Tom Hanks' Book: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece


Tom Hanks upcoming novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, is about how a movie is made. Apparently, it is “funny, touching and wonderfully thought-provoking and is also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II.” 

Here's a video with a few more details about the book:


As someone who appreciates Tom Hanks' movies, I am curious to see how talented he is at writing. This sounds like it could be a good book, too bad it won't be able for Christmas gift gifting in 2022. However, you can watch for it May 2023 or preorder it now from Amazon by clicking right here. You are going to love that you can buy it in whatever format you prefer from book to Kindle to audio CD.

See you
at the movies!
Brenda

Quick Links:




Toy Story of Terror Review

Toy Story of Terror was Pixar's first television special. Learn more here.

PIXAR'S FIRST TELEVISION SPECIAL


Disney's Toy Story movies have been hugely successful both in terms of sales and with the critics and the public. In 2013, Disney-Pixar presented the whole gang again in the first Pixar television special, Toy Story of Terror. It was a Halloween television special that aired on ABC on October 16, 2013. Fans of the Toy Story movies embraced the spooky special that featured their favorite friends from the movie franchise. On this page, learn a bit more about the special. Be sure to let us know what you thought of it once you have watched it.

OFFICIAL PLOT SYNOPSIS

An ordinary road trip with all of our favorite friends from Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story Franchise takes an unexpected turn in the road when it checks into a motel and a toy disappears. Sorry, we’re not saying which one. The remaining cast becomes entwined in a series of events, which must be unraveled before they occur again.


CAST OF CHARACTERS (OR VOICE ACTORS)
Love this plush version of Toy Story's Mr. Pricklepants!


Jessie: Joan Cusack
Woody: Tom Hanks
Buzz Lightyear: Tim Allen
Rex: Wallace Shawn:
Mr. Pricklepants: Timothy Dalton
Trixie: Kristen Schaal
Combat Carl and Combat Carl Jr.: Carl Weathers
My Thoughts About Toy Story of Terror

I was suitably impressed with the special other than the fact that I disliked the product placement. It was a fun show and it was intense. Jessie never gave up and that is what Combat Carl would advise you if you are ever in a difficult situation. If I had to complain, I would say only that it was too short. It was over before before we were ready for it to be over!

Find the Mr. Pricklepants plush toy here on Amazon.

DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASE


The Blu-ray disc and the DVD were on August 19, 2014. Toy Story fans will want this television special in their home collection! Find Toy Story of Terror here on Amazon in your choice of formats including Amazon Prime.

What do you think? Did you see Toy Story of Terror? Did you like it?

See you
at the movies!
Brenda

MORE DISNEY MOVIES:


The Peanut Butter Solution Movie Review
Bald is beautiful...unless you are a young boy who suffers a bad fright and has all of his hair suddenly fall out. That is the story in The Peanut Butter Solution, a rare movie from 1985, which is currently only available on VHS videotape and not on.

Under Wraps Movie Review
Under Wraps: A Disney Channel Original and a Hallmark Movie As an eBay seller, I seek out unusual, out-of-the-ordinary movies to sell. Recently, I came across a move called Under Wraps and I carried it home, curious about it for two reasons....

Betty White: A Celebration Documentary

Discover the documentary film and Betty White's life in Betty White: A Celebration.

We all know the world lost the talented Betty White just shy of her 100th birthday but we, or at least I, did not know that she had been working on a new documentary, which was to air on her 100th birthday. That is, today, January 17.  

Originally called, "Betty White: 100 Years Young — A Birthday Celebration", the title was subsequently changed to "Betty White: A Celebration" after her death on December 31, 2021, when the directors pivoted to make the movie a celebration of her life rather than of her birthday.

The film includes looks at her life both of in front of and behind the cameras. That is, at her home life and her working life. It includes looks into shows like The Golden Girls, Saturday Night Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Hot in Cleveland;  interviews with friends and actors like Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Carol Burnett, Valerie Bertinelli, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Morgan Freeman; and, shares final interview, which was given shortly before her death. 


TRAILER





WHERE TO WATCH?


This documentary is being released today, January 17, 2022, in movie theatres. I do not think it is very often that documentary films make appearances at the movie theatres. Sure, there are a lot of stories like biopics but not so many actual documentary films are shown on the big screen. Interestingly, it is a special one-day-only release. Where it goes from there, I do not know though I presume it will appear on a streaming network.


GOODBYE  


Goodbye, Betty White. I have not seen the film yet but definitely will. As it turns out and not deliberately, the film will be a form of goodbye to White for her fans. It also includes a goodbye from White to us as she took a couple of minutes during filming to give thanks to her fans for always being there. A totally natural, unscripted, genuine moment. I cannot wait to see it.

Stay tuned for details on where you can watch Betty White: A Celebration.

See you
at the movies!
Brenda


MORE BETTY WHITE:





Classic Movie Posters Calendar (2022)

Here's a calendar for anyone who loves the movies! Celebrates many classic movies.

I searched for a movie calendar and I did not need to look far. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial instantly drew me in. The wonderful list of movies really does include classics though with a few exceptions, many of them are classics from my youth. 

THE MOVIES


King Kong
Independence Day
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet's Titanic 
Elvis Presley's King Creole
Indiana Jones
Back to the Future
Dirty Dancing
Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Terminator
Apocalypse Now
Tom Hanks' Forest Gump
The Exorcist
Tom Cruise's Top Gun and finally, 
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

I think that this movie calendar would be a great gift for almost every member of my family and I would gift it with a challenge to re-watch every one of those movies this year.  

If you have someone who loves the movies, old as well as new, this would make a fabulous gift idea whether or not you choose to include the challenge.

See you
at the movies!
Brenda

MORE CLASSIC MOVIES:

The Muppets Most Wanted Calendar (2015)





If followed the huge success and the triumphant return of The Muppets with the movie, The Muppets, you know exactly how enduring and popular The Muppets are. This 2015 calendar though no longer appropriate for use as a calendar would make an excellent collector's item for someone who loves The Muppets and the movies.

I love, LOVE, Love the images and the double page spreads as shown above on the inside page with Kermit on it.  Hoppy Holidays, Kermit said.

I also love, LOVE, Love the representation of so many of the important Muppet characters on the pages. You can see them on the back of the calendar shown below. No longer readily available here on Amazon, you will have better luck finding a copy of this retired Muppets calendar here on eBay.


See you
at the movies!
Brenda