Love the movies? How about blu-ray movies? Maybe movie merchandise? Learn more about your favorite movies past, present, and future, whether at the movie theatre, on blu-ray or on DVD. Find some unusual gift ideas for movie fans, including yourself. Join the fun and discover a new movie or two!
Previously, I found another Harry Potter Herbology themed poster on Etsy. However, it is no longer available so I went searching for another and found this one! I love the mandrake especially. How about you?
Etsy seller Kovvac created this image and she has a host of other great Harry Potter-themed items. You can find this print in her Esty store by clicking right here. Be sure to look around in her shop and see the other Harry Potter items that include but are not limited to a mandrake family, niffler items, stickers and greeting cards.
If you need extra help with your Herbology studies or just a plant- or garden-themed Harry Potter image, then this print is for you.
Of course, I'd love to own this 2014 Downton Abbey Calendar. It would be a way to celebrate the series all year long! You will find images from the third and fourth seasons of the series, which includes the important characters and important events including weddings and babies.
There is a Downton Abbey calendar available in three formats including the wall calendar, as shown here, a page-a-day calendar and an engagement calendar.
I think that Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors Circle of Love is an excellent movie. It comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me if you are in search of a family friendly movie with a heartwarming story of hard work and sacrifice.
Set in 1955 in Tennessee's Great Smokey Mountains where Dolly Parton was raised, it continues Parton's story and follows on another successful made-for-television movie that I have not seen yet called A Coat of Many Colors.
In this film, we meet a struggling family with eight children and some members of the rest of their community, including my favorite, a very supportive and well established 26-year old 'old maid' school teacher and the preacher grandfather.
The family lives in a small rudimentary cabin and the school teacher in a cute little 1950s home with all the luxuries of middle class including indoor plumbing and the electronics of the time. All are fascinating for Dolly and quite a contrast with her family's home.
The family and members of the community work together in various ways in order to allow the father to gift the mother with the only thing that she wants.
The real Dolly Parton makes cameo appearances as a woman of possibly questionable morals. Since our moments with her are very brief, her profession is never truly established.
Watch this brief YouTube video to get a better understanding and feel for this movie:
Alyvia Alyn Lind takes on the role of Dolly. You might recognize this young actress for her recurring role in the program Young and the Restless. Other actors I recognized include Ricky Schroder, Jennifer Nettles (actually a country music singer) and Gerald McRaney.
The New York Post calls the movie cliche and "contrived, especially as it leads to a series of near-disasters that can only be erased by another series of convenient miracles." I will agree with that statement but add that I do not think that it matters.
USA Today says, "enjoy this movie for the message, the music and Parton's benevolent spirit." .
A Christmas of Many Colors is a beautiful faith-based film that is full of hope and joy and peril and yes, humor, too. It is perfect for Christmas viewing by all, and it is an emotional roller coaster that will have you laughing and crying. It is predictable at points but it is perfectly enjoyable and very entertaining. As I said earlier, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me. It is the best Christmas movie I have seen in awhile.
At the real Dolly Parton says at the end of the movie, "Hold your families close at Christmas.Love and accept each other. And always be kind." Thanks, Dolly.
Have you seen A Christmas of Many Colors? Will you be adding it to your holiday viewing list?
As one who has just pulled out her vinyl records again after many years of them never seeing the light of day, Oreo's Limited Edition Music Box made me smile. As a novelty gift for someone with a turntable, I think it is brilliant though it will probably also make someone who does NOT own a turntable smile.
Place any Oreo cookie on the plastic turntable and it plays one of four songs from previous Oreo advertising campaigns. The manufacturer says that any Oreo brand cookie can be used and I assume that other brands that are the same size might work, too. The song changes each time you take a bite of the cookie. You can even record your own song or personal message. I like the handsome tin advertising container that it comes in, too. It will allow you to safely pack the turntable away until next year. Add some new cookies and the fun will begin again.
The set includes the record player, collectible holiday tin, white fudge Oreos, double stuff Oreos and Oreo thin cookies. It requires 3AAA batteries. See how it works in this short video from Oreo:
Unfortunately, this item is a hot seller for Christmas 2018 and it is sold out at the moment. I put my name on the waiting list at Amazon but I have no idea if one will become available or at what price. I believe that it originally sold for $19.99 but what would you be willing to pay for a novelty gift item like this once it is sold out?
Meanwhile, I know of two places to check on line if you are trying to buy one of these Oreo cookie tins. Try Amazon by clicking right hereand, as I did, you can sign up to be notified when one becomes available. Or maybe you will be lucky and find one available on the day you visit this page and click through. Next, you can try eBay by clicking right here. I do see some available there right now but they are out of my price range. However, you never know what might be in store for you visit the site.
What do you think? Isn't this a cute item? Do you have someone you would like to buy it for? I am thinking it would make a great gift for my sister, my grown sons or my sister-in-law and it would also be a lot of fun as a hostess gift for the annual ugly Christmas sweater party, the office party and the bring-a-consumable-item gift exchange, too. With the resurgence of interest in vinyl, Oreo's timing could not be better. As Oreo says, "It's a sweet holiday treat!"
Love The Muppets? Check Out These Amazing Muppet Plush Figures
In 2011 Disney brought The Muppets back in a very successful
way with The Muppets Movie and The Muppets achieved their goal of TOTAL
DOMINATION. Because of this comeback, characters from The Muppet gang have been
seen here, there and everywhere and they have been welcomed back with open arms.
I particularly enjoyed the new character, Walter, since
he pulled off his role of a quiet, kind, twenty-something young man so well and
had us all rooting for him. He turned out to be a very nice young
man in real life interviews with the media.
To celebrate the return of The Muppets, I created this page with as beautiful assortment of official Disney Store Muppets plush figures. I love them all and, as a matter of fact, I had a very hard time deciding who to
feature here at the top of the page. In the end, I created a collage with them all. They all deserve equal billing.
If you love the Muppets as much as I do, you will also love
this collection of brand-new plush figures starring The Muppets. They are all
available online on sale from Amazon. Picking just one of them might prove to
be very difficult.
Kermit The Frog
Kermit measures in at 16 inches. He is the star of The Muppets and of the 2011 Muppets movie, although I would say in the 2011 Muppet movie, he really
shared the limelight with Walter, Amy Adams and Jason Segal. He certainly could
not have pulled off this story without them.
What's not to love about this wise-cracking, furry bear?
This plush toy version of Fozzie is slightly shorter (and rounder) than Kermit
at 15 inches. Find Fozzie on Amazon here.
Animal
Some will relate to this crazy fun-loving, drum playing
Muppet character. Disney's Animal plush toy measures in just slightly taller
than Kermit, at 17 inches. Find Animal on Amazon here.
Miss Piggy
Miss Piggy measures in at 19 inches. However, please note
that she's offended at the thought of sharing any more personal statistics.
Miss Piggy is a high maintenance, self pronounced Diva. In
this authentic Disney plush figure, she is ready for a night on the town. Who
knows, maybe even a night at the Academy Awards picking up an Oscar for Best
Supporting Actress? Find Miss Piggy on Amazon by clicking here.
Walter
At 12 inches, Walter shares the title of shortest Muppet figure on this page with Rizzo. Walter is the newest Muppet. Disney introduced us to this quiet, sweet young man in the new Muppets movie in 2011. Walter struggled for his whole life to be happy in the human world. It is nice that in the new movie, he finally comes to the conclusion that he is a MUPPET not a MAN.
If you want to learn more about Walter, you can visit
mypage about Walter by clicking here and you can find Walter on Amazon here.
Gonzo, Rizzo, Beaker and Pepe
Rizzo is 12
inches tall. making him, quite appropriately, one of the shortest of The Muppet
gang featured on this page. He's adorable as a plush and one of my favourites.
Unfortunately, he is a bit rare, which translates directly into a bit
expensive.Find Rizzo on Amazon.
Beaker is
the same height as Animal, measuring 17 inches tall. Find Beaker here.
Gonzo is another hugely popular Muppet character. This plus version stands at 17 Inches tall. Find Gonzo here.
