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PBS Digital Studios Provides Unique Learning Experiences
PBS Digital Studios is the public broadcaster’s digital arm that is successfully bringing the YouTube generation into the PBS world with 20 million views per month. Part of the PBS Digital Studio’s strategy is to create programming that was digital first and not so much about shortening existing broadcasts. Part of the success is by finding creatives who are already successful on YouTube or other online platforms, particularly in science, and exposing them to a wider audience—in some cases turning YouTube hobbyists into full-time PBS hosts. (Source: FastCompany). The various series in the PBS Digital Studios network, which range from animated explorations of neuroscience to lessons in Texas barbecue, are “purposefully…
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Supporting #HopeForOurDaughters
Though I watched the new movie Suffragettes a few weeks back, it has really stuck with me. It has made me really think about and appreciate what our ancestors did to make the right to vote for women a reality. Many women fought and lost their lives, many were jailed and suffered so that women today could have the basic right to vote. It seems hard to believe that in some countries women are still fighting this battle. As part of the Suffragette’s movement, we have some interesting facts about firsts for women in armed forces, as well a special video this week called #HopeForOurDaughters that looks at injustices we must still overcome. A Suffragette Timeline:…
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Alice Through the Looking Glass Reunites Cast
Growing up, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was one of my favorite stories as it really stretches your imagination. Alice falling down the rabbit hole, shrinking and then growing after drinking a bottle of who-knows-what that was labeled drink me, are just some of the fantastical visuals we enjoy in Alice in Wonderland. It is a story and classic movie that really opens up worlds of possibilities! I was so happy to see Tim Burton create a whimsical and other-worldly Alice in Wonderland movie a few years back. Have you seen this movie yet? I think it is best for tweens on up as there can be some scary parts for the littles.…
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The Right to Vote and Women in Government
Carey Mulligan (left) stars as Maud Watts and Anne-Marie Duff (right) stars as Violet Miller in director Sarah Gavron’s SUFFRAGETTE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Steffan Hill / Focus Features Do you remember the first time you voted? I remember I was in college and felt so grown up that I was actually voting! Below is a special video called #MyFirstTime where celebs such as the Suffragette filmmakers and star Carey Mulligan, Kathy Baker (The Age Of Adaline, Edward Scissorhands), Trieste Kelly Dunn (“The Good Wife,” “Banshee”), Rosanna Scotto (WNYW Anchor), and more recall the first time they ever voted. It is a right that many women (and men) lost their lives to gain and one we shouldn’t take for…
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Shaun the Sheep Movie out on Blu-ray 11/24
“The best animated film of the year.” – Boston Herald “Will delight kids and adults alike.” – New York Post The Hilarious Family Film Arrives on Digital HD November 10 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment Available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand November 24 From Aardman, the producers of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit comes Shaun the Sheep Movie, a farm-tastic adventure for the whole family, arriving just in time for the holidays on Digital HD November 10 and Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on November 24 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Perfect for the young and young-at-heart, this “world-class winner” (Rolling…
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Inside Out Teaches Kids about Emotions : Review & Giveaway
INSIDE OUT Along with an all-new animated short “Riley’s First Date?” And an extensive line-up of bonus features On Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere October 13 On Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and On Demand November 3 My daughter and I absolutely LOVE the Disney Pixar movie Inside Out! I really enjoyed the movie because it helps children understand that it is completely normal to have a wide range of emotions and you will feel sad from time to time. And you can even feel happy and sad simultaneously. The main characters are super funny and I was laughing throughout the movie even more than my daughter! …