friendly giant along with meet some not so friendly giants as well. The two kindred spirits become friends and have an immediate connection. Though this movie wasn't the greatest or most exciting movie I have seen in a while it was still cute and left you feeling good in the end. We didn't see the film in 3D though I would suggest it since Steven Spielberg did a great job at making a very colorful and visually stunning film. Check out the trailer and this cute movie while it's in theaters this summer. 

Finding Dory

Have you found Dory??

Back in 2003 Disney brought us the cute and colorful story of "Finding Nemo" and just two weeks ago they finally gave us the sequel titled "Finding Dory". In "Finding Dory" one of the main characters, Dory, who we all came to know and love from "Finding Nemo" sets out on an adventure to find her parents whom she had lost many years before. Dory suffers from short-term memory loss so finding her parents takes her and her friends Marlin and Nemo on an adventure where of course they meet lots of new lovable characters as well. All in all it is cute movie and should be seen by families this summer but is it as good as the first one??? In my opinion no, the first one was more carefree and lighthearted while this film has more sad parts that made me feel so bad for Dory. So is "Finding Dory" as good as "Finding Nemo", no but you should still check it out in my opinion. If you haven't seen it yet be sure to check out the adorable trailer. 

Song of the Summer

What is the 2016 song of the summer?

If you have been following this blog at all over the past couple years you know I love Justin Timberlake and with his latest release "Can't Stop the Feeling" I think it is safe to say it is the official summer song of 2016. Literally everyone and their mom is in love with this song and can't get it out of their heads. When I heard Justin would be putting out new music and saw that he was working with Pharrell I new immediately is was going to be good but I didn't realize how good. When I first heard it I felt the same way as many people do and that it is basically "Happy" all over again which Pharrell gave us back in 2014 and you know what we all need that happy feeling these days. The song is the first song to be released from the upcoming animated feature "Trolls" which features Timberlake along with other actors such as Anna Kendrick and Zooey Deschanel. The movie is set to come out this November. If you just got the song out of your head here is a little refresher, you are welcome! 

Fall Out Boy Meets N'SYNC

New Fall Out Boy video has some 90's boy band influence!

On Monday Fall Out Boy released their most recent music video for their song "Irresistible" which features the lovely Demi Lovato. For this video the guys decided to work off the idea behind the N'SYNC video for the song "It's Gonna Be Me" which showed the boys as dolls in a toy store and they came to life and ended up becoming human sized again when they are finally purchased by a model (of course). Fall Out Boy are basically similar dolls in the video and they are in a toy store with none other than N'SYNC's Joey Fatone working in it. The boys hang with a Barbie and Ken and explore the store a little just like N'SYNC did in their video. Instead of getting bought and taken home by a model they end up going home with Demi Lovato in the end. In the very beginning of the video there is another fun N'SYNC cameo by Chris Kirkpatrick who is working in a toy factory that is making N'SYNC and Fall Out Boy dolls. Personally I love N'SYNC and Fall Out Boy so I think this video is great. Check it out and while you are at it check out the classic "It's Gonna Be Me" as well!! 

TV This Weekend

The two things you need to make sure and watch this weekend

This weekend you will have holiday specials and football and all the usual things you can find on weekend television in December, but there are two things you should make sure to watch. 

The first thing you need to make sure to check out this weekend is Ryan Gosling host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time ever!! Now of course we all love Ryan because ummm look at him and to top it off he is a great actor, but can he do comedy? When I think of Ryan I think darker more serious roles and a more dry sense of humor so the thought of him doing sketch comedy is interesting to me. I am so curious to see if he can pull it off and do a great job hosting. Even if he completely bombs though I think we will all still really enjoy watching him host. "SNL" airs on NBC at 11:30.

The next thing you need to watch is the Sinatra 100 tribute concert which will air on CBS at 9pm on Sunday. To honor the legend this year, the year he would have turned 100, a mega list of superstars got together to pay tribute. The list of performers is crazy including Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Adam Levine and so many others. The show was already taped and those that went are saying great things. So if you love the music of Frank Sinatra (which everyone should) then you need to make sure to tune in on Sunday to watch what looks to be an amazing show. 

A Very Murray Christmas

"A Very Murray Christmas" 

 

 Are you tired of all the usual holiday movies? Well this year Netflix is releasing a new holiday special titled "A Very Murray Christmas" staring Bill Murray. In this special, directed by Sophia Coppola, you have a crazy amount of celebrity guests including Miley Cyrus, Amy Poehler and George Clooney. Like all classic holiday specials we are to expect funny antics, musical numbers and a lot of celeb cameos. From the trailer it looks like it will be a funny special that will put you in the holiday spirit. You can find "A Very Murray Christmas" on Netflix starting on Friday December 4th. Here is a look at the trailer. 

 

Box Office Laughs This Holiday Season

Top comedies coming out this holiday season

As holiday season approaches we always hear about the many dramatic films that are being released for Oscar contention. I have even written a couple blogs about the multiple dramatic films you should see before award season gets in full swing, but if you are more into comedies there are a couple of great comedies you should check out as well.

 The first movie you should check out is the holiday comedy "The Night Before" staring Anthony Mackie, Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This movie takes place the night before Christmas where the three guys are having one last Christmas blow out before Seth Rogen's character has a baby and essentially they have to grow up. This movie is made by the same guys that made "This is the End", "Neighbors" and "The Interview" which means that it will be hilarious, raunchy and leave you with some pretty great quotes ("They hate us cause they ain't us"). This movie comes out this weekend (November 20) so be sure to check it out. Or if you want to wait until Thanksgiving weekend when the family becomes just a little to much for you, go check out this film and just laugh it off. 

 The second movie we have is the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy "Sisters". In this movie the girls play sisters who come home after many years to find out their parents have sold their childhood home. While cleaning out their old rooms they decide to have one last crazy party in the home like Tina's character used to do back in her high school days. The trailer looks hilarious and it looks like we should expect many SNL cameos in it. These two have done a couple of movies in the past most notably "Baby Mama" which had kind of a more serious storyline so it wasn't very good (to be honest) but since this one looks like it is just straight up comedy I think this film will be better. You can catch "Sisters" in theaters on December 18th.

The final comedy I am going to talk about is "Daddy's Home" which stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. In this movie Will Ferrell plays a step-dad who has to deal with his kids real dad, played by Mark Wahlberg when he comes into town. There is immediate competition between the two as one would expect. Will and Mark have such a great comedic bond with each other as most of us saw in the movie "The Other Guys" and it definitely shows again in this movie. For such an odd couple these two are so funny together and watching them go back and forth with each other is comedy gold. This movie comes out on Christmas Day, December 25th, so be sure to check it out.