Archive for November, 2009

  • Visit John Howe’s Lost Worlds!
    Just a month or so before we started BSCKids, I got a query to do something with Lost Worlds at BSC. This is a book recommended for ages 9-12 from Kingfisher (Macmillan) and by an artist that’s well known in the fantasy community–John Howe. Perhaps most notably, Howe did the concept art for the Lord of the Rings films, and the foreword for Lost Worlds is...
    by Jay Tomio at November 30th, 2009 at 08:11 am
  • 6 Year Old Boy and 4 Year Old Boy Christmas Gifts – 2009 Edition
    I find shopping for my kids has been kind of difficult this year, trying to find them cool stuff to buy at the age of 4 and 6.  Well close enough to 4 as my current youngest son turns 4 in early January.  After a month or two of thinking, looking on the web, and talking to some people I have finished most of my shopping for them.  It is a mix of new toys and classics...
    by Damon Cap at November 29th, 2009 at 04:11 pm
  • The Princess and the Frog clip – Tiana sings!
    Another clip from Disney’s The Princess and the Frog to go along with the previous one from this week and the featurette. Like the latter, this clip is about music as Tiana (voiced by Anika Noni Rose) sings to her mother (Eudora, voiced by Oprah Winfrey). Along with Rose and Winfrey, The Princess and the Frog features the voices of Keith David, Jenifer Lewis,...
    by Jay Tomio at November 29th, 2009 at 11:11 am
  • G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club 2010 Membership figures!
    I love me some G.I. JOE, so when the Collectors’ Club released their preview of their 2010 membership figures, I was tuned in. They have two offerings, one a 3 3/4 action figure for folks of awesome like myself, and one 12′ doll for the old people. I’m definitely happy to see Big Lob (fans of the animated movie from the ’80s know the deal) in...
    by Jay Tomio at November 28th, 2009 at 04:11 pm
  • Prep & Landing on ABC Tuesday
    I am a huge holiday show junkie and when I see that there is a new one coming on, I tend to clear the schedule to make sure I watch it. This year we have Prep & Landing, which premieres Tuesday, December 1st at 8:30/7:30c. While my wife was not so keen on the show from the short commercial we saw, I reminded her this is a Disney piece with some very talented voice...
    by Damon Cap at November 28th, 2009 at 08:11 am
  • Handy Manny getting some guest stars
    Starting Monday, December 7th in the morning Handy Manny will be getting some special voice talent.  Rosario Dawson (marine biologist), Giada De Laurentiss (pizza parlor owner), Jim Belushi (drawbridge operator), and Lance Bass (surfer dude), will all be joining the show by lending their voices.  Handy Manny (Wilmer Valderrama) is one of those shows that has grown on...
    by Damon Cap at November 27th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Chronicles of Narnia – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Images!
    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third film in the franchise based off of the Chronicles of Narnia work by C.S. Lewis. We’ve seen some production images before, but this is the first time I’ve seen pics from the film itself. In fact, these are the first 3 “official” looks and comes to us via the film’s Facebook page. What’s...
    by Jay Tomio at November 27th, 2009 at 03:11 am
  • Disney’s The Princess and Frog featurette – with more footage!
    Yesterday, I shared an extended clip giving us a sneak peak at Disney’s Christmas release, The Princess and Frog. Today we have a little video feature that focuses on bringing back classical music to go along with the film that marks the return of Disney’s classic animation style. It’s 6-minutes of Disney goodness! The Princess and Frog directed and...
    by Jay Tomio at November 27th, 2009 at 03:11 am
  • Win – Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars (5 copies, 1 signed!)
    Kicking off the BSCkids takeover, we have a contest subject that’s something everybody knows about: Star Wars. More than that, it’s the ever cool Clone Wars-related, and tools for future artists in-training over at Lucasfilm! We have 5 copies Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars up for grabs, and one lucky winner gets one that’s signed by Bonnie Burton (who...
    by Jay Tomio at November 26th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
  • Toy Story 3 International trailer – Woody and Buzz are back!
    Woody and Buzz return next Summer in 3-D and we get a new look at Pixar’s Toy Story 3 with an international trailer. Earlier this year, Disney/Pixar released a teaser trailer, but this look gives us new footage! Earlier this year it was reported that we’ll get to seem some new faces in the cast, given voices by Timothy Dalton (ex-James Bond!) playing Mr....
    by Jay Tomio at November 26th, 2009 at 12:11 pm