Northmen: A Viking Saga
Director: Claudio Fäh
Starring: Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, Ed Skrein, Anatole Taubman, Johan Hegg
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Retail: $22.98
ASIN: B00ZCHTQGA
Rating: R
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Arriving on DVD and Blu-ray on August 11th is the action-adventure Northmen: A Viking Saga. The film was released theatrical, on Digital HD and on iTunes yesterday. It's directed by Claudio Fäh (Hollow Man 2, Starship Troopers: Marauder, Sniper: Reloaded), the film stars Tom Hopper (Starz's Black Sails), Ryan Kwanten (HBO's True Blood), Ken Duken (Inglorious Basterds), Charlie Murphy (Ripper Street), Ed Skrein (The Transporter: Refueled), Anatole Taubman (Taken) and Johan Hegg (death-metal band Amon Amarth)! Included on the single-disc is the featurette Northmen: A Look Inside A Viking Saga.

From a screenplay by Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach (One Way Trip 3D), Northmen: A Viking Saga tells the tale of a small group of Viking raiders lead by Asbjörn (played by Tom Hopper), whom were all outcast by their own people. With a price on a their heads, they hop on a longship with the hope of being taken in by the Viking settlement in Danelagh.


Unfortunately, the longship gets caught in a horrible storm and the Vikings quickly find themselves capsized on the rocky coast of Alba (Scotland) . Before they can even dry off, they are attacked by a band of King of Alba's soldiers, whom were all guarding an armored wagon. After losing one of their own in the battle and killing all the soldiers, the Vikings hoped to find goods in the wagon, but that's not exactly what happens as inside the wagon is the king's daughter - Inghean (played by Charlie Murphy).


At the time the Viking raiders don't know who she is, so thinking they could pay off the bounty on their heads, they take the girl hostage. Unknowingly to them, the king could care less about his daughter and sends his army, lead by Hjorr (played by Ed Skrein) and Bovarr (played by Anatole Taubman) to kill her.

Home: Party Edition
Director: Tim Johnson
Voice Cast: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez
Studio: DreamWorks
Release Date: July 28th, 2015
Retail: $36.99
ASIN: B00XRDYK1C
Running Time: 94 minutes
Rating: PG
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD is DreamWorks Home on a 2-disc Party Edition. Directed by Tim Johnson, the film the features the talented voice-cast of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez. Party Edition Extras include: Home in High Definition (Shake Your Boov Thing with Home Party Edition Extras!), Best Party Ever!, Oh's Shake Your Boov Thing, "Feel the Light" Music Video and Lyric Video by Jennifer Lopez, Oh's Boovy Jukebox, Oh's Party Planning Tips, Oh's Costume Party, Short Boovies (This is Being Boov, Almost Home, Testing Lab), Deleted Scenes, Be An Artist! (Draw Oh, Tip, and Pig the Cat), Stars of Home, World of DreamWorks Animation and a Gallery.


The purple aliens called the Boov have been running from a powerful aliens called the Gorg, well, that is until they decide to make Earth their home. The Boov invade our planet and quickly relocates all humans to other parts of the country in "happy towns," while the aliens move into our homes. An unpopular Boov named named Oh (voiced by Jim Parsons) thought this would be a great time to meet new friends, but to his disappointment his homecoming party is a disaster. It seems his email invitations was sent to everyone in the universe, which means the Gorg will eventually know their location.


Consided a trader to his kind, Oh is on the run on planet Earth and his only help of survival is from a teenage girl, Gratuity "Tip" Tucc (voiced by Rihanna), whom barely escaped the relocation invasion, and her cat Pig. Oh agrees to help her travel to France to find information to where her mother was relocated to at the main Boov headquarters. Meanwhile, the Boovs are on the hunt for Oh as only he knows the password to his email account, so they can stop the Gorg from getting the invitation.

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Do you collect things that are book related? Like bookmarks, nameplates, 1st editions.

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   I have a small collection of "collector's editions" of classic books, such as Gone With The Wind, House of the Seven Gables, The Robe and several others.

In the Unlikely Event
by Judy Blume
Publisher: Knopf
Pub. Date: June 2, 2015
ISBN: 978-1101875049
Pages: 426
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

One of my favorite children book authors is Judy Blume. I recall reading the "Fudge" books during my elementary years as well as a few of her young adult novels. As I grew up, I continued to read her adult novels as well and even her later kids books, Double Fudge and the Pain and the Great One sequels.

Awhile back, I was sent a copy of Judy Blume's newest work - In the Unlikely Event. Honestly, I had no clue what the novel was about until I started reading it. I meant to have this review posted by the release date, but a few things came up and fell behind on a few reviews. Nevertheless, I reread the novel over the weekend to refresh my mind before I began writing this review.

In the Unlikely Event starts out with Miri Ammerman heading back to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey to attend the commemoration of the three deadly plane crashes that took place during the winter of 1951-1952. Then books heads back in time thirty-five years when Miri was fifteen-years-old, living with her single-mother, uncle and grandmother during the holiday season of 1951.

Storms Of The Century
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Retail: $14.98
ASIN: B00VX21V0C
Running Time: 10 hours 45 minutes
Rating: Not Rated/PG
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Before Syfy (formerly the Scifi Channel) began making shark and python movies, the channel use to (still does from time to time) air disaster flicks. Recently, Mill Creek Entertainment released the 2-disc Storms Of The Century DVD, featuring five low-budget movies disaster films - Flood, Flood - A River's Nightmare, Killer Wave, Tidal Wave: No Escape and Tornado! There are no special features or extras.

Flood is a 2007 British film that saw a limited release (the 110-minute version) in theaters before the 196-minute version debuted on television in two parts. Based on the book of the same name by Richard Doyle and directed by Tony Mitchell, the film stars Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig and Tom Hardy. The plot centers on a huge storm that floods London!


Flood - A River's Nightmare is a 1998 made-for-television. It's set in small farming town in Missouri during the 1993 flood. It stars Richard Thomas and Kate Vernon. It's not a great movie, so I won't go into any more details.


Killer Wave is a mini-series that aired in 2007. It starred Anagus Macfadyen, Jarine Vanasse and Tom Skeritt. The plot centers on a man-made cataclysms that triggered a massive tidal wave that is flooding cities coast to coast. 

A Heart's Promise
Journey of the Heart, book five
by Colleen Coble
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date: July 7, 2015
ISBN: 978-0718031688
Pages: 102 pages
Buy Link: http://bit.ly/1Gc4QeO
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/ccoble

Review:

Now available in bookstores is the fifth installment of the Journey of the Heart series from bestselling author Colleen Coble, titled A Heart's Promise!

Picking up shortly after the fourth installment, A Heart's Betrayal, Emmie Croftner is adjusting to the news that she is pregnant with her late husband's child. Well, I guess he technically wouldn't have been her husband as she found out after his death that he was already married to another woman. Luckily, her old friend Sarah Montgomery has kindly taken her in.

Being pregnant, unmarried and living at a Fort in the Wyoming Territory isn't an easy task for Emmie. One of the soldiers, Isaac Liddle, has taken a likening to her, but she is afraid to tell him about her pregnancy. And to make matters worse another woman, Jessica Dubois, at the fort has eyes for Isaac.

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Do you use bookmarks? If so, do you match them to the book you're reading or do you use random scraps of paper?

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   I use a Wizard Of Oz book marker that I bought at a thrift store a few years back.

On average males should take in at least 56 grams of protein and females should taken in 43 grams of protein per day. If you are exercising on a regularly basis, then you're going to have to increase your protein intake to help build muscles and burn body fat.

The easiest and fastest way to get extra protein is through protein powders and shakes, which is bet taken before and/or after your workouts.

A few weeks ago, I was sent two packages (8.9 oz) of Organic Plant Protein from Garden of Life to test out and review. Available flavors are Smooth Chocolate, Smooth Almond Butter, Smooth Coffee, Smooth Energy and Smooth Vanilla!

Unlike many protein mixes, the Organic Plant Protein is grain free with a NON GMO Project Verified and a USDA Organic approved. It's has been gluten-free certified by NSF and is also has a Certified Vegan approval. It's free of diary, soy, harmful chemicals or artificial ingredients.

Each 8.9 oz bag has 10 servings (10 scoops) with 90 total calories and 15 grams of protein per serving. It's full of vitamins and minerals such as Calcium, Vitamin 3, Thiamin, Niacin, Folate, Biotin, Magnesium, Selenium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Iron, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus, Zinc, Cooper and Chromium.

The ingredients include:

Certified Organic Plant Protein Blend: Organic Pea (seed), Organic Flax (seed), Organic Cranberry (seed), Organic Baobab (fruit), Organic Moringa (leaf), Organic Chia (seed), Organic Pumpkin (seed), Organic Almond Butter Flavor, Organic Vanilla Flavor and Orgnaic Stevia Extract (leaf).

X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut!
Director: Bryan Singer
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Retail: $29.99
ASIN: B00X99CUV6
Running Time: 148 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Now available to own on a 2-disc Blu-ray is the X-Men: Days of Future Past- The Rogue Cut, which includes both the theatrical version and The Rogue Cut of the film. Special features includes a commentary by director Bryan Singer and composer/film editor John Ottman (Rogue Cut), second screen app, Mutant vs. Machine - 9-part making documentary featuring the cast & filmmakers, X-Men: Unguarded, Gallery: storyboards, costumes & concept art and a sneak peek at Fantastic Four.

While last year's X-Men: Days Of Future Past was a critical and box-office success, many fans were disappointed that the scenes with the character Rogue (played by Anna Paquin) was edited out, except for a brief cameo at the film's ending. Now director Brian Singer has went back and finished those missing Rogue scenes, extending the film by 17 minutes.

Inspired by the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline of the same name, Days of Future Past is sent in a not to distant future, a time when the government unleashed the Sentinels robots to exterminate mutants. Now the world has been nearly destroyed by them. A small band of mutants Kitty Pryde, Logan "Wolverine" (played by Hugh Jackman), Storm (played by Halle Berry) Professor Charles Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart),  Erik Lehnsherr "Magneto" (played by Ian McKellen),  Iceman (plaeyd by Shawn Ashmore) and a few others are still alive.