The Magic of the Movies

May 25, 2009

The movies. It's the definite article that distinguishes it from the everyday. The movies, even in your local multiplex, is old Hollywood. A whole different universe from the in-the-den variety of viewing. Your little one may lobby regularly to watch a movie (though he may call it a video, out of anachronistic charm, or a DVD), but until you've

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Pixar's Cars

May 26, 2009

Like so many parents, we started out with a vow to keep our kids away from the television. And we did a very good job for two years. But then football season started, and the rain poured, and suddenly we discovered our kids really like watching “ball” and apparently car and truck commercials are very entertaining. The occasional football game

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Books on the Big Screen

May 27, 2009

This week at the Savvy Source , we are talking about kids videos, especially ones that are based on children's books. These videos are some of my kids' absolute favorites. In case you are looking for new video ideas for those lazy summer evenings when you want to just curl up with your kids and relax, here are the top five book-based videos from

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Savvy at the Movies: Mary Poppins

May 28, 2009

What better way to escape than curling up with some popcorn and jostling your little ones around on the couch for a comfy view of a great movie?  Perhaps watching the same great movie projected onto a huge white sheet on a summer night. Perhaps inviting Mary Poppins in for tea! Well, if you've got the sheet and the projector, get outside. 

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Wise Words About the Magic of the Movies

May 29, 2009

One of our true cinematic legends thinks that the movies are magic, too.  "I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians." --Francis Ford Coppola 

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