Son of God
Director: Christopher Spencer
Starring: Diogo Morgado, Roma Downey, Darwin Shaw
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Retail: $29.98
ASIN: B00ICWO144
Running Time: 138 minutes
Rating: PG-13

Review:

Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD today, Tuesday, June 3, 2014, is the Son of God, which was adapted from the 2013 History Channel's mini-series, The Bible. The feature film is a blend of selective scenes from the last 5-parts of The Bible and footage not shown during the mini-series. Christopher Spencer directs the film while the husband and wife duo, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, return as producers. Special Features on the Blu-ray include Son of God: Reborn, From the Set: The Passion, Son of God: Un Reino sin Fronteras and Faith Into Practice: Introduce Children to a Relationship with Jesus Christ.

The Son Of God chronicles the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to his resurrection. The film was critically panned by critics, mostly because of its scripture inaccuracies and bad CGI shots of Jerusalem, but it managed to take in over 60 million dollars at the box-office and received an "A" Cinemascore opening weekend.

Though I was well aware of The Bible mini-series, I had chosen not to watch it, as most biblical themed mini-series are low-budget with bad acting and are just difficult to watch. Nevertheless, my grandmother loved the mini-series and she even purchased the DVD.

COSMOS: HEROES OF SCIENCE

In it’s thirteen episodes, COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY has endeavored to bring light to some of the heroes of scientific history who have been unjustly overlooked. In honor of the series’ release on Blu-ray and DVD on June 10, we’re taking a look back at a few of these important forgotten trailblazers.



Going against convention, this Dominican friar was vocal in his claim that the earth not only revolved around the sun (a relatively new idea at the time), but that the sun was just another of the countless stars in the sky and there were a multitude of other worlds in the universe. Bruno was burned at the stake for his beliefs, years before he would be proven right by astronomers.



An accomplished astronomer, Herschel discovered the planet Uranus along with its two largest moons, was the first to determine the existence of infrared radiation and observed the phenomenon of binary stars caught in the gravitation pull of invisible dark stars.


Michell was one of the greatest scientific minds of the 18th century that most people have never heard of. He was the first person to propose the idea of black holes, the first to hypothesize that earthquakes move in waves and the first to develop a way to make artificial magnets. His biggest downfall was his lack of interest in promoting his own ideas to the scientific community.

Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Director: Leo Lee
Voice Cast: Ed Asner, Tim Curry, Matthew Lillard, George Takei
Studio: ARC Entertainment
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Retail: $20.99
ASIN: B00J4LMKS6
Running Time: 80 minutes
Rating: PG

Review:

Arriving on DVD today from ARC Entertainment is the computer-animated fantasy adventure, Axel: The Biggest Little Hero, directed by Leo Lee and starring the voice cast of Ed Asner, Tim Curry, Matthew Lillard and George Takei.

While How To Train Your Dragon 2 and Planes: Fire & Rescue are hitting theaters this summer, Axel: The Biggest Little Hero gets the straight-to-DVD treatment. There a few big names, like the ones I mentioned above, but their voices only appear for a brief period of time. The star of the movie is Yuri Lowental as the voice of Axel.  

The film is set on a peanut. Yes, I said peanut! Young Axel wants to become a hero and while trying to save a bug from a tree, he accidentally falls to the ground. While unconscious, Axel hears a voice of the last great leader, Bonta (voice by Ed Asner), telling him to search for the lost Boonta Grove, where an unlimited supply of the cactus-like Boonta lays. Axel's people live off of the liquid found inside the Boonta.

Along with his best-friend, Jono (voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey), Axel journeys through the desert on an epic quest to save his people. They cross paths with a giant mechanical ostrich, whom becomes their greatest ally. Finding the Boonta Grove won't be easy, as it is ruled by the Lizard King (voiced by Matthew Lillard) and its army of lizard robots.

The Heart's Pursuit
by Robin Lee Hatcher
Publisher: Zondervan
Pub. Date: May 13, 2014
ISBN: 978-0310259275
Pages: 320
Buy Link: Paperback
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/rhatcher

Review:

One of the biggest names in Christian fiction is Robin Lee Hatcher, an award-winning author with over 70 works in print and over five-million copies sold. So, it's a no-brainer why I had signed up to review her newest novel, The Heart's Pursuit. One of my favorite genre is romantic westerns, which is a little odd coming from a male reader, but ever since I read Love Come Softly by Janette Oke, I fell in love the genre.

The Heart's Pursuit is set in 1873 and centers on Silver Matlock, a young bride-to-be who was left at the alter. Her groom-to-be took off in a hurry, along with the money that belonged to her father. Wanting revenge, Silver sets out to catch the scoundrels.

While on her trail for vengeance, she runs across rugged Jared Newman, a bounty hunter who is seeking his own revenge on his family's murderer. The two team up, traveling together over a mountain, through a desert and through a rough mining town. The journey to catch the two bad guys that ruined their lives may be dangerous, but together they just might make it through it.

Of course this is a love story, so there is a instant spark between Silver and Jared; one that will forever change their destinies.

Dragons: Defenders of Berk Part 2
Voice Cast: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T. J. Miller and David Tennant
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Retail: $19.98
ASIN: B00JA3RSR6
Running Time: 220 minutes
Rating: Not Rated

Review:

Now available to own from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is Dreamworks Dragons: Defenders of Berk Part 2, continuing the adventures of the beloved characters from 2010's How To Train A Dragon. The two-disc set features ten exciting episodes, along with the special features of Dragon Tracker Part 4, Evolution Of The Skrill, "Here Comes The Fire" Dragon Mash-Up and World of Dreamworks Animation.

Defenders of Berk Part 2 picks up with the conclusion A View to a Skrill Part 2, as Hiccup, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut come up with a plan to rescue the Skrill from Alvin the Treacherous. The second season continues with Snotlout believing that he is going to die after seeing "The five signs of Valhalla." Hiccup, Toothless, Fishlegs and the twins try to help an injured Scauldron on Changewing Island.

Speed Stingers invade Berk and freezes everything in sight. Astrid and Snotlout must switch dragons for a day. Hiccup and Fishlegs try to save Toothless from the dragons' version of Eel Pox. Smothering Smokebreaths attack Berk. The Dragon Academy tries to train three baby Thunderdrums. All of this leads to the two-part season finale, where Hiccup must put his faith in Alvin the Treacherous to help stop Dagur from invading Berk.

The episodes on the two-disc set are:

Meant To Be Mine
by Becky Wade
Publisher: Bethany House
Pub. Date: May 6, 2014
ISBN: 978-0764211089
Pages: 384
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/x1YKE
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/bwade

Review:

I don't read very many contemporary romances, as I prefer Amish titles or anything set in the 1800s, but I instantly agreed to review Meant to Be Mine through Litfuse Publicity. Why? Well, I remember the author's name, as I had read My Stubborn Heart awhile back and I liked the book.

Meant to Be Mine starts out like a cheesy made-for-LIFETIME movie with Celia Park eloping with the handsome, Ty Porter, in Las Vegas. Everything seemed perfect - until she wakes up the next day and she realizes she had made a horrible mistake. Neither of them are ready for marriage and they both quickly go their separate ways. Celia is in for a surprise when she later learns that she is carrying Ty's child.

The book jumps five and half years, where Celia put all her dreams aside to become a single mother to her daughter. Life isn't perfect as she once thought it would be, but she is doing her best. Then out of nowhere she runs into Ty Porter, who is now a famous bull rider and she must confess to him about their child. Despite everything that has happened, there still is a spark between the two.

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I don't actually keep count how many posts are published every week. I try to publish at least one post a day, but there are times when I take a few days off, especially on the weekend. I think it is important for every blogger to have at least two new posts published each and every week. It lets the readers know that your blog is active.