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Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore (TV’s “The Simpsons,” “Futurama”) take moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in “Wreck-It Ralph.” Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers”) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock”), the “good guy” star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing andseeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy.  He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero. On his quest, he meets the tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch, TV’s “Glee”) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty. But it’s the feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Pr...

Set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney•Pixar’s “Brave” follows the heroic journey of Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald), a skilled archer and headstrong daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to change her fate, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the unruly and uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig Ferguson) andcantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane), unleashing chaos in the kingdom. When she turns to an eccentric Witch (voice of Julie Walters), she is granted an ill-fated wish and the ensuing peril forces Merida to harness all of her resources—including her mischievous triplet brothers—to undo a beastly curse and discover the meaning of true bravery. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, “Brave” is a grand adventure full of heart, memorable characters and sign...

A story set in Scotland would be jiggery pokery without its share of Scottish words and phrases. And crivens, “Brave” has plenty! But it would all be for naught unless accompanied by a proper glossary, so here goes… AUTOCHTHONOUS Indigenous, native v   Taught to filmmakers by Emma Thompson (voice of Queen Elinor), who used it to describe “Brave’s” Castle Dunbroch because it appears to have grown right out of the earth. BLUE WODE A blue dye extracted from a cabbage-type plant used by inhabitants of ancient Scotland to paint their bodies v   Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin paint their bodies in blue wode to proclaim that they are ready for battle at any moment. BRAE Hill BUNCH OF GALOOTS Many fools ·          galoot = clumsy, oafish person CARNYX A Celtic trumpet with a bell shaped like a boar’s head. Held vertically so it can be heard in large crowds, a carnyx was used during wartime to send troops into battle. v   In “Brave,” it...

On Saturday morning last week I watched Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted in a screening with a theater full of Moms, Dads, and kids. The line was long to get into the theater, luckily I was on the front of the line and was on a list for blogger to get into the theater. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted film is fast moving and full of color. I viewed the film in 3D, I kinda like that type of viewing. So today the movie opens in theaters everywhere! Pack up the kids and go see it!  Those characters are cute, lively and smart. I love the penguins who are the engineers of all things mechanical. Why are they Europe's Most Wanted? You'll have to watch the entire film to see why!

On Saturday morning last week I watched Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted in a screening with a theater full of Moms, Dads, and kids. The line was long to get into the theater, luckily I was on the front of the line and was on a list for blogger to get into the theater. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted film is fast moving and full of color. I viewed the film in 3D, I kinda like that type of viewing. So today the movie opens in theaters everywhere! Pack up the kids and go see it!  Those characters are cute, lively and smart. I love the penguins who are the engineers of all things mechanical. Why are they Europe's Most Wanted? You'll have to watch the entire film to see why!

On Saturday morning last week I watched Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted in a screening with a theater full of Moms, Dads, and kids. The line was long to get into the theater, luckily I was on the front of the line and was on a list for blogger to get into the theater. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted film is fast moving and full of color. I viewed the film in 3D, I kinda like that type of viewing. So today the movie opens in theaters everywhere! Pack up the kids and go see it!  Those characters are cute, lively and smart. I love the penguins who are the engineers of all things mechanical. Why are they Europe's Most Wanted? You'll have to watch the entire film to see why!