Walt Disney Studios also sent me the official synopsis for the movie.

Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks’ (“A Walk to Remember,” “The Notebook”) latest novel, THE LAST SONG is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (GREG KINNEAR) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (MILEY CYRUS), who’d rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common—music—in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances. The film is directed by Julie Anne Robinson from a screenplay by Sparks & Jeff Van Wie.

Cast: Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Bobby Coleman, Hallock Beals, Nick Lashaway, Carly Chaikin, Nick Searcy, Kate Vernon, with Kelly Preston and Greg Kinnear.

SO, what do you think?!

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Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks’ (“A Walk to Remember,” “The Notebook”) forthcoming novel, THE LAST SONG is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (GREG KINNEAR) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (MILEY CYRUS), who’d rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common—music—in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances.

Are you excited about this movie?! I sure am.

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Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.  THEPRINCESS AND THE FROG marks the return to hand-drawn animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar^®-winning composer Randy Newman. Opens on December 11, 2009 nationwide.

More pictures from The Princess and the Frog premiere below.

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“Old Dogs” is about two best friends — one unlucky-in-love divorcee (ROBIN WILLIAMS) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (JOHN TRAVOLTA) — have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of 7-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives.  The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers ELLA BLEU TRAVOLTA and CONNER RAYBURN), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.

OLD DOGS arrives in theatres nationwide on November 25^th, 2009. More pictures below.

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From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time.  JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends:  the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter.  Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror.  The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton.

Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll’s beloved “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking-Glass” (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™ on March 5, 2010. 

March 5th is too far away!! I am so looking forward to this movie.

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Read this snippet from an article on The Huffington Post:

Despite the marketing, A Christmas Carol is actually very dark (in look and tone), menacingly scary at times, and almost never funny. And most amazingly, the film left me wondering why it had been made using 3D/CG in the first place, which is supposedly the film’s main selling point.

This isn’t the first article I have read where it talks about the darkness of this movie and how it wasn’t funny and wasn’t anything they expected. Now, I am a huge fan of the Christmas Carol story and from all accounts Disney stayed very close to the original story. What disappoints me though, is that Disney is marketing this movie for kids but it doesn’t sound like a kid movie at all. And it has Jim Carrey in it! Not that he can’t play serious roles, I just thought he would ad some great humor to the movie.

I was planning on taking my kids to see this, but after reading the reviews, I think I’ll go this one alone. What are your thoughts?

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Who exactly is in “Old Dogs”? A whole slew of great actors and actresses: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Matt Dillon, Rita Wilson and the late Bernie Mac…just to name a few.

Two best friends—one unlucky-in-love divorcee (ROBIN WILLIAMS) and the other a funloving bachelor (JOHN TRAVOLTA)—have their lives turned upside down when they’re
unexpectedly charged with the care of 7-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers ELLA BLEU TRAVOLTA and CONNER RAYBURN), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.

Check out the pictures below. (Click to enlarge.)

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The film takes place in New Orleans, where sounds of jazz, Zydeco, blues and Gospel are the musical setting for the film. Three time Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo contributed “Never Knew I Needed”, which is the featured end credit song.

The soundtrack also features performances by Dr. John, Anika Noni Rose (who is the voice of Princess Tiana), Jim Cummings, Keith David, Michael Leon-Wooley and Jennifer Lewis, and a performance on trumpet made by Terence Blanchard.

This CD has a great combination of Scores and Songs by some amazingly talented people. I love the song “Never Knew I Needed” from Ne-Yo and “Down in New Orleans” from Anika Noni Rose. She has one gorgeous voice.

I was already excited about this movie, but now that I’ve heard the soundtrack, I am even more excited!

Check out the tracklisting below.

1. Never Knew I Needed Performed by Ne-Yo

2. Down in New Orleans (Prologue)Performed by Anika Noni Rose

3. Down in New Orleans Performed by Dr. John

4. Almost There Performed by Anika Noni Rose

5. Friends on the Other Side Performed byKeith David as "Dr. Facilier"

6. When We’re Human Performed by Michael Leon-Wooley as "Louis," Bruno Campos as "Prince Naveen" and Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana" featuring Terence Blanchard on Trumpet

7. Gonna Take You There Performed by Jim Cummingsfeaturing Terrance Simien

8. Ma Belle Evangeline Performed by Jim Cummings

9. Dig a Little Deeper Performed by Jenifer Lewis as"Mama Odie" featuring the Pinnacle Gospel Choir

10. Down in New Orleans (Finale) Performed by Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana"

11. Fairy Tale/Going Home Score

12. I Know This Story Score

13. The Frog Hunters/Gator Down Score

14. Tiana’s Bad Dream Score

15. Ray Laid Low Score

16. Ray/Mama Odie Score

17. This Is Gonna Be Good Score

Source: Walt Disney Records

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Two best friends — one unlucky-in-love divorcee (ROBIN WILLIAMS) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (JOHN TRAVOLTA) — have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of 7-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives.  The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers ELLA BLEU TRAVOLTA and CONNER RAYBURN), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.

This movie has a great cast! Click on the link of your choice to watch the clip below.

Comedy Brought to You by OLD DOGS: Clip #2 “Nut Job”

Quicktime:

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Flash:

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Windows Media:

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High Definition:

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http://wdmp-wdsmp.rd.llnw.net/wdsmp/OldDogs/Publicity/NutJob/OldDogs_Clip_NutJob_480.mov

iPod:

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Not only did the premiere goers get to see the movie, but there was a performance by Andrea Bocelli and a choir. In one of the pictures, you can see that Jim Carrey decided to get in on the action and sing with the choir.

I love this quote by Robert Zemeckis, who is the Director/Producer/Screenwriter of the movie. He said: “It’s as if Charles Dickens wrote this story to be a movie—it’s so visual and cinematic.It’s the greatest time-travel story ever written and I wanted to do the movie the way I believe it was originally envisioned by the author.”

I couldn’t agree more.

Disney’s A Christmas Carol, is a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the
classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH). Scrooge makes it clear that he has no intention of enjoying the holiday and, as always, goes home—alone—where he encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Jacob Marley. Marley, who’s paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness, hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye opening journey revealing truths he’s reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

The film opens this weekend, November 6th. Are you planning on seeing it? More pictures from the World Premiere of “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” below.

Source: Walt Disney Studios

Image Credit: Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney

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