Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical
Director: Donovan Cook
Voice Cast: Bret Iwan, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo and Tress MacNeille
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Retail: $19.99
ASIN: B00ZCOFBEE
Running Time: 115 minutes
Rating: TV-Y
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Now available to own on DVD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical. Directed by Donovan Cook (Return to Never Land), it features the voice-cast of  Bret Iwan, Russi Taylor, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo and Tress MacNeill. The single-disc also features the episodes - Mickey's Pirate Adventure and Mickey's Farm Fun-Fair. It also features Minnie's Bow-Toons: Tricky Treats. As an added bonus the DVD comes with a Trick-or-Treat Reusable Mini Tote!

Mickey's Monster Musical is a double-length episode that centers on Mickey Mouse taking Minnie along with Pluto on a picnic in the country, but their plans change when it begins to rain and the car's tire's blow out. They end taking shelter at a castle owned by Count Mickula, who is more than happy to fix the flat tires.

Count Mickula has been hearing strange noises within the castle and he believes that it's haunted. Mickey, Minnie and Pluto agree to help him figure out who or what is behind the noise with the help of the Monster Mouseketools.


Mickey's Pirate Adventure is another double-length episode. While the Mickey and gang are having a fun day at the beach, Peg Leg Pete delivers a tuba for Goofy. The tuba had been found at seas and has a message from Goofy's grandpappy Captain Goof-Beard (voiced by Dick Van Dyke) stating that he had found a treasure.

Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Pluto and Pet Leg Pete agree to help Goofy travel to Harmony-Chord Island and locate the treasure before the island sinks.

The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible For Little Ones
by Jan & Mike Berenstain
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Pub. Date: August 4, 2015
ISBN: 978-0310749417
Pages: 30
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

If you don't know already know by now, I've been a fan of The Berenstain Bears since I was a little kid, which is one of the reasons why I've reviewed several of the recent titles from the series. Since 2008 and prior to death of Jan Berenstain, the new books were published by Zondervan, with one little change - all the stories now have a Christian theme. Back in 2013, The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible was released. Now a smaller version for younger readers has been released, titled The Berenstain Bears' Storybook Bible For Little Ones.

While Papa, Brother, Sister and Honey Bear are featured on the cover, they don't have anything to do with the book. Instead the authors retold the biblical stories of The Creation (Genesis 1), David Meets Goliath (1 Samuel 17), Daniel in the Lion's Den (Daniel 6), The Birth of Jesus (Luke 1), The Good Neighbor (Luke 10), Jesus in Jerusalem (Matthew 20) and He is Risen! (Matthew 28) with words and illustrations in the style of The Berenstain Bears' world.

The Berenstain Bears' Harvest Festival
by Mike Bernestain
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Pub. Date: August 4, 2015
ISBN: 978-0310748656
Pages: 24
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Wow! I recall having a huge collection of The Berenstain Bears' books when I was a kid that is until I let some cousins borrow them and I never saw the books again. Over the years, I have picked up some of the old titles at thrift stores, so I can restart my collection.

After the deaths of the original authors Stan & Jan Berenstain, their son Mike has taken over the franchise. The newest entries have been written with Christian themes. The newest installment The Berenstain Bears' Harvest Festival was released last month.

The story starts out with the Papa and Mama Bear and their cubs (Brother, Sister and Honey) raking leaves from the yeard and picking late flowers from the garden. This is when Papa and Mama decide to attend the Harvest Festival that their neighbor Farmer Ben is hosting. On their way to the event, the cubs learn that harvest time is more than just eating pumpkin pies and hayrides. They learn that they should appreciate harvest as it is a gift from God.

We sometimes hear that we live in an age of obsession with celebrity, but the truth is people have been interested in the lives of prominent people for as long as there have been people who were prominent. Even in the Middle Ages, gossip about the activities of the nobility and their court was of widespread interest. However, our modern age has made it easier to enjoy celebrity watching and here's why:





For most of history, following celebrities was mostly a verbal activity in which people in a position to know would share their celebrity news by word of mouth. Now, many more mediums exist for covering celebrities such as newspapers, magazines and video. No longer is celebrity news limited to a grapevine of insiders, today everyone can be a regular consumer of celebrity news through a wide variety of news outlets.


Once a news outlet has provided something newsworthy about a celebrity, the means now exists for spreading that news faster and further than ever before. The main engine of this news distribution is social media, which allows people to post a celebrity based story before all their social media contacts. The result is a celebrity news echo chamber that brings celebrity news directly to people

I know the first day of Fall won't start until September 23rd, but I just wish the weather will start cooling down. In my opinion, it's a bit to hot for this time of year. It's typically not this hot on my birthday (which was yesterday)! And normally I can smell the fall weather in the air by now (Yes, the Fall has a scent!)

As you can see, Fall is my favorite season. I don't know if it has something to do with the fall weather or the fact that Halloween is just around the corner. Note: Halloween is my favorite holiday.

Speaking of Allhalloween, I'll be putting up my post later today about this year's Halloween event on here called "Halloween Madness."

The Age Of Adaline
Director: Lee Toland Krieger
Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Husman, Kathy Baker, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn
Studio: LionsGate
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Retail: $39.99
ASIN: B00ZPH4SIS
Running Time: 113 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:
 
I read romantic novels from time to time, as most of my blog readers already know, but for some reason I don't care much for watching romantic flicks. However, there was one movie that caught my eye when I saw it advertised back in the spring, it was titled The Age Of Adaline, which is arriving on Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow. The film is directed by Lee Toland Krieger and stars Blake Lively, Michiel Husman, Kathy Baker, Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn. Special Features includes an audio commentary with director Lee Toland Krieger, A Love Story for the Ages, Style Throughout the Ages, Discovering Young Harrison Ford: Anthony Ingruber, an Online Sensation and deleted scenes.

The film centers on 29-year-old Adaline Bowman (played by Blake Lively), who had died for a few minutes in a freak car accident. From that moment on, she no longer ages. She attempts to live life, but as her daughter Flemming grows older than her, she decides that she must never stay in the same place for very long. She must change her identity from time to time, so nobody will catch on to who she really is.


Fast forward to the present day, Adaline is once again planning on changing her identity that is until she meets a Ellis Jones (played by Michiel Huisman) at a New Year's Eve party. Despite the attraction, she is determined to ignore her heart and precede with moving away, but Ellis pursues her and eventually she lets down her guard. Taking advice from her aging daughter (played by Ellen Burstyn), Adaline agrees not to runaway again and begins a relationship with Ellis.